Shadowing Practice: Get ready for FLYERS track 23 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Listening 23.
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The teacher is talking to the children in class about the school trip to the castle.
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Listen and write the missing information.
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Good afternoon, everyone.
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Could you all listen very carefully because I'm going to give you some important information about our trip tomorrow.
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So, we're going to leave on Wednesday morning the 12th of June.
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As you already know, I'm sure, this is going to be a very interesting trip to a famous castle, which is called Harlow Castle.
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You spell that H-A-R-L-O-W.
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Could you write that down on your information page, please?
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Now, we're going to leave school very early, at 7.30am.
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And please don't be late because we've got a long journey to the castle.
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It'll take us two and a half hours to get there.
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Now, when we get to the castle, a very friendly man will give us a tour of the castle building.
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That will be at 11am.
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So, first we're going to visit the rooms inside the castle.
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They're very old and interesting, and we'll give you an idea of the history of this great building.
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There's also a small museum near the castle, so we'll visit that next.
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Then I'm sure you'll all be hungry, so we'll have lunch at 1.30pm.
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Now, we won't have long for lunch, just half an hour, because we've got lots to do in the afternoon.
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So, we're just going to go and eat our sandwiches outside.
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Please remember to bring some with you.
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You can go to the castle restaurant to get drinks.
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Then after lunch at two o'clock in the afternoon, we're going to walk round the river and castle gardens.
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They're really lovely.
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There are wild animals in the gardens,
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so please look for them and tick any wild animals you see on your information page.
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There are also some very interesting insects, for example, unusual butterflies and spiders.
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If you see any, please draw pictures of the insects and colour them.
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Oh, yes, you must stay in groups when you visit the gardens, and everyone must be back on the bus at 5.30, please.
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We really want to leave as quickly as we can so that we get to school again at 7.45 in the evening.
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Please ask your parents to be there to pick you up then.
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Now, just a few words about what to bring with you tomorrow.
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I've talked about sandwiches, and it's always good to have a camera, not an expensive one, but don't lose it.
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Then, of course, don't forget your coat, because it might be cold, and.. oh yes,
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remember an umbrella because it could rain tomorrow, I'm afraid.
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You can bring some money for things like postcards.
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They aren't very expensive.
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And in the castle gardens, you can also buy ice creams and snacks.
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Well, get to bed early tonight and I'll see you all in the morning.
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Night, sir.
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Thank you.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel A2 se basa en el vídeo “Get ready for FLYERS track 23”. Las palabras que más se repiten: castle, gardens, lunch, afternoon, trip. Este vídeo tiene 41 frases y 490 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 4:30. El hablante habla despacio, unas 109 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 88 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es fácil de seguir.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

13 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
castle sustantivo/ˈkɑːsəl/castillo, castro
insect sustantivo/ˈɪn.sɛkt/insecto
carefully adverbio/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/cuidadosamente
hungry adjetivo/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/hambriento, tener hambre
unusual adjetivo/ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/inusual, inusitado
spell sustantivo/spɛl/hechizo, conjuro
coat sustantivo/ˈkoʊ̯t/abrigo, saco
spider sustantivo/ˈspaɪ̯dɚ/araña
butterfly sustantivo/ˈbʌ.tə(ɹ).flaɪ/mariposa
snack sustantivo/snæk/tentempié, refrigerio
umbrella sustantivo/ʌmˈbɹɛl.ə/paraguas, ambrela
tick sustantivo/tɪk/garrapata, rezno
postcard sustantivo/ˈpoʊstˌkɑɹd/tarjeta postal, postal

Gramática en este vídeo

Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónIt'll take · will give · will be
Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un plan o algo que se ve venirI'm going to give · we're going to leave · is going to be

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 25 contracciones y formas reducidas, como we're, I'm, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: spell /spɛl/, spider /ˈspaɪ̯dɚ/, snack /snæk/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

  1. Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
  2. Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
  3. Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como castle, insect, carefully.

¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?

Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.

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