Shadowing Practice: Part 1 -TOEIC - In the office 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Part one.
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in the office.
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directions.
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Listen and choose the best description for each photo.
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Number one.
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Look at photo number one.
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A. All the people are concentrating on something on the laptop.
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B. A clock is hanging on the wall.
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C. The man with glasses is standing up.
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D. The sitting woman is typing on the keyboard.
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Part one.
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In the office, one.
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Thank you.
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Listen and choose the best description for each photo.
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Number one.
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Look at photo number one.
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A. All the people are concentrating on something on the laptop.
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B. A clock is hanging on the wall.
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C. The man with glasses is standing up.
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D. The sitting woman is typing on the keyboard.
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Number two: Look at photo number two.
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A.
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the monitor is turned off.
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B. The monitor is too far from the woman.
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C. The woman is using a computer.
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D. Nothing outside can be seen from the office.
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Number three: Look at photo number three.
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A. The girl on the left is writing something.
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B. The two girls are dressed casually.
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C. The colleagues are looking at the screen on the computer.
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D. The women are looking over some documents.
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Number four.
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Look at photo number four.
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A. It seems to be a big office.
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B There are people in all the cubicles.
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C. People are all working with their computers.
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D. All the cubicles are similarly decorated.
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Number five.
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Look at photo number five.
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A. The computers are of the same size.
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B. The man is drinking a glass of water.
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C. People are all focusing on their work.
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D. The computers are all turned on.
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Number six.
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Look at photo number six.
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A. The man is holding a ring in his hand.
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B. The officer is taking notes.
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C. A cup of coffee is next to the man.
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D The man is wearing a jacket.
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Number seven.
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Look at photo number seven.
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A. The man is turning off the computer.
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B The door to the next room is closed.
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"A painting is hung on the wall." D.
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The desk is neatly arranged.
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Number eight.
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Look at photo number eight.
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A The laptop computer is turned on.
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B The coffee cup is empty.
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C. Some documents are placed in front of the laptop computer.
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D. A set of coffee cups is placed near the center of the table.
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Number 9.
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Look at photo number 9.
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A A view outside can be seen from the room.
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"The woman is drinking a glass of milk." C.
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There is a plant in the corner of the room.
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D. The woman is leaning against the chair.
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Number 10.
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Look at photo number 10.
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A. People are all standing on their chairs.
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B There are people at all the chairs.
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C. People are having a meeting in the office.
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D. People are sitting around a square table.
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you Part
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1. In the Office.
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One.
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Directions Listen and choose the best description for each photo.
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Number one.
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Look at photo number one.
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A. All the people are concentrating on something on the laptop.
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B. A clock is hanging on the wall.
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C.
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"The man with glasses is standing up." D.
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The sitting woman is typing on the keyboard.
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Thank you.
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Number two: Look at photo number two.
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A.
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the monitor is turned off.
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The monitor is too far from the woman.
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Thank you.
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C. The woman is using a computer.
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D. Nothing outside can be seen from the office.
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Thank you.
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Number three: Look at photo number three.
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A. The girl on the left is writing something.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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B The two girls are dressed casually.
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C. The colleagues are looking at the screen on the computer.
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D. The women are looking over some documents.
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Number four.
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Look at photo number 4.
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A. It seems to be a big office.
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B There are people in all the cubicles.
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C. People are all working with their computers.
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D. All the cubicles are similarly decorated.
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Thank you.
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Number five.
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Look at photo number five.
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A. The computers are of the same size. be.
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The man is drinking a glass of water.
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C. People are all focusing on their work.
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D. The computers are all turned on.
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Number six.
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Look at photo number six.
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A. The man is holding a ring in his hand.
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B. The officer is taking notes.
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C. A cup of coffee is next to the man.
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D. The man is wearing a jacket.
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Number seven.
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Look at photo number seven.
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A. The man is turning off the computer.
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B The door to the next room is closed.
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C. A painting is hung on the wall.
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D. The desk is neatly arranged.
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Number eight.
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Look at photo number eight.
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A. The laptop computer is turned on.
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B The coffee cup is empty.
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C. Some documents are placed in front of the laptop computer.
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D. A set of coffee cups is placed near the center of the table.
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Number 9: Look at photo number 9.
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A. A view outside can be seen from the room.
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B. The woman is drinking a glass of milk.
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C. There is a plant in the corner of the room.
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"The woman is leaning against the chair." Number 10.
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Look at photo number 10.
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A. People are all standing on their chairs.
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B There are people at all the chairs.
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C. People are having a meeting in the office.
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D. People are sitting around a square table.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “Part 1 -TOEIC - In the office 1”. Las palabras que más se repiten: photo, computer, laptop, chair, coffee. Este vídeo tiene 164 frases y 947 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 15:33. El hablante habla despacio, unas 61 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. Solo el 81 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Las 10 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
laptop sustantivo/ˈlæp.tɑp/portátil, computador portátil
concentrate verbo/ˈkɑn.sən.tɹeɪt/concentrar
keyboard sustantivo/ˈki.bɔɹd/teclado
decorate verbo/ˈdɛkəɹeɪt/decorar, engalanar
casually adverbio/ˈkæʒuəli/ligeramente, de pasada
colleague sustantivo/ˈkɒliːɡ/colega, compañero
arrange verbo/əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/arreglar, acotejar
lean verbo/ˈliːn/inclinarse, debruzar
similarly adverbio/ˈsɪm.ə.lə.li/similarmente, igualmente
jacket sustantivo/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/chaqueta, campera

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
turn off verboapagar
stand up verbolevantarse, ponerse de pie
look over verborevisar

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo haceis turned · can be seen · are dressed
Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupothe best
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos díasare concentrating · is hanging · is standing

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: arrange /əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/, jacket /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/

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 laptop, concentrate, keyboard.

¿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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