Shadowing Practice: SPEAKING Flyers COLLINS - Tests 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

Creando lección...
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Now, here are the two pictures.
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My picture is nearly the same as yours,
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but some things are different.
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For example, in my picture,
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it's a sunny day, but in your picture, it's cloudy.
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I'm going to say something about my picture.
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You tell me how your picture is different.
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In my picture, there is one big purple tent.
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In my picture, there is one big purple tent and one small blue tent.
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In my picture, there are some apples in the tree.
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In my picture, there are some oranges in the tree.
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In my picture, there are two cows in the field.
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In my picture, there are two sheep in the field.
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Yay!
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In my picture, the man next to the tent is wearing a red sweater.
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In my picture, the man next to the tent is wearing a green sweater.
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In my picture, the woman in the chair is reading a book.
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In my picture, the woman in the chair is sleeping.
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In my picture, two boys are playing football.
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In my picture, a boy and a girl are playing football.
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Helen and Harry like going to restaurants.
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I don't know anything about Harry's favourite restaurant, but you do.
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So I'm going to ask you some questions.
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What's the name of Harry's favourite restaurant?
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Ben's Burgers.
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Is it expensive or cheap?
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It's cheap.
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How often does he visit?
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He visits every Saturday.
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What time does it close?
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It closes at ten o'clock.
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Is it near his home?
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Yes, it is.
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Now, you don't know anything about Helen's favourite restaurant,
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so you ask me some questions.
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What's the name of Helen's favourite restaurant?
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Pasta Place.
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Is it expensive or cheap?
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It's expensive.
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How often does she visit?
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She visits once a month.
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What time does it close?
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It closes at midnight.
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Is it near her home?
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No, it isn't.
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These pictures tell a story.
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It's called Mum and Richard's Interesting Picnic.
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Just look at the pictures first.
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It's a sunny day today,
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so Mum and Richard are getting ready for a picnic.
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Richard is helping Mum.
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Now you tell the story.
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Mum and Richard are driving in the countryside.
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They're singing and they're very happy.
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Mum and Richard are having a picnic.
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Mum is eating a sandwich.
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Richard is eating a cake.
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A cow is watching them.
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Mum and Richard are playing with a ball.
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They are not looking at the cow.
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The cow is near the picnic.
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The cow is looking at Mum's hat.
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The cow is eating mum's hat.
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Richard is laughing.
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Now mum is angry.
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Now let's talk about your school.
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How do you get to school?
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By bike.
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Where is your school?
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It's in the middle of London.
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Who's your teacher?
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My teacher is Mrs Hill.
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What's your favourite lesson?
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My favourite lesson is English.
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Tell me what you do at break time.
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I play football.
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I talk to my friends.
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I eat my snack.
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OK.
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Thank you.
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Goodbye.
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Goodbye.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel A1 se basa en el vídeo “SPEAKING Flyers COLLINS - Tests 1”. Las palabras que más se repiten: picture, mum, Richard, cow, favourite. Este vídeo tiene 82 frases y 495 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 8:42. El 84 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar. 14 de sus 82 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

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

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
tent sustantivo/tɛnt/tienda, toldo
picnic sustantivo/ˈpɪknɪk/jira, pícnic
lesson sustantivo/ˈlɛs.ən/lección
purple sustantivo/ˈpɝ.pl̩/morado, púrpura
goodbye/ɡʊdˈbaɪ/adiós, hasta luego
sunny adjetivo/ˈsʌni/asoleado, soleado
sweater sustantivo/ˈswɛtɚ/sudadera, suéter
midnight sustantivo/ˈmɪd(ˌ)naɪt/medianoche, madrugada
sheep sustantivo/ˈʃiːp/pusilánime, papanatas
cow sustantivo/kaʊ/vaca
countryside sustantivo/ˈkʌn.tɹiˌsaɪd/campo, campaña
pasta sustantivo/ˈpɑ.stə/pasta
snack sustantivo/snæk/tentempié, refrigerio
cloudy adjetivo/ˈklaʊ̯diː/nublado, nublo

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • I'm going to say something about my picture.
  • How do you get to school?
  • Where is your school?
  • What's your favourite lesson?

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos díasis wearing · is reading · is sleeping
Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un plan o algo que se ve venirI'm going to say · I'm going to ask

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 7 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, I'm, they're. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: sweater /ˈswɛtɚ/, snack /snæk/

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 tent, picnic, 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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