Shadowing Practice: IELTS listening practice Part 2: Biblio stack (answer+ transcript) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Part 2.
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You will hear the manager of a bookshop called Bibliostack talking
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to a group of young people about the way the bookshop is organised.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 11 to 15.
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Now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 15.
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Good morning everyone, and a big welcome to Bibliostack.
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Firstly, I'll explain the plan of the store to you.
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The building is on seven floors and is circular, as you can see, and we're here on the ground floor in its entrance hall.
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Right in the centre of this floor, but behind the bookshelf, so you can't see it very well from here, is our main seating area,
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where people are encouraged to sit and read for as long as they like.
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But they're under no pressure to buy what they're reading.
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That's not how we operate.
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And if you look to your immediate left, past the first double row of shelves, you'll see piles of coloured cushions in front of the window there.
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We provide those so that people can sit wherever they want.
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Lots of people like to sit close to the bookshelves, and if they want to sit on the floor there, we want them to be as comfortable as possible.
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On your right, between the two larger bookshelves, you'll see the computer bench, where our visitors can search through our entire catalogue.
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We pride ourselves in being the largest bookshop in the country, so our sales assistants can't possibly know all the available titles.
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Although the room in front of you is dominated by the bookshelves, at the far end, just in front of the lift, you'll see that we provide a small cafe bar here too.
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And just to your right, there's a door to the cloakroom where people can leave their coats.
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Then after that, there's a stand where we keep a selection of local and national newspapers.
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Customers are welcome to browse through them and we also have some for sale.
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We really want people to feel as though they're browsing through books in the comfort of their own home.
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Before you hear the rest of the talk, you have some time to look at questions 16 to 20.
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Now listen and answer questions 16 to 20.
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Right, now I suggest we walk slowly up through the building and I'll give you more information as we go.
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We're open 12 hours a day.
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We don't mind if people spend the whole day here but leave without buying anything.
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Of course, we hope they'll buy something, but our purpose is to draw people in, to provide the kind of environment which makes them want to stay and read.
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Look at how busy each floor is, but how quiet.
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You may be wondering whether there are any children in the building.
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We debated about locating children's books on the ground floor, or halfway up the building, like the third or fourth floor, but in the end we decided to put them on the very top level,
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and I can assure you it's not the least bit quiet up there.
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Of course, many parents would prefer to spend time on other floors, and so we provide a supervised area for children under two in the basement,
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so parents can wander around the shop for a few hours and not worry.
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But they do have to pay for this service, because although we thought about using some of our own assistance, we decided to employ qualified nursery staff for parents' complete peace of mind.
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Now, we're just passing the fiction section, and you've probably noticed a small crowd of people beginning to gather.
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That's because a well-known author is going to read from her latest novel.
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We try to hold events like this at least once or twice a week, and as you can imagine, they're very popular.
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We don't make a charge for people to attend, but we obviously hope
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that some of them will want to purchase the book after listening to part of it being read aloud.
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Other events which are proving to be very popular are our workshops.
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Last week, we held a poetry workshop, and people came along with poems that they'd written.
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One of the country's best-known poets ran the workshop, and the participants read their poems aloud to him.
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He was kind and encouraging, and many people felt inspired by his advice.
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It's extremely difficult to earn your living as a professional poet, and even published poets have other jobs.
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Now we're going to take a look at our section on audiobooks.
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That is the end of part two.
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You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to part two.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Good morning everyone and a big welcome to Bibliostack.
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Firstly, I'll explain the plan of the store to you.
53
The building is on seven floors and is circular, as you can see, and we're here on the ground floor in its entrance hall.
54
Right in the centre of this floor, but behind the bookshelf, so you can't see it very well from here, is our main seating area,
55
where people are encouraged to sit and read for as long as they like.
56
But they're under no pressure to buy what they're reading.
57
That's not how we operate.
58
And if you look to your immediate left, past the first double row of shelves, you'll see piles of coloured cushions in front of the window there.
59
We provide those so that people can sit wherever they want.
60
Lots of people like to sit close to the bookshelves, and if they want to sit on the floor there, we want them to be as comfortable as possible.
