Shadowing Practice: 24 TOPIC ENGLISH COMMUNICATION | UNIT 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Why do you want to learn English?
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I want to learn English because it is important for my future.
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What do you want to do?
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I want to learn English.
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Why do you want to learn English?
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Because it is important for my future.
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Is English important for your future?
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Yes, it is.
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English is important for my future.
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What is important for your future?
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English is important for my future.
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Who wants to learn English because it is important for their future?
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I do.
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I want to learn English because it is important for my future.
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I want to learn English because it is useful for my job.
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What do you want to do?
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I want to learn English.
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Why do you want to learn English?
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Because it is useful for my job.
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Is English useful for your job?
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Yes, it is.
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English is useful for my job.
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What is useful for your job?
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English is useful for my job.
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Who wants to learn English because it is useful for their job?
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I do.
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I want to learn English because it is useful for my job.
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I want to learn English because it is helpful for travelling.
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What do you want to do?
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I want to learn English.
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Why do you want to learn English?
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Because it is helpful for travelling.
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Is English helpful for travelling?
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Yes, it is.
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English is helpful for traveling.
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What is helpful for traveling?
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English is helpful for traveling.
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Who wants to learn English because it is helpful for traveling?
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I do.
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I want to learn English because it is helpful for traveling.
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English helps me get a good job.
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English helps me get a good job.
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How does English help you?
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It helps me get a good job.
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Does English help you get a good job?
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Yes, it does.
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English helps me get a good job.
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Why do you want to learn English?
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Because English helps me get a good job.
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Who does English help you?
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Me.
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English helps me get a good job.
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English helps me talk with foreign people.
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What helps you talk with foreign people?
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English helps me talk with foreign people.
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How does English help you?
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It helps me talk with foreign people.
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Does English help you talk with foreign people?
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Yes, it does.
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English helps me talk with foreign people.
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Why do you want to learn English?
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because English helps me talk with foreign people.
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Who does English help you talk with?
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Foreign people.
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English helps me watch movies without subtitles.
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What helps you watch movies without subtitles?
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English helps me watch movies without subtitles.
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How does English help you?
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It helps me watch movies without subtitles.
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Can you watch movies without subtitles?
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Yes, because English helps me.
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Why do you want to learn English?
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Because English helps me watch movies without subtitles.
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What kind of movies can you watch without subtitles?
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English movies.
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How do you study English?
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I study English by watching videos and listening to music.
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What do you study?
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I study English.
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How do you study English?
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By watching videos and listening to music.
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Do you study English by watching videos?
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Yes, I study English by watching videos.
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Do you study English by listening to music?
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Yes, I study English by listening to music.
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What do you do to improve your English?
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I watch videos and listen to music.
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Why do you watch videos and listen to music?
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To study English.
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I study English by reading books and writing new words.
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How do you study English?
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By reading books and writing new words.
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Do you study English by reading books?
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Yes, I study English by writing new words.
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What do you do to improve your vocabulary?
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I read books and write new words.
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Why do you read books and write new words?
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To study English.
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I study English by practicing pronunciation and shadowing English videos.
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What do you study?
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I study English.
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How do you study English?
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By practicing pronunciation and shadowing English videos.
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Do you study English by practicing pronunciation?
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Yes, I practice English pronunciation.
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Do you study English by shadowing videos?
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Yes, I shadow English videos to improve my speaking.
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What do you do to improve your speaking skills?
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I practice pronunciation and shadow English videos.
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What skill do you want to improve most?
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I want to improve my speaking skill because I want to speak English fluently.
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What do you want to improve?
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I want to improve my speaking skill.
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Why do you want to improve your speaking skill?
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Because I want to speak English fluently.
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Do you want to speak English fluently?
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Yes.
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I want to speak English fluently and sound more natural.
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What skill do you want to improve to speak English fluently?
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My speaking skill.
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I want to improve my listening skill because I want to understand native speakers.
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What do you want to improve?
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I I want to improve my listening skill.
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Why do you want to improve your listening skill?
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Because I want to understand native speakers.
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Do you want to understand native speakers?
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Yes, I do.
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I want to follow native speakers easily.
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What skill helps you understand native speakers?
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Listening skill.
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Who do you want to understand?
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Native speakers.
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I want to improve my pronunciation because I want people to understand me better.
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What do you want to improve?
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I want to improve my pronunciation.
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Why do you want to improve your pronunciation?
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Because I want people to understand me better.
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Do you want people to understand you better?
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Yes, I do.
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I want to speak more clearly and accurately.
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How can people understand you better?
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If I improve my pronunciation.
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I want to improve my reading skill because I want to read books and articles in English.
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What do you want to improve?
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I want to improve my reading skill.
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Why do you want to improve your reading skill?
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Because I want to read books and articles in English.
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Do you want to read books and articles in English?
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Yes, I do.
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I want to enjoy reading in English without translation.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel A2 se basa en el vídeo “24 TOPIC ENGLISH COMMUNICATION”. Las palabras que más se repiten: English, improve, study, learn, skill. Este vídeo tiene 150 frases y 1018 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 6:59. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 146 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 88 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es fácil de seguir. 63 de sus 150 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
skill sustantivo/skɪl/destreza, habilidad
pronunciation sustantivo/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/pronunciación
helpful adjetivo/ˈhɛlp.fl̩/servicial, adyuvante
shadow sustantivo/ˈʃædəʊ̯/sombra
translation sustantivo/tɹænzˈleɪʃən/traducción, transmisión
accurately adverbio/ˈæk.jə.ɹɪt.li/acertadamente, acuradamente
vocabulary sustantivo/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/vocabulario
subtitle sustantivo/ˈsʌbtaɪtəl/subtítulo, título seccional / menor
fluently adverbiodominar, con fluidez
speaker sustantivo/ˈspikɚ/hablante, parlante
improve verbo/ɪmˈpɹuːv/mejorar, embonar
travel verbo/ˈtɹævəl/viajar, recorrer
useful adjetivo/ˈjuːsfəl/útil, servir
clearly adverbio/ˈklɪɚli/claramente, a ojos vista
easily adverbio/ˈi.zɪ.li/fácilmente, aína

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • What do you want to do?
  • What is important for your future?
  • What is useful for your job?
  • What helps you talk with foreign people?
  • What helps you watch movies without subtitles?

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, translation /tɹænzˈleɪʃən/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, accurately /ˈæk.jə.ɹɪt.li/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: skill /skɪl/, speaker /ˈspikɚ/
  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, native /ˈneɪtɪv/, improve /ɪmˈpɹuːv/, travel /ˈtɹævəl/
  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: translation /tɹænzˈleɪʃən/, easily /ˈi.zɪ.li/

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 skill, pronunciation, helpful.

¿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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