Shadowing Practice: 14 Minute Spanish Conversation to Practise Imperfect Tense - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hola.
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Hoy vamos a hablar sobre los recuerdos usando el pasado.
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Aida, ¿dónde estabas?
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Perdón, estaba en el baño.
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Mmm...
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Decía que vamos a hablar sobre recuerdos usando el pasado.
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Oh, es un gran tema para practicar el imperfecto.
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¿Vamos?
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Vamos.
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David, I think you're still with the applications of the citas.
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No, no, no, no. Applice, a mistake.
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I lost them.
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What happens is that I have the mobile full of photos and I don't have space.
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Ah.
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So what I'm doing is I want to save photos to have space for new photos.
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Ah, now I understand.
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and I've found many great photos.
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For example, look, I'll show you.
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Let's see.
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Oh, that was you?
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Yes, very good.
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Have you recognized me?
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The truth is that no. I imagined that if you had a child's photo on your phone, it was because you were.
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Yes, well, I am.
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I don't know, I think it was a little different.
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I had glasses, I was also a little more shy, a little grueling too.
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Yes, for example, when I was scared, I hit my head against the wall.
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Wow!
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So I had a little different humor now.
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And what kind of situations did you get and hit your head against the wall?
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Well, I suppose when I had to go to school.
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Wow, very easy to get upset.
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I didn't like school much.
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And also when I had to eat vegetables.
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I didn't like vegetables.
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And then you went to the wall and...
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Bam, bam!
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Yes, yes, yes.
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I was a little crazy.
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But this photo is very fun because I was in a park and my mother told me, Oh, you're very cute.
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I'm going to make you a photo.
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I didn't get angry.
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Okay?
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And just after...
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That's good, because there was no wall.
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Exactly, exactly.
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But just after the photo,
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I fell in that lake and my parents had to take me.
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And you can see that in this photo I had long legs, so it was a bit cold.
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Oh, poor, wow.
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And how many years did you have in this photo?
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I think I was about 3 or 4 years old.
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You were a little.
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And you, Aira, how did you get when you were a child?
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I was a little...
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I was a little...
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I think.
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My parents would say that I was a little bit moved, a little bit fat, Well, like now, Yes, I have some photos.
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Do you want to show me? Of course!
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Let's see.
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Here in this photo, I was in the field, and my grandparents had many animals.
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Ah!
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I thought it was a cat.
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No, it was a cat.
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Yes, yes, yes.
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And, well, I liked going to go there, and, honestly, I played with the birds,
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and I always played in the sand, like in the ground, and I just used to go.
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Well, that was what I liked to me.
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Yes.
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You're very nice.
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You were very nice, I think.
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I had about six years here, I imagine.
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And the deer never attacked you?
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No, I didn't.
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I was good with the deer.
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I played with them, but I didn't do anything.
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Ok, ok, ok.
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Yes, yes.
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And in this photo, what were you doing?
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Well, in this photo, I was...
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Poor deer.
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Well, I think the deer was good.
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I had it in my arms and I was taking care of it.
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And I also saw a video where I talked to the birds.
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I said, oh, you've been treated well.
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Now...
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You taught Spanish to birds. Can you imagine?
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No, no, by the way, I didn't get that far.
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That's good.
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So, do you have any photo of your adolescence?
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Yes, not on my phone, for luck.
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Oh.
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It's that adolescence is complicated, eh?
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But I don't understand why there's such a mystery.
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Aida, how are you?
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At that time, the fashion was strange.
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There were clothes with very attractive colors, like red clothes and a lot of colors.
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Do you remember those huge chains, huge arrows?
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Yes.
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I had this.
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Obviously, I'm not going to show you that photo.
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But you have one, perhaps?
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Yes, yes, yes.
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I have some photos of this time.
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I'm going to show you.
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What a chance to see them.
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Wow!
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This was you?
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Yes, I didn't recognize you.
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Wow, no?
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Well, you have a little hair, but you have a little hair.
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They're really beautiful.
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Yes, I had the hair more rizzed and the hair more long.
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Yes.
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So, I think it was a little different.
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Wow.
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You were a little red.
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I imagine you went to the beach, right?
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Yes, I suppose.
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I think I was on vacation in Andorra,
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Because with my family we always went to Andorra on vacation and my look was very rocker.
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I played in a rock group and I liked to wear the long hair.
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No, no, you were fantastic.
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Yes, honestly, now I'm a bit ashamed when I see this photo I think I wouldn't wear the hair like this now.
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What things are you regretting your past?
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Well, what I've been telling you a little bit.
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Especially this so much so inspiring.
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At that time I loved it, but obviously now it's something I wouldn't buy for me.
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Especially that.
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And the huge pendants.
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Yeah.
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Do you have more photos that you want to show me?
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Uh...
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I have a picture, I'll show you right now.
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Let me tell you, you're probably going to have a problem with the imperfection and in general with all the past.
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It's normal, it's a topic that you can improve just by practicing it.
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Totally, Aida.
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I think that the past, basically, you'll learn by practicing it.
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That's why we always think about Easy Spanish We always think about the way you can do it, in a more relaxed way.
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And we always think about questions that can serve for the past or other topics, right, Aida?
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Yes, definitely.
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We talk about trips, about your last vacation, childhood, anecdotes, many things.
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If you like the idea, look at the link in the description. And now...
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We'll continue with the video.
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We'll continue.
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Well, the photo I wanted to show you is a photo in which you see.
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Oh, a ver.
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Yes, yes, look.
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It's this.
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Oh, yes.
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Wow.
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I remember.
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I remember.
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That's when we were in Oaxaca.
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Well, first we were in Oaxaca and then we went to the coast.
