Shadowing Practice: PET 4 Test 2 part 2 questions 8-13 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Now turn to part two, questions eight to thirteen.
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You will hear a woman called Sarah talking to a group of people about her painting.
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Now we are ready to start.
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Listen carefully.
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You will hear the recording twice.
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Well, good evening everyone.
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I've come along to talk to you about my painting.
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It was just a hobby, but it's really more than that now.
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I used to paint in the evenings after work, but now I work four days a week instead of five.
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That means I spend Friday, Saturday and Sunday on my painting.
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I have pictures in local exhibitions at least once a month.
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I'd love to give up my job and spend all my time painting, but I work with computers and I earn more that way.
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I do make some money from selling my pictures, enough to pay for all my paint, brushes and paper and a few art lessons.
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I'd love to go to art college full time for three years, but I've got all the rent on my flat to pay and a car to run.
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I first became interested in art when I was at primary school.
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I used to go out with some paper and a few pencils during break time and draw anything I saw.
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Houses, gardens, people.
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Then at secondary school we had art classes twice a week
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and I learnt how to use chalk and then different kinds of paint, watercolours, oils and so on.
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Those classes were really useful for me, and ever since then I've had lessons of some kind.
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I've attended evening classes and been on what they call painting holidays, where you go out into the countryside and paint during the day,
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and then sit and discuss your work with a teacher and the other artists after dinner.
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Those holidays are great.
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You learn so much talking to other people studying with you.
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I've enjoyed painting in lots of different countries.
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I've been to Morocco and painted desert scenes with beautiful sunrises.
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I've been to Greece and Spain and painted pictures of the local people working in the fields near their homes.
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My favourite place is still Scotland.
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I love walking in the Scottish mountains and there are so many different birds to see, especially in spring.
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Well, I'm going to finish now by showing you a video of the places I visited.
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After that, there'll be a chance to relax with a cup of coffee and then there'll be time for some questions.
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Oh, and I've got some information about my next art exhibition for you.
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it's going to be at the Queen's Gallery now if someone would turn off the lights then i can now listen again
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well good evening everyone i've come along to talk to you about my painting It was just a hobby,
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but it's really more than that now.
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I used to paint in the evenings after work, but now I work four days a week instead of five.
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That means I spend Friday, Saturday and Sunday on my painting.
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I have pictures in local exhibitions at least once a month.
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I'd love to give up my job and spend all my time painting, but I work with computers and I earn more that way.
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I do make some money from selling my pictures, enough to pay for all my paint, brushes and paper and a few art lessons.
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I'd love to go to art college full time for three years
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but I've got all the rent on my flat to pay and a car to run.
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I first became interested in art when I was at primary school.
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I used to go out with some paper and a few pencils during break time and draw anything I saw.
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Houses, gardens, people.
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Then at secondary school we had art classes twice a week
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and I learnt how to use chalk and then different kinds of paint, watercolours, oils and so on.
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Those classes were really useful for me and ever since then I've had lessons of some kind.
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I've attended evening classes and been on what they call painting holidays,
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where you go out into the countryside and paint during the day
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and then sit and discuss your work with a teacher and the other artists after dinner.
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Those holidays are great.
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You learn so much talking to other people studying with you.
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I've enjoyed painting in lots of different countries.
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I've been to Morocco and painted desert scenes with beautiful sunrises.
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I've been to Greece and Spain and painted pictures of the local people working in the fields near their homes.
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My favourite place is still Scotland.
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I love walking in the Scottish mountains, and there are so many different birds to see, especially in spring.
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Well, I'm going to finish now by showing you a video of the places I visited.
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After that, there'll be a chance to relax with a cup of coffee, and then there'll be time for some questions.
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Oh, and I've got some information about my next art exhibition for you, It's going to be at the Queen's Gallery.
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Now, if someone would turn off the lights, then I can...
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That is the end of part two.
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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 4 Test 2 part 2 questions 8-13”. Las palabras que más se repiten: painting, paint, classes, evening, pictures. Este vídeo tiene 63 frases y 875 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 6:25. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 137 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 13 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| lesson sustantivo | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | lección |
| exhibition sustantivo | /ɛksɪˈbɪʃən/ | exhibición |
| earn verbo | /ɝn/ | ganar, granjear |
| desert sustantivo | /ˈdɛz.ɚt/ | desierto |
| relax verbo | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | relajar, aflojar |
| brush sustantivo | /bɹʌʃ/ | pincel, cepillo |
| pencil sustantivo | /ˈpɛnsəl/ | lápiz |
| hobby sustantivo | /ˈhɑ.bi/ | afición, hobby |
| countryside sustantivo | /ˈkʌn.tɹiˌsaɪd/ | campo, campaña |
| sunrise sustantivo | /ˈsʌnɹaɪz/ | salida del sol, salida de sol |
| chalk sustantivo | /t͡ʃɔk/ | tiza, creta |
| carefully adverbio | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | cuidadosamente |
| watercolour sustantivo | /ˈwɔ.tɜˌkʌ.lɜ/ | acuarela |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| give up verbo | rendirse, entregar |
| turn off verbo | apagar |
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| “Used to” used to + verbo — un hábito o estado pasado que ya no es cierto | used to paint · used to go |
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | I've come · I've had · I've attended |
| Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -ing | enjoyed painting · love walking |
| Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un plan o algo que se ve venir | I'm going to finish · it's going to be |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 26 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I've, I'd, there'll. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: exhibition /ɛksɪˈbɪʃən/, brush /bɹʌʃ/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: exhibition /ɛksɪˈbɪʃən/, watercolour /ˈwɔ.tɜˌkʌ.lɜ/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: desert /ˈdɛz.ɚt/, sunrise /ˈsʌnɹaɪz/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como lesson, exhibition, earn.
¿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.