Shadowing Practice: Movers 1 | Test 2 | All English 4U - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hello, this is the Cambridge Movers Practice Listening Test, Test 2.
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Part 1 Look at Part 1 Look at the picture Listen and look There is one example.
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Hello, is Mary here?
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Yes, she's listening to a CD.
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Is she wearing a red skirt?
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Yes, that's Mary.
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She loves music.
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Can you see the line?
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This is an example.
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Now you listen and draw lines.
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1. Where's Tom?
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He's drawing a picture on the board.
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There are two boys drawing.
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Which one is Tom?
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He's drawing a car.
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Oh, yes.
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I can see him now.
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2. Where's Jane?
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She's playing with a toy.
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Is she playing with a toy plane?
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No, she's playing with a bus.
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Oh yes, I can see her.
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3. I'm looking for Paul.
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Can you see him?
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What's he wearing today?
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Black trousers, I think.
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Oh yes, he's standing at the board.
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I see, he's drawing a house.
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4. Look at Anna.
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Where is she?
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She's standing by the door.
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Is she wearing a red T-shirt?
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Yes, she is.
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And she's got a toy plane.
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5. Can you see Pat?
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Yes, I can.
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She's working.
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What's she doing?
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She's working at the computer.
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Oh, yes, she likes that.
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Part 2.
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Listen and look.
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There is one example.
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Hello, Mary.
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Can I ask you some questions?
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All right.
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What's your family name? Do you mean Mary?
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No, your second name.
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Oh, that's Smith.
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Is that S-M-I-T-H?
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Yes.
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Can you see the answer?
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Now you listen and write.
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One.
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And how old are you, Mary?
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I'm nine.
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It was my birthday last week.
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Did you have a party?
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Yes, it was good.
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2. Now, what about your hair?
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My hair?
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Yes, what colour is it?
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It's blonde.
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3. And what about your eyes?
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Do you need to know the colour of my eyes?
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Yes, please.
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They're blue.
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You've got very beautiful eyes, Mary.
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Thank you.
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Four.
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Now some questions about your family.
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Is that OK?
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Yes, it's OK.
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Have you got any brothers?
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Yes, I've got three brothers.
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Two are older than me and one is younger.
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That's a big family.
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I like big families.
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Five.
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What about sisters?
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How many sisters have you got?
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Four.
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There are a lot of people in our house.
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Five.
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Part 3 Look at the pictures.
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What did Paul do last week?
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Listen and look.
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There is one example.
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Hello, Paul.
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Did you have a good week?
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Yes, Grandma.
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I played a lot of sport.
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What did you do on Tuesday?
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On Tuesday, I played hockey at school.
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Great!
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Can you see the line from the word Tuesday?
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On Tuesday, Paul played hockey at school.
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Now you listen and draw lines.
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1. What did you do on Thursday?
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It rained that day.
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I watched basketball on Thursday. At school?
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No, I didn't go to school that day.
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I watched it on TV with Dad.
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It was an exciting game.
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Two.
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I sometimes go swimming on Friday, but not last week.
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It was my friend's birthday.
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Oh, what did you do?
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We went to the cinema to see a film about someone who lived on an island.
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Hmm.
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Three.
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And what did you do on Wednesday?
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I went to the pool.
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I was there all afternoon.
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Was it nice and sunny there?
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Yes.
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It was a very hot day.
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It was great there.
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4. And on Saturday it was basketball again. At school?
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With all my friends, yes.
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Was it a good game?
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Yes, it was.
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We all enjoyed it.
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Five.
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What did you do on Sunday?
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I read a book that Dad gave me on my birthday.
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What was it about?
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All about different sports.
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I want to be a sports teacher one day, Grandma.
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Great idea!
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Part 4 Look at the pictures.
