Shadowing Practice: PET 2 Listening Part 1 Test 4 (Transcript + Key) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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This is the Cambridge Preliminary English Test number four.
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There are four parts to the test.
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You will hear each part twice.
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For each part of the test, there will be time for you to look through the questions and time for you to check your answers.
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Write your answers on the question paper.
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You will have six minutes at the end of the test to copy your answers onto the answer sheet.
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The recording will now be stopped.
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Please ask any questions now because you must not speak during the test.
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Now open your question paper and look at part one.
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There are seven questions in this part.
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For each question, there are three pictures and a short recording.
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Choose the correct picture and put a tick in the box below it.
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Before we start, here is an example.
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What's the time?
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Have you got the time?
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Yes, it's twenty past three.
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The first picture is correct, so there is a tick in box A.
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Look at the three pictures for question one now.
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Now we are ready to start.
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Listen carefully.
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You will hear each recording twice.
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1. Where are the woman's glasses?
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I can never find my glasses.
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Where did you have them last?
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I either had them when I was working or I left them in the lounge when I was watching television.
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They're not in either of those places, you know.
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You're wearing them.
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Now listen again.
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I can never find my glasses.
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Where did you have them last?
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I either had them when I was working, or I left them in the lounge when I was watching television.
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They're not in either of those places, you know.
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You're wearing them.
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2. What damage was done to the car?
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I'm really annoyed.
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Someone's damaged my car again.
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Don't tell me someone's scratched the paint again.
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No, not scratches this time.
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Someone's put paint all over the side.
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Now listen again.
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I'm really annoyed.
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Someone's damaged my car again.
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Don't tell me someone's scratched the paint again.
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No, not scratches this time.
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Someone's put paint all over the side.
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3. What did she bring?
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Did you remember to bring some toothpaste?
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I think so.
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Wait a minute, I'll look.
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Soap, towel, toothbrush...
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No, sorry, I forgot.
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Now listen again.
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Soap, towel, toothbrush...
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No, sorry, I forgot.
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4. What did Sally buy?
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I see you've been shopping, Sally.
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What have you got in the bag?
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Well, I went into town to buy a new skirt, but I've come back with a t-shirt and a pair of jeans.
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I thought you wanted some new shoes too.
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Yes, I did, but I couldn't find any I liked.
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Now listen again.
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I see you've been shopping, Sally.
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What have you got in the bag?
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Well, I went into town to buy a new skirt, but I've come back with a T-shirt and a pair of jeans.
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I thought you wanted some new shoes too.
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Yes, I did, but I couldn't find any I liked.
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5. Where are the man and his grandma?
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Hello, Grandma.
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Can I carry your case?
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Oh, that's nice of you.
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Thank you for coming to meet me.
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Travelling always makes me so nervous.
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Don't worry.
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We'll be in the car soon and it won't take long to get home.
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Good.
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I'll be glad to get away from this noisy station.
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Now listen again.
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Hello, Grandma.
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Can I carry your case?
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Oh, that's nice of you.
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Thank you for coming to meet me.
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Travelling always makes me so nervous.
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Don't worry.
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We'll be in the car soon and it won't take long to get home.
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Good.
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I'll be glad to get away from this noisy station.
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Six.
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What would John like to be?
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What do you want to be when you leave school, John?
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You always wanted to be a professional footballer, didn't you?
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Well, I did.
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I thought about being a doctor, too.
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But I don't think I could pass all the exams.
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What about being an engineer like your brother?
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It's a nice idea, but I think I'd like to do what my dad does.
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He teaches maths.
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Now listen again.
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Seven.
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Which pianist are the two people talking about?
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I thought the most interesting pianist in the whole competition was Gavin Willow.
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Was he the tall one with long hair?
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Well, he was tall, but he had short, dark hair and a beard.
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Ah, yes, I know.
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Now listen again.
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I thought the most interesting pianist in the whole competition was Gavin Willow.
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Was he the tall one with long hair?
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Well, he was tall, but he had short, dark hair and a beard.
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Ah, yes, I know.
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That is the end of part one.
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Thank you.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “PET 2 Listening Part 1 Test 4”. Las palabras que más se repiten: listen, test, tall, paint, hair. Este vídeo tiene 110 frases y 790 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 8:05. El hablante habla despacio, unas 98 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 85 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar. 21 de sus 110 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

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

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
scratch verbo/skɹæt͡ʃ/rascar
pianist sustantivo/ˈpi.ənɪst/pianista
grandma sustantivo/ˈɡɹænmɑː/abuela, abuelita
annoy verbo/əˈnoɪ̯/enchilar, crispar
toothbrush sustantivo/ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/cepillo de dientes, escobilla de dientes
noisy adjetivo/ˈnɔɪzi/ruidoso
tick sustantivo/tɪk/garrapata, rezno
towel sustantivo/ˈtaʊ̯əl/toalla, toballa
skirt sustantivo/skɚt/falda, enaguas
beard sustantivo/bɪɹd/barba
soap sustantivo/soʊp/jabón, sopín
shoe sustantivo/ˈʃu/zapato, taba
toothpaste sustantivo/ˈtuθpeɪst/crema/pasta dental/dentaria/dentífrica, pasta de dientes
footballer sustantivo/ˈfʊtbɔːlə/futbolista, balompedista
mathematics sustantivo/mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/matemáticas, matemática

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • Have you got the time?
  • Where did you have them last?
  • Did you remember to bring some toothpaste?
  • What have you got in the bag?
  • Can I carry your case?

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — una acción que empezó antes y continúayou've been shopping
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahoraI've come
Past continuous was/were + -ing — una acción en curso en un momento del pasadowas working
Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupothe most interesting

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 26 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, I'll, couldn't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “th”: toothbrush /ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/, toothpaste /ˈtuθpeɪst/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/
  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: toothbrush /ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/, shoe /ˈʃu/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: scratch /skɹæt͡ʃ/, skirt /skɚt/
  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: noisy /ˈnɔɪzi/, jeans /d͡ʒiːnz/, exam /ɪɡˈzæm/
  • /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: lounge /ˈlaʊ̯nd͡ʒ/, jeans /d͡ʒiːnz/

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 scratch, pianist, grandma.

¿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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