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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 polyglasa .com
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and download our free listening time podcast so you can practice your listening skills.
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So today, I'm gonna talk about the English language.
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This is an important topic for all of you because you're all learning English.
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In this video, I'm gonna give you some interesting facts about the English language.
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This should be fun.
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Okay, so the first thing I want to talk about is how many people speak this language.
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Well, almost 400 million people speak English as their first language.
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These people are native English speakers.
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Most of these speakers are in the US, of course, but there are many other English -speaking countries.
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Obviously, countries like the UK, Australia, Canada, and Ireland speak English.
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But there are also a lot of other countries where people speak English.
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For example: English is the major language of Belize,
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Guyana, Jamaica, the Bahamas, and other countries too.
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There are a lot of English -speaking countries Also, many people around the world speak English as their second language.
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In every country there are people who are learning English.
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As a teacher, I've taught students from over 80 different countries.
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cool huh We don't know exactly how many people speak English as a second language, but there are a lot.
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Okay, now let's talk about the history of English.
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The first form of English appeared in the 5th century AD.
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Today, we call this Early English Old English.
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Old English was very different from modern English.
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I can't understand Old English.
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In the 11th century, Old English became Middle English.
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Middle English is a little closer to Modern English, but it's still very different.
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Finally, modern English began at the end of the 14th century.
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But English continues to change, so today's English looks a little different from the English of the past few centuries.
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Another important thing to know about English is that other languages have influenced it a lot.
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So, which languages?
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Well, for example, some experts say that almost 30 % of English words come from Latin,
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and almost 30 % of English words come directly from French.
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That means that almost 60 % of modern English words come from Latin or French.
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That's a big influence.
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Also, around 6 % of English words come from Greek, And there are many words from other languages too.
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But what language family does English belong to?
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English is a Germanic language.
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That means English is related to languages such as German, Dutch, and Swedish.
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However, English speakers can't understand these other languages.
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If I hear German or Dutch, I don't understand anything.
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English is related to these languages, but they're very different.
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For example: Americans who only speak English can usually understand much more Spanish than German.
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That seems strange because English and Spanish are not related but English and German are related.
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The reason why English speakers can understand many words from Spanish,
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French, or Italian, is because these languages have many cognates.
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Cognates are words that have the same origin.
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For example, in English we have the word patience And in Spanish, this word is paciencia.
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These words look very similar because they're cognates.
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So, if an English speaker hears the Spanish word "paciencia", they can probably understand the meaning.
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Okay, one last interesting thing about English is that it has many, many words.
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Some people say that English is the language with the most words.
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I think this is probably true, because English has taken many words from other languages, like I said before.
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Alright, 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: When did Old English appear?
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Number two: What language family does English belong to?
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And number three: What are cognates?
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Okay, before we go, remember to sign up for our $1 listening practice seminars
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and download our free Listening Time podcast to practice your listening skills.
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And of course, subscribe to the channel, click on the bell, and follow us on Instagram.
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I'll see you next time.
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Bye.
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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 - The English Language”. Las palabras que más se repiten: english, language, word, listening, speak. Este vídeo tiene 47 frases y 718 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 6:25. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 112 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 90 % 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:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| skill sustantivo | /skɪl/ | destreza, habilidad |
| belong verbo | /bɪˈlɒŋ/ | pertenecer [with en or a] |
| podcast sustantivo | /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ | podcast, pódcast |
| seminar sustantivo | /ˈsɛmɪnɑɹ/ | seminario |
| topic sustantivo | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | tema, tópico |
| patience sustantivo | /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/ | paciencia |
| subscribe verbo | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | suscribirse, subscribirse |
| comprehension sustantivo | /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/ | comprensión, entendimiento |
| cognate adjetivo | /ˈkɑɡn(e)ɪt/ | emparentado, familiar |
| speaker sustantivo | /ˈspikɚ/ | hablante, parlante |
| download verbo | /ˈdaʊnˌloʊd/ | descargar, bajar |
| dollar sustantivo | /ˈdɑ.lɚ/ | dólar |
| teach verbo | /ˈtiːt͡ʃ/ | enseñar |
| strange adjetivo | /stɹeɪnd͡ʒ/ | extraño, raro |
| bell sustantivo | /bɛl/ | campana, campanilla |
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
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| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | I've taught · have influenced · has taken |
| Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un plan o algo que se ve venir | gonna talk · gonna give · gonna ask |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 14 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, can't, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: patience /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/, comprehension /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: skill /skɪl/, speaker /ˈspikɚ/, strange /stɹeɪnd͡ʒ/
- /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: germanic /d͡ʒɝˈmæn.ɪk/, strange /stɹeɪnd͡ʒ/, origin /ˈɒɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪn/
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 skill, belong, podcast.
¿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.