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Part 2.

You will hear the managing director of a company called Stevenson's welcoming a group of work experience students.

First, you have some time to look at questions 11 to 14.

Now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 14.

Good morning everyone and welcome to Stevenson's, one of the country's major manufacturers of metal goods.

Thank you for choosing us for your two weeks of work experience.

My name is Julia Simmons and since the beginning of this year I've been the managing director.

Stevenson's is quite an old company.

Like me, the founder, Ronald Stevenson, went into the steel industry when he left school.

That was in 1923.

He set up this company when he finished his apprenticeship in 1926,

although he actually started making plans two years earlier in 1924.

He was a very determined young man.

Stevenson's long-term plan was to manufacture components for the machine tools industry

although in fact that never came about and for the automotive industry that is cars and lorries.

However there was a delay of five years before that happened, because shortly before the company went into production,

Stevenson was given the opportunity to make goods for hospitals and other players in the healthcare industry.

So that's what we did for the first five years.

Over the years, we've expanded the premises considerably.

We were lucky that the site is big enough so moving to a new location has never been necessary.

However the layout is far from ideal for modern machinery

and production methods so we intend to carry out major refurbishment of this site over the next five years.

I'd better give you some idea of what you'll be doing during your two weeks with us

so you know what to expect.

Most mornings you'll have a presentation from one of the managers to learn about their department,

starting this morning with research and development.

And you'll all spend some time in each department, observing what's going on and talking to people, as long as you don't stop them from doing their work altogether.

In the past, a teacher from your school has come in at the end

of each week to find out how the group were getting on, but your school isn't able to arrange that this year.

Before you hear the rest of the talk, you have some time to look at questions 15 to 20.

Now listen and answer questions 15 to 20.

OK, now I'll briefly help you to orientate yourselves around the site.

As you can see, we're in the reception area, which we try to make attractive and welcoming to visitors.

There's a corridor running left from here, and if you go along that, the door facing you at the end is the entrance to the coffee room.

This looks out onto the main road on one side and some trees on the other, and that'll be where you meet each morning.

The factory is the very big room on the far side of the site.

Next to it is the warehouse

which can be accessed by lorries going up the road to the turning area at the end.

You can get to the warehouse by crossing to the far side of the courtyard

and then the door is on your right.

Somewhere you'll be keen to find is the staff canteen.

This is right next to reception.

I can confidently say that the food's very good, but the view isn't.

The windows on one side look onto a corridor and courtyard

which aren't very attractive at all and on the other onto the access road which isn't much better.

You'll be using the meeting room quite often

and you'll find it by walking along the corridor to the left of the courtyard and continuing along it to the end.

The meeting room is the last one on the right and I'm afraid there's no natural daylight in the room.

Then you'll need to know where some of the offices are.

The Human Resources Department is at the front of this building.

So you head to the left along the corridor from reception and it's the second room you come to.

It looks out onto the main road.

And finally, the boardroom, where you'll be meeting sometimes.

That has quite a pleasant view as it looks out onto the trees.

Go along the corridor past the courtyard right to the end.

The boardroom is on the left, next to the factory.

OK, now, are there any questions before we move...

That is the end of part two.

Thank you.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 59 frases y 758 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 5:29. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 138 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 88 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es fácil de seguir.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

15 palabras menos comunes del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

corridor /ˈkɒɹɪdɔː/ (sustantivo) — corredor, andador. A narrow hall or passage with rooms leading off it, as in a building or in a railway carriage.
courtyard /ˈkɔɹt.jɑɹd/ (sustantivo) — patio. An area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings.
reception /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃn̩/ (sustantivo) — recepción. The act of receiving.
warehouse /ˈwɛə(ɹ)haʊs/ (sustantivo) — almacén, depósito. A facility for storing large amounts of merchandise or products.
shortly /ˈʃɔɹtli/ (adverbio) — pronto, en breve. In a short or brief time or manner; quickly.
carefully /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ (adverbio) — cuidadosamente. With care; attentively, circumspectly.
founder /ˈfaʊ̯n.dəː/ (sustantivo) — fundador, fundadora. One who founds or establishes (a company, project, organisation, state, etc.).
ideal /aɪˈdi(ə)l/ (adjetivo) — ideal, idóneo. Pertaining to ideas, or to a given idea.
delay /dɪˈleɪ̯/ (sustantivo) — retraso, demora. A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
entrance /ˈɛn.tɹəns/ (sustantivo) — entrada. The action of entering, or going in.
expand /ɪkˈspænd/ (verbo) — ampliar. To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open.
component /kəmˈpoʊ.nənt/ (sustantivo) — componente. A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.
presentation /ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/ (sustantivo) — presentación, exposición. The act of presenting, or something presented.
briefly /ˈbɹiːfli/ (adverbio) — concisamente, brevemente. In a brief manner, summarily.
pleasant /ˈplɛz.ənt/ (adjetivo) — placentero, placible. Giving pleasure; pleasing in manner.

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

look at (verbo) — mirar, funar. To observe or watch.
carry out /ˈkæ.ɹi aʊt/ (verbo) — llevar a cabo, llevar al cabo. To hold while moving it out.
come about (verbo) — ocurrir, suceder. To come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen; to exist.
do for (verbo) — hacer por. To doom; to bring about the demise of someone; to injure or harm someone.
find out (verbo) — averiguar, anoticiarse. To discover, as by asking or investigating.
get on (verbo) — montar, cabalgar. To board or mount (something), especially a vehicle.
go on /ˈɡoʊˌɒn/ (verbo) — continuar. To continue in extent.
go up (verbo) — subir. To move upwards.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 20 contracciones y formas reducidas, como you'll, isn't, aren't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: reception /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃn̩/, shortly /ˈʃɔɹtli/, presentation /ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/, machinery /məˈʃiːnəɹi/, apprenticeship /əˈpɹɛn.tɪs.ʃɪp/
Palabras largas — cuida el acento: manufacturer /ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃəɹə/, altogether /ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/, machinery /məˈʃiːnəɹi/, considerably /kənˈsɪdəɹəbli/, automotive /ˌɔtəˈmoʊtɪv/

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 corridor, courtyard, reception.

Gramática en este vídeo

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

Estructura	En el vídeo
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora	I've been · we've expanded · has never been
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace	was given · can be accessed
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicción	will hear · you'll be · you'll have

¿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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