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Hey English learners, welcome to this A1 English listening practice video.
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You can use this video to practice your listening and learn new words and phrases.
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Today, we're gonna talk about being organized.
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This is an important topic.
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If we're organized, it makes our lives easier.
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Before we start, remember to download my free Listening Time podcast on Spotify,
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Apple Podcasts, or any other podcast app so you can practice your English.
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The link is in the description below.
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Okay, let's talk about being organized.
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You might wonder why this is important.
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Well, being organized helps us feel less stressed, and more in control.
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Let's talk about a few ways we can be more organized.
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First, it's helpful to make lists.
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Lists are like your map for the day.
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You can write down what you need to do, like chores or homework.
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This helps you remember everything and feel more organized.
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And it feels great to check things off your list when you're done with them.
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It's also important to set priorities.
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This means deciding what's most important and doing those things first.
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So you can look at your list and see which tasks need to be prioritized.
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This helps you manage your time better and not feel overwhelmed.
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Keeping your room and your workspace tidy is important too.
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Imagine trying to find something in a messy room.
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It's hard.
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Keeping your bedroom, your office, and your desk tidy helps you find things more easily.
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It also helps you feel calmer and more focused.
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Another thing that can help you be organized is using a calendar.
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This can help you remember important dates, like birthdays and appointments.
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You can write these things on the calendar so that you don't forget.
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You can also use your calendar on your phone and set reminders there.
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This is a fantastic way to stay organized.
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And lastly, one other tip is to plan ahead.
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If you plan your next day or your next week, you'll know what to do on those days.
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If you don't have a plan, you might feel disorganized, and you might not know what you need to do.
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So, having a plan that you can follow can really help.
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So, those are some easy ways to keep your life organized every day making lists,
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setting priorities, keeping your space tidy, using a calendar, and planning ahead.
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If you do all of this, you might feel less stressed and more in control.
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Let's review some of the words in this video that I used that might be new for you.
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The word "chores" refers to tasks that you do at home, like doing the laundry and cleaning the bathroom.
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The phrase "check things off your list" means that you have a list of tasks to do, and when you finish them,
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you make a mark
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like this on your list when you feel overwhelmed This means that you feel bad because you can't handle something.
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It's too much for you.
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The word "tidy" means organized and clean.
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You should try to keep your room tidy.
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and messy means the opposite.
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This means that things are disorganized and not clean.
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Okay, I hope you enjoyed this listening practice video.
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Remember to download my free Listening Time podcast if you want to practice your English.
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The link is in the description below.
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And you can also join my membership if you want my training to help you understand fast English.
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The link to that is also down below.
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Alright, thank you for watching and I'll talk to you in the next video.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 54 frases y 599 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 4:45. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 126 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 89 % 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

15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
organize verbo/ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/organizar
tidy adjetivo/ˈtaɪ.di/pulcro, prolijo
calendar sustantivo/ˈkæl.ən.də/calendario
podcast sustantivo/ˈpɑdˌkæst/podcast, pódcast
priority sustantivo/pɹaɪˈɒɹɪti/prioridad
phrase sustantivo/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/frase
messy adjetivo/ˈmɛsi/desordenado, desprolijo
topic sustantivo/ˈtɑpɪk/tema, tópico
membership sustantivomembresía
bedroom sustantivo/ˈbɛdˌɹum/alcoba, dormitorio
refer verbo/ɹɪˈfɜː/referir, remitir
desk sustantivo/dɛsk/escritorio, pupitre
helpful adjetivo/ˈhɛlp.fl̩/servicial, adyuvante
homework sustantivo/ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/deberes, tarea
reminder sustantivo/ɹɪˈmaɪndə(ɹ)/aviso, recordatorio

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
write down verboapuntar, anotar

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 9 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, we're, can't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: priority /pɹaɪˈɒɹɪti/, disorganized /dɪsˈɔːɡənaɪzd/, prioritize /pɹaɪˈɒɹ.ə.taɪz/

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 organize, tidy, calendar.

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hacebeing organized · be prioritized · be organized
Posibilidad con “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo posible pero no seguromight wonder · might feel · might be
Obligación: must / have to / need to decir que algo es necesarioneed to do · need to be
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónyou'll know · I'll talk

¿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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