Shadowing Practice: Luyện nghe tiếng Anh B1, B2, C1 Vstep Phần 1 Test 01 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Part 1 Directions In this part, you will hear EIGHT short announcements or instructions There is one question for each announcement or instruction.
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For each question, choose the right answer A, B, C or D.
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Then, on the answer sheet find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer that you have chosen We are ready to start First you have some time to look at questions 1 to 8 Now listen carefully and answer questions 1 to 8 Question 1 And now for tomorrow's weather Partly cloudy in the morning for London and the south-east but overcast by midday with rain in the afternoon Temperatures will range from 11-19°C There'll also be rain in the north which will quickly spread to the rest of the country Rain will be very heavy in some areas by late afternoon especially in western and central England and there will be strong winds over most of mainland Britain.
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Question 2 Hello. This is the lost property office There's no one here to take your call at present but if you've lost something please listen carefully to the following message If you've lost valuables such as jewellery, cash or credit cards you'll need to contact your nearest police station as soon as possible to make a statement In the case of a credit card you should also contact your bank immediately For any other items please call in at our office between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday Thank you.
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Question 3 Erm ... yeah, hello, yes, it's me Look, I know I'm supposed to be in the meeting now but something's come up I feel dreadful about it, but Oh, what a day this has been!
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First my train was delayed for half an hour then ... er...
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Anyway, I could still have got there but would you believe it my engine's packed in and I'm stranded here next to the motorway until the breakdown service turns up I'm so sorry Question 4 Late last night thieves broke into MacHannan Hall where a collection of the late Lady Betty Baldridge's paintings statues and antiques are on display to the public The thieves, who disabled a sophisticated electronic security system ignored all the less valuable paintings and pieces on display taking only The Lonely Wanderer by Karl van Turbeck The 1-metre high bronze figure which stands on a marble base is regarded as the jewel of the Baldridge collection and is valued at over £5 million Question 5 This isn't terribly difficult but if you're one of those people who won't even change a light bulb just call a breakdown service Anyway, make sure you're safely off the road with your hazard triangle in place at least 20 metres behind you Find the jack, spanner and spare they should all be in the boot and check the spare isn't flat, too Put the jack in place under your car but before you begin to lift the side of the car don't forget to loosen the nuts on the wheel Then jack the car up undo the nuts & take off the wheel Question 6 Attention, please We would like to remind you that next Monday at nine 0’clock we will be having our yearly staff picnic All staff and their families are invited to attend Plenty of food and drink will be provided for everyone and we will be having our famous barbecue We will also have our annual fun and games Prizes include a new DVD player and a holiday Question 7 Due to problems with the lighting the concert has to be postponed until Friday the 22 The concert will also be moved from hall A to the larger hall C A bigger venue means a five hundred tickets will now be available twice the original number Because of the extra tickets tickets will now be priced at the lower cost of twenty dollars Question 8 In the event of a fire please follow these directions Stand up and walk towards the nearest exit Do not run, and do not try to gather your things When outside, wait for your teacher on the football field Next week we will have the first of our two annual fire drills Thank you This is the end of Part 1. Now turn to Part 2

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel C1 se basa en el vídeo “Luyện nghe tiếng Anh B1, B2, C1 Vstep Phần 1 Test 01”. Las palabras que más se repiten: answer, tickets, rain, jack, hall. Este vídeo tiene 7 frases y 710 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 6:03. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 117 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 85 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

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

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
metre sustantivo/ˈmiːtəɹ/metro
thief sustantivo/ˈθiːf/ladrón, caco
loosen verbo/ˈluːsən/aflojar, soltar
motorway sustantivo/ˈməʊtəweɪ/autopista, autovía
overcast adjetivo/ˈoʊvɚ.kæst/nublado, nubloso
postpone verbo/pəʊstˈpəʊn/posponer, postponer
spanner sustantivo/ˈspænə/llave, llave fija
correspond verbo/ˌkoɹəˈspɑnd/corresponder, equivaler
disable verbo/dɪsˈeɪbəl/inutilizar
cloudy adjetivo/ˈklaʊ̯diː/nublado, nublo
undo verbo/ʌnˈduː/deshacer, desfacer
dreadful adjetivo/ˈdɹɛd.fl̩/espantoso, pavoroso
bulb sustantivo/ˈbʌlb/bulbo, cabeza
strand sustantivo/ˈstɹænd/hebra, filástica
jewel sustantivo/ˈd͡ʒuːəl/joya, alhaja

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
come up verbosalir a relucir
stand up verbolevantarse, ponerse de pie
take off verboquitarse
turn up verboaparecer

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 chosen · you've lost · has been
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hacewas delayed · is regarded
Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosanorth which will · people who won

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 13 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, isn't, you're. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: spanner /ˈspænə/, strand /ˈstɹænd/, statue /ˈstæt͡ʃu/
  • /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: jewel /ˈd͡ʒuːəl/, jewellery /ˈd͡ʒʊ-/

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 metre, thief, loosen.

¿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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