Shadowing Practice: 40 English Words for Everyday Life - Basic Vocabulary #2 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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In this video, you'll learn 20 of the most common words and phrases in English.

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This series will teach you the 800 most common words and phrases in English.

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So, after you've learned the new words and phrases, stick around and review what you learned in previous lessons.

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First is...

Today.

Today means this day.

We use this when we want to talk about something that's happening on this day, like part of a schedule.

Today's homework.

Yesterday.

So yesterday means the day before today.

So you can use this word when you're talking about like past actions.

Yesterday morning.

Tomorrow.

T -mar -o.

So, tomorrow is like the opposite of yesterday.

It means the day after today.

So, we use this when we're talking about our future plans.

See you tomorrow.

Week.

So, week refers to seven days, that seven -day period.

So we use week when we want to talk about making plans or schedules and so on.

I'm busy this week.

Year.

So a year is 365 days.

So we use year when we're talking about points in time like historical events one year one year one year

Second second second

So second refers to a very short period of time

So the amount of time that's inside one minute for example, there are 60 seconds in a minute

There are 60 seconds in a minute

Minute Minute Min -uh -t

So, minute refers to, again, a period of time.

We learned that there are 60 seconds in a minute, and we can use minutes when we're talking about times of day.

Three minutes.

Hour.

So an hour refers to one of those 24 blocks of time throughout the day.

I sleep for eight hours every day.

Clock.

A clock is an object that we use to understand what time of day it is.

We can have analog or digital.

Alarm clock.

A clock.

So, a clock is used after a number from 1 to 12 to show that it's a specific hour.

Let's meet at the station at 9 o 'clock.

Let's meet at the station at nine o 'clock.

Calendar Calendar Cal -en -der

So a calendar is something we use to understand the dates of the year.

There are twelve months on a typical calendar.

I marked our anniversary on the calendar.

Monday.

Mon -day.

So, Monday is, for most people, the first day of the work week.

I go to work on Monday.

Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday is,

for most people, the second day of the work week.

Tuesday, January 1st Tuesday, January 1st Tuesday,

January 1st Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday So Wednesday is the middle day of the week,

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but keep in mind.

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This is pronounced Wednesday There's a D there,

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but we don't say Wednesday we say Wednesday Wednesday the 18th Wednesday the 18th Wednesday the 18th

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Thursday So Thursday is the fourth day of the work week,

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the day that comes before Friday.

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So most people get a little bit excited for Friday,

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and thus Thursday is kind of the day when some people start their weekends a little bit early.

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Thursday, January 3rd Thursday, January 3rd.

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Friday Friday Fry -day

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So, Friday is the last day of the work week, and lots of people get excited about Friday,

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and they do things on Friday nights with their friends or their co -workers.

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Are you free this Friday?

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Are you free this Friday?

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Saturday Saturday Saturday Sa -ter -day

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So Saturday is the first day of the weekend lots of people choose to do things like their hobbies

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or maybe take a trip somewhere

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It's a day to relax for lots of people Saturday night Saturday night

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Sa -ter -day night

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Sunday Sunday Sunday So Sunday is the last day of the weekend usually Sunday tends to be a more relaxing day

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So we're kind of recharging a little bit and taking it easy Sunday morning breakfast Sunday morning breakfast Sunday morning breakfast

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Do Do Do So do is used when we're referring to some kind of activity

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We're making something happen.

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We are taking care of something do homework

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Do homework Do homework Go Go.

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Go.

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So the verb go means to move from one place to another place.

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We use this when we're traveling or maybe even

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when we're talking about some place we would like to go or like to travel to.

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Go to the park.

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Go to the park.

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Go to the park.

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Well done!

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In this lesson, you expanded your vocabulary and learned 20 new useful words.

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Click the link in the description

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and sign up for free at EnglishClass101 .com to get access to the full list of vocabulary

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you'll need for daily life conversations.

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You'll also get example sentences, custom flashcard decks, and more learning resources.

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See you next time.

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Bye -bye.

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Hello.

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Hello.

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Hello.

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Hello is the most basic greeting that you can use.

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You can use it with your friends, with your family members, with your co -workers.

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Any time of day is fine.

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Hello.

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How have you been?

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Hello.

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How have you been?

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Hello.

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How have you been?

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Excuse me. So,

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excuse me is the expression you can use when you bump into somebody

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or when you need to interrupt somebody who's working on something.

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It's a nice, like, apology expression to use.

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Excuse me, how much is this?

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Excuse me, how much is this?

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Excuse me, how much is this?

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I'm sorry.

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So we use I'm sorry in cases where we make a mistake.

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So I did something wrong or I did something bad.

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I use I'm sorry to apologize.

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I'm sorry, it was a typo.

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I'm sorry, it was a typo.

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Good night.

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Good night.

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Good night.

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So good night is the expression we use at the end of the day

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when we want to say goodbye to someone or when we want to wish our family members a good night of sleep.

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Good night, grandma.

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Good night, grandma.

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Good night, grandma.

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Nice to meet you.

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Nice to meet you.

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nice to meet you

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so nice to meet you is the expression we use the first time

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we meet someone we don't use this like the second

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or the third time

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we see someone only for the first time please come in nice to meet

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you please come in nice to meet you please come in nice to meet you

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How are you?

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How are you?

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How are you?

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How are you?

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So, how are you is used as a very general greeting.

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When we see our co -worker for the first time or we see a classmate for the first time, we ask, how are you?