61
On your right, between the two larger bookshelves, you'll see the computer bench, where our visitors can search through our entire catalogue.
62
We pride ourselves in being the largest bookshop in the country, so our sales assistants can't possibly know all the available titles.
63
Although the room in front of you is dominated by the bookshelves, at the far end, just in front of the lift, you'll see that we provide a small cafe bar here too.
64
And just to your right there's a door to the cloakroom where people can leave their coats.
65
Then after that, there's a stand where we keep a selection of local and national newspapers.
66
Customers are welcome to browse through them and we also have some for sale.
67
We really want people to feel as though they're browsing through books in the comfort of their own home.
68
Right, now I suggest we walk slowly up through the building and I'll give you more information as we go.
69
We're open 12 hours a day.
70
We don't mind if people spend the whole day here but leave without buying anything.
71
Of course we hope they'll buy something, but our purpose is to draw people in, to provide the kind of environment which makes them want to stay and read.
72
Look at how busy each floor is, but how quiet.
73
You may be wondering whether there are any children in the building.
74
We debated about locating children's books on the ground floor, or halfway up the building, like the third or fourth floor, but in the end we decided to put them on the very top level
75
and I can assure you it's not the least bit quiet up there.
76
Of course many parents would prefer to spend time on other floors
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and so we provide a supervised area for children under two in the basement
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so parents can wander around the shop for a few hours and not worry.
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But they do have to pay for this service
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because although we thought about using some of our own assistance
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we decided to employ qualified nursery staff for parents complete peace of mind.
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Now we're just passing the fiction section and you've probably noticed a small crowd of people beginning to gather.
83
That's because a well-known author is going to read from her latest novel.
84
We try to hold events like this at least once or twice a week and as you can imagine they're very popular.
85
We don't make a charge for people to attend
86
but we obviously hope
87
that some of them will want to purchase the book after listening to part of it being read aloud.
88
Other events which are proving to be very popular are our workshops.
89
Last week we held a poetry workshop and people came along with poems that they'd written.
90
One of the country's best known poets ran the workshop and the participants read their poems aloud to him.
91
He was kind and encouraging and many people felt inspired by his advice.
92
It's extremely difficult to earn your living as a professional poet and even published poets have other jobs.
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Now we're going to take a look at our section on audiobooks.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Este vídeo tiene 93 frases y 1479 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 10:46. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 137 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 89 % 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 |
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| poet sustantivo | /ˈpoʊ.ət/ | poeta, poetisa |
| workshop sustantivo | /ˈwɝk.ʃɑp/ | taller |
| encourage verbo | /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ | alentar, arengar |
| poem sustantivo | /ˈpoʊ.əm/ | poema, poesía |
| browse verbo | /bɹaʊz/ | vichar, bichar |
| aloud adverbio | /əˈlaʊd/ | en voz alta, públicamente |
| earn verbo | /ɝn/ | ganar, granjear |
| fiction sustantivo | /ˈfɪkʃən/ | ficción |
| comfort sustantivo | /ˈkʌm.fət/ | comodidad, confort |
| poetry sustantivo | /ˈpoʊ.ə.tɹi/ | poesía |
| bench sustantivo | /ˈbɛnt͡ʃ/ | banco, banca |
| entrance sustantivo | /ˈɛn.tɹəns/ | entrada |
| coat sustantivo | /ˈkoʊ̯t/ | abrigo, saco |
| wherever | /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/ | dondequiera, donde sea |
| qualify verbo | /ˈkwɑ.lɪ.faɪ/ | calificar |
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 organised · are encouraged · is dominated |
| Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosa | environment which makes · events which are |
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | you've probably noticed |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 40 contracciones y formas reducidas, como they're, we're, you'll. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: workshop /ˈwɝk.ʃɑp/, fiction /ˈfɪkʃən/, assure /əˈʃʊɹ/, shelf /ʃɛlf/, cushion /ˈkʊʃən/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: participant /pɑːɹˈtɪsəpənt/, audiobook /ˈɔdi.oʊbʊk/
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 poet, workshop, encourage.
¿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.