Shadowing Practice: Tactics for Listening Third Edition Developing Unit 1 The Weekend - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Listening one.
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One.
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So, how was your weekend, Alexis?
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Well, I wanted to go to a club with my friend,
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but she was too tired to go out.
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So what did you do?
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We just stayed home and watched TV.
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Two.
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I had a great weekend.
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What happened?
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I went to my sister's house.
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I helped her clean the garage.
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Really?
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Yeah, but she made me a really great dinner that night.
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All right.
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Three.
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What did you do last weekend?
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Um, I spent most of the time at the gym.
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How come?
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Well, I plan to enter a bodybuilding competition next month.
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Gee, I didn't know you were a bodybuilder.
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Yeah.
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Want to see my muscles?
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Four.
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So what was your weekend like?
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Not very good.
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My brother came over.
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Yeah?
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Well, he's got three young boys.
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I spent all weekend playing with my nephews.
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Now I'm exhausted.
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I'll bet.
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Five.
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Did you have a nice weekend?
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Not too bad.
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Did you do anything special?
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Well, I saw a really good movie.
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With who?
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Oh, I don't think you know him.
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It's this really good-looking guy I just met.
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Six.
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Did you have a nice weekend, Teresa?
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It was okay.
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So what did you do?
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Well, I met some friends on Saturday,
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and we watched a DVD.
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How about Sunday?
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Did you see the World Series on TV?
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The what?
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The baseball game.
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Oh.
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No, I was too tired.
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I slept most of the day.
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You're kidding.
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You missed a really great game.
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Listening to One So how was your weekend?
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Oh, I went to see that new science fiction movie downtown.
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Oh, yeah?
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How was it?
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Boring.
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I think I fell asleep in the middle of it.
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Two What was your weekend like?
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Awful.
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How come?
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I went to the beach for the weekend,
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but it was cold and wet the whole time.
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Oh, yuck.
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Three.
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So, what did you do over the weekend?
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Oh, I stayed home and read.
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Sounds pretty boring.
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Not really.
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I finished reading a terrific novel.
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Want to borrow it?
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Maybe some other time.
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Four.
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How was your weekend?
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I went to a great outdoor concert and met some really interesting people.
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And guess what?
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I met this guy who loves tennis.
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We're going to get together for a game on Saturday.
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So you're not playing tennis with me?
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Oh, well, um, no, sorry.
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Five.
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Did you do anything interesting over the weekend?
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Well, I had to study for an exam.
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All weekend?
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Yeah, it was pretty awful.
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When's the exam?
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Today.
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Well, good luck.
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Thanks.
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I'll need it.
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Six.
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Did you have a good weekend?
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Yeah, I had a great weekend.
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I was out both Friday and Saturday night with friends,
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but now I'm so tired.
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I won't do that again for a while.
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Too bad.
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I was gonna ask you out next weekend.
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Listening to One So how was your weekend?
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Oh, I went to see that new science fiction movie downtown.
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Oh yeah?
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How was it?
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Boring.
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I think I fell asleep in the middle of it.
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Two.
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What was your weekend like?
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Awful.
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How come?
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I went to the beach for the weekend,
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but it was cold and wet the whole time.
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Oh, yuck.
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Three.
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So, what did you do over the weekend?
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Oh, I stayed home and read.
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Sounds pretty boring.
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Not really.
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I finished reading a terrific novel.
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Want to borrow it?
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Maybe some other time.
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Four.
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How was your weekend?
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I went to a great outdoor concert and met some really interesting people.
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And guess what?
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I met this guy who loves tennis.
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We're going to get together for a game on Saturday.
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So you're not playing tennis with me?
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Oh, well, um, no, sorry.
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5. Did you do anything interesting over the weekend?
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Well, I had to study for an exam.
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All weekend?
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Yeah, it was pretty awful.
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When's the exam?
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Today.
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Well, good luck.
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Thanks.
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I'll need it.
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6. Did you have a good weekend?
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Yeah, I had a great weekend.
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I was out both Friday and Saturday night with friends,
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but now I'm so tired.
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I won't do that again for a while.
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Too bad.
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I was going to ask you out next weekend.
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Listening 3 1 I had a really great weekend.
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I didn't have anything to do on Saturday afternoon,
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so I went to the mall.
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I went into a department store to look around.
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They were having a contest.
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All you had to do was write answers to some easy questions about pop music and put your answers in a box.
