Shadowing Practice: IELTS Shadowing: Improve your English fluency! - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hi, this is IELTS, IELTS.com, Lesson 195.
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It's very exciting and I'm glad you're along for the ride with me.
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Alright, this week we are looking at an IELTS Speaking Part 2 cue card
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that asks you to speak about a time when you did something difficult.
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I'll read the cue card to you now.
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Describe an occasion when you had to do something difficult.
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You should say what it was, why it was difficult, how you handled the situation, and explain what you learned from it.
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Alright, first thing, let's listen to the sample so you can hear the model spoken naturally.
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Here it is.
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We will now start part two of the exam.
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Here is your cue card.
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Start speaking now, please.
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Well, as I mentioned before, I work as an electrician.
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One particularly difficult experience I had was
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when I had to rewire an entire house by myself due to an unexpected staffing issue.
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Initially, I was supposed to work with a team, but at the last minute my colleagues were urgently reassigned to another job.
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That left me responsible for completing the work on my own.
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The task was challenging because the house was quite old.
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This meant the existing wiring was outdated and not up to modern safety standards.
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I had to carefully remove the old wiring and then ensure that the new system I was installing met all safety regulations.
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Because I was working alone, I also had to manage every aspect of the job, planning the layout, installing the cables,
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and dealing with any unexpected issues that arose.
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To handle the situation, I broke the project down into smaller tasks
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and set clear goals for each day to ensure steady progress.
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I also double-checked every connection and used my experience to anticipate potential problems.
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In moments of doubt, I called a senior electrician for quick advice, which gave me reassurance and kept me on track.
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In the end, I successfully completed the job on time with everything up to standard.
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This experience taught me a lot about problem-solving and time management.
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I also learned that in high-pressure situations, staying calm and methodical is the key to overcoming challenges.
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Thank you.
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Okay, we will now start this week's speech shadowing exercise.
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In this week's free sample exercise, you will repeat the first few sentences from the model.
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I'll read this section of the response again to you now, just to refresh your memory.
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So the candidate starts by saying, well, as I mentioned before, I work as an electrician.
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One particularly difficult experience I had was
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when I had to rewire an entire house by myself due to an unexpected staffing issue.
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Initially, I was supposed to work with a team, but at the last minute my colleagues were urgently reassigned to another job.
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That left me responsible for completing the work on my own.
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Okay, let's go ahead and start this week's speech shadowing exercise.
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If this is your first time doing a speech shadowing exercise, remember you should be speaking aloud as you listen.
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So you will first hear a portion of the sample
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and then you will be given a pause within which to repeat what you have heard.
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And the point of the exercise is to try to adjust your pronunciation to sound as much like the model as possible.
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Remember that at IELTS, IELTS.com, just 25 US dollars per month gives you access to the full library,
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where you can train uninterrupted with almost 200 full speech shadowing lessons.
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Okay, here's this week's speech shadowing exercise.
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Enjoy.
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We will now start part two of the exam.
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Here is your cue card.
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Start speaking now, please.
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Well, as I mentioned before, I work as an electrician.
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Well, as I mentioned before,
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I work
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as an electrician.
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Well, as I mentioned before, I work as an electrician.
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One particularly difficult experience I had was
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when I had to rewire an entire house by myself due to an unexpected staffing issue.
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due to an unexpected staffing issue.
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One particularly difficult experience I had was when I had to rewire an entire house by myself.
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Because when I had to rewire an entire house by myself,
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was when I had to rewire an entire house by myself.
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One particularly difficult experience I had,
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particularly difficult experience, particularly particularly
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One particularly difficult
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experience I had was when I had to rewire an entire house by myself.
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One particularly difficult experience I had was
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when I had to rewire an entire house by myself due to an unexpected staffing issue.
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One particularly difficult experience I had was
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when I had to rewire an entire house by myself due to an unexpected staffing issue.
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Initially, I was supposed to work with a team,
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but at the last minute my colleagues were urgently reassigned to another job.
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But at the last minute my colleagues were urgently reassigned to another job.
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Urgently reassigned to another job.
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But at the last minute my colleagues were urgently reassigned to another job.
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But at the last minute my colleagues were urgently reassigned to another job.
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Initially, I was supposed to work with a team.
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Initially, I was supposed to work with a team,
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but at the last minute my colleagues were urgently reassigned to another job.
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Initially, I was supposed to work with a team, but at the last minute my colleagues were urgently reassigned to another job.
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That left me responsible for completing the work on my own.
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For completing the work on my own.
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on my own, on my own, for completing the work on my own.
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That left me responsible, that left me responsible,
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that left me responsible for completing the work on my own.
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That left me responsible for completing the work on my own.
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Thank you for leaving a like or share on this episode.
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If you have found these exercises helpful and would like more training, go to IELTS, IELTS.com, where you can find almost 200 lessons to learn from.
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Thank you for leaving a five-star review at iTunes, and join me again next week for another speech shadowing exercise.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “IELTS Shadowing: Improve your English fluency!”. Las palabras que más se repiten: difficult, particularly, experience, Ielts, reassigned. Este vídeo tiene 92 frases y 1087 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 12:09. El hablante habla despacio, unas 89 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 82 % 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:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
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| rewire verbo | /ɹiːˈwaɪə(ɹ)/ | recablear |
| urgently adverbio | urgentemente, de ahora para ahorita | |
| colleague sustantivo | /ˈkɒliːɡ/ | colega, compañero |
| electrician sustantivo | /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪʃən/ | electricista |
| install verbo | /ɪnˈstɔl/ | instalar |
| appreciative adjetivo | /əˈpɹi.ʃətɪv/ | apreciativo |
| excite verbo | /ɪkˈsaɪt/ | emocionar |
| methodical adjetivo | /mɪˈθɑdɪkəl/ | metódico |
| reassurance sustantivo | reaseguranza | |
| uninterrupted adjetivo | ininterrumpido | |
| pronunciation sustantivo | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | pronunciación |
| aloud adverbio | /əˈlaʊd/ | en voz alta, públicamente |
| refresh verbo | /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ/ | refrescar |
| outdated adjetivo | /aʊtˈdeɪtɪd/ | desactualizado, perimido |
| anticipate verbo | /ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/ | anticiparse |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| go ahead verbo | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | venga, adelante |
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
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| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | have heard · have found |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | was outdated · will be given |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 6 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'll, I'm, we're. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: electrician /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪʃən/, appreciative /əˈpɹi.ʃətɪv/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, refresh /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: electrician /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪʃən/, appreciative /əˈpɹi.ʃətɪv/, methodical /mɪˈθɑdɪkəl/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, anticipate /ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: arise /əˈɹaɪz/, pause /pɔːz/
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 rewire, urgently, colleague.
¿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.