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Hello and welcome to another lesson.
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How are you feeling today?
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I am wonderful.
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Speaking of feelings, in this lesson,
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I'm going to teach you 20 adjectives that you can use to talk about feelings.
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Let's get started it.
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My name is Matty from Piece of Cake English
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and in this lesson I'm going to teach you 20 adjectives that you can use to talk about feelings.
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Well a few months ago I went to the city of Venice in Italy.
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It was beautiful.
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Now if you haven't seen the videos I'm going to put the links over here so you can click on the links,
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watch the videos, and learn some idioms to talk about traveling.
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Well, two of my friends, Lucy and Jack, also went to the city of Venice.
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Lucy loved the experience, but Jack, hmm, he didn't like it.
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Let's listen to Lucy and see how she felt about the trip.
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We wanted to go on a trip to Venice, so I was very excited.
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We went by train.
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When we arrived, I was very surprised because the city was on water.
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I was very confused.
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People use boats for transportation, and I was very interested in it.
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It was a lovely trip, and I was very happy.
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Wow.
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So, Lucy enjoyed her trip to Venice, right?
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Now, let's read again what she said.
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We wanted to go on a trip to Venice.
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So, I was very excited.
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Excited?
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Yeah.
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We want to go to Venice.
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She was excited because she wants to go to Venice.
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We went by train
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When we arrived, I was very surprised
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Whoa, whoa, she was very surprised, right?
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Because the city was on water
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The city of Venice was on water, so she was Oh my God,
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she was surprised I was very confused.
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She was confused.
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Come on, come on.
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How are they on water?
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She was very confused, right?
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People use boats for transportation and I was very interested in it.
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She was very interested in the boats.
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Woo, look at those boats.
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She was very interested.
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Let's continue.
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It was a lovely trip and I was very happy.
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She was very happy and she loved her trip.
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Let's take another look at the adjectives she used to talk about her feelings first she said
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that i was very excited then she said she was very surprised whoa
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then she said she was very confused huh and then she said that she was very interested in the boats and then
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She said she was very happy.
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Yay.
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Very excited.
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Very surprised.
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Very interested.
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Very confused.
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Very happy.
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Very, very, very, very, very.
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Instead of very, what else can we say?
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When we say I am excited, it means yay
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when i say i am very excited it's like whoa and
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when i say i am thrilled it means i am very very very very excited yay i am thrilled
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so instead of very excited i can say that i am thrilled
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Instead of very surprised, I can say I am astonished.
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Astonished means very surprised.
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So, I'm surprised.
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Whoa!
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I'm very surprised.
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Wow!
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And I'm astonished.
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Wow!
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Astonished means very, very, very surprised.
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Instead of very confused, I can say I am puzzled.
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Puzzled.
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Puzzled means very, very, very confused.
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I am puzzled.
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She was puzzled instead of very interested in I can say
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fascinated by fascinated by she was interested in she was fascinated by
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and instead of very happy we can say delighted delighted she was very happy she was delighted.
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Now, let's listen one more time to the story of Lucy, but this time with the new adjectives.
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We wanted to go on a trip to Venice, so I was thrilled.
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We went by train.
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When we arrived, I was astonished because the city was on water.
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I was puzzled.
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People use boats for transportation and I was fascinated by it.
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It was a lovely trip and I was delighted.
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All right, that was Lucy and her beautiful story of the city of Venice.
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Now, we're going to listen to Jack.
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Jack didn't like his experience in Venice, okay?
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So, let's listen to Jack.
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But before that, don't forget to give this video a thumbs up and click subscribe.
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Let's listen to Jack.
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I don't like swimming, and I don't like the sea.
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When we arrived in Venice, I was very scared.
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I didn't want to go out of my hotel.
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I felt very sad.
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My friend wanted to go out and visit the city, and when I said no, he was very angry.
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In the end, I just came back home.
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I was very tired so I went to bed.
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It was a very bad trip.
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Poor Jack.
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He didn't like his experience in Venice, right?
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Let's take another look at what he said.
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I don't like swimming and I don't like the sea.
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When we arrived in Venice, I was very scared.
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Poor Jack.
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He was afraid of water.
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Venice is a city on water, so he was really scared.
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I didn't want to go out of my hotel.
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I felt very Very sad.
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Poor Jack.
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My friend wanted to go out and visit the city and when I said no,
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he was very angry.
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Why do you say no?
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We are here to have fun.
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He was very angry.
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Let's continue.
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In the end, I just came back home.
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I was very tired.
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He was very tired.
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So, I went to bed.
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It was a very bad trip.
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So, Jack didn't like his experience, right?
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Poor Jack.
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Let's look again at the adjectives that
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Jack uses to talk about his feelings.
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He said that he was very scared.
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Water!
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Oh no, I can't!
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Oh no!
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He was very scared, right?
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He also said that he was very sad.
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He was very sad.
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He also said that his friend was very angry.
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Ah Jack we came here to have fun.
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He was very angry.
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He also said that when he went back home he was very tired.
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Oh my god I'm tired.
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And then, he also said that the trip was very bad.
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Bad trip.
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Now, look again at the adjectives.
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Very scared.
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Very sad.
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Very angry.
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Very tired.
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Very bad.
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Very, very, very, very.
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Instead of very, what else can we use?
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Instead of very scared, we can say terrified.
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Thank you.
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Jack was very scared.
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Jack was terrified.
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Jack was terrified.
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Instead of very sad, we can say miserable.
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Jack was very sad.
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Jack was miserable.
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Miserable.
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Very sad.
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Instead of very angry,
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we can say furious furious his friend was furious yeah furious instead of very tired
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we can say exhausted exhausted jack went back home and he was very tired or he was exhausted
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exhausted means very very tired and instead of very bad we can say terrible terrible boo
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that was a terrible trip very bad now let's listen again to the story with the new adjectives I don't like swimming,
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and I don't like the sea.
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When we arrived in Venice, I was terrified.
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I didn't want to go out of my hotel.
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I felt miserable.
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My friend wanted to go out and visit the city, and when I said no, he was furious.
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In the end, I just came back home.
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I was exhausted, so I went to bed it was a terrible trip
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so guys that is it we have learned 20 adjectives
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that we can use to talk about feelings don't forget to practice and see you in the next lessons

