Shadowing Practice: Unit 1 Small Talk - Tactics For Listening Expanding - Learn English Speaking with Video

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expanding tactics for listening Third Edition by Jack C Richards published and copyright Oxford University press
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2011 cd1 unit one small talk page two track two listening one one hi I don't think we've met have we no I don't think
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so my name is Mia nice to meet you Mia I'm Tim Clark two hey you're Mike Thompson right that's
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right and you're Jenny yeah Jenny Lindsay yeah right we met at Jake's wedding it's great to see you again great to see you too three haven't we met somewhere no I don't think so aren't you
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Kevin Grant no my name is Greg Greg Brown oh I'm sorry I was positive we'd met before four
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Jeff hi remember me Sue Sue Thomas that's right we were in that computer class together yeah boy was
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that class boring sure was so how have you been pretty good thanks five oh hi you're Jonathan
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aren't you yes and you're Wendy yeah we met at the conference in Hawaii last summer right nice to see you again nice to see you too six hi don't we work in the same building yes I think we do I'm
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Gary James I'm in accounting hi I'm Lynn Williams I'm in marketing page three track three listening
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two one hey Annie that looks really nice on you is it new yeah I got it on sale at George
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Brothers department store I never miss their sales they've got really good prices well you made a good choice that color looks great thanks oh look at the time I didn't realize it was so
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late I've got to run good seeing you two what are you taking this year mostly literature courses oh
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really are they any good some of them are except for Professor Scott's class I mean the books are interesting and the lectures are great but his tests are so hard really are they essay or short
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answer tests three what an awful month we are having it's pretty bad isn't it so hot and humid
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it's hard to sleep at night too I wish I had air conditioning me too funny it's not usually this hot in the fall that's true well I think I'm going to get some more chips enjoy the party four
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so tell me Kim what's he like well he's really fun to be with he always says funny things and makes me laugh he sounds really nice he is and he's always giving me little presents but I guess
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the gifts will stop when he knows me better yeah probably so how long have you known him anyway five so are you still doing the same thing David yeah I am unfortunately I wish I was doing
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something more challenging so why don't you look for something else I really should I feel stuck in that office because I'm not moving ahead that's the worst thing about it well good luck to you
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if I hear about any jobs I'll let you know six so everybody's fine at home Sarah yes they are thanks
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oh some exciting news my sister Jenny's getting married really when next month she's marrying a guy she met when she was studying in Canada and we're all going to Toronto for the wedding it'll
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be fun sounds great and how about your brother what's he been doing lately page three track three
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listening two one hey Annie that looks really nice on you is it new yeah I got it on sale at
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George Brothers department store I never missed their sales they've got really good prices well you made a good choice that color looks great thanks oh look at the time I didn't realize
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it was so late I got to run good seeing you two what are you taking this year mostly literature courses oh really are they any good some of them are except for Professor Scott's class I mean the
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books are interesting and the lectures are great but his tests are so hard really are they essay or short answer tests three what an awful month we are having it's pretty bad isn't it so hot and
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humid it's hard to sleep at night too I wish I had air conditioning me too funny it's not usually this hot in the fall that's true well I think I'm going to get some more chips enjoy
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the party four so tell me Kim what's he like well he's really fun to be with he always says funny
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things and makes me laugh he sounds really nice he is and he's always giving me little presents but I guess the gifts will stop when he knows me better yeah probably so how long have you known
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him anyway five so are you still doing the same thing David yeah I am unfortunately I wish I was
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doing something more challenging so why don't you look for something else I really should I feel stuck in that office because I'm not moving ahead that's the worst thing about it well good
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luck to you if I hear about any jobs I'll let you know six so everybody's fine at home Sarah
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yes they are thanks oh some exciting news my sister Jenny's getting married really when next month she's marrying a guy she met when she was studying in Canada and we're all going to
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Toronto for the wedding it'll be fun sounds great and how about your brother what's he been doing lately page four track four listening three one yes I do I really enjoy living here so
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far everything has been fine the downtown area is really pretty and I love all the cafes and restaurants there the other thing I like is that the town's small so it's easy to get to
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know people two yes I do it's a very difficult language to learn but I guess all languages are difficult I tried to learn Japanese ones and it was really hard these days though it's easier
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to learn a foreign language because you can buy some fantastic courses online and on DVD three
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I have two children a girl and a boy they're both going to school so they keep us very busy my husband comes from a big family and would love to have more children but I think two is
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enough four I have a small design company we design menus calendars and things like that
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there are just three of us in the company last year was a very quiet year for us but it looks as if business is really improving this year would you like to visit our office sometime
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five oh yeah I've been having a great time since I arrived everyone's been very helpful and I've made some wonderful new friends I still have a few more days here so I'm
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thinking of renting a car and driving up to the mountains six I'm from a town called Ken on the Northeast Coast of Australia it's a small town but I enjoy living there it's not far from
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the Great Barrier Reef which is one of the most famous places in Australia you should go there sometime page four track four listening three one yes I do I really enjoy living here so far
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everything has been fine the downtown area is really pretty and I love all the cafes and restaurants there the other thing I like is that the town's small so it's easy to get
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to know people two yes I do it's a very difficult language to learn but I guess all languages are difficult I tried to learn Japanese ones and it was really hard these days though it's easier to
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learn a foreign language because you can buy some fantastic courses online and on DVD three I have
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two children a girl and a boy they're both going to school so they keep us very busy my husband comes from a big family and would love to have more children but I think two is enough four
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I have a small design company we design menus calendars and things like that there are just three of us in the company last year was a very quiet year for us but it looks as if business is
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really improving this year would you like to visit our office sometime five oh yeah I've been having a great time since I arrived everyone's been very helpful and I've made some wonderful new friends
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I still have a few more days here so I'm thinking of renting a car and driving up to the mountains
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six I'm from a town called Ken on the Northeast Coast of Australia it's a small town but I enjoy living there it's not far from the Great Barrier Reef which
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is one of the most famous places in Australia you should go there sometime page five track five
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pronunciation one where does he go to school two I have to call
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his teacher three what's her job four have you known him for a long
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time page five track six dictation hi haven't we met before yeah I think we met at Kate's wedding that's right have you
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seen her lately no I haven't seen her in months but I talked with her husband last week oh really how's he doing he's doing really well he told me that he got a great new job I'm happy to hear that
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well I've got to go but it was great to see you yeah you too if you see John again tell him I said hello

