Shadowing Practice: A Squash and a Squeeze By Julia Donaldson & Illustrated by Axel Scheffler - Learn English Speaking with Video

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A squash and a squeeze by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler.
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A little old lady lived all by herself with a table and chairs and a jug on the shelf.
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A wise old man heard her grumble and grouse, There's not enough room in my house Wise old man,
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won't you help me please My house is a squash and a squeeze Take in your hen,
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said the wise old man Take in my hen,
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what a curious plan Well,
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the hen laid an egg on the fireside rug and flapped round the room knocking over the jug
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The little old lady cried, what shall I do?
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It was pokey for one and it's tiny for two My nose has a tickle and there's no room to sneeze
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My house is a squash and a squeeze And she said,
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wise old man, won't you help me please my house is a squash and a squeeze
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take in your goat said the wise old man take in my goat what a curious plan
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well the goat chewed the curtains and trot on the egg then sat down to nibble the table leg
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The little old lady cried, Glory be!
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It was tiny for two and it's titchy for three.
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The hen pecks the goat and the goat's got fleas.
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My house is a squash and a squeeze.
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And she said, Wise old man, won't you help me please?
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My house is a squash and a squeeze.
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Take in your pig, said the wise old man.
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Take in my pig.
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What a curious plan.
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So she took in her pig, who kept chasing the hen, and raided the larder again and again.
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The little old lady cried, Stop, I implore.
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It was ditchy for three and it's tiny for four.
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Even the pig in the larder agrees.
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My house is a squash and a squeeze.
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And she said, wise old man, won't you help me please?
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My house is a squash and a squeeze.
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Take in your cow, said the wise old man.
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Take in my cow, what a curious plan Well,
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the cow took one look and charged straight at the pig Then jumped on the table
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and tapped out a jig The little old lady cried,
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Heaven's alive It was tiny for four and it's weenie for five.
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I'm tearing my hair out.
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I'm down on my knees.
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My house is a squash and a squeeze.
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And she said, wise old man, won't you help me please?
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My house is a squash and a squeeze.
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Take them all out, said the wise old man.
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but then I'll be back where I first began.
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So she opened the window and out flew the hen.
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That's better.
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At last I can sneeze again.
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She shooed out the goat and she shoved out the pig.
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My house is beginning to feel pretty big.
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She huffed and she puffed and she pushed out the cow.
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Just look at my house,
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it's enormous now Thank you old man for the work you have done It was weenie for five,
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it's gigantic for one There's no need to grumble and there's no need to grouse There's plenty of room in my house
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and now she's full of frolics and fiddle diddies it isn't a squash and it isn't a squeeze
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yes she's full of frolics and fiddle diddies it isn't a squash or a squeeze
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel A1 se basa en el vídeo “A Squash and a Squeeze By Julia Donaldson & Illustrated by Axel Scheffler”. Las palabras que más se repiten: squash, squeeze, wise, hen, pig. Este vídeo tiene 53 frases y 589 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 5:43. El hablante habla despacio, unas 103 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 73 % 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 del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
squeeze verbo/skwiːz/exprimir, apretar
squash sustantivo/skwɔʃ/zapallo, sapallo
goat sustantivo/ɡoʊt/cabra, chivo
curious adjetivo/ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/curioso, tener curiosidad
chase verbo/t͡ʃeɪs/perseguir, asenderear
knock verbo/nɑk/llamar a, golpear
tear verbo/tɛɹ/rasgar, desgarrar
knee sustantivo/ni/rodilla, hinojo
enormous adjetivo/ɪˈnɔː.məs/enorme, ingente
raid sustantivo/ɹeɪd/correría, razia
shelf sustantivo/ʃɛlf/estante, balda
subscribe verbo/səbˈskɹaɪb/suscribirse, subscribirse
curtain sustantivo/ˈkɜɹt(ə)n/cortina
illustrate verbo/ˈɪl.əˌstɹeɪt/ilustrar
chew verbo/tʃuː/masticar, mascar

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
knock over verboderribar, tumbar, desvalijar, robar

Frases que vale la pena repetir

Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:

  • The little old lady cried, what shall I do?
  • I'm tearing my hair out.
  • I'm down on my knees.

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahorahave done · you've enjoyed
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónwon't you help · I'll be
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos díasI'm tearing · is beginning

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 12 contracciones y formas reducidas, como won't, isn't, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: squash /skwɔʃ/, shelf /ʃɛlf/, shove /ʃʌv/, shoo /ʃuː/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: squeeze /skwiːz/, squash /skwɔʃ/, sneeze /sniːz/
  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: squeeze /skwiːz/, sneeze /sniːz/

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 squeeze, squash, goat.

¿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.

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