Shadowing Practice: Tactics for Listening Third Edition Developing Unit 3 Neighbors - Learn English Speaking with Video

Listening one.

One.

I just got a new neighbor in the apartment upstairs for me.

I haven't met her yet,

but I can hear her TV set every night because she turns the volume up really high.

She should really be more considerate of her neighbors.

Two.

The house across the street from mine was sold last month,

and a young family moved in.

I think they'll really fit in well here.

They've already invited all their neighbors to a cookout at their house next week.

They seem like really nice people.

Three.

The man who lives next to me is moving.

I can't say that I'm too upset about it.

He's lived next to me for almost five years,

but I don't think he's spoken to me more than three or four times.

Sometimes I'll wave to him in the morning and he doesn't even wave back.

4. My neighbour Stacey is incredible.

You wouldn't believe all the things she manages to get done.

She works at a big law firm downtown and works really long hours.

She also volunteers on the weekends.

To top it off, her house is always spotless.

I honestly don't know where she finds the time.

5. I'm really lucky to have Bob as a neighbor.

He works in construction, and he's always nice about giving me a hand whenever I have work to do around the house.

He doesn't really cook, so I try to fix him a home-cooked meal every now and then to thank him.

6. I bought this house last year, and I love it.

My next-door neighbors are the only problem.

They have two young boys who like to play baseball in my yard.

Last month, they accidentally broke my window.

The boys apologized, but their parents didn't even offer to pay for the damages.

Can you believe that?

One.

Excuse me, Mrs. Coleman.

Can I help you with those bags?

They look pretty heavy.

Oh, thank you, Brian.

That's very kind of you.

If you could take this one,

it has most of the heavy stuff.

I can manage with this other one.

Sure, no problem.

I'm surprised you didn't just have these delivered.

Normally I do, but the driver for the supermarket was off today.

I really appreciate the help.

Carrying these bags up all those stairs would be hard at my age.

My pleasure.

Two.

Oh, hi, Cindy.

Was my music too loud?

I can turn it down.

Oh, no, it's fine.

I just came over to ask if you have a hammer that I can borrow.

A hammer?

Yeah.

My brother got me this beautiful painting for my birthday,

and I want to hang it on my wall.

It's your birthday today?

Uh, yesterday, actually.

Well, happy birthday anyway.

Let me go get you that hammer.

Thanks.

Three.

Hello?

Hello, Mrs. Choi?

Yes?

This is Kyle Rutherford from down the street.

Are you by any chance having a party this evening?

Yes, I am actually.

I see.

Well, some of your guests have parked in front of my house,

and their cars are actually blocking my driveway.

I need to go downtown,

but I can't get my car out.

I'm so sorry.

I'll ask them to move their cars right away.

Thank you.

Four.

Excuse me.

Hi.

My name's Jack.

Hi, Jack.

I'm Marisa.

Nice to meet you.

So it looks like we're gonna be neighbors, huh?

Yeah, I guess so.

Are you moving in all by yourself?

My brother is supposed to be helping me,

but I'm not sure where he is.

I've called him a couple of times,

but I haven't gotten an answer.

Well, if you'd like, I can help you until he gets here.

Oh, I couldn't ask you to do that.

We just met.

It's no problem, really.

After all, what are neighbors for?

Five.

Yes?

100

Uh, hi.

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It's Mr. Whittemore, right?

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I'm Hillary Wilson.

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I live two doors down.

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We've passed each other a few times in the hallway.

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Oh yes, of course.

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Hello.

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I know we don't know each other very well,

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but my husband and I are going on a trip for our anniversary.

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Anyway, we were wondering if you could pick up our mail while we're gone.

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Uh, sure, I guess.

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How long will you be away?

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For two weeks, starting next Tuesday.

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Okay, well, just leave me your mailbox key before you leave.

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Great, thanks so much.

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Six.

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Hey, Diane.

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Good morning.

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Hi, Ken.

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Do you have a minute or two?

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Sure.

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What's up?

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Do you remember about two weeks ago you came over to borrow our punch bowl for your party?

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Oh my gosh!

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I still haven't returned it.

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Right.

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I'm so sorry.

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I'll bring it over this evening.

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Great.

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While you're at it, do you remember that you still also have Ryan's tool set?

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That's right.

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I'll bring that by too.

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We don't mind lending you things,

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but it would be nice to get them back.

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Listening to One Excuse me, Mrs. Coleman.

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Can I help you with those bags?

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They look pretty heavy.

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Oh, thank you, Brian.

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That's very kind of you.

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If you could take this one,

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it has most of the heavy stuff.

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I can manage with this other one.

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Sure, no problem.

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I'm surprised you didn't just have these delivered.

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Normally I do, but the driver for the supermarket was off today.

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I really appreciate the help.

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Carrying these bags up all those stairs would be hard at my age.

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My pleasure.

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Two.