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “Unit 1 Small Talk - Tactics For Listening Expanding”. Las palabras que más se repiten: met, track, page, listening, enjoy. Este vídeo tiene 56 frases y 1618 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 12:59. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 125 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 86 % 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 13 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
sometime adverbio/ˈsʌmˌtaɪm/al rato, algún día
excite verbo/ɪkˈsaɪt/emocionar
humid adjetivo/ˈhjuːmɪd/húmedo
lecture sustantivo/ˈlɛk.t͡ʃə/aleccionamiento, lectivo
essay sustantivo/ˈɛs.eɪ/ensayo, redacción
menu sustantivo/ˈmɛn.juː/menú, carta
calendar sustantivo/ˈkæl.ən.də/calendario
chip sustantivo/t͡ʃɪp/astilla, cepa
dictation sustantivo/dɪkˈteɪʃən/dictado
pronunciation sustantivo/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/pronunciación
bore verbo/boɹ/aburrir
tactics sustantivo/ˈtæktɪks/táctica
copyright sustantivo/ˈkɑpiˌɹaɪt/derechos de autor, derecho de autor

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Oraciones condicionales if + oración, will/would + verbo — una condición y su resultadoif I hear about any jobs I'll let
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — una acción que empezó antes y continúaI've been having
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahorawe've met · has been · I've made
Consejo con “should” should + verbo — decir qué es buena ideashould I feel · should go

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 52 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, don't, I've. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: dictation /dɪkˈteɪʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

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 sometime, excite, humid.

¿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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