Shadowing Practice: Listening B1, PET 3, Test 4, Part 2 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Now turn to part two, questions eight to thirteen.
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You will hear someone talking to a group of students about a visit to an arts centre.
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For each question, put a tick in the correct box.
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You now have 45 seconds to look at the questions for part two.
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Thank you.
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Now we are ready to start.
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Listen carefully.
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You will hear the recording twice.
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Right everyone, about the trip to the Jubilee Art Centre next Wednesday.
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As you know, we have tickets for the centre's two theatres and the concert hall.
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Those of you with concert tickets will hear piano music by Chopin and Schumann.
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Those with tickets for the main theatre will see Shakespeare's Twelfth Night,
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while people going to the smaller theatre will see The Wild Duck by Ibsen.
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Although all the theatre and concert tickets have gone, if anyone else would like to join us on the trip,
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I can get tickets for the Arts Centre Cinema to see the Australian comedy film Spider and Rose.
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The shows begin at half past seven, but we'll leave early so you can spend time looking round the Arts Centre centre.
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The coach will leave here at 3.30 and arrive at the art centre at about a quarter to five.
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Let me tell you what you can do there.
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The centre has a lot for art lovers.
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In the art gallery there's an exhibition of the history of Russian ballet.
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It has dresses and shoes worn by famous dancers and photos of past performances.
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With your student card you can get in very cheaply.
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There are also some interesting free exhibitions.
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On the ground floor you can see prize-winning paintings from a children's competition and gold jewellery made by Scottish artists.
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On the first floor there's an exhibition of South American photographs and there's no charge for that either.
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I know some of you hope to do some shopping.
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The centre has a bookshop on the first floor and there's a souvenir shop by the ticket office.
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If you're more interested in clothes and shoes, there's a large shopping centre, five minutes walk from the art centre.
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You'll probably want to eat before the show.
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The Balcony Restaurant has a menu with a wide range of meals and waiter service, but it is rather expensive.
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Or there's the Fountain Restaurant, whose special three-course dinner is good value for money.
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There's also Charlie's coffee Bar, which serves coffee, sandwiches and cakes.
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You can get fruit juices and ice cream from the cinema kiosk.
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After the shows, the coach will pick us up at the Bridge Street exit.
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Everyone should be there by 20 past 10.
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The two plays will finish at around 10.10 or 10.15.
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I'm afraid concertgoers will have to wait as the concert finishes earlier at 10 to 10.
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Now listen again.
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Right, everyone.
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About the trip to the Jubilee Arts Centre next Wednesday.
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As you know, we have tickets for the centre's two theatres and the concert hall.
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Those of you with concert tickets will hear piano music by Chopin and Schumann.
43
Those with tickets for the main theatre will see Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, while people going to the smaller theatre will see The Wild Duck by Ibsen.
44
Although all the theatre and concert tickets have gone, if anyone else would like to join us on the trip,
45
I can get tickets for the Art Centre Cinema to see the Australian comedy film Spider and Rose.
46
The shows begin at half past seven, but we'll leave early so you can spend time looking round the Art Centre.
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The coach will leave here at 3.30 and arrive at the Art Centre at about a quarter to five.
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Let me tell you what you can do there.
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The centre has a lot for art lovers.
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In the art gallery, there's an exhibition of the history of Russian ballet.
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It has dresses and shoes worn by famous dancers and photos of past performances.
52
With your student card you can get in very cheaply.
53
There are also some interesting free exhibitions.
54
On the ground floor you can see prize-winning paintings from a children's competition and gold jewellery made by Scottish artists.
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On the first floor, there's an exhibition of South American photographs, and there's no charge for that either.
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I know some of you hope to do some shopping.
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The centre has a bookshop on the first floor, and there's a souvenir shop by the ticket office.
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If you're more interested in clothes and shoes, there's a large shopping centre, five minutes walk from the art centre.
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You'll probably want to eat before the show.
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The Balcony Restaurant has a menu with a wide range of meals and waiter service, but it is rather expensive.
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Or there's The Fountain Restaurant, whose special three-course dinner is good value for money.
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There's also Charlie's Coffee Bar, which serves coffee, sandwiches and cakes.
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You can get fruit juices and ice cream from the cinema kiosk.
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After the shows, the coach will pick us up at the Bridge Street exit.
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should be there by 20 past 10.
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The two plays will finish at around 10.10 or 10.15.
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I'm afraid concert goers will have to wait as the concert finishes earlier at 10 to 10.
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That is the end of part two.
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Thank you.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “Listening B1, PET 3, Test 4, Part 2”. Las palabras que más se repiten: centre, ticket, concert, theatre, exhibition. Este vídeo tiene 69 frases y 877 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 7:09. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 123 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

Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
cinema sustantivo/ˈsɪn.ə.mə/cine, cinematógrafo
shoe sustantivo/ˈʃu/zapato, taba
bookshop sustantivolibrería
kiosk sustantivo/ˈkiˌɑsk/quiosco, kiosco
souvenir sustantivo/ˈsu.vəˌnɪɹ/recuerdo, tornaviaje
waiter sustantivo/ˈweɪ̯təː/camarero, garzón
jewellery sustantivo/ˈd͡ʒʊ-/joyería, joyas
ballet sustantivo/bælˈeɪ/ballet, baile
dancer sustantivo/ˈdænsəɹ/bailarín, bailador
cloth sustantivo/klɒθ/tela
photograph sustantivo/ˈfoʊ.təˌɡɹæf/fotografía, toma fotográfica
menu sustantivo/ˈmɛn.juː/menú, carta
lover sustantivo/ˈlʌvɚ/amante, enamorado
piano sustantivo/piˈænɪː/piano
tick sustantivo/tɪk/garrapata, rezno

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Oraciones condicionales if + oración, will/would + verbo — una condición y su resultadoif anyone else would like
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahorahave gone
Consejo con “should” should + verbo — decir qué es buena ideashould be
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónwill hear · will see · we'll leave

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 8 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, we'll, you'll. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “th”: cloth /klɒθ/, thirteen /ˌθɝtˈtin/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: souvenir /ˈsu.vəˌnɪɹ/, lover /ˈlʌvɚ/
  • /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: jewellery /ˈd͡ʒʊ-/, sandwich /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/

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 cinema, shoe, bookshop.

¿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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