Shadowing Practice: Listening A2, KET 1, Test 4, Part 5 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Now look at part five.
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You will hear a man talking on the radio.
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Listen and complete questions 21 to 25.
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You will hear the information twice.
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And now, in this part of the program, we try to put people in contact with their old school friends.
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So, if you remember any of these people and you want to see them again, then listen carefully.
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Right.
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Now, the first person this morning is Janet Craig.
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That's spelt C-R-A-I-G.
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And I'll give you her telephone number in a minute or so.
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Janet said she was at Green Park School in South London for six happy years,
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and she wants to meet all her old friends again.
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She started at the school in 1984 and she was very sorry when she left to get a job in 1990.
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So, if you were at Green Park School between those dates, then please phone Janet.
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She's waiting to hear from you And her number is 587-634.
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That's 587-634.
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I'm sure you'll have lots to talk about.
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Now listen again.
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And now, in this part of the program, we try to put people in contact with their old school friends.
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So, if you remember any of these people and you want to see them again, then listen carefully.
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Right, now the first person this morning is Janet Craig.
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That's spelt C-R-A-I-G.
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And I'll give you her telephone number in a minute or so.
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Janet said she was at Green Park School in South London for six happy years,
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and she wants to meet all her old friends again.
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She started at the school in 1984, and she was very sorry when she left to get a job in 1990.
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So, if you were at Green Park School between those dates, then please phone Janet.
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She's waiting to hear from you, and her number is 587-634.
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That's 587634.
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I'm sure you'll have lots to talk about.
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This is the end of part five.
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You now have eight minutes to write your answers on the answer sheet.
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Teacher, stop the tape here and time eight minutes.
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This is the end of the test.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 34 frases y 354 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 4:01. El hablante habla despacio, unas 88 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 90 % 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

8 palabras menos comunes del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

  • carefully /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ (adverbio) — cuidadosamente. With care; attentively, circumspectly.
  • telephone /ˈtɛləˌfoʊn/ (sustantivo) — teléfono. A telecommunication device which converts data or sounds (usually speech) into electrical signals which are then transmitted to enable two or more people to…
  • spell /spɛl/ (sustantivo) — hechizo, conjuro. Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers.
  • sheet /ʃit/ (sustantivo) — hoja, folio. A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
  • contact /ˈkɑntækt/ (sustantivo) — contacto. The act of touching physically; being in close association.
  • minute /ˈmɪnɪt/ (sustantivo) — minuto. A unit of time which is one sixtieth of an hour (sixty seconds).
  • teacher /ˈti.t͡ʃɚ/ (sustantivo) — enseñador, enseñadora. A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.
  • twice /twaɪs/ (adverbio) — dos veces, doblemente. Two times.

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

  • hear from (verbo) — oír de, oír de parte de. To receive updates or opinions from (someone).
  • talk about (verbo) — hablar de, hablar sobre. Used to draw attention to the speaker's characterization of someone or something.
  • look at (verbo) — mirar, funar. To observe or watch.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 6 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'll, I'm, you'll. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

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 carefully, telephone, spell.

¿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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