Shadowing Practice: Ready for A2 key for Schools - Listening Part 1 - Test 1 (Transcript + Key) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Parts 1.
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Now look at the instructions for part one.
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For each question, choose the correct picture.
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One.
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What time does Greta have her tennis match?
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Mum, are you going to your chess course?
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Yes.
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It's at quarter to three.
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Why?
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I'm playing tennis with Martha this afternoon.
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Could you give me a lift to the court before your course?
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I need to be there by twenty past two.
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Oh, OK then.
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But let's hurry up, it's already ten to two.
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Now listen again.
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Mum, are you going to your chess course?
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Yes.
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It's at quarter to three.
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Why?
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I'm playing tennis with Martha this afternoon.
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Could you give me a lift to the court before your course?
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I need to be there by twenty past two.
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Oh, OK then.
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But let's hurry up, it's already 10 to 2.
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Two.
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What will Tom do next Tuesday?
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Have you been to the new swimming pool?
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It's really cool.
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I went there on Saturday.
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Great.
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Why don't we go there together next Tuesday afternoon, Tom?
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I'd love to, but I have a guitar lesson on that day.
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If you want, we can go with Katie on Thursday, if she doesn't have her dance class.
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Okay, I'll ask Katie then.
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Now, listen again.
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Have you been to the new swimming pool?
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It's really cool.
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I went there on Saturday.
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Great!
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Why don't we go there together next Tuesday afternoon, Tom?
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I'd love to, but I have a guitar lesson on that day.
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If you want, we can go with Katie on Thursday, if she doesn't have her dance class.
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Okay, I'll ask Katie then.
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3. What did the girl do yesterday?
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Did you go to Mandy's party yesterday?
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I wanted to, but I had a French test this morning, so I had to study all afternoon.
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But what did you do yesterday?
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I went to a restaurant with my family.
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We wanted to celebrate my grandma's birthday.
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Great!
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How old is she?
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Seventy.
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Now listen again.
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Did you go to Mandy's party yesterday?
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I wanted to, but I had a French test this morning, so I had to study all afternoon.
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But what did you do yesterday?
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I went to a restaurant with my family.
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We wanted to celebrate my grandma's birthday.
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Great!
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How old is she?
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Seventy.
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4. How's the boy going home from the station tomorrow?
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I don't know how to get home from the station tomorrow evening.
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The buses stopped early.
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Isn't your dad going to pick you up?
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Unfortunately, he'll be at work, and my mother isn't in town.
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Don't worry.
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I'll ask my brother.
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He's having dinner with my aunt tomorrow.
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She lives near the station.
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I'm sure he can meet you there and drive you home.
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Thanks, Emma.
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Now listen again.
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I don't know how to get home from the station tomorrow evening.
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The buses stop early.
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Isn't your dad going to pick you up?
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Unfortunately, he'll be at work and my mother isn't in town.
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Don't worry, I'll ask my brother, he's having dinner with my aunt tomorrow.
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She lives near the station.
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I'm sure he can meet you there and drive you home.
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Thanks, Emma.
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5. What is the girl going to eat?
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Have you decided what you want?
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The chicken is very good.
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Hmm.
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I'd like to have something light.
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I'm playing volleyball this afternoon.
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How about fruit salad?
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I tried it yesterday for dessert and it tasted delicious.
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Actually...
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I don't really like having sweet foods for lunch.
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I think I'll try the fish soup.
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I'll have chicken again.
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Now, listen again.
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Have you decided what you want?
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The chicken is very good.
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Hmm.
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I'd like to have something light.
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I'm playing volleyball this afternoon.
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How about fruit salad?
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I tried it yesterday for dessert and it tasted delicious.
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Actually, I don't really like having sweet foods for lunch.
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I think I'll try the fish soup.
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I'll have chicken again.
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That is the end of part one.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 105 frases y 658 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 5:27. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 121 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 84 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

13 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
tennis sustantivo/ˈtɛnɪs/tenis
guitar sustantivo/ɡɪˈtɑɹ/guitarra, jarana
lesson sustantivo/ˈlɛs.ən/lección
delicious adjetivo/dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/delicioso, sabroso
swim verbo/swɪm/nadar
aunt sustantivo/ɑːnt/tía
salad sustantivo/ˈsæl.əd/ensalada
soup sustantivo/sup/sopa, caldo
hurry verbo/ˈhʌ.ɹi/apresurarse, apurarse
chess sustantivo/t͡ʃɛs/ajedrez, escaques
volleyball sustantivo/ˈvɒlibɔ(ː)l/balón voleibolista, pelota de vóleibol
dessert sustantivo/dɪˈzɝt/dulce, postre
instruction sustantivo/ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/instrucción

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónwill Tom · I'll ask · he'll be
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos díasI'm playing
Obligación: must / have to / need to decir que algo es necesarioneed to be · had to study

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 34 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, I'll, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/

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 tennis, guitar, lesson.

¿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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