Shadowing Practice: Starter Toeic Listening Unit 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Starter Toeck 3rd Edition
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This is a picture of a bicycle.
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A. This is a picture of a motorcycle.
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B. This is a picture of a chair.
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C. This is a picture of a wheelchair.
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D. This is a picture of a bicycle.
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2. A.
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This man is wearing glasses.
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B. He is looking into a movie camera.
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C. He is using a computer.
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D. The man is checking his eyesight.
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A. This man is wearing glasses.
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B. He is looking into a movie camera.
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C. He is using a computer.
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D. The man is checking his eyesight.
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3. A.
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The woman has an injured arm.
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B. She has an injured knee.
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C. The woman has an injured foot.
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D. She injured her wrist.
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A. The woman has an injured arm.
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B. She has an injured knee.
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C. The woman has an injured foot.
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D. She injured her wrist.
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4...
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A. The woman is looking in a bottle.
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B. The woman is crying.
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C. She is looking into a telescope.
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D. She is putting medicine in her eye.
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A. The woman is looking in a bottle.
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B. The woman is crying.
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C. She is looking into a telescope.
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D. She is putting medicine in her eye.
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Number 5.
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A. The man in white is a doctor.
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B. The man in white is a businessman.
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C. The man in white is a cook.
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D. The man in white is a teacher.
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A. The man in white is a doctor.
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B. The man in white is a businessman.
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C. The man in white is a cook.
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D. The man in white is a teacher.
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Part 2.
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Questions and Responses Listen to the questions and choose the best answer.
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Number 1.
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I have a headache.
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Do we have any aspirin?
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A. Look in the medicine cabinet in the bathroom.
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B. She is on her way home.
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C. I feel fine.
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Number 2 Can I make a doctor's appointment for Monday, please?
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A. Monday is a weekday.
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B. Give the children some candy.
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C. Yes, is 2.30 OK?
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Number three.
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Do you have to study hard to become a dentist?
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A. Yes, it is a lot of work.
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B. The dentist's office is next to the barber shop.
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C. She will return tomorrow afternoon.
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Number 4.
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Can you recommend a good eye doctor?
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A. I wear glasses.
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B. Yes, I go to Dr. Park.
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C. Don't worry so much.
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You'll be fine.
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Number 5.
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She cut her finger.
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What should we do?
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A. There are six students in the class.
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B. I'd like a drink of water.
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C. It's not too deep.
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Cover it with a small bandage.
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Answer.
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Number 1.
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I have a headache.
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Do we have any aspirin?
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Number 2
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A. Monday is a weekday.
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B. Give the children some candy.
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C. Yes, is 2.30 OK?
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Number 3.
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Do you have to study hard to become a dentist?
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A. Yes, it is a lot of work.
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B. The dentist's office is next to the barber shop.
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C. She will return tomorrow afternoon.
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Number four.
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Can you recommend a good eye doctor?
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A. I wear glasses.
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B. Yes, I go to Dr. Park.
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C. Don't worry so much.
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You'll be fine.
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Number 5.
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She cut her finger.
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What should we do?
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A. There are six students in the class.
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B. I'd like a drink of water.
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C. It's not too deep.
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Cover it with a small bandage.
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Part 3.
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Short Conversations Choose the best answer to each question.
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Questions 1 through 3 refer to the following conversation.
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Ow!
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My tooth really hurts.
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Mary, you've had a toothache for over a week.
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You should go to the dentist.
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Why don't you make an appointment?
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I can't.
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I tried, but he's on vacation until Thursday.
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I'll have to wait two more days.
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Well, I guess you have no choice then.
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But be sure to call first thing Thursday.
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Number 1.
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What is wrong with Mary?
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Number 2.
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How long has Mary had the problem?
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Number 3.
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What day is it?
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Questions 1 through 3 refer to the following conversation.
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Ow!
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My tooth really hurts.
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Mary, you've had a toothache for over a week.
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You should go to the dentist.
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Why don't you make an appointment?
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I can't.
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I tried, but he's on vacation until Thursday.
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I'll have to wait two more days.
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Well, I guess you have no choice then.
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But be sure to call first thing Thursday.
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Number one.
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What is wrong with Mary?
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Number two.
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How long has Mary had the problem.
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Number 3.
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What day is it?
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Questions 4 through 6 refer to the following conversation.
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Mr. Thomas, look at the chart on the wall.
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Now, could you read the last line for me?
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Yes, it looks like A, F, R, P, Q, M, and X.
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Very good.
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Now, how about the second line?
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What can you see?
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It says T, S, M, Z, and K.
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That's perfect.
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Your eyesight is excellent.
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You don't need glasses at all.
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Come for another checkup in 12 months' time.
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Number 4.
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What kind of test is Mr. Thomas taking?
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Number 5.
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At the beginning of the conversation, which line does the doctor ask Thomas to read?
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Number 6.
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What is the last letter in the second line?
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Questions 4 through 6 refer to the following conversation.
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Mr. Thomas, look at the chart on the wall.
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Now, could you read the last line for me?
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Yes, it looks like A, F, R, P, Q, M, and X.
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Very good.
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Now, how about the second line?
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What can you see?
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It says T, S, M, Z, and K.
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That's perfect.
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Your eyesight is excellent.
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You don't need glasses at all.
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Come for another checkup in 12 months' time.
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Number 4.
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What kind of test is Mr. Thomas taking?
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Number 5.
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At the beginning of the conversation, which line does the doctor ask Thomas to read?
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Number 6.
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What is the last letter in the second line?
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Thank you.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 170 frases y 965 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 11:27. El hablante habla despacio, unas 84 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 78 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

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

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
refer verbo/ɹɪˈfɜː/referir, remitir
dentist sustantivo/ˈdɛntɪst/dentista, odontólogo
finger sustantivo/ˈfɪŋɡɚ/dedo, alambres
chart sustantivo/t͡ʃɑɹt/chart
vacation sustantivo/veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/vacaciones, vacación
knee sustantivo/ni/rodilla, hinojo
candy sustantivo/ˈkæn.di/caramelo, dulce
tooth sustantivo/tuθ/diente, leva
wrist sustantivo/ɹɪst/muñeca
bicycle sustantivo/ˈbaɪsɪk(ə)l/bicicleta, bici
headache sustantivo/ˈhɛdeɪk/dolor de cabeza, cefalea
businessman sustantivo/ˈbɪznəsmæn/hombre de negocios, empresario
barber sustantivo/ˈbɑɹ.bɚ/barbero, peluquero
telescope sustantivo/ˈtɛl.əˌskoʊp/telescopio, catalejo
litter sustantivo/ˈlɪt.ɚ/cama, lecho

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Consejo con “should” should + verbo — decir qué es buena ideashould we do · should go
Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupothe best
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos díasis wearing · is looking · is using
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónwill return · You'll be · I'll have

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 16 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, can't, I'd. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “th”: tooth /tuθ/, toothache /ˈtuθˌeɪk/

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 refer, dentist, finger.

¿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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