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación se basa en el vídeo “20 adjectives to describe feelings!”. Las palabras que más se repiten: jack, Venice, trip, instead, surprised. Este vídeo tiene 172 frases y 1264 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 11:51. El hablante habla despacio, unas 107 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 84 % 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:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
confused adjetivo/kənˈfjuːzd/confundido
scare verbo/skɛɚ/asustar, atemorizar
arrive verbo/əˈɹaɪv/llegar, arribar
puzzle sustantivo/ˈpʌzəl/enigma, rompecabezas
furious adjetivo/ˈfjʊəɹi.əs/furioso
whoa/woʊ/so, cho
exhaust verbo/ɪɡˈzɔst/agotar
lesson sustantivo/ˈlɛs.ən/lección
miserable adjetivo/ˈmɪz(ə)ɹəbəl/miserable, mísero
delight sustantivo/dəˈlaɪt/deleite, regocijo
thrill verbo/θɹɪl/emocionar, excitar
swim verbo/swɪm/nadar
subscribe verbo/səbˈskɹaɪb/suscribirse, subscribirse
thumb sustantivo/ˈθʌm/pulgar, pólice
adjective sustantivo/ˈæd͡ʒ.ɪk.tɪv/adjetivo

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
go out verbosalir

Frases que vale la pena repetir

Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:

  • How are you feeling today?
  • Instead of very, what else can we say?
  • I didn't want to go out of my hotel.
  • Why do you say no?
  • Instead of very, what else can we use?

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 hacewas puzzled · was fascinated · was thrilled
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahorahaven't seen · have learned
Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un plan o algo que se ve venirI'm going to teach · I'm going to put · we're going to listen

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 25 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, didn't, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “th”: thrill /θɹɪl/, thumb /ˈθʌm/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: scare /skɛɚ/, swim /swɪm/
  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: arrive /əˈɹaɪv/, adjective /ˈæd͡ʒ.ɪk.tɪv/
  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: confused /kənˈfjuːzd/, puzzle /ˈpʌzəl/, exhaust /ɪɡˈzɔst/, miserable /ˈmɪz(ə)ɹəbəl/

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 confused, scare, arrive.

¿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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