Shadowing Practice: Tactics for Listening Third Edition Basic Unit 14 Small Talk - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Oh, hello, Michael.
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I haven't seen you in ages.
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How is everything with you these days?
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It's been great seeing you again.
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Gee, look at the time.
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I've got to run.
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Talk to you later.
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3. How are you, anyway?
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It's so nice to see you.
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What have you been doing lately?
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4. It's been really nice talking to you.
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Let's get together again soon, okay?
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5. Oh, hi.
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I've been thinking about you.
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I haven't seen you in such a long time.
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How's everything?
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6. Where have you been?
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It's been ages.
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How's it going with you?
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7. Listen, I hope to see you again soon.
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Let's have lunch sometime, okay?
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8. How have you been?
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And how's your family?
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It's so nice to see you again.
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Listening to Hey, how's it going?
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Are you enjoying the party?
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Yes, I am.
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The people here are really nice.
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Really?
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Everyone is so friendly.
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Hi, Tim.
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How's everything?
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Everything's fine, thanks.
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Hey, hear that?
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That's Taylor Swift.
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Isn't she great?
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Yes, she's really good.
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3. Who's that over there?
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Have you met her?
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No, I haven't met her before, but I think I will now.
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Nice talking to you.
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4. So how are you, anyway?
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Okay.
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Not too bad.
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How's everything at work?
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Fine, but I'm very busy.
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I have to work late nearly every night.
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5. I think I'll get something to eat.
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The food looks good.
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Can I get you something?
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No, I'm not hungry right now.
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Thanks.
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Okay.
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Talk to you later.
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6. Hey, hi.
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I've been thinking about you.
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I haven't seen you in ages.
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Did you have a good trip?
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Yeah, it was great.
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I took a train across Canada.
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Then I drove to Disneyland.
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Wow, that's great.
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7. Hey, great to see you.
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How have you been?
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Fine, thanks.
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How are your parents?
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Oh, Mom and Dad are fine, thanks.
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Mom just started a new job.
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Oh, really?
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8. Hi, how have you been?
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Oh, fine, thanks.
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Do you know everyone here?
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Yeah, almost everyone.
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Listening to One Hey, how's it going?
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Are you enjoying the party?
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Yes, I am.
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The people here are really nice.
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Really?
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Everyone is so friendly.
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2. Hi Tim, how's everything?
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Everything's fine, thanks.
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Hey, hear that?
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That's Taylor Swift.
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Isn't she great?
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Yes, she's really good.
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3. Who's that over there?
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Have you met her?
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No, I haven't met her before, but I think I will now.
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Nice talking to you.
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Four.
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So how are you, anyway?
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Okay.
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Not too bad.
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How's everything at work?
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Fine, but I'm very busy.
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I have to work late nearly every night.
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Five.
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I think I'll get something to eat.
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The food looks good.
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Can I get you something?
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No, I'm not hungry right now.
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Thanks.
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Okay.
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Talk to you later.
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6. Hey, hi.
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I've been thinking about you.
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I haven't seen you in ages.
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Did you have a good trip?
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Yeah, it was great.
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I took a train across Canada.
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Then I drove to Disneyland.
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Wow, that's great.
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Seven.
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Hey, great to see you.
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How have you been?
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Fine, thanks.
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How are your parents?
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Oh, Mom and Dad are fine, thanks.
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Mom just started a new job.
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Oh, really?
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Eight.
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Hi, how have you been?
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Oh, fine, thanks.
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Do you know everyone here?
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Yeah, almost everyone.
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Listening 3 1.
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Hey, I was just talking to Molly.
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Did you know she's leaving the company?
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Really?
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You're kidding.
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Yeah.
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She's decided to change jobs.
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She wants to become an airline pilot.
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An airline pilot?
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Wow.
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That's a surprise.
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2. I'm really excited about the rock concert next week.
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I'm glad I got my tickets early, because I heard that all the tickets had been sold.
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I heard that too.
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I'm looking forward to the concert.
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It should be great.
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3. I got a really cool present for my birthday.
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Oh yeah?
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What is it?
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My parents gave me a bird, a yellow canary.
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She's so cute.
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I've always wanted a bird.
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I love when they sing.
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That's awesome.
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So what are you going to call her?
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Polly.
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Four.
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Oh, hey, Claire just texted me.
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She says she's sick.
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That's why she's not here tonight.
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Yeah, I spoke to her dad this morning, and he said she has a really bad case of the flu.
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She's had it for about a week.
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Sometimes it takes a long time to get over the flu.
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Claire has been sick a couple of times this year.
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I know.
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It's too bad.
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Five.
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That guy over there just moved here from Canada.
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I was talking to him a while ago.
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He's really interesting.
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He's an actor, and he's already appeared in a couple of movies.
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Yeah, so he was telling me.
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He mentioned the names of his movies, but I haven't seen any of them.
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Maybe one day he'll be a big star.
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Six.
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There's a really interesting exhibition at the museum this month.
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It's all about Walt Disney and the story of how he started making cartoons.
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Is that right?
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I haven't been to the museum for a long time.
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You should go and take a look at it.
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I'm sure you'll find it really interesting.
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I think I will.
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Thanks for letting me know.
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Hey, I was just talking to Molly.
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Did you know she's leaving the company?
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Really?
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You're kidding.
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Yeah.
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She's decided to change jobs.
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She wants to become an airline pilot.
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An airline pilot?
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Wow.
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That's a surprise.
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Two.
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I'm really excited about the rock concert next week.
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I'm glad I got my tickets early, because I heard that all the tickets had been sold.
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I heard that too.
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I'm looking forward to the concert.
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It should be great.
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Three.
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I got a really cool present for my birthday.
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Oh, yeah?
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What is it?
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My parents gave me a bird.
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A yellow canary.
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She's so cute.
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I've always wanted a bird I love when they sing that's awesome so what are you gonna call her Polly
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four oh hey Claire just texted me she says she's sick
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that's why she's not here tonight yeah I spoke to her dad this morning
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and he said she has a really bad case of the
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flu she's had it for about a week sometimes it takes a long time to get over the flu.
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Claire has been sick a couple of times this year.
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I know.
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It's too bad.
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5. That guy over there just moved here from Canada.
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I was talking to him a while ago.
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He's really interesting.
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He's an actor, and he's already appeared in a couple of movies.
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Yeah, so he was telling me.
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He mentioned the names of his movies, but I haven't seen any of them.
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Maybe one day he'll be a big star.
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6. There's a really interesting exhibition at the museum this month.
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It's all about Walt Disney and the story of how he started making cartoons.
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Is that right?
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I haven't been to the museum for a long time.
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You should go and take a look at it.
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I'm sure you'll find it really interesting.
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I think I will.
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Thanks for letting me know.
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Pronunciation 1.
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How's your family?
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2. How are you?
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3. How have you been?
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4. What have you been doing?
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Dictation.
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Hi, Angela.
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I haven't seen you for a long time.
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What's new?
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Oh, not much, really.
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I've been studying a lot.
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What about you?
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What have you been up to?
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Uh, not much.
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I did visit Gina last week.
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Oh, nice.
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So, how's your sister these days?
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She's fine, thanks.
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And how are your parents?
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Oh, they're pretty busy, but doing well.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación se basa en el vídeo “Tactics for Listening Third Edition Basic Unit 14 Small Talk”. Las palabras que más se repiten: fine, interesting, parents. Este vídeo tiene 244 frases y 1254 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 10:56. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 115 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 86 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar. 66 de sus 244 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

