Shadowing Practice: IELTS 10 Test 1 Section 1 | Listening🎧 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Listen carefully and answer questions 1 to 6.
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Good morning, World Tours.
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My name is Jamie.
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How can I help you?
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Good morning.
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I want some information on self -drive tours in the USA.
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Could you send me a brochure? Of course.
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Could I have your name, please?
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Andrea Brown.
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Thank you.
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And your address?
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24, Ardley Road.
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Can you spell that?
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A -R -D -L -E -I -G -H Road.
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Postcode?
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BH520P.
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Thanks.
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And can I have your phone number?
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Is a mobile alright?
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Fine.
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It's 077 86 643 091.
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Thank you.
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And can I ask you where you heard about world tours?
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From a friend, or did you see an advert somewhere?
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No, I read about you in the newspaper.
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OK, I'll get the brochures and the post to you, but can I give you some information over the phone?
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What kinds of things do you want to do on your holiday?
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I'm interested in going to California with my family.
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I've got two children and we want to hire a car.
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OK.
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We have a couple of self -drive tours there, visiting different places of interest in California.
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The first one begins in Los Angeles and there's plenty of time to visit some of the theme parks there.
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Ah, that's something on my children's list, so I'd want to include that.
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Good.
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Then you drive to San Francisco.
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From San Francisco, you can drive to Yosemite Park, where you spend a couple of nights.
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You can choose to stay in a lodge or on the campsite.
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I don't like the idea of staying in a tent.
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It'd be too hot.
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Right.
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And the tour ends in Las Vegas.
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OK.
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The other trip we can arrange is slightly different.
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It starts in San Francisco, then you drive south to Cambria.
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Someone told me there's a really nice castle near Cambria.
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Will we go near that?
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Hurst Castle is on that road, so you could stop there.
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Good.
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I'd like to do that.
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Does this trip also go into the desert?
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No. It continues to Santa Monica, where most people like to stop and do some shopping.
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We have enough of that at home, so that doesn't interest us.
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OK.
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Well, you could go straight on to San Diego.
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That's good for beaches, isn't it?
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That's right.
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That's a good place to relax and your children might like to visit the zoo before flying home.
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"I don't think so.
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We want some time for sunbathing and swimming." Now listen and answer questions 7 to 10.
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So, how many days are the trips and how much do they cost?
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The first one I told you about is a self -drive tour through California, which lasts 12 days and covers 2 ,020 kilometres.
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The shortest journey is 206 kilometres and the longest is 632 kilometres.
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The cost is £525 per person.
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That includes accommodation, car rental and a flight, but no meals.
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OK.
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And the other trip?
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That lasts nine days, but you spend only three days on the road.
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You cover about 980 kilometres altogether.
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So is that cheaper then?
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Yes, it's almost £100 cheaper.
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It's £429 per person, which is a good deal.
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So that covers accommodation and car hire.
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What about flights?
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They aren't included, but these hotels offer dinner in the price.
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OK.
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Well, thank you very much.
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I'll be in touch when I've had a chance to look at the brochure.
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I'm pleased to help.
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Goodbye.
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Goodbye.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “IELTS 10 Test 1 Section 1”. Las palabras que más se repiten: tour, drive, kilometres, trip, San. Este vídeo tiene 80 frases y 564 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:52. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 146 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 81 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente. 19 de sus 80 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Las 14 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
kilometre sustantivo/kɪˈlɑmɪtəɹ/kilómetro, quilómetro
brochure sustantivo/bɹoʊˈʃʊɚ/folleto
accommodation sustantivo/əˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/alojamiento, hospedaje
goodbye/ɡʊdˈbaɪ/adiós, hasta luego
campsite sustantivo/ˈkæmpˌsaɪt/camping, campamento
postcode sustantivo/ˈpoʊs(t)ˌkoʊd/código postal
sunbathe verbo/ˈsʌnbeɪð/tomar el sol, solearse
arrange verbo/əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/arreglar, acotejar
tent sustantivo/tɛnt/tienda, toldo
altogether adverbio/ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/por completo
lodge verbo/lɑd͡ʒ/meterse
rental sustantivo/ˈɹɛntəl/alquiler
swim verbo/swɪm/nadar
relax verbo/ɹɪˈlæks/relajar, aflojar

Frases que vale la pena repetir

Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:

  • How can I help you?
  • Could you send me a brochure?
  • Could I have your name, please?
  • Can you spell that?
  • Will we go near that?

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 14 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, I'd, I'll. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “th”: sunbathe /ˈsʌnbeɪð/, altogether /ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/
  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: brochure /bɹoʊˈʃʊɚ/, accommodation /əˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: kilometre /kɪˈlɑmɪtəɹ/, accommodation /əˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/, altogether /ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: arrange /əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/, lodge /lɑd͡ʒ/

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 kilometre, brochure, accommodation.

¿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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