Shadowing Practice: Succeed in starters test 1 part 1 2 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hello, this is the Cambridge English Starters Listening Test 1.
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you Part 1.
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Look at part one.
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Now look at the picture.
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Listen and look.
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There is one example.
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Here's a photo of me and my friends, Miss Brown.
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Oh yes!
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Who's that?
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The boy with the ball?
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His name's Nick.
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He's kicking a ball.
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Nick loves football.
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That's good.
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Can you see the line?
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This is an example.
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Now you listen and draw lines.
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One.
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There are two girls here One is standing and one is sitting on the street.
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Who's the girl in the brown boots?
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Is she wearing a red dress?
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Yes, she is.
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This is Alice.
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She's very nice.
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Two.
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And the girl next to Alice is Jill.
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Is Jill reading a book?
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Yes, she loves reading.
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So do I.
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3. that's a beautiful dog yes that's tom's dog Is Tom sitting next to the dog?
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Yes, that's right.
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He's looking at him.
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4. Who's the boy with the skateboard?
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Is this boy wearing a hat?
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Yes.
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That's my friend Dan.
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Skateboarding is Dan's favourite hobby.
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5. And what's the boy's name?
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He's running.
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Has he got black hair or brown hair?
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Oh, he's got black hair.
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His name's Matt.
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Matt is very funny.
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Now listen to part one again.
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One.
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There are two girls here.
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One is standing and one is sitting on the street.
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Who's the girl in the brown boots?
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Is she wearing a red dress?
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Yes, she is.
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This is Alice.
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She's very nice.
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2. And the girl next to Alice is Jill.
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Is Jill reading a book?
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Yes, she loves reading.
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So do I.
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3. That's a beautiful dog.
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Yes, that's Tom's dog.
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Is Tom sitting next to the dog?
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Yes, that's right.
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He's looking at him.
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4. Who's the boy with the skateboard?
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Is this boy wearing a hat?
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Yes.
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That's my friend Dan.
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Skateboarding is Dan's favourite hobby.
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5. And what's the boy's name?
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He's running!
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Has he got black hair or brown hair?
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Oh, he's got black hair.
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His name's Matt.
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Matt is very funny.
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That is the end of part one.
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Part 2.
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Look at the picture.
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Listen and write a name or a number.
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There are two examples.
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Hello Tom, is that your robot?
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Yes, his name is Alex, it's my favourite toy.
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Can you spell his name?
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Yes I can.
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It's A -L -E -X.
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How old are you, Tom?
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I'm ten.
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Ten?
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That's right.
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Can you see the answers?
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Now you listen and write a name or number.
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One.
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And how old is your robot?
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He's three years old.
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Sorry, how old is Alex?
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Three.
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you Thank you.
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you you you you you 2.
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Have you got a sister?
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Yes, her name is Lucy.
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Is that L -U -C -Y?
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That's right.
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3. Have you got many friends at school?
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Yes, lots.
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I have 8 friends.
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Eight That is a lot!
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Yes, it's nice to have good friends.
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4. Has Alex got a friend?
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Yes, his friend's name is Sue.
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How do you spell that?
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S -U -E 5.
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What can Alex do?
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He can write numbers.
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How many numbers can he write?
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15. Sorry, 15?
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That's right.
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Now listen to part two again.
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One.
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And how old is your robot?
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He's three years old.
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Sorry?
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How old is Alex?
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Three Thank you.
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you 2.
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Have you got a sister?
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Yes, her name is Lucy.
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Is that L -U -C -Y?
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That's right.
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you you 3.
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Have you got many friends at school?
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Yes, lots.
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I have eight friends.
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Eight That is a lot.
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Yes, it's nice to have good friends.
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you you 4.
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Has Alex got a friend?
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Yes, his friend's name is Sue.
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How do you spell that?
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S -U -E you Thank you.
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Thank you.
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5. What can Alex do?
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He can write numbers.
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How many numbers can he write?
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Fifteen.
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Sorry?
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Fifteen?
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That's right.
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That is the end of part two.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel A1 se basa en el vídeo “Succeed in starters test 1 part 1 2”. Las palabras que más se repiten: Alex, write, listen, hair, dog. Este vídeo tiene 146 frases y 643 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 8:41. El hablante habla despacio, unas 74 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 88 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es fácil de seguir. 46 de sus 146 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
spell sustantivo/spɛl/hechizo, conjuro
robot sustantivo/ˈɹoʊ.bɑt/robot
boot sustantivo/but/bota
hobby sustantivo/ˈhɑ.bi/afición, hobby
skateboard sustantivo/ˈskeɪt.bɔɹd/monopatín, patineta
favourite adjetivo/ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/favorito, preferido
wear verbo/wɛ(ə)ɹ/llevar (puesto), vestir
sit verbo/sɪt/sentarse, estar sentado
sister sustantivo/ˈsɪs.tɚ/hermana, sor
dress verbo/dɹɛs/ir / andar vestido (de / con), ataviar
hello/hɛˈloʊ/hola, holi
photo verbo/ˈfəʊ̯.təʊ̯/instantánea
draw verbo/dɹɑ/confiar, empatar
kick verbo/kɪk/dar una patada, dar un puntapié

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • Can you see the line?
  • Can you spell his name?
  • Can you see the answers?
  • Have you got a sister?
  • Have you got many friends at school?

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -ingloves reading
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos díasis standing

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: spell /spɛl/, skateboard /ˈskeɪt.bɔɹd/
  • /h/ — una aspiración suave, no la “j”: hobby /ˈhɑ.bi/, hello /hɛˈloʊ/

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 spell, robot, boot.

¿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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