Shadowing Practice: 02 A Great Idea - Tuning in the USA - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Maxwell McMillan presents Tuning In The USA.
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Today on Tuning In The USA, we're in New York City at the office of the American Toymakers Association.
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Association.
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Susan Stewart has a meeting with Mr. Martinez, the president of the association.
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She tells him about her new idea.
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She wants to start a program to give toys to children in hospitals.
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But she needs help.
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She wants toy companies to give the toys.
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Maybe Mr. Martinez will offer Susan his help.
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National Toymakers Association.
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May I help you?
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One moment, please.
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There's a call for Mr. Donoghue on line one.
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Hello, may I help you?
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Good morning.
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Yes, my name is Susan Stewart, and I'm here to see Mr. Martinez.
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I see you have an 1130 appointment.
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I'm a little early.
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Please have a seat.
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I'll call him.
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He may be able to see you now.
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Susan Stewart is here to see you.
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Fine.
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I'll send her in.
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He'll see you now.
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His office is the first door on the left.
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Thank you.
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Hello, it's me.
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Come in, come in, Susan.
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It's good to see you again.
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Please sit down.
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I'm glad you had time to see me.
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For you, I always have time.
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What can I do for you?
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Well, I have a marvelous idea.
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I want you to hear about it.
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Oh?
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Yes.
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There are thousands of children in hospitals across the country.
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Some of them are very sick, and they are spending months indoors and in bed.
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Oh, I know about children in hospitals.
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From your own experience?
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Yes.
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My nephew was in the hospital with cancer.
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He was five years old.
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Oh dear, I'm sorry to hear that.
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Oh he's better now, thank goodness.
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But the poor child spent eight months in bed.
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And his uncle brought toys to him, right?
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Yes, and he loved them.
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They were his friends, his world, his life.
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Then you're going to love my plan.
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I want to ask toy companies to give toys to hospitals.
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Do you think the manufacturers will want to help?
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Yes, I think so.
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It's good publicity.
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And of course, everyone loves children.
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You know, it might work.
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But who's going to organize the program?
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I am.
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I'll contact all the children's hospitals in the country, and my volunteer helper will contact all the toy manufacturers.
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That's a lot of work.
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I have a computer, and I hope to have a very good helper, a very important powerful, intelligent man.
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Also very busy.
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Oh, remember your little nephew.
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Yes, of course.
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I'll gladly help.
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Great!
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Now, how about letting me buy you lunch?
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Well, since you're buying.
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I'm hungry.
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Let's go.
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Let's study for a minute.
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How do you introduce yourself in an office?
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Listen to this again.
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Hello, may I help you?
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My name is Susan Stewart, and I'm here to see Mr. Martinez.
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Listen to Susan one more time.
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My name is Susan Stewart and I'm here to see Mr. Martinez.
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Okay, let's say you come to see me.
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My name is Mr. Lee.
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First you see my secretary and she says, Hello, may I help you?
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What do you say?
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My name is My name is...
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And I'm here to see Mr. Lee.
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Right!
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That's one way to introduce yourself in an office.
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Bye now.
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And now, act two.
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This time on Tuning In the USA, we join Susan Stewart at Riverdale Hospital.
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Her father, Dr. Philip Stewart, works there as a children's doctor, a pediatrician.
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Susan tells her father and his young patient, Jimmy, about her new idea, giving toys to children in hospitals.
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She's excited because Mr. Martinez, the president of the American Toymakers Association, is going to help her Dr. Stewart loves her idea, and he offers some helpful suggestions
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Excuse me, nurse?
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May I help you?
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I'm looking for my father Dr. Stewart.
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He's down the hall in room 202.
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Hello, may I come in?
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Susan, of course, come in.
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Meet Jimmy Kronsky.
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Hello, Jimmy.
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How are you today?
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Fine.
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Well, you don't sound very happy.
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After three weeks in this bed, he is, well, a little unhappy.
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Why is he here?
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Nothing serious, I hope.
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No, not really.
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A broken leg with some minor problems, but he's okay.
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Next week, he's going home.
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Right, Jimmy?
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I hope so.
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Do you like tigers, Jimmy?
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Yes, I do.
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I love to see them at the zoo.
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Well, I have one here for you.
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And this one doesn't bite.
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Wow, a toy tiger?
