Shadowing Practice: Starter Toeic Listening Unit 11 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Unit 11 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 1.
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A. The gauge shows that the tank is empty.
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B. The gauge shows that the tank is half empty.
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C. The gauge shows that the tank is full, d.
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The gauge is square shaped.
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Number 2.
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a.
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The sign means "go straight".
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b.
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The sign means "Do not speed." c.
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The sign means "Do not touch." d The sign means touch.
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Number 3.
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A. This is a map.
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B. This is a television.
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c.
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This is a book.
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d.
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This is a blanket.
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Number four.
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A. The astronauts are in the rocket.
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B. The rocket is taking off.
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C. The people are taking pictures of the rocket.
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d.
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The rocket is landing.
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Number 5 A.
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The woman is looking around the microscope.
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b.
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She is looking for the microscope.
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C. She is looking through the microscope.
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d.
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The woman is looking at the microscope.
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one.
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A. The gauge shows that the tank is empty.
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B. The gauge shows that the tank is half empty.
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C. The gauge shows that the tank is full, d.
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The gauge is square shaped.
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Number 2: a.
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The sign means "go straight." b.
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The sign means "Do not speed." c.
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The sign means "Do not touch." d The sign means touch.
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Number 3.
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A. This is a map.
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B. This is a television.
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c.
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This is a book.
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d.
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This is a blanket.
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Number 4.
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A. The astronauts are in the rocket.
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B. The rocket is taking off.
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c.
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The people are taking pictures of the rocket.
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d.
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The rocket is landing.
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Number 5 A.
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The woman is looking around the microscope.
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b.
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She is looking for the microscope.
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C. She is looking through the microscope.
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d.
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The woman is looking at the microscope.
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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.
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Have you seen my calculator?
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I can't find it anywhere.
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a.
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It's on your desk.
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b.
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Thank you very much.
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c.
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That's great news!
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Number two.
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This fish is very strange looking.
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What is it?
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A. It's a fish.
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B. Don't look at it.
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C. It's a puffer fish.
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Number three.
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What is the name of the planet closest to Earth?
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A. It's Mars.
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B. My name is Jimmy.
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C. That's right.
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Number 4 How do you know so much about chemicals?
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A. I studied history.
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b.
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I studied chemistry.
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C. I studied English.
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Number 5.
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Can I borrow your telescope tomorrow night?
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A. I have two televisions.
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b.
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Sure, it's in my bedroom.
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c.
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No thanks, I'm busy.
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Number 1.
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Have you seen my calculator?
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I can't find it anywhere.
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a.
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It's on your desk.
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b.
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Thank you very much.
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c.
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That's great news!
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Number two.
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This fish is very strange looking.
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What is it?
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A. It's a fish.
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B. Don't look at it.
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C. It's a puffer fish.
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Number three.
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What is the name of the planet closest to Earth?
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A. It's Mars.
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B. My name is Jimmy.
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C. That's right.
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Number 4 How do you know so much about chemicals?
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A. I studied history.
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B. I studied chemistry.
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C. I studied English.
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Number 5.
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Can I borrow your telescope tomorrow night?
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A. I have two televisions.
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b.
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Sure, it's in my bedroom.
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C. No thanks, I'm busy.
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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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What's that book you are looking at?
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Who was the man in that picture?
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He looks familiar.
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That's Einstein.
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I'm sure you've seen lots of pictures of him before.
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He was a famous physicist.
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He studied physics.
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A physicist?
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He must have been smart to study physics.
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Physics is my worst subject in school.
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Yeah.
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I like physics and I still find it difficult.
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Number 1.
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What are the man and woman looking at?
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Number 2.
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What is true about the woman?
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Number three.
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What does the man think of physics?
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Questions four through six refer to the following conversation.
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My chemistry professor makes us wear eye protection.
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I hate it.
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I always feel so foolish with those big plastic glasses.
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Yes, but eye protection is very important so chemicals don't get in your eyes.
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A lot of those chemicals can cause serious damage to your eyes.
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Right.
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We usually wear goggles when we are using chemicals for experiments.
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I guess it is better to look silly than to hurt our eyes.
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Number 4.
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What is the eye protection made of?
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Number 5.
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According to the man, what do some chemicals do?
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Number 6.
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What does the man say?
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Questions 1 through 3 refer to the following conversation: What's that book you are looking at?
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Who was the man in that picture?
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He looks familiar.
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That's Einstein.
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I'm sure you've seen lots of pictures of him before.
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He was a famous physicist.
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He studied physics.
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A physicist?
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He must have been smart to study physics.
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Physics is my worst subject in school.
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Yeah.
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I like physics and I still find it difficult.
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Number 1.
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What are the man and woman looking at?
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Number 2.
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What is true about the woman?
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Number three.
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What does the man think of physics?