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

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
airline sustantivo/ˈɛɹˌlaɪn/aerolínea, compañía aérea
hungry adjetivo/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/hambriento, tener hambre
exhibition sustantivo/ɛksɪˈbɪʃən/exhibición
cartoon sustantivo/kɑɹˈtun/viñeta
sometime adverbio/ˈsʌmˌtaɪm/al rato, algún día
pronunciation sustantivo/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/pronunciación
canary sustantivo/kəˈnɛəɹi/canario
dictation sustantivo/dɪkˈteɪʃən/dictado
bird sustantivo/ˈbɜːd/pájaro, ave
ticket sustantivo/ˈtɪk.ɪt/entrada, boleto
concert sustantivo/kənˈsɝt/concierto, concertación
pilot sustantivo/ˈpaɪ̯.lət/práctico
yellow adjetivo/ˈjɛloʊ/cobarde
cute adjetivo/kjuːt/gracioso, chulo
friendly adjetivo/ˈfɹɛnd.li/amistoso, amical

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
get over verbosuperar, sobreponerse a
look forward to verbono ver la hora de, quedar a la espera de
get together verboreunir, juntar

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • How is everything with you these days?
  • What have you been doing lately?
  • How's it going with you?
  • Are you enjoying the party?
  • Did you know she's leaving the company?

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — una acción que empezó antes y continúaI've been thinking · I've been studying
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahorahaven't seen · haven't met · I've always wanted
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hacehad been sold
Past continuous was/were + -ing — una acción en curso en un momento del pasadowas just talking · was talking · was telling

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 42 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, haven't, I've. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: exhibition /ɛksɪˈbɪʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, dictation /dɪkˈteɪʃən/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: exhibition /ɛksɪˈbɪʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

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 airline, hungry, exhibition.

¿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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