Shadowing Practice: ket 10 o test 3 part 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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1. How much did the boys' football shirt cost?
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Did you spend all your birthday money on your new football shirt?
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Grandma gave me £35, but it was only £20.50 in the sports shop in the city centre.
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That sounds expensive to me.
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My new T-shirt was only £11.75.
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But football shirts are always more expensive than other shirts.
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Oh.
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Now listen again.
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Did you spend all your birthday money on your new football shirt?
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Grandma gave me £35, but it was only £20.50 in the sports shop in the city centre.
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That sounds expensive to me.
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My new T-shirt was only 11.75.
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But football shirts are always more expensive than other shirts.
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Oh.
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2. What did Sophie enjoy doing most at the weekend?
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What did you do at the weekend, Sophie?
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I went to the beach with my family.
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We played volleyball, but my foot hurt, so I wasn't very good.
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Oh.
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Then I went swimming with my little brother.
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That was okay.
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But my dad taught me how to fish, and that was really cool.
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Really?
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I think fishing's boring.
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Now listen again.
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What did you do at the weekend, Sophie?
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I went to the beach with my family.
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We played volleyball, but my foot hurt, so I wasn't very good.
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Oh.
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Then I went swimming with my little brother.
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That was OK.
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But my dad taught me how to fish, and that was really cool.
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Really?
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Really?
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I think fishing's boring.
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3. Where did Paul stay on holiday this year?
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Hi, Paul.
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Did you have a good holiday?
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Yeah, great.
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We went on holiday with my cousins again this year.
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Remember, last year we stayed on a boat.
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Yes.
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Did you do that this year too?
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Mum wanted to stay in a hotel with a big swimming pool.
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But everyone else wanted to go camping, so we did that.
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Now listen again.
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Hi, Paul.
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Did you have a good holiday?
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Yeah, great.
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We went on holiday with my cousins again this year.
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Remember, last year we stayed on a boat.
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Yes.
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Did you do that this year too?
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Mum wanted to stay in a hotel with a big swimming pool, but everyone else wanted to go camping.
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So we did that.
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4. Which subject will they study first today?
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Hi, Anna.
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Have you seen the new timetable for today?
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No. Aren't we having maths first?
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That's what we usually do on Tuesdays as soon as we get to school.
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Maths is the third lesson, after geography.
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So, chemistry before that.
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Exactly.
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Anyway, I've finished my geography project, finally.
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Now listen again.
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Hi, Anna.
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Have you seen the new timetable for today?
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No!
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Aren't we having maths first?
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That's what we usually do on Tuesdays as soon as we get to school.
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Maths is the third lesson, after geography.
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So chemistry before that.
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Exactly.
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Anyway, I've finished my geography project, finally.
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5. Why was Tina late for school today?
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Tina, why were you late for school today?
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Well, I got up at seven.
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My phone always wakes me up then, but when the bus came, it didn't stop because it was full.
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So what did you do?
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I went home and asked Mum to give me a lift.
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The traffic wasn't bad, but I was still fifteen minutes late.
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Now listen again.
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Tina, why were you late for school today?
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Well, I got up at seven.
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My phone always wakes me up then, but when the bus came, it didn't stop because it was full.
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So what did you do?
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I went home and asked Mum to give me a lift.
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The traffic wasn't bad, but I was still fifteen minutes late.
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That is the end of part 1.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 89 frases y 611 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 5:50. El hablante habla despacio, unas 105 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 86 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
swim verbo/swɪm/nadar
mathematics sustantivo/mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/matemáticas, matemática
geography sustantivo/d͡ʒiˈɑɡɹəfi/geografía
lesson sustantivo/ˈlɛs.ən/lección
cousin sustantivo/ˈkʌz(ə)n/primo, prima
chemistry sustantivo/ˈkɛm.ɪ.stɹi/química
grandma sustantivo/ˈɡɹænmɑː/abuela, abuelita
bore verbo/boɹ/aburrir
volleyball sustantivo/ˈvɒlibɔ(ː)l/balón voleibolista, pelota de vóleibol
timetable sustantivo/ˈtaɪmˌteɪbəl/horario
shirt sustantivo/ʃɜɹt/camisa, chema
holiday sustantivo/ˈhɑləˌdeɪ/festividad, fiesta
pool sustantivo/puːl/poza, pileta
teach verbo/ˈtiːt͡ʃ/enseñar
lift sustantivo/lɪft/ascensor, elevador

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahoraI've finished
Comparativos -er than / more … than — comparar dos cosasmore expensive than

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 10 contracciones y formas reducidas, como wasn't, aren't, didn't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, geography /d͡ʒiˈɑɡɹəfi/

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 swim, mathematics, geography.

¿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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