Shadowing Practice: A2 English Listening Practice - Names - 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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Okay, today we're going to talk about names.
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This is a fun topic to talk about, especially with people from different countries.
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There are many different types of naming customs around the world.
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So let's talk a little bit about names in the US.
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Americans usually have three names which we call the first name, middle name, and last name.
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When people get married the wife usually takes her husband's last name and then if they they have kids, their children take the father's last name.
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One thing that I wanna note is that there are tons and tons of different names in the US.
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Obviously, every country has a wide variety of names, but it seems like in the US there are even more names.
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Of course, there are many traditional names that have been used in English for many centuries,
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and there are many biblical names that people give their children.
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But there are also many non-traditional names that people give their children.
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These names might come from other languages, or they might be variations of existing names, or they might be names that the parents invented.
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Parents can get very creative with children's names nowadays.
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Let me talk a little bit about naming customs in Mexico where I live.
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Here people have a first and a middle name, like in the US, but they have two last names.
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Their first last name is their father's last name, and their second last name is their mother's last name.
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So in general, Mexican names are longer than American names or names in other countries.
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When people get married in Mexico, the wife doesn't change her last name like in the US.
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She keeps both of her last names.
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And then if they have children, their children take their father's first last name and their mother's first last name.
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These two names become their two last names.
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So as you can see, the naming customs are pretty different in these two countries.
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And in other countries around the world, the naming customs might be completely different from Mexico or the US.
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Now let's talk a little bit about nicknames.
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These are names that people call other people that aren't their real names.
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There are certain names in different languages that have an accompanying nickname.
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For example, in English, people named Robert might be called Bob sometimes, and people named Matthew might be called Matt,
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and people named William might be called Bill.
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These are nicknames that are automatically associated with these names.
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However, many people give more personal nicknames to their friends or family members.
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And when people call you by your nickname it's often a sign that these people are close with you.
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They feel more comfortable with you and so they feel like they can call you by your nickname.
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I think this is the case in most countries.
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I had a couple different nicknames when I was young and I called some of my friends by their nicknames.
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How about you?
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Do you have a nickname?
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Okay that's all for today.
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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 - Names”. Las palabras que más se repiten: nickname, listening, countries, member, naming. Este vídeo tiene 48 frases y 653 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 4:12. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 155 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. 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
14 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| nickname sustantivo | /ˈnɪkneɪm/ | apodo, mote |
| custom sustantivo | /ˈkʌstəm/ | costumbre, usanza |
| podcast sustantivo | /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ | podcast, pódcast |
| ton sustantivo | /tʌn/ | tonelada |
| topic sustantivo | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | tema, tópico |
| associate sustantivo | /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/ | asociado |
| nowadays adverbio | /ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/ | hoy en día, hogaño |
| variation sustantivo | /ˌvɛəɹiˈeɪʃn̩/ | variación |
| subscribe verbo | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | suscribirse, subscribirse |
| biblical adjetivo | /ˈbɪblɪkəl/ | bíblico |
| accompany verbo | /əˈkʌm.pə.ni/ | acompañar |
| comprehension sustantivo | /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/ | comprensión, entendimiento |
| invent verbo | /ɪnˈvɛnt/ | inventar |
| specialize verbo | /ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/ | especializar |
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 | might be called |
| Posibilidad con “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo posible pero no seguro | might come · might be |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicción | will help · I'll see |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 5 contracciones y formas reducidas, como aren't, doesn't, I'll. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: associate /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/, variation /ˌvɛəɹiˈeɪʃn̩/, comprehension /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/, specialize /ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: associate /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/, accompany /əˈkʌm.pə.ni/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: variation /ˌvɛəɹiˈeɪʃn̩/, invent /ɪnˈvɛnt/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: nowadays /ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/, specialize /ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como nickname, custom, 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.