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Meaning, what's your condition right now?

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It's been a long time.

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How are you?

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It's been a long time.

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How are you?

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It's been a long time.

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How are you?

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Yes Yes

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Yes So yes is the word we use to agree with something or to show we think something is good or correct

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You can use yes in any of those cases.

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Yes, this one, please

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Yes, this one, please

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yes this one please no no no

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so no is the opposite of yes we use it

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when we want to disagree or show that we think something is not good

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or is maybe not the best option no I haven't eaten yet no

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I haven't eaten yet no I haven't eaten yet thank you thank you thank you

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so thank you is used to express your appreciation for something you can use this after you receive a gift

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or someone does something for you thank you very much for

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the invitation thank you very much for the invitation thank you very much for the invitation

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i'm i'm i'm so i'm is the reduced form of i

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and am becomes i'm make sure to clearly pronounce that sound like when you're introducing yourself I'm John I'm John I'm John

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goodbye goodbye goodbye

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so goodbye is one way to say like something at the

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end of the day usually to say bye to someone goodbye sounds a little bit more formal than just bye,

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but you can use it to sound polite.

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Goodbye, see you again.

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Goodbye, see you again.

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Goodbye, see you again.

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Bad, bad, bad.

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Okay, so bad is a word that means not good.

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You can use it to describe something you don't like or that you think is inappropriate.

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Be careful of bad people.

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Be careful of bad people.

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Be careful of bad people.

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Good, good.

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Good.

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So good is the opposite of bad.

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You can use it when you want to express that you like something or that you think something is positive.

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My teacher is a good person.

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My teacher is a good person.

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My teacher is a good person.

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Pretty Pretty Pretty Pretty So pretty is used to describe someone or something's physical appearance,

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something that we think is beautiful.

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I have a pretty girlfriend I have a pretty girlfriend I have a pretty girlfriend I have a pretty girlfriend

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Ugly Ugly ugly

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So ugly is the opposite of pretty we use this word to describe something

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that we think is not pleasing or is unpleasant ugly face ugly face ugly face easy

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easy easy Easy is used to talk about something that is not difficult.

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It's maybe something that's simple to do.

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Easy exam

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Difficult So, difficult, describe something that is hard or something that is challenging to do.

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Difficult problem Near

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Near Near Near is used to talk about something that is close to us.

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It's something that we can go to quickly and easily.

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I live near the university.

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I live near the university.

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I live near the university.

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Far Far So far is the opposite of near.

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Far means something that is a great distance from something else.

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There's like a long way to get to something.

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The station is far from here.

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The station is far from here.

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Small.

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So, small is the opposite of big.

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We use it to describe things that are little.

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You can use it for concepts, for objects, or for people.

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Small mistake.

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Small mistake.

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Small mistake.

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Well done!

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In this lesson, you expanded your vocabulary and learned 20 new useful words.

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Click the link in the description

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and sign up for free at EnglishClass101 .com to get access to the full list of vocabulary

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you'll need for daily live conversations.

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You'll also get example sentences, custom flashcard decks, and more learning resources.

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See you next time!

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Bye -bye!

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación se basa en el vídeo “40 English Words for Everyday Life - Basic Vocabulary”. Las palabras que más se repiten: clock, meet, Wednesday, word, goodbye. Este vídeo tiene 263 frases y 1943 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 18:57. El hablante habla despacio, unas 103 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

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

Palabra	Pronunciación	Significado
clock sustantivo	/klɑk/	cuentakilómetros
goodbye	/ɡʊdˈbaɪ/	adiós, hasta luego
ugly adjetivo	/ˈʌɡli/	feo
calendar sustantivo	/ˈkæl.ən.də/	calendario
lesson sustantivo	/ˈlɛs.ən/	lección
homework sustantivo	/ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/	deberes, tarea
refer verbo	/ɹɪˈfɜː/	referir, remitir
phrase sustantivo	/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/	frase
vocabulary sustantivo	/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/	vocabulario
worker sustantivo	/ˈwɝ.kɚ/	trabajador, obrero
deck sustantivo	/ˈdɛk/	piso, plataforma
alarm sustantivo	/əˈlɑɹm/	alarma, rebato
invitation sustantivo	/ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/	invitación
grandma sustantivo	/ˈɡɹænmɑː/	abuela, abuelita
custom sustantivo	/ˈkʌstəm/	costumbre, usanza

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

Let's meet at the station at nine o 'clock.
How have you been?
Excuse me, how much is this?
I use I'm sorry to apologize.
Meaning, what's your condition right now?

Gramática en este vídeo

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

Estructura	En el vídeo
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora	you've learned · have you been · It's been
Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupo	the most common · the most important · the most basic
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos días	you're talking · we're talking · we're referring
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicción	you'll learn · will teach · we'll include

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 38 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, we're, you'll. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/, examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, appreciation /əˌpɹiː.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/, flashcard /ˈflæʃˌkɑɹd/
Palabras largas — cuida el acento: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/, examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/, appreciation /əˌpɹiː.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

/v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/, twelve /twɛlv/, verb /vɝb/
/z/ — sonora, no /s/: phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/, resource /ɹɪˈzɔːs/, examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/, unpleasant /ʌnˈplɛzn̩t/
/dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/, apology /əˈpɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, recharge /ɹiːˈtʃɑː(ɹ)dʒ/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como clock, goodbye, ugly.

¿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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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Frases que vale la pena repetir

Gramática en este vídeo

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?