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Thank you.
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Oh, it's my pleasure.
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How nice, Susan.
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Where did you get it?
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I had a wonderful meeting with the president of the American Toymakers Association, Mr. Martinez.
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And he gave you this stuffed animal?
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Dad, he gave me a thousand stuffed animals.
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A thousand?
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Wow.
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We're working together on a marvelous project.
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Oh?
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We're asking toy manufacturers to give toys to children in hospitals.
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Like me.
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Right.
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But I have a problem.
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A problem?
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I have to contact all the children's hospitals in the country.
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Hundreds of them.
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I can't call them all on the telephone, and I'm afraid that letters will go to the wrong people.
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Is that all?
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No. We also need to find volunteers to distribute the toys.
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We can give the toys to them, and they can give them to the children.
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Well, I have an idea.
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Send a letter to our professional magazine, American Hospital magazine.
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Explain your idea.
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Tell them you need local volunteers.
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Maybe they'll write a short article with your name, address, and phone number.
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Perfect.
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Thanks for the great idea.
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Don't mention it.
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The great idea was yours.
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I'm just trying to help.
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In fact, I'd like to help by organizing the program here at Riverdale Hospital.
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What about me?
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I want to help too.
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Okay, you can be my assistant.
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Wow!
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And you're the best dad in the world.
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What do you say when someone says thank you?
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Today we're going to look at different things we can say.
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Listen to Jimmy and Susan again.
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Wow, a toy tiger.
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Thank you.
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Oh, it's my pleasure.
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Susan said, it's my pleasure.
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More often we say, you're welcome.
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Thank you.
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You're welcome.
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There are many other things we can say, but you're welcome is the most common.
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now you try it thank you you're welcome and here's something a
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little different thank you very much you're very welcome thank you for listening you're very welcome bye now
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We hope you'll join us next time on Maxwell MacMillan's Tuning In the USA.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “02 A Great Idea - Tuning in the USA”. Las palabras que más se repiten: Susan, toy, hospital, Stewart, Martinez. Este vídeo tiene 170 frases y 1091 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 9:37. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 113 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 83 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar. 29 de sus 170 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:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| toy sustantivo | /tɔɪ/ | juguete |
| manufacturer sustantivo | /ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃəɹə/ | fabricante, fabriquero |
| volunteer sustantivo | /ˌvɑlənˈtɪɹ/ | voluntario |
| tiger sustantivo | /ˈtaɪɡə/ | tigre |
| helper sustantivo | /ˈhɛlpɚ/ | ayudante, ayudador |
| marvelous adjetivo | /ˈmɑɹvələs/ | maravilloso |
| organize verbo | /ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/ | organizar |
| nephew sustantivo | /ˈnɛf.ju/ | sobrino |
| pediatrician sustantivo | /ˌpidi.əˈtɹɪʃ(ə)n/ | pediatra |
| indoors adverbio | /ɪnˈdɔɹz/ | dentro |
| gladly adverbio | /ˈɡlædli/ | gustosamente, a solaz |
| litter sustantivo | /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ | cama, lecho |
| distribute verbo | /dɪˈstɹɪbjuːt/ | distribuir |
| publicity sustantivo | /pʌbˈlɪsɪti/ | publicidad, toda la publicidad |
| unhappy adjetivo | /ʌnˈhæpi/ | infeliz |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| sit down verbo | sentarse |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- What can I do for you?
- Do you think the manufacturers will want to help?
- How do you introduce yourself in an office?
- Where did you get it?
- What do you say when someone says thank you?
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
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| Posibilidad con “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo posible pero no seguro | may be · might work |
| Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupo | the best · the most common |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicción | will offer · I'll call · I'll send |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos días | are spending · you're buying · I'm looking |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 36 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, you're, I'll. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: pediatrician /ˌpidi.əˈtɹɪʃ(ə)n/, suggestion /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: manufacturer /ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃəɹə/, pediatrician /ˌpidi.əˈtɹɪʃ(ə)n/, publicity /pʌbˈlɪsɪti/, intelligent /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: volunteer /ˌvɑlənˈtɪɹ/, marvelous /ˈmɑɹvələs/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: organize /ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/, indoors /ɪnˈdɔɹz/
- /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: suggestion /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/, intelligent /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/
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 toy, manufacturer, volunteer.
¿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.