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Yes, this is the beach in Oaxaca.
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And, well, this image has a lot of history, right?
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Many stories.
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I remember that we were in a town called San Agustinillo and we saw that some people offered tours
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because there were many whales, and there were many whales there.
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It's true.
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So, we reserved a tour.
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And, well, if you want to continue with the story.
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First, what happened?
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We went...
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First...
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Ah, no. Well, before we started the tour, you cut off.
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Do you remember?
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Exactly.
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It was that we were pushing the boats to enter the sea and while I pushed the boat,
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I don't know what I did, but I put a piece of metal And, well, I can't say this,
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but I hurt my foot a lot.
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But, we also continued the tour.
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Well, the engine started to work and I was quickly a little tired.
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Normal.
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And then, you had the foot covered, protected?
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Because of course, you had a very important cut.
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I remember it.
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Yes.
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But still, do you think you enjoyed the moment?
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Did you enjoy it?
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Yes, it was great.
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There were whales, Harry was also a very nice girl.
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It was an incredible day, but with many accidents.
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We went to the hospital.
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You?
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You saw Harry's face?
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Why did he have this face of speed?
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I think he was very concentrated.
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He thought he was driving the boat, but no. And I have another photo.
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Oh, you have more.
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Yes, from Oaxaca, look.
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It's true, we were you and the rest of the team taking a smoothie, a beer.
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Yes.
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It was very good.
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Any kind of beer there was great.
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Yes, every day we ate incredible food.
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And the Mexican food I think deserve a chapter apart.
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Definitely.
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Wow, I loved the life we had in Mexico.
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This was the three or four days after school,
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that we had this routine so relaxed.
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We were on the beach, we had excursions, we ate really well.
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Yes, and wow, it was a lot of heat.
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Yes, it was a lot of heat.
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Yes, yes.
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Hey, have you seen that you had a photo of mine on the phone?
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It's because before, while we were recording...
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Wait a minute, I want to see it.
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It's true, I'll show you how it is.
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How are you?
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Sorry.
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We were recording and thought, now I can take a photo of David for his appointment.
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Well, you thought this was a good photo, Aida?
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I was sleeping.
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I don't think I'm very nice, by your part.
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I thought you were very professional, with cameras, with pillows.
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What did you do?
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Did you really sleep?
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Yes, I was almost sleeping because, well, we had eaten and the food was very good,
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but there was a lot and it was a little full.
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And I, when I eat, I needed, and at that time I needed a siesta.
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Yes, maybe it's true, we had eaten too much.
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Yes.
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What do you think about the restaurant?
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Ah, the restaurant of today.
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The food was delicious, the quantities were generous.
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Yes.
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And the staff was also very nice.
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Yes, we've eaten very well.
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And now, important, there was a hot air conditioning.
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Because I have a lot of heat.
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It's a lot of heat.
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Yes.
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If you want, we can take a walk to the beach.
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We thought the same.
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Let's go.
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This video we did thanks to one of your comments, in which we asked you to talk about the imperfection issue.
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So if you have any idea more, please, please tell us in the comments.
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If you liked this video, we have another, like this, that all the pasts.
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And we'll see you in the next video!
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Bye!
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “14 Minute Spanish Conversation to Practise Imperfect Tense”. Este vídeo tiene 242 frases y 1725 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 14:32. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 119 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 82 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar. 38 de sus 242 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 |
|---|---|---|
| deer sustantivo | /dɪɹ/ | ciervo, venado |
| whale sustantivo | /ˈweɪl/ | ballena |
| adolescence sustantivo | /ˌædəˈlɛsəns/ | adolescencia |
| imperfection sustantivo | /ɪmpɚˈfɛkʃən/ | imperfección |
| vegetable sustantivo | /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/ | verdura, legumbre |
| cloth sustantivo | /klɒθ/ | tela |
| relax verbo | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | relajar, aflojar |
| anecdote sustantivo | /ˈæn.ɪkˌdəʊt/ | anécdota, chascarrillo |
| excursion sustantivo | /ɪkˈskɜː.ʃən/ | excursión |
| grandparent sustantivo | /ˈɡɹæn(d)pɛəɹənt/ | abuelo, abuela |
| pendant sustantivo | /ˈpɛnd(ə)nt/ | colgante, pendiente |
| smoothie sustantivo | /ˈsmuːði/ | smoothie, cremolada |
| humour sustantivo | /ˈhjuːmɚ/ | humor, gracia |
| pillow sustantivo | /ˈpɪl.oʊ/ [ˈpʰɪɫ.ö̞] | almohada, citara |
| inspire verbo | /ɪnˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ | inspirar, infundir |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- For example, look, I'll show you.
- Do you want to show me?
- Do you remember those huge chains, huge arrows?
- What things are you regretting your past?
- What do you think about the restaurant?
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | I've found · Have you recognized · you've been treated |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — una acción en curso en un momento del pasado | were you doing · was taking · were pushing |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicción | I'll show · you'll learn · We'll continue |
| Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un plan o algo que se ve venir | I'm going to make · I'm not going to show · I'm going to show |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 37 contracciones y formas reducidas, como didn't, I'm, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “th”: cloth /klɒθ/, smoothie /ˈsmuːði/
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: imperfection /ɪmpɚˈfɛkʃən/, excursion /ɪkˈskɜː.ʃən/, ashamed /əˈʃeɪmd/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: adolescence /ˌædəˈlɛsəns/, imperfection /ɪmpɚˈfɛkʃən/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: smoothie /ˈsmuːði/, scare /skɛɚ/
- /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: vegetable /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/, generous /ˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹəs/
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 deer, whale, adolescence.
¿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.