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Questions 4 through 6 refer to the following conversation.
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My chemistry professor makes us wear eye protection.
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I hate it.
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I always feel so foolish with those big plastic glasses.
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Yes, but eye protection is very important so chemicals don't get in your eyes.
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A lot of those chemicals can cause serious damage to your eyes.
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Right.
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We usually wear goggles when we are using chemicals for experiments.
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I guess it is better to look silly than to hurt our eyes.
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Number 4.
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What is the eye protection made of?
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Number 5.
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According to the man, what do some chemicals do?
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Number 6.
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What does the man say? in.
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Questions 1 through 3 refer to the following talk.
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Next year, I will be taking biology.
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However, to be honest, I really don't want to take biology.
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I used to enjoy biology.
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But next year I don't want to take it because we will have to dissect a worm, a frog, and a mouse.
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Frankly, the thought of cutting open a little frog or a mouse is pretty disgusting to me.
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I have never even touched a mouse before.
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I don't know if I can do it.
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I think that students should have the right to refuse to do animal experiments.
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I think we should be able to watch a video or look at pictures in a book instead.
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It is not necessary to kill animals for our studies.
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Maybe I can change my class from biology to geology.
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In geology, we study rocks.
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I don't mind cutting open a rock.
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Number 1.
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What does the speaker not like about biology?
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Number 2: Why does the speaker think geology would be better?
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Number 3.
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What three animals will the student have to dissect?
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Questions 4 through 6 refer to the following talk.
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I have been teaching astronomy at a private university for almost 15 years.
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I have always wanted to be an astronomer.
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Astronomers look at the stars and planets through giant telescopes.
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Even when I was a child, I used to go outside at night to look at the stars.
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I learned the names of the most important stars before I learned how to write.
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The university where I work as an astronomy teacher has a giant telescope.
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It is inside an observatory at the top of a small mountain near my university.
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Usually I go there on the weekends and watch the stars.
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Observatories with telescopes need to be in very quiet, dark places.
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like mountains because the lights from the cities can make the stars very hard to see.
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I get such a peaceful feeling when I look at the night sky.
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Number 4.
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What does the speaker do?
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Number 5.
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Where is the University's telescope located?
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Number 6.
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When does she visit the observatory?
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “Starter Toeic Listening Unit 11”. Las palabras que más se repiten: eye, chemicals, physics, picture, microscope. Este vídeo tiene 236 frases y 1306 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 15:03. El hablante habla despacio, unas 87 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. Solo el 77 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
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| microscope sustantivo | /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌskoʊp/ | microscopio |
| gauge sustantivo | /ˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/ | medida, patrón |
| rocket sustantivo | /ˈɹɑk.ɪt/ | motor de cohete, cohete |
| telescope sustantivo | /ˈtɛl.əˌskoʊp/ | telescopio, catalejo |
| biology sustantivo | /baɪˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ | biología |
| physicist sustantivo | /ˈfɪzɪsɪst/ | físico, física |
| observatory sustantivo | /əbˈzɜːvət(ə)ɹi/ | observatorio |
| geology sustantivo | /d͡ʒɪˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/ | geología |
| mouse sustantivo | /maʊs/ | ratón, laucha |
| astronomer sustantivo | /əˈstɹɒn.ə.mə/ | astrónomo, astrónoma |
| dissect verbo | /dɪˈsɛkt/ | disecar, diseccionar |
| goggles sustantivo | /ˈɡɑ.ɡəlz/ | anteojos de protección, gafas de protección |
| calculator sustantivo | /kæl.kjə.leɪ.tɚ/ | calculador, calculadora |
| astronaut sustantivo | /ˈæstɹəˌnɔt/ | astronauta |
| astronomy sustantivo | /əˈstɹɑ.nə.mi/ | astronomía |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| take off verbo | quitarse |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- Have you seen my calculator?
- I can't find it anywhere.
- Can I borrow your telescope tomorrow night?
- Sure, it's in my bedroom.
- What's that book you are looking at?
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| “Used to” used to + verbo — un hábito o estado pasado que ya no es cierto | used to enjoy · used to go |
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | you've seen · have never even touched · have always wanted |
| Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupo | the best · the most important |
| Consejo con “should” should + verbo — decir qué es buena idea | should have · should be |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 16 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, I'm, can't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: biology /baɪˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, observatory /əbˈzɜːvət(ə)ɹi/, geology /d͡ʒɪˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/, astronomer /əˈstɹɒn.ə.mə/, calculator /kæl.kjə.leɪ.tɚ/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: physicist /ˈfɪzɪsɪst/, observatory /əbˈzɜːvət(ə)ɹi/, goggles /ˈɡɑ.ɡəlz/
- /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: gauge /ˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/, biology /baɪˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, geology /d͡ʒɪˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como microscope, gauge, rocket.
¿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.