Shadowing Practice: IELTS Life Skills A1 Sample Test (Phase 1a, 1b, 2a and 2b) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hi everyone, here we are with two candidates to conduct IELTS LifeSkill A1 Full Test.
Hola a todos, aquí estamos con dos candidatos para realizar la prueba completa IELTS LifeSkill A1.
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What is your full name?
¿Cuál es su nombre completo?
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My name is Sangam.
Mi nombre es Sangam.
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Can you spell it for me?
¿Puedes deletrearlo por mí?
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Yes, of course.
Sí, claro.
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S -A -N -G -A -M.
S-A-N-G-A-M.
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Candidate B, what is your name?
Candidato B, ¿cuál es su nombre?
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My name is Yuvraj.
Mi nombre es Yuvraj.
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Can you spell it for me?
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It's Y -U -V -R -A -J -A -N.
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Okay.
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Where are you from?
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I'm from Patiala, which is located in southeast of the Punjab.
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Can you tell me about your country?
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Yes, it's India.
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It's located in South Asia.
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And it is a democratic country.
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Okay.
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Tell me about your hometown.
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I live in Patiala city which is a royal and beautiful city of Punjab and there are a lot of facilities available.
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Okay.
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Candidate B, what do you do in your free time?
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I just listen to music and I am also learning some musical instruments such as piano.
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And what about you?
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What do you do in your free time?
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Well, there are multifarious activities which I do in my free time.
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I love to listen to music also.
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I love to read the books.
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Okay, this is the end of phase 1A.
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Now in phase 1B, candidate A,
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you will ask him about the things or books he reads and candidate B,
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you will ask her how she learns English.
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You both have one and a half minutes
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and you can write down your questions
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if you want to candidate are you ready yes ma 'am please ask your questions to him okay
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so my first question is what type of books you read i love to read various books
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but currently i am learning some reading some english books
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and some religious text okay
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and my second question is what is your favorite book my
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favorite book is uh word power make you see in
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that i i have i'm still learning a lot of english phrases
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and how can i arrange all the words okay tell me
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about the book you recently read as i recently mentioned i just read the book word power magazine
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and in these i am learning about different phrases
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and the most interesting part is like the writer how the writer is explaining all those different texts
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and their origin with that which
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which book you like to read in the future i would
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like to read some religious books as i am thinking
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that i i want to grow in some spirituality too so i think i'll be reading some religious kind of scripts
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okay when you were kid at
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that point of time what type of books you like to
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read i like to read some comment books uh i i remember
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that at that time i was reading some books kind relating to some cartoons
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and the the fame the the most good part was at
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that time was reading some those photos
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and the funny uh memes like funny things
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which were at him can it be are you ready please
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ask your questions to her do you love to speak english yes of course i love to speak english
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from how many years are you learning english i remember that
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when i was child when i start my school at
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that point of time i start learning english how did you
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learn in english well in my school i learned how to speak english
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and the as english is my favorite subject i have come
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personally subject also do you like to hear some programs in english yes of course nowadays i
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or some series or movies in the english
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which really helps to elaborate my english who is your english teacher i remember
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that neet ma 'am was my english teacher
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when i was in my school
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and she was my favorite teacher do you want to become
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a teacher in future of english honestly speaking i don't want to be a teacher
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because i according to me teacher becoming a teacher is very uh difficult for me
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so I don't want to be a teacher.
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Thank you.
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Now in phase 2 way you're going to listen to two recordings and answer some questions and you can make notes.
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You will hear two teachers giving some information to class.
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What is the information about?
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An international party, a computer class or a book sale?
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Listen to the information.
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Now, could you listen for one minute?
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I just want to tell you all that you can buy dictionaries
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and other books during break from 11 o 'clock this morning.
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All the English course books are half price, so you can get them now for £7 .50.
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So, the sales in room B3, that's next to the...
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Recording 2 Hello, everyone.
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Before we start, I want to tell you about the international evening next Tuesday.
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Remember, the party starts at 7 o 'clock.
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The teachers will bring some music CDs from different countries.
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We hope you can all come.
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Candidate A, what is the first recording about?
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A book sale.
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Candidate B, what is the second recording about?
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An international party.
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All right.
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Now listen again and answer these questions.
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Recording 1 Now, could you listen for one minute?
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I just want to tell you all that you can buy dictionaries
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and other books during break from 11 o 'clock this morning.
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All the English course books are half price, so you can get them now for £7 .50.
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So, the sales in room B3, that's next to the...
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Recording 2 Hello, everyone.
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Before we start, I want to tell you about the international evening next Tuesday.
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Remember, the party starts at 7 o 'clock.
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The teachers will bring some music CDs from different countries.
