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Unit 1.
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At the Travel Agent.
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Arranging a Trip.
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Good morning, sir.
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How can I help you?
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Well, I have some time off from work next month, and I was thinking of going to Australia.
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That sounds great.
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How long is your vacation?
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Just one week.
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My last day at work is the 26th of July, and I go back on the 5th of August.
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Okay.
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Here's our Sydney brochure.
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have a look and see if there's a hotel that you like
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oh this one is good the four seasons hotel it's expensive
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but i've been told it's very nice yes it's a very
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high class hotel i'm sure you'll enjoy your stay there would you like me to make the booking now, sir?
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Yes, please.
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How long is your vacation?
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Just one week.
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Here's our Sydney brochure.
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Have a look and see if there's a hotel that you like.
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Would you like me to make the booking now, sir?
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Giving personal information.
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I just need to take some personal information.
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What's your full name?
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martin andrew white and your address eleven soy jillanacorn kongsan bangkok
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and your telephone number zero two six two four nine seven three four
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Do you have a daytime number I can call if necessary?
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02 -777 -1212 That's fine.
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Will you be traveling alone, Mr. White?
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Yep, just me.
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Okay, you finished work on Friday the 26th, so shall I try to book your flight for the next day?
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Yes, please.
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and a return flight on Saturday the 3rd of
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August I just need to take some personal information what's your full name
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do you have a daytime number I can call if necessary Okay,
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you finish work on Friday the 26th.
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So shall I try to book your flight for the next day?
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Yes, please.
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And a return flight on Saturday the 3rd of August.
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booking a flight I'll just check the availability there
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are seats available on this Qantas Airways flight but there is a three -hour stop over in Singapore
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is there a direct flight that I can take yes Malaysian Airways
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that flight departs at seven o 'clock on Saturday morning
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and arrives at Sydney at 6 30 p .m local time that sounds better but it's a little longer than I thought.
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Well, it's an eight hour long flight.
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Don't forget the time difference.
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All the times given are local times.
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Oh yes, that's right.
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They're three hours ahead, aren't they?
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can I have the details of the return flight certainly that flight departs at 6 p .m.
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and arrives in Bangkok at 1115 on that same night shall I reserve a seat for you?
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Yes, please.
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Is there a direct flight that I can take?
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That sounds better, but it's a little longer than I thought.
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Well, it's an eight hour long flight.
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Don't forget the time difference?
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Can I have the details of the return flight?
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Making a hotel reservation.
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Now let's reserve a room for you at the Four Seasons.
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Do you want a single or a double room?
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Oh, a single room will be fine, thanks.
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Will it have a view of the harbor?
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Oh, yes.
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All rooms have harbor views.
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They have a room available.
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Shall I make the confirmation?
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Yeah, go ahead.
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Okay, so now you have a room available at the Four Seasons
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from Saturday the 27th of July until Saturday the 3rd of August.
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That's great.
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Can I pay by credit card?
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No problem.
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so it is 62 ,000 baht including your flight here's my card
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When will I be able to collect my ticket?
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It should be ready in a couple of days.
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I can call you at work if you like.
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Thanks very much.
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Do you want a single or a double room?
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A single room will be fine, thanks.
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Will it have a view of the harbor?
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They have a room available.
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Shall I make the confirmation?
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Can I pay by credit card?
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When will I be able to collect my ticket?

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 85 frases y 664 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 8:29. El hablante habla despacio, unas 78 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 83 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

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

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
harbor sustantivo/ˈhɑːbə/puerto, refugio
vacation sustantivo/veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/vacaciones, vacación
arrive verbo/əˈɹaɪv/llegar, arribar
collect verbo/ˈkɑlɪkt/juntar, recoger
confirmation sustantivo/ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/confirmación
depart verbo/dɪˈpɑɹt/irse, salir
daytime sustantivo/ˈdeɪtaɪm/día
clock sustantivo/klɑk/cuentakilómetros
telephone sustantivo/ˈtɛləˌfoʊn/teléfono
availability sustantivo/əˌveɪ.ləˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/disponibilidad
arrange verbo/əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/arreglar, acotejar
brochure sustantivo/bɹoʊˈʃʊɚ/folleto
baht sustantivo/bɑːt/baht
marten sustantivo/ˈmɑɹ.tən/marta

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
go ahead verbo/ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/venga, adelante
go back on verboretractarse, desdecirse

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 8 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, aren't, I'll. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, confirmation /ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, brochure /bɹoʊˈʃʊɚ/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: confirmation /ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/, availability /əˌveɪ.ləˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.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 harbor, vacation, arrive.

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Comparativos -er than / more … than — comparar dos cosaslonger than
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónyou'll enjoy · Will you be · I'll just check
Obligación: must / have to / need to decir que algo es necesarioneed to take

¿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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