Shadowing Practice: 5-Minute English Conversation Practice: Small Talk with a Friend - Conversation between two friends - Learn English Speaking with Video

Este vídeo tiene 38 frases y 219 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 1:55. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 114 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 84 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

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

• congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/ — felicidades, enhorabuena. Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation.
• relax /ɹɪˈlæks/ (verbo) — relajar, aflojar. To make something loose.
• lamp /ˈlæ̝mp/ (sustantivo) — lámpara. A device that generates light, heat, or other electromagnetic radiation. Especially an electric light bulb.
• balcony /ˈbælkəni/ (sustantivo) — balcón. An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.
• excite /ɪkˈsaɪt/ (verbo) — emocionar. To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement.
• apartment /əˈpɑɹt.mənt/ (sustantivo) — apartamento, departamento. A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.
• friendly /ˈfɹɛnd.li/ (adjetivo) — amistoso, amical. Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.
• customer /ˈkʌs.tə.mə/ (sustantivo) — cliente, vecero. A person or company who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant or intends to do so.
• coffee /ˈkɑfi/ (sustantivo) — grano de café, café. A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.
• station /ˈsteɪʃən/ (sustantivo) — estación. A regular stopping place for ground transportation.
• train /ˈtɹeɪn/ (sustantivo) — cola. The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground.
• weekend /ˈwiˌkɛnd/ (sustantivo) — fin de semana, finde. The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries, Saturday and Sunday.
• shop /ʃɑp/ (sustantivo) — tienda, negocio. An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
• window /ˈwɪndoʊ/ (sustantivo) — ventana, fenestra. An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 3 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

• Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, station /ˈsteɪʃən/, shop /ʃɑp/

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 congratulations, relax, lamp.