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I turn to section 2 on page 3.
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Part 2.
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You will hear a talk given at a public library by a member of staff called David Laws.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 11 to 15.
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Now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 15.
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Good morning, everyone.
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Welcome to Rosedale Library Open Day.
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It's good to see that so many members of the public are interested in the future of the library.
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For those of you who don't know me, my name is David Laws.
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I'm the new personal assistant to Penny Williams, the library director.
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Penny was supposed to be leading this meeting, but due to unexpected illness, I will be taking her place this morning.
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We felt that this would be better than postponing the meeting to a later date.
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Firstly, a couple of small matters.
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The guest speaker talks this year have been incredibly popular, and the slight rise in ticket price has not put anyone off.
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We will continue to hold these events on a monthly basis
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It has, however, come to our attention that some people have missed events because they didn't know they were on
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We now intend to notify everyone through email reminders
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Also, you might be aware that we had a break -in last month
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and while the thief or thieves actually left empty -handed they did smash a number of windows
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and kicked down a door trying to get in.
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Police believe the offenders were just taking a chance that there might be something valuable in the library.
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Anyway, we hope that the new security cameras along Roberts Avenue might deter this kind of activity.
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Now, the purpose of the meeting, of course, is to present the proposals for a new library layout.
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Rosedale Library has been serving the public for 50 years, but it's not been extended since the renovations in 1969.
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Since opening, the number of books on our shelves and other items has more than doubled,
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and visitor numbers have increased 20 % in the last 10 years.
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There is therefore a clear need for an extension.
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We hope that you have noticed some recent improvements to the library, such as the eight new PCs that were installed back in June.
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We're also aware that the lighting is quite poor
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but you'll shortly see a big difference
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because the City Council continued to support us and have authorised the spending in this area.
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We've also applied to the Council to approve the addition of
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another member of staff to work part -time in the afternoons when mothers and children tend to use the library more often
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And this decision will be made in the next few weeks
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Before you hear the rest of the talk
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You have some time to look at questions 16 to 20
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Now listen and answer questions 16 to 20.
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Now, turning to the proposal for the extensions and alterations to the library, please see the second page of your handout.
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The double line indicates the rooms in the existing building, and the dotted lines show where the extensions might be.
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As you can see, the location of the entrance hall to the library would remain unchanged there at the bottom of the plan.
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Once you go all the way through the entrance hall, on your immediate left would be the local history display that would face the information desk
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Behind it, the plan is for an access ramp inside the existing building,
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meaning the mothers with pushchairs and wheelchair users could ascend to the first new area
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This new room is designed to be light and airy
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And could be the ideal location for a new children's room looking out onto the park
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You will notice there are steps that lead back down to the ground floor
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At the bottom of these, on the left, would be the adult fiction section
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So no change there
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But behind this is proposed to construct a new community room for public lectures, special events, and so forth.
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This will be the largest new room.
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To the right of the adult fiction room, with magnificent views of the sea,
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a café could provide visitors with light refreshments and an opportunity to browse a range of magazines.
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There would be external access to this area via a set of steps leading down towards Queen's Parade.
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Now, let's go back to the entrance hall again.
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On the right of the entrance hall, facing onto the right Roberts Avenue, is the new staff workroom
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The fact
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that the workroom would be overlooking Roberts Avenue means the staff
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will actually be able to see outside rather than be stuck in the small room behind the toilets
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The room looking out onto both
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Queen's Parade
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and Roberts Avenue would be the academic study room A facility
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we believe could be used by the growing number of local students
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Also facing Roberts Avenue but not
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Queens Parade Would be the multimedia room with our extensive audio collection right behind it
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That is the end of part two
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You now have half a minute to check your answers
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You will hear an art history student called Jack Talking to a lecturer,
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Dr. Rubin About an English artist called Samuel Prout First,
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you have some time to look at questions 21 to 25 on page 5.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación se basa en el vídeo “(Level-Medium) Rosedale Library”. Las palabras que más se repiten: library, Roberts, Avenue, questions, entrance. Este vídeo tiene 71 frases y 881 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 7:28. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 118 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:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
entrance sustantivo/ˈɛn.tɹəns/entrada
extension sustantivo/ɪkˈstɛnʃən/extensión, extendimiento
proposal sustantivo/pɹəˈpoʊzəl/propuesta
fiction sustantivo/ˈfɪkʃən/ficción
visitor sustantivo/ˈvɪzɪtɚ/visita
thief sustantivo/ˈθiːf/ladrón, caco
audio adjetivo/ˈɔ.di.oʊ/de sonido, de audio
shortly adverbio/ˈʃɔɹtli/pronto, en breve
carefully adverbio/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/cuidadosamente
ideal adjetivo/aɪˈdi(ə)l/ideal, idóneo
desk sustantivo/dɛsk/escritorio, pupitre
illness sustantivo/ˈɪl.nəs/enfermedad
incredibly adverbio/ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/increíblemente
indicate verbo/ˈɪndɪˌkeɪt/indicar
extend verbo/ɛkˈstɛnd/extenderse, ampliarse

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahorahave been · have missed · it's not been extended
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hacebeen extended · were installed · will be made

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 6 contracciones y formas reducidas, como didn't, don't, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “th”: thief /ˈθiːf/, authorized /ˈɔθəɹaɪzd/
  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: extension /ɪkˈstɛnʃən/, fiction /ˈfɪkʃən/, shortly /ˈʃɔɹtli/, smash /smæʃ/, shelf /ʃɛlf/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: incredibly /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/, unexpected /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/, magnificent /mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/, renovation /ɹɛnəˈveɪʃən/, multimedia /ˌmʌltiˈmiːdi.ə/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: slight /slaɪt/, smash /smæʃ/
  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: visitor /ˈvɪzɪtɚ/, approve /əˈpɹuːv/, renovation /ɹɛnəˈveɪʃən/, overlook /ˈoʊ.vɚˌlʊk/
  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: proposal /pɹəˈpoʊzəl/, visitor /ˈvɪzɪtɚ/, authorized /ˈɔθəɹaɪzd/, propose /pɹəˈpəʊz/, browse /bɹaʊz/

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 entrance, extension, proposal.

¿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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