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

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You will hear a man talking about a film.
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Which part didn't he enjoy?
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Well, the film I watched last night was really interesting.
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The main actor's opening words were brilliant.
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During the next half hour, everything seemed to go a bit slower as the actor tried to show us how light in African villages is.
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Probably it also felt that way because of the music.
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But towards the end, it just kept getting better and better.
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Now, listen again.
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Well, the film I watched last night was really interesting.
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The main actor's opening words were brilliant.
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During the next half hour, everything seemed to go a bit slower as the actor tried to show us how light in African villages is.
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Probably it also felt that way because of the music.
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But towards the end, it just kept getting better and better.
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17. You will hear two friends talking about a festival.
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What did the woman think of it?
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I think that art festival we went to yesterday was really terrible.
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I can't believe you made me agree to go.
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Really?
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I think it was really interesting.
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We saw things we'd never seen before, like that street artist.
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I guess it may be interesting for you because you love art.
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Well, what can I say?
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Normal shows seem awful to me.
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Now, listen again.
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I think that art festival we went to yesterday was really terrible.
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I can't believe you made me agree to go.
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Really?
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I think it was really interesting.
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We saw things we'd never seen before, like that street artist.
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I guess it may be interesting for you because you love art.
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Well, what can I say?
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Normal shows seem awful to me.
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Eighteen.
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You will hear a couple talking about a trip to town.
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Why are they going to town?
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Are you ready to leave?
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I just need to have a snack before going.
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Driving makes me hungry.
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OK, but don't be late.
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Your mother is going to wait for us outside the department store at 4 and the play is on at 5.
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That doesn't leave us much time.
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Don't worry, we'll be on time.
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Now, listen again.
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Are you ready to leave?
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I just need to have a snack before going.
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Driving makes me hungry.
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OK, but don't be late.
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Your mother is going to wait for us outside the department store at 4 and the play is on at 5.
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That doesn't leave us much time.
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Don't worry, we'll be on time.
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19. You will hear a coach talking to his players.
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What is he telling them?
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Listen carefully, everyone.
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The match against the Tigers is tomorrow at 7, not 6 as our last game.
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The Tigers are a stronger team than the captains, so I need you to do your best.
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I know we usually finish practice around 4, but since this is our last one before the match, we'll probably stay until 5 or more.
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Now, listen again.
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Listen carefully, everyone.
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The match against the Tigers is tomorrow at 7, not 6 as our last game.
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The Tigers are a stronger team than the captains, so I need you to do your best.
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I know we usually finish practice around 4, but since this is our last one before the match, we'll probably stay until 5 or more.
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20. You will hear a man talking to his friend about his neighbour.
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Who is his neighbour going out with?
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You must have met my neighbor, Mary.
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She used to work with James in town.
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She was his assistant before moving here.
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So, I was at Antonio's Italian restaurant last night, and I saw her with my cousin, Roger.
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I haven't seen him since our aunt invited us to her new place.
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Anyway, they've been seeing each other for some time now.
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I'll tell you more about it at work.
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Now, listen again.
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I'll tell you more about it at work.
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That is the end of part four.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “KET 2 O TEST 4 PART 4”. Las palabras que más se repiten: listen, interesting, hear, Tigers, match. Este vídeo tiene 73 frases y 651 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 5:55. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 110 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 90 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es fácil de seguir. 11 de sus 73 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Las 10 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
neighbour sustantivo/ˈneɪbɚ/vecino, vecina
awful adjetivo/ˈɔːfʊl/infumable, malísimo
carefully adverbio/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/cuidadosamente
hungry adjetivo/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/hambriento, tener hambre
snack sustantivo/snæk/tentempié, refrigerio
cousin sustantivo/ˈkʌz(ə)n/primo, prima
invite verbo/ɪnˈvaɪt/invitar, convidar
aunt sustantivo/ɑːnt/tía
brilliant adjetivo/ˈbɹɪl.jənt/brillante
restaurant sustantivo/ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/restaurante, restorán

Frases que vale la pena repetir

Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:

  • Which part didn't he enjoy?
  • I can't believe you made me agree to go.
  • Are you ready to leave?
  • That doesn't leave us much time.
  • Don't worry, we'll be on time.

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Posibilidad con “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo posible pero no seguromay be
Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -ingkept getting
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónwill hear · we'll be · we'll probably stay
Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un plan o algo que se ve veniris going to wait

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 19 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, we'll, can'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 neighbour, awful, carefully.

¿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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