Shadowing Practice: PET 8 Listening Part 3 Test 1 (Transcript + Key) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Now turn to part three, questions 14 to 19.
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You will hear an announcement about a train trip through a desert.
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For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space.
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You now have 20 seconds to look at part three.
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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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Hi, everyone.
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I'd like to welcome you aboard our train trip through high desert scenery.
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The train that you are sitting in was built in 1933, so it's really old, but very comfortable.
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Our trip today lasts one and a half hours, and we will travel at a speed of about 15 miles an hour.
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The train climbs uphill for the first 45 minutes and then makes its way down to a town called Oldsville.
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In the 20th century, oil was discovered here, and an important industry developed.
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It didn't last long, however, and tourism is the biggest industry these days.
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There's lots to see in the town.
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On the journey, you won't see any animals during the daytime because it's too hot, but you should look out for beautiful desert plants right next to the track,
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although at this height there are no trees.
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At one point, we go over an old wooden bridge.
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People get worried because it's noisy, but it's quite safe.
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There's no river under the bridge, but you can see some large, colorful rocks.
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They're fantastic.
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We don't make any stops on the trip because all the stations were closed long ago.
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The route is kept open by local people who love the history of the railway, and at the far end of our coach there's a small store.
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This store is really special and sells souvenirs which you can't buy anywhere else.
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The other things which we sell during your ride are drinks and snacks.
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Unfortunately, the machine selling these is broken, so once we're underway, I'll be walking down the coach with everything in a basket.
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So stop me if you want anything.
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Enjoy your trip.
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Now listen again.
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Hi, everyone.
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I'd like to welcome you aboard our train trip through high desert scenery.
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The train that you are sitting in was built in 1933, so it's really old but very comfortable.
33
Our trip today lasts one and a half hours, and we will travel at a speed of about 15 miles an hour.
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The train climbs uphill for the first 45 minutes and then makes its way down to a town called Oldsville.
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In the 20th century, oil was discovered here, and an important industry developed.
36
It didn't last long, however, and tourism is the biggest industry these days.
37
There's lots to see in the town.
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On the journey, you won't see any animals during the daytime because it's too hot, But you should look out for beautiful desert plants right next to the track,
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although at this height there are no trees.
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At one point, we go over an old wooden bridge.
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People get worried because it's noisy, but it's quite safe.
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There's no river under the bridge, but you can see some large, colorful rocks.
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They're fantastic.
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We don't make any stops on the trip because all the stations were closed long ago.
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The route is kept open by local people who love the history of the railway, and at the far end of our coach, there's a small store.
46
This store is really special and sells souvenirs which you can't buy anywhere else.
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The other things which we sell during your ride are drinks and snacks.
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Unfortunately, the machine selling these is broken, so once we're underway, I'll be walking down the coach with everything in a basket.
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So stop me if you want anything.
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Enjoy your trip.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 50 frases y 617 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 4:44. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 130 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 89 % 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
desert sustantivo/ˈdɛz.ɚt/desierto
railway sustantivo/ˈɹeɪlˌweɪ/ferrocarril, ferrovía
discover verbo/dɪˈskʌvə/descubrir
wooden adjetivo/ˈwʊdn̩/de madera
tourism sustantivo/ˈtʊɹɪzəm/turismo
climb verbo/ˈklaɪ̯m/escalar, subir
aboard adverbio/əˈbɔɹd/a bordo
basket sustantivo/ˈbæskɪt/cesta, cesto
snack sustantivo/snæk/tentempié, refrigerio
underway adverbio/ʌndəɹˈweɪ/en curso, en marcha
colorful adjetivo/ˈkʌl.əɹ.fl̩/lleno, de color
scenery sustantivo/ˈsiːnəɹi/paisaje, estampa
noisy adjetivo/ˈnɔɪzi/ruidoso
daytime sustantivo/ˈdeɪtaɪm/día
carefully adverbio/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/cuidadosamente

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
go over verbosentar, pasar

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 hacewas built · was discovered · were closed
Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosapeople who love
Consejo con “should” should + verbo — decir qué es buena ideashould look
Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupothe biggest

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 16 contracciones y formas reducidas, como can't, didn'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 desert, railway, discover.

¿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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