Shadowing Practice: KET 11 O TEST 3 PART 5 - Learn English Speaking with Video

Creando lección...
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You will hear Carlos talking to his grandmother about the school sports teams he and his classmates are in.
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Which team is each person in?
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Are there many sports teams at your school, Carlos?
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Yes, Granny.
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I wanted to be in the cycling team, but there weren't any places, so I joined the football team.
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It's fun!
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And your sister Sophia?
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She's good at sports where you hit the ball like hockey.
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Yeah, but it's the basketball team she plays for.
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Oh, and what about your friend Aidan?
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He's bought a racket and loves using that.
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I was surprised because he's tall enough to play basketball, but the team is full.
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Do you know my neighbour Tina?
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The one I sometimes see riding her bicycle?
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Yes.
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Well, she loves being in the pool.
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She wins lots of races.
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That's good.
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And she has a brother, doesn't she?
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Yeah, Nick.
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The sports teacher wanted him to join the hockey team, but he prefers volleyball.
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He's really good at that.
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And your friend Katrina?
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She joined a new team called Fast Wheels.
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It's perfect for her because she goes everywhere by bike.
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She wanted to be in the basketball team too, but she doesn't have time.
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It's great that you all do sports.
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Now listen again.
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Are there many sports teams at your school, Carlos?
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Yes, Granny.
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I wanted to be in the cycling team, but there weren't any places, so I joined the football team.
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It's fun!
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And your sister, Sophia?
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She's good at sports where you hit the ball like hockey.
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Yeah, but it's the basketball team she plays for.
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Oh.
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And what about your friend Aidan?
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He's bought a racket and loves using that.
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I was surprised because he's tall enough to play basketball, but the team is full.
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Do you know my neighbour, Tina?
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The one I sometimes see riding her bicycle?
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Yes.
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Well, she loves being in the pool.
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She wins lots of races.
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That's good.
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And she has a brother, doesn't she?
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Yeah, Nick.
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The sports teacher wanted him to join the hockey team, but he prefers volleyball.
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He's really good at that.
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And your friend Katrina?
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She joined a new team called Fast Wheels.
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It's perfect for her because she goes everywhere by bike.
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She wanted to be in the basketball team too, but she doesn't have time.
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It's great that you all do sports.
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That is the end of part five.
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You now have six minutes to write your answers on the answer sheet.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 56 frases y 420 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:34. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 118 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 87 % 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:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
hockey sustantivo/ˈhɑ.ki/hockey
bicycle sustantivo/ˈbaɪsɪk(ə)l/bicicleta, bici
volleyball sustantivo/ˈvɒlibɔ(ː)l/balón voleibolista, pelota de vóleibol
neighbour sustantivo/ˈneɪbɚ/vecino, vecina
sheet sustantivo/ʃit/hoja, folio
grandmother sustantivo/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/abuela
racket sustantivo/ˈɹækɪt/estruendo, estrépito
classmate sustantivo/ˈklæs.meɪt/compañero de clase, compañera de clase
basketball sustantivo/ˈbæs.kɪt.bɔl/baloncesto, básquetbol
pool sustantivo/puːl/poza, pileta
everywhere adverbio/ˈɛv.ɹi.(h)wɛɹ/todos lados, todo lugar
cycle sustantivo/ˈsaɪ.kəl/ciclo
prefer verbo[pɹɪˈfɝ]preferir, anteponer
bike sustantivo/baɪk/bici
tall adjetivo/tɔl/alto

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 6 contracciones y formas reducidas, como doesn't, weren't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

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 hockey, bicycle, volleyball.

¿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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