Shadowing Practice: Learning a new job – A2 English Listening Test - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Well, when I left school three years ago, lots of my friends went to university, but it was too expensive for me to go.
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I was unhappy because they seemed to be having a great time.
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I just had a job at a building company in my hometown.
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It was okay.
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At least I got paid.
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I was planning to save up money to go to university, but then I read about the apprenticeship in a magazine at work,
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and applied for it and got it.
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It's the best of both worlds, I think.
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Well, the apprenticeship is for a big construction company, and it's four years long.
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I work in a different department every four months, and learn what happens in each one.
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I'm in my second year now.
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Last year I worked in planning, safety and administration.
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Now I'm working in the environmental department.
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And next I'm going to be working in services.
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I do three days a week in the office or on site doing a normal job.
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Then for two days per week we have lectures and classes at the company's offices.
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They take on 12 a year, so at the moment there are, I guess, just under 50 of us altogether, over the four different year groups.
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Then the 12 people in my year are divided equally among the three departments.
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So there are three other people currently working in the environmental department with me.
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The 12 people in my year group meet up together on study days and we learn the same things.
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Well, I agreed with the company to work for them for three years after I finished the training.
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But that's okay.
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I can decide which department I work in.
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So far, my favourite department to work in has been planning.
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So I might work in that.
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There are opportunities to work abroad too.
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The company does a lot of projects in Indonesia, so I'd like to go there.
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After those three years, I don't know.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel A2 se basa en el vídeo “Learning a new job – A2 English Listening Test”. Este vídeo tiene 28 frases y 330 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 2:14. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 148 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:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| abroad adverbio | /əˈbɹɔːd/ | en el extranjero, en el exterior |
| equally adverbio | /ˈiːkwəli/ | igualmente |
| lecture sustantivo | /ˈlɛk.t͡ʃə/ | aleccionamiento, lectivo |
| divide verbo | /dɪˈvaɪd/ | desunir, dividir |
| altogether adverbio | /ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/ | por completo |
| unhappy adjetivo | /ʌnˈhæpi/ | infeliz |
| hometown sustantivo | /ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/ | patria chica |
| apprenticeship sustantivo | /əˈpɹɛn.tɪs.ʃɪp/ | aprendizaje, tiempo como aprendiz |
| favourite adjetivo | /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/ | favorito, preferido |
| environmental adjetivo | /ənˌvaɪ.ɚnˈmɛn.təl/ | ambiental |
| agree verbo | /əˈɡɹi/ | estar de acuerdo, concordar |
| construction sustantivo | /kənˈstɹʌkʃən/ | construcción, edificación |
| safety sustantivo | /ˈseɪfti/ | seguridad, seguranza |
| opportunity sustantivo | /ˌɒp.əˈtjuː.nɪ.tɪ/ | oportunidad, baza |
| administration sustantivo | /ədˌmɪn.ɪˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/ | administración |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| save up verbo | ahorrar |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- It's the best of both worlds, I think.
- I'm in my second year now.
- After those three years, I don't know.
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 5 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, don't, I'd. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: apprenticeship /əˈpɹɛn.tɪs.ʃɪp/, construction /kənˈstɹʌkʃən/, administration /ədˌmɪn.ɪˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/, finish /ˈfɪnɪʃ/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: altogether /ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/, apprenticeship /əˈpɹɛn.tɪs.ʃɪp/, environmental /ənˌvaɪ.ɚnˈmɛn.təl/, opportunity /ˌɒp.əˈtjuː.nɪ.tɪ/, administration /ədˌmɪn.ɪˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: divide /dɪˈvaɪd/, favourite /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/, environmental /ənˌvaɪ.ɚnˈmɛn.təl/, expensive /ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/
- /h/ — una aspiración suave, no la “j”: unhappy /ʌnˈhæpi/, hometown /ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como abroad, equally, lecture.
¿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.