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Unit 1 My Family Part 1 Listen and circle the correct answers.
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Number 1 The girl is watching TV with her dad.
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Number 2.
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The woman is cooking in the kitchen.
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Number 3.
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The boy is doing his homework.
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Part 2.
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Listen and circle the correct answers.
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Number 1.
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Listen to the girl.
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Mommy is working late tonight.
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I am going to order some pizza for me and my brother for dinner.
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What is the girl going to do?
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Number 2.
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Listen to the man.
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My grandson's birthday is this Saturday, so I'm going to visit him this weekend.
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Where is the man going to be this weekend?
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Number 3 Listen to the boy.
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I have a baby sister.
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I usually play with her after school.
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What does the boy usually do after school?
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Part 3.
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Listen and circle the correct conversation.
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Number 1.
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A. Do you have any brothers or sisters?
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No, I don't want them.
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B. Do you have any brothers or sisters?
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Yes, I have a big brother.
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C Do you have any brothers or sisters?
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No, you are an only child.
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Number 2 A Do you live with your grandparents?
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Yes, I can live with them.
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B. Do you live with your grandparents?
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No, I don't live with them.
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C. Do you live with your grandparents?
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Yes, they live with their grandparents.
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Number 3.
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A. How many people are there in your family?
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There are five people in my family.
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B. How many people are there in your family?
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There are some people in your family.
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C. How many people are there in your family?
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No, they aren't in my family.
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Part 4.
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Listen and circle the correct answers.
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Number 1.
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Listen to the conversation between a boy and a girl.
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My little brother is driving me crazy.
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How is he driving you crazy?
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He keeps playing with my toys without asking.
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Why don't you hide them somewhere?
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That's a good idea.
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I will hide them in my closet.
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What will the boy do next?
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A. Throw his toys away B.
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Hide his toys C.
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Buy new toys Number 2 Listen to the conversation between a girl and a boy.
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Do you have any brothers or sisters?
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Yes, I have a big sister.
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I wish I had a big brother.
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Why do you say so?
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Because I could play soccer if I had a big brother.
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I wish I had a sister.
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I'm an only child.
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I get lonely sometimes.
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What does the boy wish to have?
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A. A little sister.
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B. A big brother.
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C. A little brother Part 5.
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Listen and answer the questions.
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Number 1.
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Listen to the phone message.
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Hi, Maya.
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It's Mom.
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I will be home late from work.
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I'm afraid you'll have to have dinner with your brother alone this evening.
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There is some spaghetti and meatballs in the refrigerator.
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Heat it in the microwave for two minutes and eat it with your brother.
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I will try to come home soon.
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Call me when you get this message.
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Why did Maya's mom call?
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A. To tell Maya to make breakfast.
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B. To tell Maya not to eat dinner.
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C. To tell Maya that she will be home late.
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Number two.
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Listen to the boy giving a talk.
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There are four people in my family.
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My grandmother, mom, dad, and me.
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My grandfather passed away last year, so my grandmother has been living with us ever since.
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Both of my parents work, so I spend most of my time with my grandmother.
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I love her very much because she makes me yummy cookies and tells me interesting stories.
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I am so glad that I'm living with her.
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Who does the boy spend most of his time with?
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A. His father.
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B. His mother.
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C. His grandmother.
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Part 1.
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Listen and fill in the blanks.
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Number 1.
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The girl is watching TV with her dad.
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Number 2.
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The woman is cooking in the kitchen.
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Number 3.
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The boy is doing his homework.
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Part 2.
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Listen and fill in the blanks.
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Number 1.
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Mommy is working late tonight.
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I am going to order some pizza for me and my brother for dinner.
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Number 2.
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My grandson's birthday is this Saturday, so I'm going to visit him this weekend.
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Number 3.
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I have a baby sister.
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I usually play with her after school.
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Part 3.
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Listen and fill in the blanks.
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Number 1.
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A. No, I don't want them.
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B. Yes, I have a big brother.
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C. No, you are an only child.
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Number 2.
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A. Yes, I can live with them.
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B. No, I don't live with them.
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C. Yes, they live with their grandparents.
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Number 3.
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A. There are five people in my family.
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B. There are some people in your family.
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C. No, they aren't in my family.
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Part 4.
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Listen and fill in the blanks.
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Number 1.
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My little brother is driving me crazy.
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How is he driving you crazy?
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He keeps playing with my toys without asking.
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Why don't you hide them somewhere?
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That's a good idea.
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I will hide them in my closet.
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Number 2.
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Do you have any brothers or sisters?
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Yes, I have a big sister.
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I wish I had a big brother.
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Why do you say so?
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Because I could play soccer if I had a big brother.
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I wish I had a sister.
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I'm an only child.
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I get lonely sometimes.
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Part 5.
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Listen and fill in the blanks.
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Number 1.
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Hi, Maya.
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It's Mom.
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I will be home late from work.
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I'm afraid you'll have to have dinner with your brother alone this evening.
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There is some spaghetti and meatballs in the refrigerator.
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Heat it in the microwave for two minutes and eat it with your brother.
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I will try to come home soon.
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Call me when you get this message.
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Number 2.
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There are four people in my family.
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My grandmother, mom, dad, and me.
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My grandfather passed away last year, so my grandmother has been living with us ever since.
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Both of my parents work, so I spend most of my time with my grandmother.
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I love her very much because she makes me yummy cookies and tells me interesting stories.
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I am so glad that I'm living with her.
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You finished the listening part.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel A2 se basa en el vídeo “TOEFL Primary”. Las palabras que más se repiten: brother, Listen, sister, boy, grandmother. Este vídeo tiene 165 frases y 1018 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 12:26. El hablante habla despacio, unas 82 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

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

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
grandmother sustantivo/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/abuela
toy sustantivo/tɔɪ/juguete
soccer sustantivo/ˈsɑk.ɚ/fútbol, futbol
pizza sustantivo/ˈpi.tsə/pizza
lonely adjetivo/ˈloʊnli/solitario, solo
grandfather sustantivo/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/abuelo
homework sustantivo/ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/deberes, tarea
cookie sustantivo/ˈkʊki/galleta
microwave sustantivo/ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌweɪv/microonda
refrigerator sustantivo/ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒ.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ/frigorífico, heladera
yummy adjetivo/ˈjʌm.i/delicioso, rico
grandparent sustantivo/ˈɡɹæn(d)pɛəɹənt/abuelo, abuela
meatball sustantivoalbóndiga, almóndiga

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
pass away verbofallecer, dejarnos

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • Do you have any brothers or sisters?
  • Do you live with your grandparents?
  • How many people are there in your family?
  • How is he driving you crazy?
  • Why don't you hide them somewhere?

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 continúahas been living
Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -ingkeeps playing
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos díasis watching · is cooking · is doing
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónwill hide · will the boy do · will be

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 18 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, don't, aren't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “th”: grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/, grandfather /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/

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 grandmother, toy, soccer.

¿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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