Shadowing Practice: Unit 2 City Transportation - Tactics For Listening Developing - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Unit 2.
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City Transportation.
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Page 6.
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Track 7.
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Listening 1.
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1. Are all your subways this nice?
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Yeah.
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The city replaced all the subway cars last year.
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Wow.
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2. How much is the fare?
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It's $2.50.
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Just put your money in the box right there.
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Oh.
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Do you have change?
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No, you need the exact change.
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Three.
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Are you free?
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Sure.
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Hop in.
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Where to?
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The Central Hotel.
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Do you know where that is?
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Yeah.
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It's not far from here.
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About a ten-minute ride.
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Okay.
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Four.
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One ticket to Chicago, please.
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Yeah, okay.
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That's $120.
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Does this one have a dining car?
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Yeah, there's a dining car and a snack bar.
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Here's your change.
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Thanks.
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Five.
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What time is the next shuttle flight to Boston?
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It leaves in 30 minutes.
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Is it too late to get a ticket?
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No, you still have plenty of time to make it.
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Great.
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And how long is the flight?
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It's about 45 minutes.
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6. Is that our ferry?
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I think so.
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Wow.
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I didn't think it would be so big.
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Neither did I.
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Page 7.
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Track 8.
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Listening 2.
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1. City cabs.
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Yes, I'd like a taxi to the airport, please.
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I'm at 421 Evergreen Street.
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Certainly.
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For how many passengers?
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Just one.
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About how much will it cost?
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It's $40.
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Your taxi number is 6889.
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6889. Thanks.
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And will the taxi be here soon?
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I'm in a hurry because my flight leaves in two hours.
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It'll be in front of your hotel in five minutes.
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Thanks.
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Two.
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City cabs.
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Could I have a taxi to the National Museum, please?
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Sure.
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How many passengers are there?
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There are three of us.
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Okay.
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And about how much is it to the museum from my hotel,
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the American Inn, on Fourth Street?
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It'll be about twenty dollars.
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That's fine.
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And will it take long to get there?
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I'm in a hurry because the museum closes in two hours.
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No problem.
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We'll have you there by 3.30.
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Great.
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And let me give you your taxi number.
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Three, five, five, six.
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Thanks.
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Three.
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City cabs.
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Yes, I need a taxi to the train station, please.
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I'm at 817 Iowa Avenue.
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For how many passengers?
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Just me.
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Sure.
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And do you want it right now?
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Yes, as soon as you can, please.
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I'm in a hurry.
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I have to catch a train.
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What time is your train?
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It's at 3 o'clock.
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No problem.
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Oh, and how much is it from here by taxi?
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It will be about $15.
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Thanks.
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And your taxi number will be 49178.
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4. City cabs.
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Yes.
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I'd like a cab to the hospital, please.
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Sure.
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Do you have an emergency?
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No, but I need to get there in a hurry.
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My friend has just had a baby.
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I want to take her some flowers.
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It won't take long to get there.
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Is there just one passenger?
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Yes, that's right.
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Oh, and I'm at 121st Avenue.
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Okay, there'll be a taxi at your door in three minutes.
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The taxi number is 5399.
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Thanks.
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And about how much is the fare?
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It'll cost you about $18.
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Thanks.
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One.
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City cabs?
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Yes, I'd like a taxi to the airport, please.
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I'm at 421 Evergreen Street.
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Certainly.
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For how many passengers?
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Just one.
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About how much will it cost?
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It's $40.
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Your taxi number is 6889.
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6889. Thanks.
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And will the taxi be here soon?
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I'm in a hurry because my flight leaves in two hours.
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It'll be in front of your hotel in five minutes.
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Thanks.
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2. City cabs.
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Could I have a taxi to the National Museum, please?
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Sure.
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How many passengers are there?
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There are three of us.
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Okay.
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And about how much is it to the museum from my hotel,
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the American Inn, on 4th Street?
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It'll be about $20.
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That's fine.
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And will it take long to get there?
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I'm in a hurry because the museum closes in two hours.
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No problem.
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We'll have you there by 3.30.
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Great.
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And let me give you your taxi number.
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3556. Thanks.
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Three.
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City cabs.
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Yes, I need a taxi to the train station, please.
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I'm at 817 Iowa Avenue.
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For how many passengers?
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Just me.
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Sure.
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And do you want it right now?
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Yes, as soon as you can, please.
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I'm in a hurry.
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I have to catch a train.
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What time is your train?
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It's at 3 o'clock.
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No problem.
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Oh, and how much is it from here by taxi?
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It will be about $15.
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Thanks.
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And your taxi number will be 49178.
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Four.
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City cabs.
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Yes, I'd like a cab to the hospital, please.
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Sure.
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Do you have an emergency?
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No, but I need to get there in a hurry.
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My friend has just had a baby.
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I want to take her some flowers.
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It won't take long to get there.
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Is there just one passenger?
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Yes, that's right.
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Oh, and I'm at 121st Avenue.
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Okay, there'll be a taxi at your door in three minutes.
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The taxi number is 5399.
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Thanks.
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And about how much is the fare?
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It'll cost you about $18.
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Thanks.
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Page 8.
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Track 9.
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Listening 3.
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1. I hate using taxis here.
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The drivers drive too fast and really dangerously.
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And they're often rude.
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The cars are mostly in pretty poor condition.
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But what I hate the most is that they aren't air-conditioned.
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It's so hot here.
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They really need air-conditioned taxis.
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By the time I arrive somewhere,
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I feel really hot and uncomfortable.
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2. I've taken quite a few taxi rides recently.
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I've never had any big problems using taxis here.
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They're usually clean, and the cars are pretty new.
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The prices are good, too.
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The thing I like most, though, is the drivers.
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They drive very carefully, and I think that's very important.
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3. I find that taxis here are okay.
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They're pretty comfortable.
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Most of the cars they use are new,
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and they keep them pretty clean.
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They're a little expensive, though.
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I paid $75 to come from the airport.
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That's too expensive.
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I guess the thing I hate the most,
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though, is that the drivers don't speak English very well.
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It's very difficult to explain to them where you want to go.
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4. The taxis here are okay, I guess.
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The drivers take credit cards.
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That's the thing I like most about them.
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It's really convenient.
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But the taxis are pretty old,
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so they're not very comfortable.
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Half of them don't have seatbelts or air conditioning.
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1. I hate using taxis here.
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The drivers drive too fast and really dangerously.
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And they're often rude.
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The cars are mostly in pretty poor condition.
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But what I hate the most is that they aren't air-conditioned.
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It's so hot here.
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They really need air-conditioned taxis.
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By the time I arrive somewhere,
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I feel really hot and uncomfortable.
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2. I've taken quite a few taxi rides recently.
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I've never had any big problems using taxis here.
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They're usually clean, and the cars are pretty new.
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The prices are good, too.
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The thing I like most, though, is the drivers.
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They drive very carefully, and I think that's very important.
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3. I find that taxis here are okay.
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They're pretty comfortable.
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Most of the cars they use are new,
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and they keep them pretty clean.
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They're a little expensive, though.
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I paid $75 to come from the airport.
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That's too expensive.
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I guess the thing I hate the most,
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though, is that the drivers don't speak English very well.
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It's very difficult to explain to them where you want to go.
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Four.
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The taxis here are okay, I guess.
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The drivers take credit cards.
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That's the thing I like most about them.
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It's really convenient.
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But the taxis are pretty old,
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so they're not very comfortable.
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Half of them don't have seat belts or air conditioning.
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Page 9.
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Track 10.
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Pronunciation.
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1. When does the train leave?
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2. How far is it?
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3. Where do you get the bus?
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4. How much is the fare?
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5. What time is your train?
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6. How long is the flight?
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Page 9.
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Track 11.
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Dictation.
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Where do you get the bus to school?
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I don't take the bus.
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oh how do you get to school I take the subway
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how often do you take it I take it every day how much does it cost it costs about $50 a month
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “Unit 2 City Transportation - Tactics For Listening Developing”. Las palabras que más se repiten: taxi, cab, hurry, passenger, drivers. Este vídeo tiene 271 frases y 1339 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 11:36. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 115 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 85 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar. 47 de sus 271 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

