Shadowing Practice: IELTS English Podcast - Speaking Topic: Technology - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hello everyone, I am Jack, your IELTS teacher, and welcome back to another episode of the IELTS + English podcast.
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We are going through a period of really fun topics for me.
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This, as I told you before, this is a 40 topic curriculum.
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And of course, there are good topics and bad topics, hard topics and easy topics.
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But for me right now, this is a real golden period.
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We did society.
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Very interesting.
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Sport, something I do a lot.
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And today we're doing technology, which is something I am so interested in.
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And it's the thing I love to spend my money on.
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You know, some people like to spend their money on clothing, on food, on experiences.
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I love technology.
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So looking forward to today's topic.
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Remember, I do have ten vocabulary and expressions that goes with this podcast.
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You can find that at www .jax -english .com.
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And if you're in Korea and you're familiar with Naeva, you can go to my Naeva Cafe, Jax English Yongguk Yongo.
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and you'll find everything there that you'll need for all of the podcast episodes so far.
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To start off today's episode, I want to think about two very interesting words which are on today's word list,
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because it divides people into two groups those that are very interested and comfortable with technology and those who are not.
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Perhaps they're scared of technology or they just don't like technology.
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And the first group are called technophiles.
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The second group are called technophobes.
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I'm a technophile.
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a technophile that means
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that i'm really interested in technology technophobe is someone who doesn't like it doesn't really want to use technology
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so how about you what are you are you a technophile
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or a technophobe if you're listening to the podcast think about your answer
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if you are on youtube then let me know in the comments below let's start with some ielts part one questions
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is do you enjoy using technology?
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Yes, I really enjoy using technology.
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I use it in, I think, all aspects of my life, whether it's work, I'm using my laptop,
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my phone, equipment for my podcast,
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or sport, I like to look at my phone to analyze whatever sport I'm doing, or at home with my entertainment.
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So technology is a huge part of my life.
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Okay, so let's do another one.
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What gadgets do you use on a daily basis?
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I have a number of gadgets I use on a daily basis.
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The ones that come to my mind immediately are my phone, my laptop, my e -book reader.
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my camera.
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But the one that's really sticking out for me this year is my ebook reader,
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which is quite a new piece of technology that I use on a day -to -day basis.
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Good, okay, I'm warmed up, let's do a part two.
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And this looks pretty comfortable.
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Describe an important gadget in your life.
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So I'm just going to talk about the thing
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that comes to my mind first and I think I can talk for a long time.
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So two minutes starts now.
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I'd like to tell you about my phone.
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Just last year I got a new phone.
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I've always had kind of okay phones, but last year I decided to upgrade to kind of a top of the range Apple phone,
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which is the new iPhone 13 and it has all the new technology, the good camera, etc.
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photography and videography so I was excited to have this
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that I can carry around with me day to day and it didn't disappoint.
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I was really impressed.
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I still am really impressed by how good the camera is, how quick the phone is, how easy it is to use.
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You know it's quite a an intuitive design so it's quite easy to learn how to use it
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contrary to what I was told, a lot of people said Apple phones are difficult.
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So let me tell you a little more about my phone.
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The important thing for me was the camera, because as I said, I do like videography, particularly.
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I want to take good videos of my daughter, and I want to take photographs of the changing seasons, this kind of thing.
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So that was really important for me when I made this decision to buy the phone.
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the best phone I've ever had.
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I've had several phones and I've liked some of them.
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I've always used Samsung, but this is definitely the best phone I've ever had.
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And I assume in the future I will stick with Apple, but we'll see.
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I'm not going to be very stuck to one brand.
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In the future, I will continue using this for a long time.
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I do like to use my phones for as long as possible.
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I don't want to just keep switching every year or two.
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So I will...
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Okay, there you go.
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Now, I think that was okay.
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I did try to use a few words in my list.
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I was actually a little put off by some drilling sound in the background.
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I don't know if you can hear that on the podcast.
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We will see.
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But yeah, someone is doing some building work in this building.
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So I was a little bit put off by that.
