Shadowing Practice: 2-4000-3-U13 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Unit 13.
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Word List Aboard Someone aboard a ship or plane is in or on it.
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They climbed aboard the kayak and paddled through the river.
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Bitter A bitter person feels upset or angry about something.
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He was extremely bitter when his computer crashed.
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Bullet A bullet is a small metal object that is shot out of a gun.
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Bullets come in different sizes for different guns.
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Devil The devil is a powerful evil spirit in some religions.
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The church promised protection from the devil.
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Drift To drift means to be moved slowly by wind or water.
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The large chunk of ice drifted in the water.
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Enforce To enforce means to make a person follow a rule.
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Police enforce traffic laws to keep everyone safe.
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Fountain A fountain is a source of water made by people.
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There was a beautiful fountain in the middle of the park.
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Harbor A harbor is an area of water along a shore where boats land.
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There were a few small boats in the harbor.
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Inhabit.
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To inhabit means to live in a certain place.
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No one inhabits the ancient city.
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March.
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To march means to walk at a steady pace together with others.
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The soldiers marched in straight rows.
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Millionaire A millionaire is a person who has at least a million dollars.
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He became a millionaire because he was smart with his money.
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Port A port is a place where ships stop to load and unload things.
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The ship was being loaded with materials at the port.
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Sheriff A sheriff is a police officer who is in charge of a large area.
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It was the sheriff's job to make the city safe.
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Startle To startle means to scare someone suddenly.
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The loud crash startled the sleeping woman.
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Sweat To sweat means to lose liquid from the body through the skin.
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Whenever I go to the gym, I sweat quite a bit.
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Trigger A trigger is the part of a gun that a person pulls to make it fire.
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The man had his finger on the trigger of the gun.
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Unify To unify means to bring people or things together.
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With their good deeds, the children tried to unify the world.
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Vessel A vessel is a large ship or boat.
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We toured the area aboard a luxury vessel.
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Voyage A voyage is a long journey made on a boat or an aircraft.
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The astronauts took off on a long voyage to the moon.
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Worship To worship means to like and honor a person, thing, or religious figure.
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Many people around the world worship in a church.
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Sheriff Dan Dan was the evil sheriff of Oceantown.
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Dan was as cruel as the devil.
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He worshipped money.
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Dan was a millionaire, but he paid his police officers almost nothing.
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The police were very bitter, but Dan didn't care.
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He only cared about his money.
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Every person who inhabited Ocean Town disliked him.
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Dan enforced cruel laws.
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Once, Dan even put his own brother in jail for throwing a coin into a fountain.
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Sometimes, he pointed his gun into the air and pulled the trigger.
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He didn't want the bullets to hit anyone.
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He just wanted to scare people with the loud sound.
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Finally, the people of Oceantown decided that they had to get rid of Sheriff Dan
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and tried to find some way to do this.
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Their wish to get rid of Dan helped to unify the town.
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They marched to Dan's house.
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He was startled by the sight when he ran to the door.
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When he opened the door, the crowd jumped on him.
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They used a rope to tie him to a chair.
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Dan yelled, Get your hands off me.
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I'll put you all in jail for the rest of your lives.
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The crowd didn't listen.
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They carried Dan to the harbor and put him aboard a vessel.
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Dan was so scared that he began to sweat.
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He begged, If you let me go, I will give you all my money.
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The crowd said, Sheriff, we don't care about your money.
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We know you'll never change.
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We're sending you on a voyage to the middle of the ocean
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The boat drifted out of the port and Dan was never seen again
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The people chose a new sheriff who was kind and fair

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “2-4000-3-U13”. Las palabras que más se repiten: Dan, sheriff, aboard, boat, gun. Este vídeo tiene 73 frases y 716 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 5:57. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 120 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 76 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

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

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
sheriff sustantivo/ˈʃɛɹɪf/sheriff, alguacil
aboard adverbio/əˈbɔɹd/a bordo
startle verbo/ˈstɑɹt(ə)l/sobresaltarse, alarmarse
unify verbo/ˈjunəfaɪ/unificar
millionaire sustantivo/ˌmɪl.i.əˈnɛə(ɹ)/millonario, millonaria
voyage sustantivo/ˈvɔɪ.ɪd͡ʒ/viaje, travesía
fountain sustantivo/ˈfaʊn.tɪn/fuente, chafariz
enforce verbo/ɪnˈfoɹs/hacer cumplir/respetar, enforzar
sweat verbo/swɛt/sudar, transpirar
harbor sustantivo/ˈhɑːbə/puerto, refugio
bitter adjetivo/ˈbɪ.tɚ/amargo, acibarado
bullet sustantivo/ˈbʊlɪt/bala, proyectil
trigger sustantivo/ˈtɹɪɡɚ/gatillo, perrillo
vessel sustantivo/ˈvɛsəl/embarcación, barco
worship sustantivo/ˈwɝ.ʃɪp/culto

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
hands off¡saca las manos!

Gramática en este vídeo

Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo haceis shot · be moved · being loaded
Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosaperson who has · person who inhabited
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónI'll put · will give · you'll never change

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 7 contracciones y formas reducidas, como didn't, don't, I'll. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: sheriff /ˈʃɛɹɪf/, worship /ˈwɝ.ʃɪp/, shore /ʃɔɹ/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: millionaire /ˌmɪl.i.əˈnɛə(ɹ)/, inhabited /ɪnˈhæbɪtɪd/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: startle /ˈstɑɹt(ə)l/, sweat /swɛt/, scare /skɛɚ/, steady /ˈstɪdi/
  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: voyage /ˈvɔɪ.ɪd͡ʒ/, vessel /ˈvɛsəl/, devil /ˈdɛvəl/
  • /h/ — una aspiración suave, no la “j”: harbor /ˈhɑːbə/, inhabit /ɪnˈhæbɪt/, inhabited /ɪnˈhæbɪtɪd/

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 sheriff, aboard, startle.

¿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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