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

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
taxi sustantivo/ˈtæksi/taxi, taxímetro
cab sustantivo/kæb/cabina
hurry verbo/ˈhʌ.ɹi/apresurarse, apurarse
fare sustantivo/ˈfɛə/pasaje
subway sustantivo/ˈsʌbˌweɪ/metro, subte
leaf sustantivo/lif/hoja, foja (desus.)
dangerously adverbiopeligrosamente
dine verbo/daɪn/cenar
convenient adjetivo/kənˈviː.niənt/conveniente, cómodo
uncomfortable adjetivo/ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/incómodo
rude adjetivo/ɹuːd/rudo, grosero
dictation sustantivo/dɪkˈteɪʃən/dictado
pronunciation sustantivo/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/pronunciación
snack sustantivo/snæk/tentempié, refrigerio
shuttle sustantivo/ˈʃʌtəl/lanzadera

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • Are all your subways this nice?
  • Do you know where that is?
  • What time is your train?
  • Do you have an emergency?
  • Where do you get the bus?

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 taken
Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupothe most is
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónwill it · will the · It'll be
Obligación: must / have to / need to decir que algo es necesariohave to catch · need to get

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 50 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, they're, it'll. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: dictation /dɪkˈteɪʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, shuttle /ˈʃʌtəl/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, 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 taxi, cab, hurry.

¿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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