Shadowing Practice: KET 3, Test 1, Part 3 Listening A2 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Now look at part three.
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Listen to Jan talking to Steve about getting a student travel card.
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For questions 11 to 15, tick A, B or C.
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You will hear the conversation twice.
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Look at questions 11 to 15 now.
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You have 20 seconds.
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Now listen to the conversation.
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Hi, Steve.
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Hi, Jan.
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I'm going to go to London on the train.
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Come with me.
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But it's cheaper by bus.
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I've got a student travel card.
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You can get cheap train tickets with it.
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That sounds good.
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How much does it cost?
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A card for six months is £16.
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So how do I get one?
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You need some photographs.
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One for the card and one for the form.
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Oh.
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There's a photo machine in the post office.
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It gives you four photos for £3.
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So does the one in the library.
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but I went to a photographer's shop.
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It was cheaper.
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I don't have to show my passport or my driving licence, do I?
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That's right, Jan.
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You only need a letter from your college.
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I'll ask my teacher for one.
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And then you take everything to the tourist office by the travel agents.
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Great.
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Next time you go to London, I'll come too.
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Now listen again.
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Hi Steve.
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Hi Jan.
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I'm going to go to London on the train.
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Come with me.
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But it's cheaper by bus.
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I've got a student travel card.
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You can get cheap train tickets with it.
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That sounds good.
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How much does it cost?
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A card for six months is £16.
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So how do I get one?
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You need some photographs.
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One for the card and one for the form.
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Oh.
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There's a photo machine in the post office.
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It gives you four photos for three pounds.
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So does the one in the library.
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But I went to a photographer's shop.
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It was cheaper.
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I don't have to show my passport or my driving licence, do I?
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That's right, Jan.
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You only need a letter from your college.
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I'll ask my teacher for one.
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And then you take everything to the tourist office by the travel agents.
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Great.
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Next time you go to London, I'll come too.
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This is the end of part three.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 61 frases y 362 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 2:48. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 129 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 88 % 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:

  • photograph /ˈfoʊ.təˌɡɹæf/ (sustantivo) — fotografía, toma fotográfica. A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.
  • passport /ˈpæspɔɹt/ (sustantivo) — pasaporte. An official document normally used for international journeys, which proves the identity and nationality of the person for whom it was issued.
  • litter /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ (sustantivo) — cama, lecho. Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals.
  • tick /tɪk/ (sustantivo) — garrapata, rezno. A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.
  • ticket /ˈtɪk.ɪt/ (sustantivo) — entrada, boleto. A pass entitling the holder to admission to a show, concert, sporting event, etc.
  • license /ˈlaɪ.səns/ (sustantivo) — licencia, permiso. A legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit.
  • cheap /ˈt͡ʃiːp/ (adjetivo) — barato, económico. Low or reduced in price.
  • travel /ˈtɹævəl/ (verbo) — viajar, recorrer. To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another.
  • photo /ˈfəʊ̯.təʊ̯/ (verbo) — instantánea. To take a photograph of.
  • train /ˈtɹeɪn/ (sustantivo) — cola. The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground.
  • machine /məˈʃiːn/ (sustantivo) — máquina. A device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect.
  • shop /ʃɑp/ (sustantivo) — tienda, negocio. An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
  • teacher /ˈti.t͡ʃɚ/ (sustantivo) — enseñador, enseñadora. A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.
  • library /ˈlaɪˌbɹɛɹ.i/ (sustantivo) — biblioteca. An institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people often lending them out, as well as providing various…
  • agent /ˈeɪ̯d͡ʒənt/ (sustantivo) — agente, gendarme. One who exerts power, or has the power to act.

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

  • look at (verbo) — mirar, funar. To observe or watch.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 10 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'll, don't, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: machine /məˈʃiːn/, shop /ʃɑp/, conversation /ˌkɑn.vəɹˈseɪ.ʃən/

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 photograph, passport, litter.

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónwill hear · I'll ask · I'll come
Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un plan o algo que se ve venirI'm going to go
Obligación: must / have to / need to decir que algo es necesariohave to show

¿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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