Shadowing Practice: 99 Nights But It's IMPOSSIBLE! - Learn English Speaking with Video

Este vídeo tiene 387 frases y 2458 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 10:36. El hablante habla rápido, unas 232 palabras por minuto, así que espera sonidos enlazados y reducidos. 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

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

• bunny /ˈbʌni/ (sustantivo) — conejita. A rabbit, especially a juvenile one.
• wolf /wʊlf/ (sustantivo) — mujeriego. Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily.
• boom /bum/ (verbo) — retumbar. To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
• scrap /ˈskɹæp/ (sustantivo) — resto. A (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
• sack /sæk/ (sustantivo) — saco, costal. A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with…
• trap /tɹæp/ (sustantivo) — trampa, cepo. A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.
• heck /hɛk/ — caray. Hell.
• admin /ˈædˌmɪn/ (sustantivo) — papeleo, trámites. Administration, or administrative work.
• deer /dɪɹ/ (sustantivo) — ciervo, venado. A ruminant mammal with hooves and often antlers, of the family Cervidae, or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla…
• spin /spɪn/ (verbo) — girar, rotar. To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.
• log /lɔɡ/ (sustantivo) — leño, tronco. The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.
• invasion /ɪnˈveɪʒən/ (sustantivo) — invasión. A military action consisting of a large armed force of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the…
• shotgun /ˈʃɑtɡʌn/ (sustantivo) — escopeta. A gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.
• spicy /ˈspaɪsi/ (adjetivo) — picante, picoso. Of, pertaining to, or containing spice.
• bench /ˈbɛnt͡ʃ/ (sustantivo) — banco, banca. A long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and schools.

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

• come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — hala, vamos. Come along with me; join me in going.
• get in (verbo) — acceder. To get into or inside something, literally or figuratively.
• get out of (verbo) — salirse de, ponerse fuera de. To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of.
• look at (verbo) — mirar, funar. To observe or watch.
• fall for (verbo) — comerse, caer. To be fooled by; to walk into (a trap) or respond to (a scam or trick).
• get off (verbo) — bajarse. To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it.
• turn around (verbo) — darle una vuelta, dar(se) una vuelta. To physically rotate (usually around a vertical axis) for a half turn (180 degrees), a whole turn (360 degrees), or an indefinite amount.
• break in (verbo) — irrumpir, violentar. To enter a place by force or illicit means.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 112 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, gonna, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

• Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: invasion /ɪnˈveɪʒən/, shotgun /ˈʃɑtɡʌn/, shelf /ʃɛlf/, potion /ˈpoʊ.ʃən/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

1. Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
2. Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
3. Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como bunny, wolf, boom.

Gramática en este vídeo

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