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But no excuses.
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I was quite happy with that answer.
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the biggest impact on our lives.
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I think the biggest technological development that comes to my mind is the phone, the smartphone, because it was a real game changer.
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The reason I say it's a game changer is because of the smartphone, a lot of other technology became obsolete.
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For example, the MP3 player, the digital camera, there's several things that we used to need,
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the other one, satellite navigation in our cars.
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We used to need these, but nowadays the smartphone have made them obsolete, meaning we don't need them anymore.
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So I would say that the smartphone is the best example of technology that's changed our lives.
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Good, okay, pretty good answer.
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I think I would like to have an example in there, like personal to me.
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So, you know, if you're thinking about at lengthening your answer in part three, really try to think about, are you giving your examples?
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That can be very powerful.
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I'll try to do that in the next one.
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So the next question is, do you think people rely too much on modern technology?
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And Um, yes, I think so.
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I'm not sure it's such a big deal, but yes, I think people rely a lot on modern technology.
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for example, people rely on modern technology for writing, auto -correct feature.
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So I think a lot of people's writing skill is going down.
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You know, there's not so many good, naturally good writers or people that have practiced writing a lot.
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Another one that comes to my mind is our reliance on maps has made people very bad with direction and reading maps.
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And when I say reliance on maps, I'm of course talking about our Google Maps on our phones.
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So perhaps people's sense of direction, finding our way, that's getting worse nowadays.
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Good, let's do one more.
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How effective is the use of computers in the classroom?
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I think computers can be a good thing, but I'm not convinced...
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I'm not convinced how useful they are yet because, and let's talk about technology as a whole, I find that phones are a distraction.
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I find that iPads are useful in the classroom, but you've got to use them well.
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You've got to have a very specific reason for using them in the classroom.
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The thing
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that I would be interested to look into as a teacher
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would be using more computer systems in my academy to keep student profiles
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and to show their progress and graphs and these kind of things that for me are very interesting, kind of performance analysis.
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Now I'm going very deep there, but for me as a teacher, that would be very interesting.
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Okay, good.
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That last answer was not really me trying to follow an IELTS structure.
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That was actually my genuine thought.
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But of course, in the IELTS exam, if there's something you care about and you're really interested in, Use it, you know, talk about the things that you're interested in,
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because that can allow you to provide a lot of language to the examiner.
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Good.
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Okay, I think we'll leave it there.
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Another nice topic.
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And I will be back next week with the next episode.
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So have a wonderful week.
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Study hard, review today, preview the next topic, and I'll be back very soon.
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See you next Wednesday.
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Bye bye.
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Bye.
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Bye.
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Bye.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel C1 se basa en el vídeo “IELTS English Podcast - Speaking Topic: Technology”. Las palabras que más se repiten: technology, topic, podcast, interested. Este vídeo tiene 128 frases y 1459 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 10:25. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 140 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 83 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
smartphone sustantivo/ˈsmɑɹtfoʊn/teléfono inteligente
gadget sustantivo/ɡæd͡ʒ.ɪt/artilugio, aparato
videography sustantivovideografía
obsolete adjetivo/ˈɑbsəlit/obsoleto, desusado
reliance sustantivo/ɹɪˈlaɪ.əns/confianza
impress verbo/ɪmˈpɹɛs/impresionar
lengthen verbo/ˈlɛŋθən/alargar, elongar
examiner sustantivo/əɡˈzæmɪnɚ/examinador
intuitive adjetivo/ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv/intuitivo
disappoint verbo/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/decepcionar, desilusionar
distraction sustantivo/dɪsˈtɹæk.ʃən/distracción
vocabulary sustantivo/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/vocabulario
analyze verbo/ˈæn.əˌlaɪz/analizar
automobile sustantivo/ˈɔː.tə.məˌbil/automóvil, carro
preview sustantivo/ˈpɹiːvjuː/preestreno, premier

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
put off verboperecear
go through verboatravesar
look forward to verbono ver la hora de, quedar a la espera de

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • What gadgets do you use on a daily basis?
  • I'd like to tell you about my phone.
  • I'll try to do that in the next one.
  • Good, let's do one more.

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
“Used to” used to + verbo — un hábito o estado pasado que ya no es ciertoused to need
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahoraI've liked · have made · have practiced
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo haceare called · was really impressed · was told
Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosatechnology, which is · words which are · those who are

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 42 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, I've, you're. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: distraction /dɪsˈtɹæk.ʃən/, navigation /nævɪˈɡeɪʃən/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: examiner /əɡˈzæmɪnɚ/, intuitive /ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, automobile /ˈɔː.tə.məˌbil/, navigation /nævɪˈɡeɪʃən/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: smartphone /ˈsmɑɹtfoʊn/, scare /skɛɚ/
  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: intuitive /ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, preview /ˈpɹiːvjuː/, navigation /nævɪˈɡeɪʃən/
  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: examiner /əɡˈzæmɪnɚ/, analyze /ˈæn.əˌlaɪz/

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 smartphone, gadget, videography.

¿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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