Shadowing Practice: Thorndyke's Builders | IELTS LISTENING TEST - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Section 1.
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You will hear a customer phoning a builder to discuss some work she would like him to do on her home.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 1 to 6.
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Thank you.
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a second time.
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Listen carefully and answer questions one to six.
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Thorndykes?
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Good morning.
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Is that Mr. Thorndyke?
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Speaking.
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How can I help?
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I've got quite a few things which need painting and fixing in the flat,
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and I wonder whether you'd be able to do the work.
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I'm sure I'd be able to help,
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but let me take down a few details.
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Yes, of course.
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Well, firstly, how did you hear about us?
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It was my friend May Hampton.
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You did some excellent work for her a couple of years ago.
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Do you remember?
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Oh, yes.
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That was in West Park Flats.
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Lovely lady.
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Yes, she is.
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And what's your name, please?
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It's Edith Pargetter.
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Edith.. can you spell your surname, please?
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It's P-A-R-G-E-T-T-E-R.
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Double T, right.
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And do you live in West Park Flats as well?
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No, actually, it's East Park, Flat 4.
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Oh, right.
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That's over the road, I seem to remember.
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Quite difficult to get to.
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Yes, it's at the back of the library.
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Right, I know.
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And what's your phone number?
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875-934.
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But I'm out a great deal in the afternoons and evenings.
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So, would the best time to ring you be in the morning?
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Yes.
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Fine, I've made a note of that.
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Can I just ask, I'll be in a van,
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and I know parking's rather difficult around your flat.
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Where would you recommend?
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Well, I always tell people in larger vehicles to park by
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the postbox on the other side of the road from the entrance.
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Good, thanks.
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And will you be able to give me a full itemised quote?
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Oh yes, I'll list all the jobs separately with individual prices.
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That'd be a great help.
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No problem.
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Before you hear the rest of the conversation,
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you have some time to look at questions 7-10.
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Now listen and answer questions 7 to 10.
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Now, what would you like me to do?
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Firstly, and most urgently, is in the kitchen.
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With all the weather damage,
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the glass in the door has cracked,
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and I'd need that fixing.
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I presume you mean replacing?
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Oh, yes, and as soon as possible.
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What I'll do is come round tomorrow morning and do that immediately.
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Oh, thank you so much.
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The other things aren't so urgent, but...
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Now, I'll make a note of everything you want doing.
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Well, in the kitchen, I'd like some painting doing.
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All the kitchen walls?
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Just the area over the cooker.
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It's very greasy.
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Right.
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It does tend to get that way.
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Yes.
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Well, if you want a proper job done,
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what I'd need to do is strip the old paint and plaster it about a week before I paint it. Of course.
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Now, May tells me you also do work in the garden.
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That's right.
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Well, I'd like you to replace a fence.
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Just one?
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Yes, at the far end.
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Fine, shouldn't be a problem.
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And that's the lot.
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Fine.
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Yeah, as I say, I can come round tomorrow morning to look over things with you.
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Well, that's great.
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Thank you.
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So, I look forward to seeing you tomorrow at...
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Thank you.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 87 frases y 557 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 5:07. El hablante habla despacio, unas 109 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. 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

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

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
firstly adverbio/ˈfɜɹstli/primeramente
carefully adverbio/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/cuidadosamente
crack sustantivo/kɹæk/grieta
entrance sustantivo/ˈɛn.tɹəns/entrada
spell sustantivo/spɛl/hechizo, conjuro
strip verbo/ˈstɹɪp/remover
fence sustantivo/fɛns/cerca, cerramiento
urgent adjetivo/ˈɜː.d͡ʒənt/urgente, acuciante
separately adverbio/ˈsɛp.ɹət.li/separadamente
builder sustantivo/ˈbɪl.dəɹ/constructor, constructora
presume verbo/pɹɪˈz(j)um/presumir
plaster sustantivo/ˈplæstɚ/ungüento
cooker sustantivo/ˈkʊkɚ/cocina, estufa
greasy adjetivo/ˈɡɹi.si/grasiento, grasoso
surname sustantivo/ˈsɝˌneɪm/apellido, cognombre

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
look forward to verbono ver la hora de, quedar a la espera de
look over verborevisar
take down verbodescolgar

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 ahoraI've made · has cracked
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónwill hear · I'll be · will you

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 17 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'd, I'll, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

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 firstly, carefully, crack.

¿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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