Shadowing Practice: A2 English Listening Practice - Complaining - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hey everybody!
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Welcome to this A2 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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Remember to sign up for our $1 listening practice seminars at polyglossa .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 complaining.
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This might seem like a strange topic, but I think it's very relevant because most people complain about many things in their lives.
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Specifically in this video, I want to talk about some of the different things that people complain about often.
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The first complaint that I'm going to talk about is the weather.
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Depending on where you live, this might be a common complaint.
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In the US, when people make small talk, they tend to talk about the weather.
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They might comment on how nice the weather is that day, or they might talk about how terrible the weather is.
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It's very easy to connect with another person when complaining about the weather because it's an easy topic to talk about.
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I think this is a big reason why people like to complain about this topic.
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It helps you start conversations.
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I sometimes complain when it's raining, especially on the weekend.
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I love going outside and enjoying the outdoors.
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So it's disappointing for me when I can't do this.
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I know I shouldn't complain about things I can't control, but I do this sometimes.
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Another thing that people love to complain about is traffic.
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This is one of the worst parts about living in a big city.
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Nowadays, many people work from home, but if you work in an office, you probably have to commute to work five days a week.
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The verb "to commute" means to travel to and from some place regularly.
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If you commute to work in the morning and commute back home in the evening, you probably do this during rush hour.
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This is the time during the day when there are more cars on the road.
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If you live in a crowded city, you'll definitely hear people complain about the traffic during rush hour.
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I know some people that spend two hours in the morning and two hours in the evening in traffic.
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It's hard not to complain in this situation.
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I hate being stuck in traffic and I definitely complain about this sometimes.
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Alright, another thing that people complain about is rising prices.
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It seems like every year life gets more and more expensive.
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For example, in the past, houses and apartments were much cheaper than they are now.
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For many young adults, buying a house seems impossible nowadays.
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I hear people complain about this all the time.
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It also seems like gas prices keep getting higher and higher.
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It's funny because Americans complain about this a lot, but actually gas is much more expensive in other countries.
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Still, we Americans like to complain about this.
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Okay, I saved the worst one for last.
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In my opinion, the thing I complain about the most is the government.
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Of course, everyone complains about corrupt politicians and terrible presidents,
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but what annoys me the most is the horrible experience you have when you use government services.
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I can't tell you how many times I've been disappointed with government services.
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Just in the last month, I've had at least three bad experiences with the government.
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Unfortunately, this is completely normal.
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Almost every time I use a government service, there are errors with their website,
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their workers are rude, and it takes them a long time to do their job.
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And of course, the quality of their work and their institutions is terrible.
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For example, almost all of the students I talk to tell me that the government hospitals in their countries are not good.
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Overall, governments don't offer high quality services.
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I'm sure many of you complain about government services too.
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Alright, now I'm going to ask you some questions about today's video to see if you understood.
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Number one: What's the most common topic of small talk?
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Number two: What does the verb "commute" mean?
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And number three: What's one thing that seems to get more expensive all the time?
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Okay, remember to sign up for our $1 listening practice seminars
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and download our free Listening Time podcast so you can practice your listening skills.
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I'll see you next time.
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you.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel A2 se basa en el vídeo “A2 English Listening Practice - Complaining”. Las palabras que más se repiten: complain, listening, practice, commute, weather. Este vídeo tiene 59 frases y 746 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 5:25. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 138 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 |
|---|---|---|
| complain verbo | /kəmˈpleɪn/ | quejarse, alegar |
| commute verbo | /kəˈmjuːt/ | conmutar, indultar |
| topic sustantivo | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | tema, tópico |
| rush verbo | /ɹʌʃ/ | correr, apurarse |
| skill sustantivo | /skɪl/ | destreza, habilidad |
| complaint sustantivo | /kəmˈpleɪnt/ | queja |
| podcast sustantivo | /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ | podcast, pódcast |
| nowadays adverbio | /ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/ | hoy en día, hogaño |
| seminar sustantivo | /ˈsɛmɪnɑɹ/ | seminario |
| verb sustantivo | /vɝb/ | verbo |
| horrible adjetivo | /ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/ | horrible, horroroso |
| worker sustantivo | /ˈwɝ.kɚ/ | trabajador, obrero |
| disappointed adjetivo | /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/ | decepcionado |
| institution sustantivo | /ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/ | institución |
| connect verbo | /kəˈnɛkt/ | conectar, empalmar |
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 | being stuck · I've been disappointed |
| Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupo | the worst · the most is · the most common |
| Posibilidad con “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo posible pero no seguro | might seem · might be · might comment |
| Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un plan o algo que se ve venir | gonna talk · I'm going to talk · I'm going to ask |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 14 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, can't, I've. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: rush /ɹʌʃ/, institution /ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/, politician /ˌpɑ.ləˈtɪʃ.ən/, comprehension /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: disappointed /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/, institution /ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/, politician /ˌpɑ.ləˈtɪʃ.ən/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /h/ — una aspiración suave, no la “j”: horrible /ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/, 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 complain, commute, topic.
¿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.