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Oh, hi, Cindy.

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Was my music too loud?

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I can turn it down.

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Oh, no, it's fine.

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I just came over to ask if you have a hammer that I can borrow.

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A hammer?

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Yeah.

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My brother got me this beautiful painting for my birthday,

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and I want to hang it on my wall.

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It's your birthday today?

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Uh, yesterday, actually.

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Well, happy birthday anyway.

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Let me go get you that hammer.

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Thanks.

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Three.

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Hello?

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Hello, Mrs. Choi?

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Yes?

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This is Kyle Rutherford from down the street.

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Are you by any chance having a party this evening?

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Yes, I am actually.

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I see.

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Well, some of your guests have parked in front of my house,

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and their cars are actually blocking my driveway.

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I need to go downtown,

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but I can't get my car out.

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I'm so sorry.

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I'll ask them to move their cars right away.

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Thank you.

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Four.

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Excuse me.

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Hi.

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My name's Jack.

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Hi, Jack.

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I'm Marisa.

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Nice to meet you.

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So it looks like we're going to be neighbors, huh?

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Yeah, I guess so.

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Are you moving in all by yourself?

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My brother is supposed to be helping me,

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but I'm not sure where he is.

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I've called him a couple of times,

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but I haven't gotten an answer.

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Well, if you'd like, I can help you until he gets here.

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Oh, I couldn't ask you to do that.

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We just met.

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It's no problem, really.

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After all, what are neighbors for?

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Five.

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Yes?

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Uh, hi.

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It's Mr. Whittemore, right?

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I'm Hillary Wilson.

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I live two doors down.

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We've passed each other a few times in the hallway.

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Oh, yes, of course.

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Hello.

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I know we don't know each other very well,

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but my husband and I are going on a trip for our anniversary Anyway,

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we were wondering if you could pick up our mail while we're gone Sure, I guess.

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How long will he be away?

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For two weeks starting next Tuesday.

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Okay, well just leave me your mailbox key before you leave Great.

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Thanks so much Six.

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That's right.

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I'll bring that by too.

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We don't mind lending you things,

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but it would be nice to get them back.

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Listening 3 1 So I have this neighbor, Mr. Cartwright.

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He's an elderly man, retired.

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Anyway, I used to think he was really nosy,

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because he sits on his porch all day and watches the people in the neighborhood.

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It used to really bother me.

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But then I went on vacation last year,

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and someone tried to break into my house while I was gone.

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Mr. Cartwright saw them and called the police right away.

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Now I'm glad to have someone like Mr. Cartwright in the neighborhood.

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It's good to know that someone's watching out, you know?

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2. Nancy is my next door neighbor.

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She used to watch our children whenever my wife and I had to work late.

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I always thought she was someone you could really count on,

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and I never worried about leaving the kids with her, until last year.

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I had to work late,

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and my wife was on a business trip.

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So I asked Nancy if she would mind picking up the kids from daycare,

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and she said okay.

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But later that day, I got a call from the daycare saying

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that the kids had been waiting there for two and a half hours.

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She completely forgot about them.

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Now I just don't think I can trust her.

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Three.

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When Dr. Wu first moved into the neighborhood,

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I didn't think very much of him.

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I invited him to a couple of neighborhood events,

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barbecues, dinner parties, you know,

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but he would always decline.

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He was never rude about it,

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but he didn't seem very interested in getting to know his neighbors.

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I just figured that he was kind of arrogant.

248

Later, however, I found out that he spends all of his free time volunteering at a free health clinic downtown.

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That's why he never comes to any neighborhood events.

250

He just doesn't have time.

251

Four.

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I really can't stand my neighbor Gary now.

253

The funny thing is, that wasn't always the case.

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I used to get along with him really well.

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He seemed like a quiet, polite guy.

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He was friendly but minded his business.

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Just generally a good neighbour, you know?

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But in the last year or so he's gotten a new hobby.

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Repairing and riding old motorcycles.

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And these things are so loud,

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he'll get up around 6.30 or 7am on a Saturday and start working on one of his motorcycles.

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Like fixing the engine and then testing it.

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He wakes up half the neighbourhood.

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I've talked to him about it before but he just won't listen.

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Listening 3.

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1. Listening 3 1 So I have this neighbour, Mr Cartwright.

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He's an elderly man, retired.

268

Anyway, I used to think he was really nosy,

269

because he sits on his porch all day and watches the people in the neighbourhood.

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It used to really bother me.

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But then I went on vacation last year,

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and someone tried to break into my house while I was gone.

273

Mr. Cartwright saw them and called the police right away.

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Now I'm glad to have someone like Mr. Cartwright in the neighborhood.

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It's good to know that someone's watching out, you know?

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Two.

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Nancy is my next-door neighbor.

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She used to watch our children whenever my wife and I had to work late.

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I always thought she was someone you could really count on,

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and I never worried about leaving the kids with her until last year.

