Shadowing Practice: 42 - Learn English Speaking with Video

Este vídeo tiene 28 frases y 239 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 2:20. El hablante habla despacio, unas 102 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 86 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

13 palabras menos comunes del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

• dish /dɪʃ/ (sustantivo) — vajilla. A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.
• rude /ɹuːd/ (adjetivo) — rudo, grosero. Lacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous.
• meal /ˈmiːl/ (sustantivo) — comida, pitanza. Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity.
• knife /ˈnaɪ̯f/ (sustantivo) — cuchillo. A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge…
• delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ (adjetivo) — delicioso, sabroso. Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty.
• copyright /ˈkɑpiˌɹaɪt/ (sustantivo) — derechos de autor, derecho de autor. The right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture or other work of authorship.
• fork /fɔɹk/ (sustantivo) — tenedor, trinche. A utensil with spikes used to put solid food into the mouth, or to hold food down while cutting, or for serving food.
• towel /ˈtaʊ̯əl/ (sustantivo) — toalla, toballa. A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, such as a person after a bath.
• vegetable /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/ (sustantivo) — verdura, legumbre. A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice…
• polite /pəˈlaɪt/ (adjetivo) — cortés, educado. Well-mannered, civilized.
• spoon /spuːn/ (sustantivo) — cuchara. An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle.
• napkin /ˈnæpˌkɪn/ (sustantivo) — servilleta, toballeta (disused). A serviette; a (usually rectangular) piece of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth and hands for cleanliness while eating.
• noodle /ˈnu.dəl/ (sustantivo) — fideo, tallarín. A string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and…

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

• hand over (verbo) — devolver, entregar. To relinquish control or possession of something to someone.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

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

• Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: dish /dɪʃ/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/

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 dish, rude, meal.