Shadowing Practice: 291 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hello, everyone! Welcome to MandarinBite!
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The topic of this video is ‘my families’.
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Mike showed Lily his family photo.
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They two made a conversation about Mike’s family photo.
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The dialogue will be read two times by two native speakers, once at a slow speed and once at a normal speed.
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Are you ready?
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Let’s start!
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Mike, how many people are there in your family?
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There are five persons in my family.
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There are four persons in the photo.
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Yes, me, my dad, my mom, and my grandma.
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My sister is not in the photo.
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Where is your sister?
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She works in Shanghai.
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Who is he? He is my dad. His name is Wei Li.
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Where is your dad from?
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He is from Beijing.
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How old is he?
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He is forty-three years old.
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What does he do?
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He is an English teacher.
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Who is she?
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She is my mom, Fang Wang.
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Is your mom from Beijing as well?
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Yes, she is also from Beijing.
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How old is she?
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She is forty-six years old.
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Is your mom a teacher, too?
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No, she isn’t. She is a doctor.
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Does your mom speak English?
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She can speak a little bit of English.
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Who is this old grandma?
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It’s my grandmother. She is seventy years old.
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What is your grandma’s name?
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Her name is Xueping Gao.
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Does your grandma speak English as well?
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Yes, she does. She can also speak Russian.
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How old is your sister?
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She is thirty years old.
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She was not at home when we took this photo.
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What’s the job of your sister?
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She is a scientist.
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Besides, there is a little black cat in my family.
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A cat is so cute. I like cats so much as well.
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Do you have time next Saturday?
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Yes, I have. What’s up?
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Welcome to my home.
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My families and I can all cook Chinese dishes.
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Thanks! I will definitely come.
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In addition, you can play with the cat of my family.
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Great! Mike, how many people are there in your family?
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There are five persons in my family.
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There are four persons in the photo.
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Yes, me, my dad, my mom, and my grandma.
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My sister is not in the photo.
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Where is your sister?
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She works in Shanghai.
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Who is he? He is my dad. His name is Wei Li.
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Where is your dad from?
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He is from Beijing.
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How old is he?
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He is forty-three years old.
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What does he do?
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He is an English teacher.
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Who is she?
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She is my mom, Fang Wang.
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Is your mom from Beijing as well?
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Yes, she is also from Beijing.
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How old is she?
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She is forty-six years old.
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Is your mom a teacher, too?
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No, she isn’t. She is a doctor.
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Does your mom speak English?
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She can speak a little bit of English.
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Who is this old grandma?
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It’s my grandmother. She is seventy years old.
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What is your grandma’s name?
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Her name is Xueping Gao.
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Does your grandma speak English as well?
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Yes, she does. She can also speak Russian.
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How old is your sister?
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She is thirty years old.
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She was not at home when we took this photo.
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What’s the job of your sister?
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She is a scientist.
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Besides, there is a little black cat in my family.
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A cat is so cute. I like cats so much as well.
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Do you have time next Saturday?
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Yes, I have. What’s up?
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Welcome to my home.
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My families and I can all cook Chinese dishes.
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Thanks! I will definitely come.
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In addition, you can play with the cat of my family.
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Great! Congratulations on completing this practice!
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Bye bye~

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 96 frases y 627 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 9:27. El hablante habla despacio, unas 66 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 87 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es fácil de seguir.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

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

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
grandma sustantivo/ˈɡɹænmɑː/abuela, abuelita
dish sustantivo/dɪʃ/vajilla
scientist sustantivo/ˈsaɪəntəst/científico, científica
grandmother sustantivo/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/abuela
topic sustantivo/ˈtɑpɪk/tema, tópico
dialogue sustantivo/ˈdaɪəˌlɑɡ/diálogo, conversación
subscribe verbo/səbˈskɹaɪb/suscribirse, subscribirse
cook verbo/kʊk/cocinar, cocer
cute adjetivo/kjuːt/gracioso, chulo
besides adverbio/bɪˈsaɪdz/además, aparte
speaker sustantivo/ˈspikɚ/hablante, parlante

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónwill be · will definitely come · won't miss
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos díasis Xueping

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 3 contracciones y formas reducidas, como isn't, won't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “th”: thirty /ˈθɝti/, grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

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 grandma, dish, scientist.

¿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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