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Unit 23, Places, page 90.
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2. Let's listen.
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Do the people like the cities they live in?
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Listen and check the correct answer.
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1. How do you like where you're living?
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Oh, I love it.
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There's so much to do here, and I have a lot of friends here, too.
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2. What's your city like?
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Well, the good thing is there are a lot of things to do here.
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There are good theaters and restaurants.
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The trouble is it's getting very polluted.
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So it's not as nice as it used to be Three Do you enjoy where you're living?
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Well, I enjoy a lot about it.
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The city has a very nice climate It's never too hot or too cold and it's a safe place to live
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Four What's it like to live in this city?
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Well, it's very noisy and crowded and the pollution is getting really bad
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And I think we have one of the worst transportation systems in the world.
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I'd love to live somewhere else.
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5. How is it here, anyway?
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Is this a nice place to live?
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Oh, I'm really glad we moved here.
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The air is fresh and the people are very friendly.
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Rents are pretty reasonable and it's a very safe city, too.
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That's so important.
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Also, it's close to the sea, so it's great in the summer.
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6. Do you enjoy living here?
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Some things are okay.
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The restaurants are pretty good, and the subway system is pretty good, too, but it's very old and not very clean.
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The weather also isn't that great.
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It's very hot and humid in the summer and pretty cold in the winter,
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but in general it's not too bad page 91 3 let's listen task 1 listen to people talking about cities.
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What is each city like?
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Check the correct answer.
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1. So tell me about Tokyo.
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What's it like?
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I love it.
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There are so many great things to do.
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I'm busy all the time.
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2. Do you like living here?
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Well, it's okay.
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One thing I do like is that there's very little noise People don't walk down the street with loud radios or anything.
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It's pretty nice Three do you like it here?
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It's okay, but it's awfully crowded and the air is so dirty to tell you the truth.
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I'm thinking about moving Four what's it like living in New York?
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Oh, it's really a great city, but you have to pay a fortune for everything
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Five is Auckland a very big city is it crowded not really it's really quite small
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It's never very crowded or noisy in fact.
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It's like a small town in many ways Six So what's San Francisco like I hear it's very scenic Yes, it is.
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The Golden Gate Bridge is great any time of year.
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The parks and the ocean are beautiful, too.
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It really is a very lovely city.
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7. What's your hometown like?
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Is it a nice place to live?
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It's great, especially for families with children.
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It's pretty and quiet, and it isn't dangerous at all.
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8. Is Osaka a big place?
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Sure, that's why I like it.
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Lots of people, lots of nightclubs and discos.
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I don't like small cities.
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Page 91.
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3. Let's listen.
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Task 2.
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Listen again.
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Circle what each person says about each place.
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1. So tell me about Tokyo.
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What's it like?
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I love it.
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There are so many great things to do.
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I'm busy all the time Two Do you like living here?
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Well, it's okay One thing I do like is that there's very little noise
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People don't walk down the street with loud radios or anything.
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It's pretty nice
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Three do you like it here it's okay but it's awfully crowded
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and the air is
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so dirty to tell you the truth I'm thinking about moving
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four what's it like living in New York oh it's really a great city
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but But you have to pay a fortune for everything.
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5. Is Auckland a very big city?
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Is it crowded?
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Not really.
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It's really quite small.
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It's never very crowded or noisy.
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In fact, it's like a small town in many ways.
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6. So what's San Francisco like?
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I hear it's very scenic.
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Yes, it is.
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The Golden Gate Bridge is great any time of year.
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The parks and the ocean are beautiful, too.
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It really is a very lovely city.
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7. What's your hometown like?
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Is it a nice place to live?
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It's great, especially for families with children.
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It's pretty and quiet, and it isn't dangerous at all.
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8. Is Osaka a big place?
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Sure.
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That's why I like it.
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Lots of people, lots of nightclubs and discos.
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I don't like small cities.
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Page 92.
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4. Let's listen.
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Task 1.
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People are comparing two cities.
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Listen and circle the city each person prefers.
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1. New York has great museums, and so does Washington.
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But Washington feels more serious because the government is there, so it isn't as exciting as New York.
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Washington is more beautiful for sure, and the restaurants are cheaper there.
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But, you know, I love theater, and New York has the best.
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Washington is okay, but I love New York.
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2. Los Angeles is a huge place.
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You need a car to get around.
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San Francisco is more beautiful, and it's a great place for a weekend, but I get bored there after a few days.
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I enjoy the fact that in Los Angeles, everything moves really fast.
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I love living here.
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3. Hong Kong may be more beautiful than Singapore because it's got that fantastic harbor, but I like Singapore better.
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It's smaller, so I think it's more comfortable.
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It's easy to get around, and everything is very clean.
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Hong Kong is pretty polluted, and it's always very crowded.
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4. Melbourne is smaller than Sydney.
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It has a lot of lovely old buildings and great restaurants.
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Sydney is more exciting and probably more beautiful, but I think it's too busy and too expensive.
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Melbourne prices are better, and it's a more relaxing place.
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That's why I prefer Melbourne.
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Page 92.
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4. Let's listen.
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Task 2.
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Listen again.
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Which city do the words describe?
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Check the correct answer.
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1. New York has great museums, and so does Washington.
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But Washington feels more serious because the government is there, so it isn't as exciting as New York.
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Washington is more beautiful for sure, and the restaurants are cheaper there.
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But, you know, I love theater, and New York has the best.
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Washington is okay, but I love New York.
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2. Los Angeles is a huge place.
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You need a car to get around.
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San Francisco is more beautiful, and it's a great place for a weekend, but I get bored there after a few days.
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I enjoy the fact that in Los Angeles, everything moves really fast.
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I love living here.
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3. Hong Kong may be more beautiful than Singapore because it's got that fantastic harbor, but I like Singapore better.
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It's smaller, so I think it's more comfortable.
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It's easy to get around, and everything is very clean.
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Hong Kong is pretty polluted, and it's always very crowded.
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4. Melbourne is smaller than Sydney.
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It has a lot of lovely old buildings and great restaurants.
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Sydney is more exciting and probably more beautiful, but I think it's too busy and too expensive.
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Melbourne prices are better, and it's a more relaxing place.
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That's why I prefer Melbourne.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 147 frases y 1212 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 9:47. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 124 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
theater sustantivo/ˈθi(ə)tɚ/teatro
noisy adjetivo/ˈnɔɪzi/ruidoso
fortune sustantivo/ˈfɔːtjuːn/fortuna
relax verbo/ɹɪˈlæks/relajar, aflojar
harbor sustantivo/ˈhɑːbə/puerto, refugio
bore verbo/boɹ/aburrir
hometown sustantivo/ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/patria chica
disco sustantivo/ˈdɪskoʊ/disco
scenic adjetivo/ˈsiːnɪk/escénico
nightclub sustantivo/ˈnʌɪtklʌb/club nocturno, discoteca
compare verbo/kəmˈpɛɚ/comparar, parangonar
pollution sustantivo/pəˈluʃən/polución, contaminación
subway sustantivo/ˈsʌbˌweɪ/metro, subte
humid adjetivo/ˈhjuːmɪd/húmedo
excite verbo/ɪkˈsaɪt/emocionar

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 cosasmore beautiful than · smaller than
Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupothe worst · the best
Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -ingenjoy living · love living
Posibilidad con “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo posible pero no seguromay be

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 17 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, isn't, don't. 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 theater, noisy, fortune.

¿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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