Shadowing Practice: KET 4, Test 2, Part 1 Listening A2 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Now look at the instructions for part one.
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You will hear five short conversations.
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You will hear each conversation twice.
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There is one question for each conversation.
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The questions 1 to 5 put a tick under the right answer.
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Here is an example.
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How many people were at the meeting?
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Were there many people at the meeting? About 30.
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That's not many.
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No, but more than last time.
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The answer is 30, so there is a tick in box C.
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Now we are ready to start.
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Look at question one.
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One.
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What are they going to buy for Pam?
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Last year we gave Pam a book for her birthday.
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Should we buy her another one this year?
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I think we should give her a plant or some chocolates.
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But she doesn't like sweet things.
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Let's get her something to put in her garden, but not a book again.
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Now listen again.
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Last year we gave Pam a book for her birthday.
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Shall we buy her another one this year?
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I think we should give her a plant or some chocolates.
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But she doesn't like sweet things.
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Let's get her something to put in her garden, but not a book again.
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2. When is the man's appointment?
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Good morning.
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I'd like someone to cut my hair, please.
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Can I make an appointment?
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Certainly.
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Um, Wednesday or Thursday morning, or Friday afternoon?
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On Friday, I'm going to go to France.
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What about Thursday afternoon?
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I'm afraid I have a meeting all day Wednesday.
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Well, it's a little difficult, but if that's the only afternoon you can come, we'll see you then.
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Now listen again.
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Good morning.
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I'd like someone to cut my hair, please.
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Can I make an appointment?
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Certainly.
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Um, Wednesday or Thursday morning, or Friday afternoon?
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On Friday, I'm going to go to France.
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What about Thursday afternoon?
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I'm afraid I have a meeting all day Wednesday.
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Well, it's a little difficult, but if that's the only afternoon you can come, we'll see you then.
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Three.
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Which is the aunt's postcard?
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Look, Sandra, I got this really nice postcard from my aunt.
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Oh, what a pretty village, and it's right by a river.
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Is it in the mountains?
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Yes, but you can't see them in the picture.
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Perhaps they're behind those tall trees.
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Now listen again.
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Look, Sandra, I got this really nice postcard from my aunt.
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Oh, what a pretty village.
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And it's right by a river.
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Is it in the mountains?
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Yes, but you can't see them in the picture.
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Perhaps they're behind those tall trees.
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Four.
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What time will the plane to Milan leave?
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Excuse me, what time is the next plane to Milan?
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It should leave at quarter past seven, but it's an hour late today.
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Oh, that's a problem.
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If it doesn't leave until quarter past eight, I'll be one hour late for my meeting.
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I'm sorry, sir.
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There's nothing I can do.
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Now listen again.
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Excuse me, what time is the next plane to Milan?
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It should leave at quarter past seven, but it's an hour late today.
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Oh, that's a problem.
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If it doesn't leave until quarter past eight, I'll be one hour late for my meeting.
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I'm sorry, sir.
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There's nothing I can do.
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Five.
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What does Joe's father do?
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What's your father's job, Joe?
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He was a pilot, but now he's a farmer.
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What about your father?
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He's a photographer.
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Oh, I want to do that.
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If I don't become a pilot...
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Now listen again.
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What's your father's job, Joe?
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He was a pilot, but now he's a farmer.
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What about your father?
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He's a photographer.
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Oh, I want to do that.
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If I don't become a pilot...
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This is the end of part one.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel A2 se basa en el vídeo “KET 4, Test 2, Part 1 Listening A2”. Las palabras que más se repiten: afternoon, meeting, listen, pilot, Wednesday. Este vídeo tiene 91 frases y 619 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 5:56. El hablante habla despacio, unas 104 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 87 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es fácil de seguir. 23 de sus 91 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

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

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
photographer sustantivo/fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fɚ/fotógrafo, fotógrafa
aunt sustantivo/ɑːnt/tía
farmer sustantivo/ˈfɑɹ.mɚ/granjero, granjera
tick sustantivo/tɪk/garrapata, rezno
instruction sustantivo/ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/instrucción
postcard sustantivo/ˈpoʊstˌkɑɹd/tarjeta postal, postal
pilot sustantivo/ˈpaɪ̯.lət/práctico
appointment sustantivo/əˈpɔɪnt.mɛnt/nombramiento
excuse verbo/ɪksˈkjuz/excusar, perdonar
tall adjetivo/tɔl/alto
chocolate sustantivo/ˈtʃɔk.(ə.)lɪt/chocolate
afternoon sustantivo/ˌæf.tɚˈnun/tarde
quarter sustantivo/ˈk(w)ɔɹ.tɚ/cuarto, cuartel
conversation sustantivo/ˌkɑn.vəɹˈseɪ.ʃən/conversación, plática
plane sustantivo/pleɪn/avión

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • Should we buy her another one this year?
  • Shall we buy her another one this year?
  • When is the man's appointment?
  • I'd like someone to cut my hair, please.
  • Can I make an appointment?

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Consejo con “should” should + verbo — decir qué es buena ideaShould we buy · should give · should leave
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónwill hear · we'll see · will the
Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un plan o algo que se ve venirI'm going to go

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 22 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, doesn't, can't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/, conversation /ˌkɑn.vəɹˈseɪ.ʃən/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: photographer /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fɚ/, conversation /ˌkɑn.vəɹˈseɪ.ʃən/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: conversation /ˌkɑn.vəɹˈseɪ.ʃən/, village /ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒ/

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 photographer, aunt, farmer.

¿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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