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We hope you can all come.
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Candidate B, in the first recording, what time does the book sales start?
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It's at 11 o 'clock.
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And how much does a course book cost?
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£7 .50 Candidate A, in the second recording, what time does the party begin?
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At 7 o 'clock And what will teachers take to the party?
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CDs
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Thank you Now in phase 2B
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you are going to talk together about parties
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and festival talk to each other about parties
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and festivals you enjoy please start do you like to go
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to parties yes of course i love to go to parties i always attend my parties with my family members
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and with my friends why because
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when i attend the parties it really helps me to improve my health in my mental health
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and of course it is very good
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and it really helps me to take some rest from my busy
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or hectic schedule what types of parties do you like well
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i like to go with my friends most of the times
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because i love to spend my time with them
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so i like youngster parties what food do you like to eat at parties
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mostly i like to eat some light food
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because it is very good for health more eating junk food
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is not good for the health what is the difference between a family celebrating a party
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and friends celebrating a part according to me there is a big difference between family parties
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and friends parties in this most of the family parties are based on festival
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or based on religious things and sometimes sometimes they just get together
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but when we do party with our friends there are more enjoy like funny things enjoyable things
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so there is a difference between with the there is a difference between the parties with the families
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or friends okay you should also ask some questions
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okay uh can you please uh tell me uh with whom
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you like to attend the parties i would i always love
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to attend parties with my friends as they make the moment more memorable okay
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so what is your favorite festival my favorite festival is uh
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diwali as i love to celebrate those moments with my family
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how you celebrate the diwali function uh well uh in those
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times i love to hear i love to eat some sweets and some nuggets with my family.
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Okay, can you please tell me do you like to spend your time with your family members
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or with your friends at the festival?
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I love to spend time with both equally but the time
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which I enjoy most is with my family as those are the time
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when me and my family gather after so long time and so that we can discuss our things event.
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What type of food you cook on the occasions like festivals?
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we generally cook some Indian food as it is a cultural thing to cook some Indian food like some nuggets
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and some Indian dishes
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and we all curb the appetite by eating those meals do
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you like traditional things yes I like traditional things too all right thank you thank you
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that is the end of the This is
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel A1 se basa en el vídeo “IELTS Life Skills A1 Sample Test”. Las palabras que más se repiten: english, parties, teacher, candidate, recording. Este vídeo tiene 150 frases y 1492 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 10:36. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 141 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. 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
15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| clock sustantivo | /klɑk/ | cuentakilómetros |
| spell sustantivo | /spɛl/ | hechizo, conjuro |
| phrase sustantivo | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | frase |
| dictionary sustantivo | /ˈdɪk.ʃəˌnɛ.ɹi/ | diccionario, tumbaburros |
| locate verbo | /ˈloʊˌkeɪt/ | ubicar, colocar |
| meal sustantivo | /ˈmiːl/ | comida, pitanza |
| equally adverbio | /ˈiːkwəli/ | igualmente |
| occasion sustantivo | /əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/ | ocasión |
| script sustantivo | /skɹɪpt/ | escrito, escripto |
| fame sustantivo | /feɪm/ | fama, nombradía |
| piano sustantivo | /piˈænɪː/ | piano |
| instrument sustantivo | /ˈɪnstɹəmənt/ | instrumento |
| relate verbo | /ɹɪˈleɪt/ | relatar |
| dish sustantivo | /dɪʃ/ | vajilla |
| southeast sustantivo | /sawˈθɪjst/ | sudeste, sureste |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| get together verbo | reunir, juntar |
| write down verbo | apuntar, anotar |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- What is your full name?
- Can you spell it for me?
- Where are you from?
- Can you tell me about your country?
- What do you do in your free time?
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | is located · are based |
| Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosa | Patiala, which is · city which is |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — una acción en curso en un momento del pasado | was reading |
| Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupo | the most interesting · the most good |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 6 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, I'm, I'll. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “th”: gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, southeast /sawˈθɪjst/
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: dictionary /ˈdɪk.ʃəˌnɛ.ɹi/, occasion /əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/, dish /dɪʃ/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: dictionary /ˈdɪk.ʃəˌnɛ.ɹi/, elaborate /ɪˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/, spirituality /ˌspɪɹ.ə.t͡ʃuˈæl.ə.tɪ/, multifarious /ˌmʌltɪˈfɛəɹi.əs/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: spell /spɛl/, script /skɹɪpt/, spirituality /ˌspɪɹ.ə.t͡ʃuˈæl.ə.tɪ/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/, nowadays /ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/
- /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: junk /d͡ʒʌŋk/, arrange /əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/, enjoyable /ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.ə.bl̩/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como clock, spell, phrase.
¿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.