Shadowing Practice: Starter Toeic Listening Unit 10 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Unit 10 Part 1.
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Picture description.
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Choose the statement that best describes what you see in the picture.
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Number one.
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A. The plates are full of food.
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B. The man and woman have finished eating.
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C. The man has already eaten.
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D. The woman has no food.
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Number 2 a The coffee cup has a spoon in it b.
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The coffee cup is empty.
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C. A man is drinking coffee.
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d.
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A woman is drinking coffee.
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Number 3.
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A. The dishes are next to the sink.
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b.
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The sink is full of dishes.
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C. The dishes are broken.
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d.
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The sink is full of water.
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Number four.
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A. The man is preparing food.
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B. The man is drying dishes.
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C. The man is eating lunch.
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D. The man is cleaning the kitchen.
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Number 5.
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A. The woman is eating lunch with friends.
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b.
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The woman is eating at home.
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c.
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The woman doesn't have a fork.
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d.
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The woman is holding a fork.
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Number one.
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A. The plates are full of food.
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B. The man and woman have finished eating.
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C. The man has already eaten.
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D. The woman has no food.
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Number 2.
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A. The coffee cup has a spoon in it b.
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The coffee cup is empty.
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C. A man is drinking coffee.
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d.
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A woman is drinking coffee.
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Number 3.
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a.
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The dishes are next to the sink.
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B. The sink is full of dishes.
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c.
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The dishes are broken.
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d.
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The sink is full of water.
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Number 4.
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A. The man is preparing food.
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B. The man is drying dishes.
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C. The man is eating lunch.
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D. The man is cleaning the kitchen.
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Number 5.
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A. The woman is eating lunch with friends.
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b.
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The woman is eating at home.
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c.
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The woman doesn't have a fork.
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d.
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The woman is holding a fork.
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Part 2.
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Questions and Responses.
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Listen to the questions and choose the best answer.
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Number 1. Are you hungry?
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a.
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I eat breakfast every day.
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b.
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Yes, let's eat something c.
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Yes, I already ate, thank you.
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Number two.
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What is in your sandwich?
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A. Cheese and tomato.
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B. This is my sandwich.
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C. I often eat sandwiches.
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Number 3. Do you eat meat?
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A. No. I'm a vegetarian.
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B. Beef and pork are meats.
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C. No, I don't have any meat.
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Number 4 How was that new restaurant?
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a.
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I never eat in restaurants.
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B. The food was okay, but the service was poor.
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c.
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It's an Italian restaurant.
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Number 5.
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What time is dinner?
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A. Let's have dinner tomorrow.
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b.
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It's dinner time c.
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It's at seven.
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1. Are you hungry?
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a.
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I eat breakfast every day.
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b.
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Yes, let's eat something c.
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Yes, I already ate.
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Thank you.
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Number two.
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What is in your sandwich?
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A. Cheese and tomato.
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B. This is my sandwich.
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C. I often eat sandwiches.
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Number 3. Do you eat meat?
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A. No, I'm a vegetarian.
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B. Beef and pork are meats.
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C. No, I don't have any meat.
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Number 4 How was that new restaurant?
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A. I never eat in restaurants.
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B. The food was okay, but the service was poor.
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c.
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It's an Italian restaurant.
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Number 5.
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What time is dinner?
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a.
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Let's have dinner tomorrow.
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b.
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It's dinner time c.
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It's at seven.
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Part 3.
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Short Conversations.
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Choose the best answer to each question.
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Questions 1 through 3 refer to the following conversation.
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I don't know where to take my girlfriend for dinner tonight.
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We always go to the same places and I'm getting fed up of them.
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I want to go somewhere different.
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How about a nice French restaurant?
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That would make a nice change for you.
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I know a good place if you are interested.
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No. Thanks, but I can't afford that kind of place.
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I guess we'll just have to go to one of our regular places.
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Number 1.
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Why does the man want to take his girlfriend to another place?
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Number 2.
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What does the woman suggest he do?
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Number 3.
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Why doesn't he go where the woman suggests?
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Questions 4 through 6 refer to the following conversation.
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I'm so hungry.
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I didn't have time for breakfast this morning.
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I'm having a hard time waking up early enough these days.
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You didn't eat lunch either, did you?
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It's not good to skip meals.
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Nutritionists say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
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Yeah, I know all that stuff, but I was so busy today.
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I have a deadline for an order and I'm trying to finish writing a report, too.
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Number 4.
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What is wrong with the woman?
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Number 5.
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What does the man tell the woman?
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Number 6.
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What is true about the woman?
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1 through 3 refer to the following conversation.
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I don't know where to take my girlfriend for dinner tonight.
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We always go to the same places and I'm getting fed up of them.
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I want to go somewhere different.
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How about a nice French restaurant?
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That would make a nice change for you.
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I know a good place if you are interested.
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No. Thanks, but I can't afford that kind of place.
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I guess we'll just have to go to one of our regular places.
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Number 1.
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Why does the man want to take his girlfriend to another place?
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Number 2.
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What does the woman suggest he do?
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Number 3.
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Why doesn't he go where the woman suggests?
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Questions 4 through 6 refer to the following conversation.
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I'm so hungry.
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I didn't have time for breakfast this morning.
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I'm having a hard time waking up early enough these days.
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You didn't eat lunch either, did you?
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It's not good to skip meals.
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Nutritionists say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
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Yeah, I know all that stuff, but I was so busy today.
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I have a deadline for an order and I'm trying to finish writing a report, too.
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Number 4.
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What is wrong with the woman?
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Number 5.
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What does the man tell the woman?
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Number 6.
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What is true about the woman?
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Part 4.
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Short Talks Choose the best answer to each question.
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Questions 1 through 3 refer to the following instructions: This is a very simple recipe to make.
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I know that all of you watching at home will be surprised just how easy it is.
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You might like to make it together with your children.
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They can help you, and it's always fun to cook things together.
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In fact, My mother taught me how to make this dish when I was only seven years old.
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Even as a child, I was able to make it with no difficulties.
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If you do try this with your children, I recommend that you cut up the ingredients first.
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You don't want to risk any accidents with sharp knives.
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Okay, back to the recipe.
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It only takes 20 minutes, and best of all, it is good for you too.
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Number 1.
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What is the woman going to do?
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Number 2 When did she first make the dish?
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Number 3.
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How long does the recipe take to make?
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Questions 4 through 6 refer to the following advice: Eating well is so important these days.
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There are so many choices, and so many different ideas on what is healthy and what is not.
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so it can get a little confusing.
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Well?
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If you want to live a long and healthy life, You need to watch what you eat.
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Too many sugary snacks and sugary drinks will rot your teeth, and could make you gain weight.
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So, It is better to eat fruit or vegetable sticks between meals.
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and to drink water.
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or sugar -free juices.
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Also, You should try to avoid fatty foods such as potato chips and pastries.
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Eat as many vegetables as you like.
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and eat a lot of fruit too.
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Whole grain breads and pastas are also good.
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If you combine this healthy eating with regular exercise, you will live a long and healthy life.
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Number 4.
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What is the man talking about?
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Number 5.
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Which of the following foods did the man not mention?
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Number 6.
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According to the man, what should you drink?

