Shadowing Practice: A1 English Listening Practice - Productivity - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hey everybody!
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Welcome to this A1 English listening practice video.
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You can use this video to practice your listening and comprehension as I speak.
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And remember to sign up for our $1 listening practice seminars at polyglossa.com to improve your listening fast.
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So today I'm gonna talk about productivity.
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This is a great topic to talk about because everybody wants to be productive.
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What does productivity mean?
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If you're productive it means you produce a lot.
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It means that you see good results from your effort or work.
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So let's talk about some ways we can be productive.
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The first way we can be productive is by waking up early.
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I know that many of you don't like this advice.
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Not many people like waking up early.
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I wake up pretty early but it's not easy for me.
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I usually wake up at 6 a.m every day.
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This is early but some people wake up earlier than me like at 5 a.m.
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I wake up early so I can be more productive every day.
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My official work starts at 7.30 a.m
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but since I wake up at 6 I can do more things before I start working.
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For example, I read a little bit in the morning and I study languages.
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I usually read for about 15 minutes and I can study languages for about 50 minutes.
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If I don't do this in the morning,
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I might not have time to do it later.
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So I do all this before my work starts.
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I'm pretty productive in the morning.
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How about you?
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Are you productive in the morning?
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Okay, another way we can be productive is by removing distractions.
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A distraction is something that doesn't let you focus on your work.
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For example, if you're trying to work and you hear dogs barking outside,
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that might make you lose focus.
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Some distractions are hard to remove,
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like your neighbor's dog, but other distractions are easy to remove.
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For instance, you can silence your cell phone.
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If you hear your phone vibrate or ring you usually want to look at your phone.
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When my phone vibrates I sometimes get distracted.
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If you want to remove this distraction you can put your phone on silent or on airplane mode.
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For some people this is hard.
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Some people don't want to ignore their phone calls and messages.
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They think that it's very important to check their phone.
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This might be true, but it's also important to finish your work.
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If you silence your phone,
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it can help you finish your work faster.
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So removing distractions like this can be very helpful.
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Okay, another way we can be more productive is by making sure that we're comfortable when we work.
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For example, if you're in an uncomfortable chair,
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or if you feel hot or cold you might be less productive when you're working.
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In my case, I don't work well if my chair is uncomfortable.
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Usually my back hurts and I want to change positions.
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So I need to sit in a comfortable chair when I work.
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Sometimes I sit on my couch when I work because it's comfortable there.
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This helps me be more productive.
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Alright, one more way that we can be productive is by setting goals.
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In my opinion this is the best way to be productive.
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If you set goals for yourself you feel motivated to work.
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You want to achieve your goals.
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I always set goals for myself to help me be productive.
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It's good to set short-term and long-term goals.
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A short-term goal is a goal you want to achieve soon.
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A long-term goal is a goal you want to achieve after a long time.
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You can set short-term and long-term goals to help you learn English.
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For example, maybe your short-term goal is to watch all my A1 listening practice videos by next month.
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And maybe your long-term goal can be to read a whole book in English by the end of the year.
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You can set many types of goals for yourself.
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I like to set daily goals too.
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This helps me be productive every day.
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For instance, each day my goal is to practice my listening in French for one hour.
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Every day when I complete this hour I feel great.
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I know that I accomplished my goal.
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Okay, I hope you can use these tips to help you be more productive.
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Now I'm gonna ask you some questions about the video to see if you understood.
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Write your answers in a comment down below.
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Number one, what's one activity I do before I start my work in the morning?
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Number two, what's one thing that can distract us from our work.
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And number three, what are two types of goals that we can set?
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Alright, remember to sign up for our $1 listening practice seminars if you need more listening practice.
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I'll see you next time.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel A1 se basa en el vídeo “A1 English Listening Practice - Productivity”. Las palabras que más se repiten: goal, productive, listening, term, practice. Este vídeo tiene 79 frases y 842 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 7:25. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 114 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 86 % 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:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| productive adjetivo | /pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/ | productivo |
| distraction sustantivo | /dɪsˈtɹæk.ʃən/ | distracción |
| silence sustantivo | /ˈsaɪ̯ləns/ | silencio |
| uncomfortable adjetivo | /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/ | incómodo |
| productivity sustantivo | /ˌpɹɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/ | productividad |
| seminar sustantivo | /ˈsɛmɪnɑɹ/ | seminario |
| distract verbo | /dɪˈstɹækt/ | distraer, despistar |
| topic sustantivo | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | tema, tópico |
| ignore verbo | /ɪɡˈnɔː/ | ignorar, desoír |
| silent adjetivo | /ˈsaɪ̯lənt/ | silencioso, callar |
| helpful adjetivo | /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/ | servicial, adyuvante |
| couch sustantivo | /ˈkaʊ̯t͡ʃ/ | sofá, sillón |
| subscribe verbo | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | suscribirse, subscribirse |
| airplane sustantivo | /ˈɛɹˌpleɪ̯n/ | avión, aeroplano |
| bark sustantivo | /bɑɹk/ | corteza |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| wake up verbo | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | despertarse, recordar |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- If you're productive it means you produce a lot.
- I'm pretty productive in the morning.
- Are you productive in the morning?
- I'll see you next time.
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Posibilidad con “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo posible pero no seguro | might not have · might make · might be |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos días | you're trying · you're working |
| Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un plan o algo que se ve venir | gonna talk · gonna ask |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 16 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, you're, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: distraction /dɪsˈtɹæk.ʃən/, accomplish /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ/, comprehension /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, productivity /ˌpɹɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: productive /pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/, productivity /ˌpɹɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/, motivate /ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt/, vibrate /ˈvaɪ.bɹeɪt/
- /h/ — una aspiración suave, no la “j”: helpful /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/, comprehension /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/
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 productive, distraction, silence.
¿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.