Shadowing Practice: 18. Walking Somewhere | English for Everyday Activities - Learn English Speaking with Video

Este vídeo tiene 26 frases y 225 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:08. El hablante habla despacio, unas 72 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. Solo el 71 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

14 palabras menos comunes del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

• sidewalk /ˈsaɪdwɔk/ (sustantivo) — acera, andén. A paved footpath located at the side of a road, for the use of pedestrians.
• crack /kɹæk/ (sustantivo) — grieta. A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
• dirt /dɝt/ (sustantivo) — tierra. Soil or earth.
• curb /kɝb/ (sustantivo) — bordillo, sardinel. A concrete margin along the edge of a road; a kerb (UK, Australia, New Zealand).
• pedestrian /pəˈdɛstɹiən/ (sustantivo) — peatón, peatona. A walker; one who walks or goes on foot, especially as opposed to one who uses a vehicle.
• crosswalk (sustantivo) — cruce, paso de peatones. A point designated for pedestrians to cross a street.
• overpass /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)pæs/ (sustantivo) — puente, paso superior. A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc.
• puddle /ˈpʌdəl/ (sustantivo) — charco, poza. A small, often temporary, pool of water, usually on a path or road.
• shortcut /ˈʃɔːtkʌt/ (sustantivo) — atajo, atrecho. A path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths.
• chapter /ˈt͡ʃæptɚ/ (sustantivo) — capítulo. One of the main sections into which a published work is divided, especially a book.
• cross /kɹɑs/ (sustantivo) — cruz. A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.
• trip /tɹɪp/ (sustantivo) — viaje, saltito. A journey; an excursion or jaunt.
• traffic /ˈtɹæfɪk/ (sustantivo) — trata. Moving pedestrians or vehicles, or the flux or passage thereof.
• corner /ˈkɔɹnɚ/ (sustantivo) — rincón, esquina. The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

• step over (sustantivo) — bicicleta. A dribbling move, or feint, in football (soccer), used to fool a defensive player into thinking the offensive player, in possession of the ball, in which the…

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 sidewalk, crack, dirt.