Shadowing Practice: 5 Common British English Expressions (Episode 3) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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hello
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and welcome back to English with Lucy today we have another
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episode of my fabulous five common British expressions now before we
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get started make sure you connect with me on all my social media
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so our first expression is a piece of cake
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and this is very similar to easy peasy lemon squeezy
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which we've discussed in a previous video and basically it means very easy
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so I might come out of a particularly easy exam saying
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that exam was a piece of cake that exam was really easy
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so number two break a leg actually looks really rather cruel
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but I promise you it's positive And break a leg means good luck, so before a race, before a job interview,
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before a test, instead of saying good luck, I might say break a leg.
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Do really well.
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So since we're talking about legs, let's bring arms into the equation as well.
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Number three is it cost an arm and a leg.
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And this basically means something was really expensive.
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If I say my bag cost an arm and a leg, I mean it cost a lot of money.
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Now the next one isn't particularly nice.
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It is to pop one's clogs and this actually means to die but we use it quite affectionately.
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It's like a nice way of saying that someone's died.
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So I'm going to a funeral this Sunday.
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My neighbour's popped his clogs.
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It's a way of saying my neighbour's died
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but we don't want to say the death word so we say they've got their clogs.
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And then we have number five, to call it a day.
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And this means to end a task.
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So for example, I'm feeling a bit tired, I think I'll call it a day.
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And that means I think I'll stop here, let's finish.
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So as we've come to number five, I think I'll call it a day now.
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Bye!
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Thank you so much for watching this episode of Five Common British Expressions.
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I hope you liked it
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and I hope you learned something make sure you connect with all my social media as I said before
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and have a very lovely week bye this wine is off
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Este vídeo tiene 37 frases y 407 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 2:29. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 164 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. El 83 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
11 palabras menos comunes del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
- examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ (sustantivo) — examen, examinación. The act of examining.
- connect /kəˈnɛkt/ (verbo) — conectar, empalmar. To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
- funeral /ˈfju.nəɹ.əl/ (sustantivo) — funeral. A ceremony to honor and remember a deceased person, often distinguished from a memorial service by the presence of the body of the deceased.
- cruel /ˈkɹuːəl/ (adjetivo) — cruel, cruento. Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.
- lemon /ˈlɛmən/ (sustantivo) — limón, citrón. A yellowish citrus fruit.
- fabulous /ˈfæbjʊləs/ (adjetivo) — fantástico, fabuloso. Of or relating to fable, myth or legend.
- equation /ɪˈkweɪ.ʒən/ (sustantivo) — ecuación. The act or process of equating two or more things, or the state of those things being equal (that is, identical).
- subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/ (verbo) — suscribirse, subscribirse. To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name).
- follower /ˈfɒləʊə(ɹ)/ (sustantivo) — seguidor. One who follows, comes after another.
- clog /klɑɡ/ (sustantivo) — zueco. A type of shoe with an inflexible, often wooden sole sometimes with an open heel.
- affectionately /əˈfɛkʃənətli/ (adverbio) — afectuosamente. In an affectionate manner.
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
- talk about (verbo) — hablar de, hablar sobre. Used to draw attention to the speaker's characterization of someone or something.
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 12 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'll, I'm, we've. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, equation /ɪˈkweɪ.ʒən/, affectionately /əˈfɛkʃənətli/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, affectionately /əˈfɛkʃənətli/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como examination, connect, funeral.
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
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| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | we've discussed · we've come |
| Posibilidad con “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo posible pero no seguro | might come · might say |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicción | I'll call · I'll stop |
¿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.