Shadowing Practice: IELTS Speaking test sample - Part 3 (Aashish, Band 7.5) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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We've been talking about a well-known person you like or admire
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and I'd like to discuss with you one or two more general questions related to this.
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Let's consider first of all famous people in your country.
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What kind of people become famous nowadays?
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These days in my country people who become famous are politicians I should say
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because since the time we've entered into democracy They've come into a lot of media attention and they've,
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because of their, the manner they, the way they've been doing things for the betterment of the country, they've come into a lot of attention.
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And also with improving media in my country, the stars over there, movie stars have come into great attention.
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Why do you think politicians and movie stars are famous and popular throughout the world?
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Movie stars and singers undoubtedly are famous all over the world because of what they do.
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They entertain people and the way they do things.
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And politicians, I think, tend to gain attention on what they take over the country,
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of what they're doing for the betterment of the country,
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and what steps they are taking to do much better or how they're going about it.
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How would you compare the famous people today with the famous people of the past?
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Big difference between the two.
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Back then there wasn't so much of media attention, I could say so.
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As far as I know, people used to be, famous people used to be role models and they used to be good role models.
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But these days famous people are role models, yet for many of them students as well as adults, but can we call them all good models?
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I don't think so.
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But do you really think that famous people in the past behaved better
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or is it just that we don't know what they did in their private life?
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It's probably a bit of both.
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They behaved a lot better because since we've become more advanced these days, we can do what we feel like.
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These days, most celebrities and famous people take things for granted and do what they like.
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What kinds of people do you think will be famous in the future?
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Continuing to be movie stars and singers and some people who really make changes to the world,
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I could say so.
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Other than that...
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Do you imagine that in the future maybe people who are more worthy of fame will become famous like scientists and writers?
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Up to some extent, yes, because if they're really covered, I mean they really put themselves out to the world,
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then yes, they could get famous, but I would still say not as much as celebrities.
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Okay, let's go on and talk about celebrity culture.
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For example, how are famous people used in advertising?
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Famous people are used in advertising these days for a lot.
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We can see football stars, almost all the sports stars are into advertising,
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including the movie stars and singers as well.
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the way they put themselves.
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Because they are famous people the marketing people think
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that they are going to get they are going to they will sell their product much better what why is
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that do you think um because of like i said before
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because they are their role models so people will think
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that oh he's doing that so i can do that as well and people will tend to follow their footsteps.
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Do you think people really do that?
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That they will buy something because of famous people?
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Yes, I do sometimes.
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Advertisement makes a big difference to sales.
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I've been there and I can say yes, they do quite often.
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Do you think that there could be some negative effects of this culture of celebrity on young people especially?
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Yes, to a great extent.
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There has been a lot of, because people take celebrities as their role models,
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and the celebrities have misused their fame and power and money up till such to do things that they should not.
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Sometimes, yes, I think it will create a negative effect, especially on young people more than adults.
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Thank you very much, Ashish.
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That's the end of the speaking test.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 57 frases y 710 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 5:04. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 140 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 92 % 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 menos comunes del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

  • celebrity /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/ (sustantivo) — celebridad. Fame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about.
  • politician /ˌpɑ.ləˈtɪʃ.ən/ (sustantivo) — político, política. One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official.
  • extent /ɪkˈstɛnt/ (sustantivo) — extensión. A range of values or locations.
  • fame /feɪm/ (sustantivo) — fama, nombradía. One's reputation.
  • behave /bɪˈheɪv/ (verbo) — portarse. To conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way; to conform.
  • compare /kəmˈpɛɚ/ (verbo) — comparar, parangonar. To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things [“to compare X with Y”]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it…
  • worthy /ˈwɝ.ði/ (adjetivo) — digno. Having worth, merit, or value.
  • scientist /ˈsaɪəntəst/ (sustantivo) — científico, científica. One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research…
  • nowadays /ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/ (adverbio) — hoy en día, hogaño. At the present time; in the current era.
  • admire /ədˈmaɪɹ/ (verbo) — admirar. To regard with wonder and delight.
  • undoubtedly /ʌnˈdaʊtɪdli/ (adverbio) — indudadamente. Without doubt; definitely.
  • advertisement /ˈædvɚˌtaɪzmənt/ (sustantivo) — anuncio, publicidad. A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar.
  • entertain /ˌɛntəˈteɪn/ (verbo) — divertir, entretener. To amuse (someone); to engage the attention of agreeably.
  • misuse /mɪsˈjuːz/ (verbo) — abusar. To use (something) incorrectly.
  • betterment /ˈbɛtɚmənt/ (sustantivo) — mejora. An improvement or amelioration.

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

  • talk about (verbo) — hablar de, hablar sobre. Used to draw attention to the speaker's characterization of someone or something.
  • do for (verbo) — hacer por. To doom; to bring about the demise of someone; to injure or harm someone.
  • go about (verbo) — abordar, encarar. To busy oneself with.
  • go on /ˈɡoʊˌɒn/ (verbo) — continuar. To continue in extent.
  • take over (verbo) — apoderarse, enseñorearse. To assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 15 contracciones y formas reducidas, como they've, they're, we've. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: celebrity /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/, politician /ˌpɑ.ləˈtɪʃ.ən/, undoubtedly /ʌnˈdaʊtɪdli/, advertisement /ˈædvɚˌtaɪzmənt/

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 celebrity, politician, extent.

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — una acción que empezó antes y continúaWe've been talking · they've been doing
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahorawe've entered · they've come · have come
Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosapeople who become · people who really · people who are

¿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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