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Then they pulled out three names for a prize.
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And guess what?
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Mine was the first name they pulled out.
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I couldn't believe it.
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And it's a terrific prize.
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A weekend for two in Las Vegas.
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Saturday morning, I got a phone call from an old school friend.
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I haven't seen her for a long time.
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She was one of my closest friends in high school,
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but she moved to Los Angeles for work.
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She was in town for four days,
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so she invited me to a restaurant for lunch.
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We had such a pleasant time together.
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She was telling me about her job in Los Angeles.
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It sounds really interesting.
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She works for a movie company,
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and she has to find places where they can film movies.
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You know, places like restaurants,
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hotels, lobbies, parks, and streets.
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Three.
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My brother and I wanted some exercise on Sunday,
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so we decided to go on a nature walk.
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There's a big park near the town where there are supposed to be wonderful wild birds and butterflies.
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We took a bus there and walked along a forest trail for about four hours.
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It was pretty tiring because it was a really hot day.
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The worst thing was, we never saw any wild birds or butterflies.
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I don't think we'll go there again.
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Four.
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I went to my friend's birthday party on Saturday night.
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I don't always enjoy going to birthday parties because you often have to play stupid games and things.
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Well, we did have to play all sorts of stupid games,
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but I really enjoyed myself.
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I guess it was because the people at the party were all interesting.
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And there was good music too.
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Somebody brought along some dance music and everyone had a great time dancing.
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I didn't get home until after 2am.
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Listening 3 1 I had a really great weekend.
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I didn't have anything to do on Saturday afternoon,
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so I went to the mall.
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I went into a department store to look around.
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They were having a contest.
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All you had to do was write answers to some easy questions about pop music and put your answers in a box.
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Then they pulled out three names for a prize.
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And guess what?
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Mine was the first name they pulled out.
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I couldn't believe it.
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And it's a terrific prize.
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A weekend for two in Las Vegas.
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Two.
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Saturday morning, I got a phone call from an old school friend.
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I haven't seen her for a long time.
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She was one of my closest friends in high school,
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but she moved to Los Angeles for work.
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She was in town for four days,
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so she invited me to a restaurant for lunch.
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We had such a pleasant time together.
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She was telling me about her job in Los Angeles.
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It sounds really interesting.
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She works for a movie company,
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and she has to find places where they can film movies.
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You know, places like restaurants,
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hotels, lobbies, parks, and streets.
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Three.
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My brother and I wanted some exercise on Sunday,
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so we decided to go on a nature walk.
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There's a big park near the town where there are supposed to be wonderful wild birds and butterflies.
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We took a bus there and walked along a forest trail for about four hours.
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It was pretty tiring because it was a really hot day.
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The worst thing was, we never saw any wild birds or butterflies.
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I don't think we'll go there again.
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4. I went to my friend's birthday party on Saturday night.
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I don't always enjoy going to birthday parties because you often have to play stupid games and things.
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Well, we did have to play all sorts of stupid games.
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But I really enjoyed myself.
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I guess it was because the people at the party were all interesting.
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And there was good music too.
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Somebody brought along some dance music and everyone had a great time dancing.
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I didn't get home until after 2am.
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Pronunciation.
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One.
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I liked the movie.
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Two.
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I studied for a test.
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Three.
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She stayed with us.
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Four.
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We wanted to go home.
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Dictation.
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Hi, Amy.
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What did you do this weekend?
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Oh, not much.
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I stayed home and worked on a project.
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Is that all?
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No. I also finished a good book.
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Later, I visited a friend.
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What about you?
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I played tennis.
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The courts were crowded.
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I waited a long time to play.
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What else did you do?
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Some friends invited me to dinner.
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Later, we went to a club and met a lot of interesting people.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “Tactics for Listening Third Edition Developing Unit 1 The Weekend”. Las palabras que más se repiten: weekend, Saturday, interesting, movie, met. Este vídeo tiene 256 frases y 1536 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 11:33. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 133 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 84 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar. 51 de sus 256 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
terrific adjetivoterrífico
butterfly sustantivo/ˈbʌ.tə(ɹ).flaɪ/mariposa
bore verbo/boɹ/aburrir
examination sustantivo/ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/examen, examinación
invite verbo/ɪnˈvaɪt/invitar, convidar
borrow verbo/ˈbɑɹ.oʊ/pedir prestado, tomar prestado
tire verbo/ˈtaɪ̯ɚ/cansar, cansarse
lobby sustantivo/ˈlɑ.bi/vestíbulo, recibidor
pleasant adjetivo/ˈplɛz.ənt/placentero, placible
outdoor adjetivo/aʊtˈdɔː/al aire libre, al fresco
mall sustantivo/mɔːl/centro comercial, shopping
bodybuilder sustantivo/ˈbɑ.diˌbɪl.dəɹ/culturista, fisicoculturista
bodybuilding sustantivo/ˈbɑ.diˌbɪl.dɪŋ/fisicoculturismo, culturismo
dictation sustantivo/dɪkˈteɪʃən/dictado
pronunciation sustantivo/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/pronunciación

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
pull out verboretirarse
go out verbosalir

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • What did you do last weekend?
  • Want to see my muscles?
  • Did you have a nice weekend?
  • Did you do anything special?
  • Did you do anything interesting over the weekend?

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 ahorahaven't seen
Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosaguy who loves
Past continuous was/were + -ing — una acción en curso en un momento del pasadowere having · was telling
Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupoThe worst

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 30 contracciones y formas reducidas, como didn't, don't, I'll. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, dictation /dɪkˈteɪʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, garage /ɡəˈɹɑʒ/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, bodybuilder /ˈbɑ.diˌbɪl.dəɹ/, bodybuilding /ˈbɑ.diˌbɪl.dɪŋ/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, pleasant /ˈplɛz.ənt/, exhaust /ɪɡˈzɔst/

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 terrific, butterfly, bore.

¿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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