Shadowing Practice: Unit 9 The Family - Tactics for Listening Basic - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Unit 9.
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The Family.
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Page 34.
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2. Let's listen.
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People are talking about their families.
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Listen and number the pictures.
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1. That's me in the middle.
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That's my oldest niece Betsy on the left.
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She's in her second year of college.
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And that's my nephew on the right.
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He's just finished high school.
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Oh, he's handsome.
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Two.
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That's me on the left.
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Who are the other two?
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Those are my sister and brother, Maria and Jose.
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They're twins.
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How old are they?
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They're ten.
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Three.
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That's me and my parents.
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Boy, you look just like your dad.
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No, I don't.
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Four.
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This is a picture of my son and daughter.
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Is your daughter older than your son?
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Yes, much older.
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She's 26.
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How old is your son?
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He's 17.
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That's a big difference.
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Five.
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These are my parents, and that's my grandmother on the left.
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How old is she?
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She's 60.
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She looks young for 60.
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Six.
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This is my father with my uncle and aunt and two cousins.
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Which one is your father?
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The one on the left.
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Oh, yes.
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Page 35.
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3. Let's listen.
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Task 1.
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People are talking about their families.
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How many brothers and sisters do they have?
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Listen and write the numbers.
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1. Do you have any brothers and sisters, Stephanie?
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No brothers.
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I wish I did, but I've got three sisters.
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Really?
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Yeah, and I'm the youngest.
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Poor you.
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Two.
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Tell me about your family, Donna.
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Well, I've got one brother.
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He's older than me.
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What does he do?
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He's a student, and I've got two younger sisters.
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Wow, you have a big family.
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Three.
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Do you have any brothers or sisters, Bob?
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Just one.
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My sister, Anna.
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Is she older than you?
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Yes, she is.
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She always bosses me around.
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Four.
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Tell me about your family, Rosie.
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Well, I come from quite a big family.
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I've got two brothers, both of them younger than me.
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Really?
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Do you have any sisters?
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Yeah, I have one older and one younger sister.
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You're lucky.
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I wish I came from a big family.
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Five.
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Do you come from a big family, Tina?
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No, I'm an only child.
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It's just me and my parents.
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Page 35.
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3. Let's listen.
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Task 2.
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Listen again.
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Circle the correct answer.
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1. Do you have any brothers and sisters, Stephanie?
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No brothers.
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I wish I did.
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But I've got three sisters.
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Really?
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Yeah, and I'm the youngest.
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Poor you.
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Two.
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Tell me about your family, Donna.
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Well, I've got one brother.
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He's older than me.
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What does he do?
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He's a student, and I've got two younger sisters.
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Wow, you have a big family.
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Three.
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Do you have any brothers or sisters, Bob?
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Just one.
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My sister, Anna.
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Is she older than you?
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Yes, she is.
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She always bosses me around.
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Four.
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Tell me about your family, Rosie.
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Well, I come from quite a big family.
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I've got two brothers, both of them younger than me.
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Really?
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Do you have any sisters?
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Yeah, I have one older and one younger sister.
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You're lucky.
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I wish I came from a big family.
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Five.
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Do you come from a big family, Tina?
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No, I'm an only child.
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It's just me and my parents.
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Page 36.
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4. Let's listen.
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Task 1.
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People are talking about themselves and other family members.
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Which family member is the speaker most similar to?
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Listen and check the correct answer.
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1. Wen Ping.
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Both of my parents are taller than me.
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My dad is pretty tall, but my brother is even taller than my dad.
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Together they look like a basketball team.
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My sister and I are the short ones in the family.
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2. Michael My brother isn't interested in music at all.
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He's into cars, like my dad.
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But I'm not interested in cars.
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I play the guitar and the piano.
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I guess I love music because of my mom.
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She sings beautifully.
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She plays the piano really well, too.
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3. Justin I love animals.
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I have a dog and I keep a couple of parrots in a big cage in my room.
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I love taking photographs of wild birds when I'm in the countryside.
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My dad and I often go away for the weekend and we have a great time bird watching.
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My sister thinks I'm crazy.
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When my sister has free time, she loves to play cards.
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I can't stand card games.
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4. Susan I enjoy reading.
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I read a lot of books, and I love going to the library.
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My dad likes outdoor things.
