Shadowing Practice: A1 English Listening Practice - Technology - Learn English Speaking with Video

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So today, I'm going to talk about technology.

This is a great topic because we all use technology every day.

You're using technology to watch this video right now.

So let's talk about some different kinds of technology today.

One really important type of technology is computer technology.

Computers today are much different than computers from the past.

20 or 30 years ago, computers were really limited.

They couldn't do the things that computers do today.

In the past, they were also really big, but today, computers come in many different sizes.

Computers today are fast, powerful, and easy to use.

I remember when I first started using the computer.

I was six years old.

I liked playing computer games, but all the games were very basic at that time.

I still thought they were really fun.

Today, computer games are very complex.

Alright, now let's talk about cell phones.

When I was a kid, not many people had cell phones.

Most people use landlines, which are phones inside your house.

Nowadays, not many people have landlines.

Everyone has cell phones now.

I remember getting my first cell phone when I was 12 years old.

I thought it was so cool.

These days, phones are extremely important because you can do almost anything on your phone.

But I think the most important technology today is the internet.

Most people use the internet every day to do many things.

People like me need the internet in order to work.

If I don't have internet, I can't work.

We also use the internet to study, to shop, and to entertain ourselves.

I can't imagine not having the internet.

I use it for many hours every day.

How about you?

How many hours a day do you use the internet?

Ok, now let's talk about technology of the past.

For example, one really important invention was the motorized vehicle or the car.

Before cars, people traveled by horse, by foot, or in other ways.

When the car was invented, people were able to travel more easily.

Cars from the past looked very different from today's cars.

I think old cars look pretty cool.

Another really important invention was electricity.

Before electricity, people had to use candles and fire for light.

At night, the cities were much darker than today.

Nowadays, our cities have so much light at night.

And of course, we use electricity for so many different things today.

Sometimes the electricity goes out and everything stops working.

when the electricity goes out.

One more important invention was the television.

In the past, television was the greatest form of entertainment.

Everyone sat down in the evenings and watched TV.

Nowadays, more people watch TV shows on their computers, like on Netflix.

Many young people prefer doing everything on their computer or cell phone.

Alright, that's all for today.

Leave a comment and tell me what your favorite technology is.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 59 frases y 555 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 4:24. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 126 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. 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

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

Palabra	Pronunciación	Significado
nowadays adverbio	/ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/	hoy en día, hogaño
invention sustantivo	/ɪnˈvɛnʃən/	invención, invento
subscribe verbo	/səbˈskɹaɪb/	suscribirse, subscribirse
topic sustantivo	/ˈtɑpɪk/	tema, tópico
lesson sustantivo	/ˈlɛs.ən/	lección
candle sustantivo	/ˈkæn.dəl/	vela, candela
entertain verbo	/ˌɛntəˈteɪn/	divertir, entretener
comprehension sustantivo	/ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/	comprensión, entendimiento
invent verbo	/ɪnˈvɛnt/	inventar
landline sustantivo	/ˈlændˌlaɪn/	telefonía fija, línea fija

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

Palabra	Significado
go out verbo	salir

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 7 contracciones y formas reducidas, como can't, couldn't, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: invention /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/, 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 nowadays, invention, subscribe.

Gramática en este vídeo

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

Estructura	En el vídeo
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace	were really limited · was invented
Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupo	the most important · the greatest

¿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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