Shadowing Practice: KET 2 O TEST 4 PART 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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What time does Mary start work today?
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How about going to the cinema later?
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I'd love to, but I'm working nights this week.
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I start at half past eleven.
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Well, we could go to the early film.
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It finishes at ten thirty and it's only a ten minute drive from work.
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If I'm at work by eleven p.m., then yes.
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That gives me half an hour to get change before I start work.
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Now, listen again.
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How about going to the cinema later?
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I'd love to, but I'm working nights this week.
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I start at half past eleven.
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Well, we could go to the early film.
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It finishes at ten thirty and it's only a ten minute drive from work.
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If I'm at work by eleven p.m., then yes.
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That gives me half an hour to get change before I start work.
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2. When is the school play?
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Hi Sue, is everything ready for the play?
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Yes, today is our last meeting with the teacher.
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The great thing is that I'm missing Friday's maths class.
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Lucky you.
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So, the big day is tomorrow then.
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Is it playing on Sunday too?
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No, only tomorrow.
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I hope you can come.
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Wish me luck.
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Now, listen again.
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Hi Sue.
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Is everything ready for the play?
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Yes.
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Today is our last meeting with the teacher.
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The great thing is that I'm missing Friday's maths class.
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Lucky you.
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So, the big day is tomorrow then.
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Is it playing on Sunday too?
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No, only tomorrow.
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I hope you can come.
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Wish me luck.
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3. Where did Shivrang and his friends stay on holiday?
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Hi, Shivrang.
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Did you enjoy camping?
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Actually, there was a big storm when we arrived and we couldn't sleep in the tent.
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Oh no!
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So did you stay in a guest house?
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We found a very modern hotel that had a room for all four of us.
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A guest house would be cheaper, but there weren't any available in the area.
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Now listen again.
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Hi Shivrang.
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Did you enjoy camping?
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Actually, there was a big storm when we arrived and we couldn't sleep in the tent.
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Oh no!
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So did you stay in a guesthouse?
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We found a very modern hotel that had a room for all four of us.
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A guesthouse would be cheaper but there weren't any available in the area.
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4. What are they going to do tomorrow?
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Shall we meet the others at the skate park tomorrow?
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You know, I love going there, but it's going to be too hot tomorrow to do something outdoors.
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We could play basketball in the sports centre.
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I still think it will be too hot.
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What about going to the beach?
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OK, good idea.
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I'll borrow my brother's surfboard.
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Now, listen again.
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Shall we meet the others at the skate park tomorrow?
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You know, I love going there, but it's going to be too hot tomorrow to do something outdoors.
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We could play basketball in the sports centre.
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I still think it will be too hot.
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What about going to the beach?
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OK, good idea.
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I'll borrow my brother's surfboard.
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What's wrong, dear?
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I've lost my phone, Liam.
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I think I left it on the kids' bookshelf this morning.
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Look, here it is.
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Mary must have taken it again and left it on the sofa.
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Shall I put it back on the bookshelf?
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Please leave it on the little table in our bedroom and I'll take it with me when I get ready.
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OK, fine.
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Now, listen again.
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What's wrong, dear?
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I've lost my phone, Liam.
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I think I left it on the kids' bookshelf this morning.
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Look, here it is.
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Mary must have taken it again and left it on the sofa.
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Shall I put it back on the bookshelf?
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Please leave it on the little table in our bedroom and I'll take it with me when I get ready.
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OK, fine.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 87 frases y 649 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 5:06. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 127 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 85 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

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

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
bedroom sustantivo/ˈbɛdˌɹum/alcoba, dormitorio
arrive verbo/əˈɹaɪv/llegar, arribar
outdoor adjetivo/aʊtˈdɔː/al aire libre, al fresco
cinema sustantivo/ˈsɪn.ə.mə/cine, cinematógrafo
mathematics sustantivo/mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/matemáticas, matemática
tent sustantivo/tɛnt/tienda, toldo
borrow verbo/ˈbɑɹ.oʊ/pedir prestado, tomar prestado
sofa sustantivo/ˈsoʊ̯fə/sofá, sillón
skate sustantivo/skeɪt/patín
bookshelf sustantivo/ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf/estantería, librero
guesthouse sustantivo/ˈɡɛsthaʊs/pensión
surfboard sustantivo/ˈsɝfˌbɔɹd/tabla de surf, tabla hawaiana

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 18 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, I'll, couldn't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “th”: thirty /ˈθɝti/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/

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 bedroom, arrive, outdoor.

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 lost
Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -ingenjoy camping
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónwill be · I'll borrow · I'll take
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos díasI'm working · I'm missing

¿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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