Shadowing Practice: 5-Minute English Shadowing Practice | Episode 5: "Catch Up" (B1-B2 Level) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hey there!
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Coffee English here, your Quick English Power-up.
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We've got five minutes, let's make them count.
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Today we're learning catch-up, one phrase that native speakers use constantly.
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I'll explain it fast, then we repeat together.
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Ready?
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Let's go.
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Catch-up That means spending time with someone to talk about what's been happening or finishing tasks you're behind on.
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You catch up with a person when you reconnect and share news.
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You catch up on work when you finish delayed tasks.
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Someone catches up when they reach the same level as others.
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Three meanings, one super useful phrase.
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Now let's practice.
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Let's start with the most common use, catching up with people.
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This is when you reconnect with someone you haven't seen recently.
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Listen carefully and repeat.
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I haven't seen Maria in months,
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so we're meeting for coffee to catch up.
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I haven't seen Maria in months,
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so we're meeting for coffee to catch up.
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Beautiful, that's the classic social use.
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Now let's practice suggesting this to someone.
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This is super common when you want to reconnect with a friend.
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Hey, it's been too long,
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we should really catch up sometime soon.
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Hey, it's been too long,
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we should really catch up sometime soon.
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Perfect!
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Notice how natural that sounds.
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Now here's the question form.
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Use this when someone suggests meeting and you want to know the purpose.
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Are we just catching up or is this about the project.
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Are we just catching up,
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or is this about the project?
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Excellent!
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Now let's switch to work context.
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Catch up on something means finishing tasks you're behind on.
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This is incredibly useful for professional English.
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I was sick last week,
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so I need to catch up on emails.
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I was sick last week,
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so I need to catch up on emails.
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Great job!
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This shows responsibility.
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Now let's practice when you're behind on entertainment.
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People catch up on shows,
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news, or reading all the time.
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I'm finally catching up on that series everyone's been talking about.
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I'm finally catching up on that series everyone's been talking about.
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Fantastic, that's very natural.
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Now here's a really common situation.
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When you miss something and need information,
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you ask someone to catch you up.
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I missed the meeting this morning,
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can you catch me up quickly?
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I missed the meeting this morning.
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Can you catch me up quickly?
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Perfect!
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Catch someone up means bringing them up to date with information.
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Now let's practice when someone else is behind and needs to reach your level.
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The new team member is catching up fast.
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She'll be ready next week.
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The new team member is catching up fast.
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She'll be ready next week.
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Excellent!
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This shows progress.
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Now here's how to talk about being current with something.
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All caught up means you're completely up to date.
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I finally finished all my work.
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I'm all caught up now.
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I finally finished all my work.
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I'm all caught up now.
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Beautiful, that feeling of completion.
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Final example, using catch up in a casual invitation.
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This is how friends actually talk when making plans.
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Let's grab lunch tomorrow and catch up properly, I miss our talks.
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Let's grab lunch tomorrow and catch up properly.
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I miss our talks.
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And that's a wrap.
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You now own one of the most useful phrases in everyday English.
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Next time you want to reconnect with someone or talk about finishing tasks,
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catch up is your go-to phrase.
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Keep practicing, keep improving, and I'll catch up with you in the next episode.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “5-Minute English Shadowing Practice”. Las palabras que más se repiten: catch, catching, meeting, reconnect, tasks. Este vídeo tiene 83 frases y 590 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 5:48. El hablante habla despacio, unas 102 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 88 % 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
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| phrase sustantivo | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | frase |
| sometime adverbio | /ˈsʌmˌtaɪm/ | al rato, algún día |
| everyday adjetivo | /ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/ | de diario, cuotidiano |
| carefully adverbio | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | cuidadosamente |
| delay sustantivo | /dɪˈleɪ̯/ | retraso, demora |
| incredibly adverbio | /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/ | increíblemente |
| casual adjetivo | /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/ | casual |
| completion sustantivo | /kəmˈpliː.ʃən/ | compleción, completación |
| wrap verbo | /ɹæp/ | envolver, fajar |
| invitation sustantivo | /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/ | invitación |
| reconnect verbo | /ˌɹiː.kəˈnɛkt/ | reconectar |
| task sustantivo | /tæsk/ | tarea, faena |
| email sustantivo | /ˈiˌmeɪl/ | correo electrónico, correo |
| lunch sustantivo | /lʌnt͡ʃ/ | almuerzo, comida |
| properly adverbio | /ˈpɹɑpɚli/ | como es debido, como corresponde |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
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| catch up verbo | enredar |
| caught up verbo | dejarse llevar por, envuelto |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- We've got five minutes, let's make them count.
- I'll explain it fast, then we repeat together.
- Can you catch me up quickly?
- All caught up means you're completely up to date.
- I'm all caught up now.
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — una acción que empezó antes y continúa | what's been happening · everyone's been talking |
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | haven't seen · it's been |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 19 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, you're, haven't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/, completion /kəmˈpliː.ʃən/, invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: incredibly /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/, invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/, entertainment /ˌɛn.tɚˈteɪn.mənt/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: switch /swɪt͡ʃ/, speaker /ˈspikɚ/
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: everyday /ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/, invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/, native /ˈneɪtɪv/
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 phrase, sometime, everyday.
¿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.