Shadowing Practice: PREPARE 2 - UNIT 7 - LiSTENING - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Track 59 This happened six months ago.
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I went to Scotland for a holiday with my family.
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We went to a small island
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and it took a very long time to get there we left home in the evening
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and took a taxi to the train station first we bought
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a ticket then we got on the train it was a special train with beds and we slept really well
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anyway we arrived in Scotland in the morning we had some breakfast and then we got on a coach
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I sat next to my brother He ate sweets and listened to loud music all the way
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When we got off the coach, we got onto a boat I enjoyed it,
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but my brother didn't feel very well Mum said it was because of all the sweets Then, when we arrived at the island,
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we caught a bus to our hotel Well, it's funny, we now know there's an airport on the island and you can fly there.
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Next time we'll do that.
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Track 59 This happened six months ago.
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I went to Scotland for a holiday with my family.
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We went to a small island and it took a very long time to get there.
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We left home in the evening and took a taxi to the train station.
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First we bought a ticket, then we got on the train.
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It was a special train with beds and we slept really well.
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Anyway we arrived in Scotland in the morning.
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We had some breakfast and then we got on a coach.
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I sat next to my brother.
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He ate sweets and listened to loud music all the way.
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when we got off the coach we got onto a boat I enjoyed it
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but my brother didn't feel very well mum said it was
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because of all the sweets then
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when we arrived at the island we caught a bus to
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our hotel it's funny we now know there's an airport on the island
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and you can fly there next time we'll do that
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Track 7 Hi Paul, how was your holiday?
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Oh, hi Rebecca.
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Yeah, it was great.
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How was yours?
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Good, thanks.
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Where did you go?
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Spain.
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Really?
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Yes.
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Why?
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I went to Spain too.
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That's amazing.
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We were there at the same time.
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How long did you go for?
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Two weeks. And you?
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Only a week.
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Who did you go with?
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I went with my parents.
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What about you?
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I went with my mum and my brother.
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My dad didn't come.
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We stayed in a great hotel near the beach in Valencia.
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There was a brilliant swimming pool there too.
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Where did you stay?
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Oh, we went camping near Barcelona.
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I loved it.
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The campsite was great and the weather was really good.
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Did you try Spanish food?
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Yes, I did.
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I love Spanish food.
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We had it every day.
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Hey, actually, I bought you a present.
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Here you are.
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Oh, that's nice of you.
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What is it?
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It's manchego.
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It's a Spanish cheese.
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It's lovely.
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Thank you.
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Track seven.
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Hi, Paul.
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How was your holiday?
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Oh, hi, Rebecca.
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Yeah, it was great.
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How was yours?
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Good, thanks.
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Where did you go?
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Spain.
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Really?
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Yes.
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Why?
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I went to Spain too.
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that's amazing we were there at the same time how long did you go for two weeks
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and you only a week who did you go with i
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went with my parents what about you i went with my mum
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and my brother my dad didn't come we stayed in a
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great hotel near the beach in valencia there was a brilliant swimming pool there too.
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Where did you stay?
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Oh, we went camping near Barcelona.
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I loved it.
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The campsite was great and the weather was really good.
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Did you try Spanish food?
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Yes, I did.
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I love Spanish food.
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We had it every day.
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Actually, I bought you a present.
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Here you are Oh, that's nice of you What is it?
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It's manchego It's a Spanish cheese It's lovely, thank you
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Track 7 Hi Paul,
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how was your holiday? oh hi Rebecca yeah it was great
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how was yours good thanks where did you go Spain really
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yes why I went to Spain too that's amazing we were
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there at the same time how long did you go for two weeks
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and you only a week who did you go with I went with my parents.
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What about you?
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I went with my mum and my brother.
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My dad didn't come.
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We stayed in a great hotel near the beach in Valencia.
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There was a brilliant swimming pool there too.
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Where did you stay?
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Oh, we went camping near Barcelona.
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I loved it.
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The campsite was great and the weather was really good.
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did you try spanish food yes i did i love spanish food we had it every day
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actually i bought you a present here you are oh that's nice of you
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uh what is it it's manchego it's a spanish cheese it's lovely thank you
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Track 7 Hi Paul, how was your holiday?
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Oh, hi Rebecca.
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Yeah, it was great.
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How was yours?
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Good, thanks.
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Where did you go?
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Spain.
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Really?
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Yes.
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Why?
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I went to Spain too!
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That's amazing!
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We were there at the same time.
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How long did you go for?
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Two weeks. And you?
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Only a week.
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Who did you go with?
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I went with my parents.
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What about you?
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I went with my mum and my brother.
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My dad didn't come.
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We stayed in a great hotel near the beach in Valencia.
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There was a brilliant swimming pool there too.
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Where did you stay?
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Oh, we went camping near Barcelona.
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I loved it.
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The campsite was great and the weather was really good.
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Did you try Spanish food?
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Yes, I did.
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I love Spanish food.
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We had it every day.
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Actually, I bought you a present.
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Here you are.
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Oh, that's nice of you.
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What is it?
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It's manchego.
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It's a Spanish cheese.
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It's lovely.
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Thank you.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel A2 se basa en el vídeo “PREPARE 2 - UNIT 7 - LiSTENING”. Las palabras que más se repiten: spanish, Spain, brother, mum, holiday. Este vídeo tiene 153 frases y 1004 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 9:37. El hablante habla despacio, unas 104 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. 35 de sus 153 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
arrive verbo/əˈɹaɪv/llegar, arribar
swim verbo/swɪm/nadar
taxi sustantivo/ˈtæksi/taxi, taxímetro
campsite sustantivo/ˈkæmpˌsaɪt/camping, campamento
holiday sustantivo/ˈhɑləˌdeɪ/festividad, fiesta
pool sustantivo/puːl/poza, pileta
cheese sustantivo/t͡ʃiz/queso
brilliant adjetivo/ˈbɹɪl.jənt/brillante
breakfast sustantivo/ˈbɹeɪkˌfæst/desayuno, parva
ticket sustantivo/ˈtɪk.ɪt/entrada, boleto
loud adjetivo/ˈlaʊ̯d/ruidoso, estrepitoso
train sustantivo/ˈtɹeɪn/cola
hotel sustantivo/həʊˈtɛl/hotel, albergue
coach sustantivo/koʊt͡ʃ/coche, vagón
beach sustantivo/ˈbiːt͡ʃ/playa, playero

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
get off verbobajarse

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • Next time we'll do that.
  • Where did you go?
  • How long did you go for?
  • Who did you go with?
  • Where did you stay?

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 8 contracciones y formas reducidas, como didn't, we'll. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: spanish /ˈspæn.ɪʃ/, station /ˈsteɪʃən/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: swim /swɪm/, spanish /ˈspæn.ɪʃ/, sweet /swit/, station /ˈsteɪʃən/
  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: arrive /əˈɹaɪv/, lovely /ˈlʌv.li/
  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: cheese /t͡ʃiz/, yours /jɔɹz/

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 arrive, swim, taxi.

¿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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