281

I had to work late,

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and my wife was on a business trip.

283

So I asked Nancy if she would mind picking up the kids from daycare,

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and she said okay.

285

But later that day, I got a call from the daycare saying

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that the kids had been waiting there for two and a half hours.

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She completely forgot about them.

288

Now I just don't think I can trust her.

289

Three.

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When Dr. Wu first moved into the neighborhood,

291

I didn't think very much of him.

292

I invited him to a couple of neighborhood events,

293

barbecues, dinner parties, you know,

294

but he would always decline.

295

He was never rude about it,

296

but he didn't seem very interested in getting to know his neighbors.

297

I just figured that he was kind of arrogant.

298

Later, however, I found out that he spends all of his free time volunteering at a free health clinic downtown.

299

That's why he never comes to any neighborhood events.

300

He just doesn't have time.

301

Four.

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I really can't stand my neighbour Gary now.

303

The funny thing is, that wasn't always the case.

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I used to get along with him really well.

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He seemed like a quiet, polite guy.

306

He was friendly, but minded his business.

307

Just generally a good neighbour, you know.

308

But in the last year or so,

309

he's gotten a new hobby,

310

repairing and riding old motorcycles.

311

And these things are so loud,

312

he'll get up around 6.30 or 7am on a Saturday and start working on one of his motorcycles.

313

Like fixing the engine and then testing it.

314

He wakes up half the neighbourhood.

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I've talked to him about it before,

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but he just won't listen.

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Pronunciation 1.

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Law Firm 2.

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Punch bowl 3.

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Grocery bag 4.

321

Business trip 5.

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Mailbox key 6.

323

Daycare Dictation Did you hear about the argument between Steve and Mr. Riley?

324

An argument?

325

But they've been friends for years.

326

What happened?

327

Steve was cutting some tree branches from that tree in his yard,

328

and one fell on the roof of Mr. Riley's car.

329

Oh, no. You know that car is his prized possession.

330

Right.

331

Well, Steve offered to take it to a repair shop and pay for the damages.

332

That seems reasonable.

333

Yeah, but Mr. Riley was so angry that he won't even talk to Steve anymore.

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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 3 Neighbors”. Este vídeo tiene 333 frases y 2231 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 16:21. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 136 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.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

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

Palabra	Pronunciación	Significado
neighbour sustantivo	/ˈneɪbɚ/	vecino, vecina
hammer sustantivo	/ˈhæmɚ/	martillo
daycare sustantivo	/ˈdeɪkeə(ɹ)/	guardería (infantil), wawawasi
motorcycle sustantivo	/ˈmoʊtɚˌsaɪkəl/	motocicleta, moto
borrow verbo	/ˈbɑɹ.oʊ/	pedir prestado, tomar prestado
volunteer sustantivo	/ˌvɑlənˈtɪɹ/	voluntario
invite verbo	/ɪnˈvaɪt/	invitar, convidar
nosy adjetivo	/ˈnoʊzi/	chismoso, metiche
driveway sustantivo	/ˈdɹaɪvˌweɪ/	entrada (para coches), vado
hallway sustantivo	/ˈhɔlˌweɪ/	pasillo, pasadizo
arrogant adjetivo	/ˈæɹəɡənt/	arrogante, soberbio
supermarket sustantivo	/ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/	supermercado
porch sustantivo	/pɔɹt͡ʃ/	pórtico, porche
polite adjetivo	/pəˈlaɪt/	cortés, educado
lend verbo	/ˈlɛnd/	prestar, emprestar

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

Palabra	Pronunciación	Significado
pick up verbo		coger, asir
find out verbo		averiguar, anoticiarse
get up verbo		levantarse
wake up verbo	/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/	despertarse, recordar
watch out		cuidado, ojo

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

Can I help you with those bags?
Was my music too loud?
It's your birthday today?
Are you moving in all by yourself?
How long will you be away?

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 think · used to really bother · used to watch
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora	haven't met · They've already invited · have parked
Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -ing	mind lending · mind picking · start working
Past continuous was/were + -ing — una acción en curso en un momento del pasado	were wondering · was cutting

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 76 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”: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/
Palabras largas — cuida el acento: motorcycle /ˈmoʊtɚˌsaɪkəl/, supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/, considerate /kənˈsɪdəɹət/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: stairs /ˈstɛɹz/, spotless /spɑtlɪs/
/v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: volunteer /ˌvɑlənˈtɪɹ/, invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/, driveway /ˈdɹaɪvˌweɪ/
/z/ — sonora, no /s/: nosy /ˈnoʊzi/, stairs /ˈstɛɹz/, upstairs /ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/, apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/

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 neighbour, hammer, daycare.

¿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.

Técnica de shadowing: lee la guía completa paso a paso →

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

Frases que vale la pena repetir

Gramática en este vídeo

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?