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel A2 se basa en el vídeo “Starter Toeic Listening Unit 10”. Las palabras que más se repiten: eat, eating, dishes, restaurant, dinner. Este vídeo tiene 223 frases y 1318 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 14:48. El hablante habla despacio, unas 89 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 80 % 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
dish sustantivo/dɪʃ/vajilla
refer verbo/ɹɪˈfɜː/referir, remitir
sink verbo/ˈsɪŋk/hundir, afondar
meal sustantivo/ˈmiːl/comida, pitanza
hungry adjetivo/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/hambriento, tener hambre
fork sustantivo/fɔɹk/tenedor, trinche
recipe sustantivo/ˈɹɛs.ɪ.pi/receta
skip verbo/skɪp/saltar
deadline sustantivo/ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/plazo, expiración/caducidad de/del plazo
vegetable sustantivo/ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/verdura, legumbre
spoon sustantivo/spuːn/cuchara
tomato sustantivo/təˈmeɪ.toʊ/tomate, jitomate
vegetarian sustantivo/vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/vegetariano, vegetariana
sharp adjetivo/ʃɑɹp/agudo, afilado
knife sustantivo/ˈnaɪ̯f/cuchillo

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
wake up verbo/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/despertarse, recordar
cut up verbopicar, trinchar

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • Yes, let's eat something c.
  • What is in your sandwich?
  • Do you eat meat?
  • You didn't eat lunch either, did you?
  • According to the man, what should you drink?

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahorahave finished · has already eaten
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo haceare broken
Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupothe best · the most important
Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -ingfinished eating · finish writing

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 27 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, don't, didn't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: dish /dɪʃ/, sharp /ʃɑɹp/, instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/, nutritionist /njuːˈtɹɪʃ.ənɪst/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: vegetarian /vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/, difficulty /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/, ingredient /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/, nutritionist /njuːˈtɹɪʃ.ənɪst/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: skip /skɪp/, spoon /spuːn/, snack /snæk/
  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: vegetable /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/, vegetarian /vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/
  • /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: sandwich /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/, vegetable /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/, vegetarian /vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/, juice /d͡ʒuːs/

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 dish, refer, sink.

¿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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