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Listen and look.
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There is one example.
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Where is Pat's dad going?
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Is that your father walking to the bus stop, Pat?
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Yes, it is, Sam.
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Where's he going?
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He's going to town for Mum.
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Is he going to the supermarket?
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No, I went there yesterday.
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And Mum's going to the library this afternoon.
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Oh, I know.
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He's going to the bank.
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Can you see the tick?
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Now you listen and tick the box.
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1. Which one is Pat's mother?
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Is your mother here, Pat?
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Yes, she's in the garden with my aunts.
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Has your mother got straight hair?
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No, her hair is curly.
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Oh, is she the one in the red dress?
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No, she's wearing trousers today.
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2. What does Pat want to buy?
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Where are you going to go now, Pat?
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I'm going shopping.
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What do you want to buy?
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It's my birthday on Sunday and I want something new to wear at my party.
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Do you want some new trousers?
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No, I'd like a skirt because my mum gave me a beautiful blue sweater.
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3. What was the weather like here yesterday?
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We went to the mountains yesterday and it rained.
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What was the weather like here, Pat?
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It was a beautiful day.
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Was it sunny?
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It was sunny.
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It wasn't cloudy at all.
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4. Where's Peter?
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Where's your brother, Pat?
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Peter?
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I think he's playing outside.
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Is he in the garden?
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No, he isn't.
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He isn't on the balcony?
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I know.
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He went to the playground with his friends.
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5. What will they take on the picnic?
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What do you want to eat on our picnic tomorrow, Pat?
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Something we can eat with our hands.
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What about sandwiches?
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No, we always take sandwiches.
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Can we take burgers?
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I don't like cold burgers. Shall we take sausages?
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OK.
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Part 5.
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Look at the picture.
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Listen and look.
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There is one example.
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Can you see the boy with the kite?
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Yes, I can see him.
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Well, colour the kite blue.
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The kite.
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That's right.
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Can you see the blue kite?
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This is an example.
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Now you listen and colour and draw.
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One.
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There are two men running in the park.
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Can you see them?
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Yes, a thin man and a fat man.
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I want you to colour their T-shirts.
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What colour?
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Colour the fat man's T-shirt red and the thin man's yellow.
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OK.
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Two.
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Now I want you to draw something.
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Good.
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What shall I draw?
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Can you draw a duck?
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Yes, I can.
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Good.
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Well, draw a duck swimming in the water.
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OK.
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3. Now you can colour again.
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Good.
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Can you see the two cars?
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Yes.
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Shall I colour the small car or the big car?
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Colour the smaller one, green.
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OK, I like that colour.
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Four.
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Now you can draw something again.
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Good.
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What about the weather?
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It's a cold day, so shall I draw a big cloud?
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Yes, draw a big cloud above the two men and colour it black.
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Now I want you to colour one more thing.
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Good.
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What shall I colour?
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The dog, please. Which one?
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Colour the biggest dog, brown.
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There you are.
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That's very good.
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Thank you.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Las palabras que más se repiten: colour, draw, listen, Pat, example. Este vídeo tiene 233 frases y 1144 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 14:16. El hablante habla despacio, unas 80 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 87 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es fácil de seguir. 80 de sus 233 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
kite sustantivo/ˈkiːtɛ/aguililla, milano
sunny adjetivo/ˈsʌni/asoleado, soleado
cloud sustantivo/ˈklaʊ̯d/nube, nimbo
hockey sustantivo/ˈhɑ.ki/hockey
duck sustantivo/dʌk/pato, ánade
swim verbo/swɪm/nadar
burger sustantivo/ˈbɝ.ɡɚ/búrguer, burger
skirt sustantivo/skɚt/falda, enaguas
picnic sustantivo/ˈpɪknɪk/jira, pícnic
tick sustantivo/tɪk/garrapata, rezno
cinema sustantivo/ˈsɪn.ə.mə/cine, cinematógrafo
aunt sustantivo/ɑːnt/tía
sausage sustantivo/ˈsɔsɪd͡ʒ/embutido, salchicha
playground sustantivo/ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd/espacio infantil, patio lúdico/recreativo (infantil)
balcony sustantivo/ˈbælkəni/balcón

Frases que vale la pena repetir

Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:

  • Can you see the line?
  • Can I ask you some questions?
  • What's your family name?
  • Can you see the answer?
  • Did you have a party?

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un plan o algo que se ve venirHe's going to town · Mum's going to the · He's going to the
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos díasI'm looking · I'm going

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 12 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, isn't, didn't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: swim /swɪm/, skirt /skɚt/, sweater /ˈswɛtɚ/
  • /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: sandwich /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/, sausage /ˈsɔsɪd͡ʒ/

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 kite, sunny, cloud.

¿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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