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He's really into sports and swimming, and he always tells me I should get more interested in sports,
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but Mom tells me that reading is the best way to learn.
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She always gives me books that she's been reading.
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5. Robert I'm very interested in computers.
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I'm always teaching myself new computer programs and I have a lot of great software.
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My brother and I spend all our free time in computer stores and on the internet.
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My sister is more interested in the arts.
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She likes music and she loves to read.
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She hates computers.
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6. Beth I love traveling.
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My mother and I go to a different place every year.
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Both of us love to learn new things about cultures.
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My father never goes with us because he hates flying.
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My older sister is in college, so she stays home and studies while we're away.
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Sometimes I wish my sister and my father would travel with us, because I miss them.
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Page 36 4.
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Let's Listen Task 2
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How is each family member different from the speaker?
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Write the letter.
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1. Wen Ping Both of my parents are taller than me.
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My dad is pretty tall, but my brother is even taller than my dad.
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Together they look like a basketball team.
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My sister and I are the short ones in the family.
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2. Michael My brother isn't interested in music at all.
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He's into cars, like my dad.
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But I'm not interested in cars.
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I play the guitar and the piano.
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I guess I love music because of my mom.
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She sings beautifully.
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She plays the piano really well, too.
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3. Justin I love animals.
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I have a dog and I keep a couple of parrots in a big cage in my room.
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I love taking photographs of wild birds when I'm in the countryside.
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My dad and I often go away for the weekend and we have a great time bird watching.
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My sister thinks I'm crazy.
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When my sister has free time, she loves to play cards.
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I can't stand card games.
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4. Susan I enjoy reading.
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I read a lot of books and I love going to the library.
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My dad likes outdoor things.
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He's really into sports and swimming and he always tells me I should get more interested in sports,
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but mom tells me that reading is the best way to learn.
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She always gives me books that she's been reading.
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5. Robert I'm very interested in computers.
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I'm always teaching myself new computer programs, and I have a lot of great software.
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My brother and I spend all our free time in computer stores and on the Internet.
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My sister is more interested in the arts.
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She likes music, and she loves to read.
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She hates computers.
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6. Beth I love traveling.
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My mother and I go to a different place every year.
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Both of us love to learn new things about cultures.
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My father never goes with us because he hates flying.
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My older sister is in college, so she stays home and studies while we're away.
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Sometimes I wish my sister and my father would travel with us because I miss them.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación se basa en el vídeo “Unit 9 The Family - Tactics for Listening Basic”. Las palabras que más se repiten: sister, brother, dad, older, interested. Este vídeo tiene 203 frases y 1260 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 9:54. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 127 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.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
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| piano sustantivo | /piˈænɪː/ | piano |
| guitar sustantivo | /ɡɪˈtɑɹ/ | guitarra, jarana |
| outdoor adjetivo | /aʊtˈdɔː/ | al aire libre, al fresco |
| photograph sustantivo | /ˈfoʊ.təˌɡɹæf/ | fotografía, toma fotográfica |
| swim verbo | /swɪm/ | nadar |
| cage sustantivo | /keɪd͡ʒ/ | jaula, gayola |
| youngest adjetivo | /ˈjʌŋ.ɡɪst/ | más joven, jovencisímo |
| beautifully adverbio | /ˈbju.tɪ.fə.li/ | bellamente |
| countryside sustantivo | /ˈkʌn.tɹiˌsaɪd/ | campo, campaña |
| uncle sustantivo | /ˈʌŋ.kl̩/ | tío |
| cousin sustantivo | /ˈkʌz(ə)n/ | primo, prima |
| twin sustantivo | /twɪn/ | gemelo, gemela |
| handsome adjetivo | /ˈhæn.səm/ | apuesto, guapo |
| aunt sustantivo | /ɑːnt/ | tía |
| grandmother sustantivo | /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/ | abuela |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- Is your daughter older than your son?
- How old is your son?
- Which one is your father?
- Is she older than you?
- Do you have any sisters?
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — una acción que empezó antes y continúa | she's been reading |
| Comparativos -er than / more … than — comparar dos cosas | older than · younger than · taller than |
| Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -ing | love taking · enjoy reading · love traveling |
| Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupo | my oldest · the youngest · the best |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 33 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, I've, can't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “th”: beth /bɛθ/, grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/
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 piano, guitar, outdoor.
¿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.