Shadowing Practice: Albert Einstein | The Humorous Humanitarian | Biography - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Albert Einstein not only is one of history's most important physicists,
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but his quirky personality and fame made him a cultural icon as well.
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So much so that Time magazine even named him person of the century.
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The inventions that he came up with,
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the fundamental laws of physics that he figured out underpin all of our modern-day life.
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They gave rise to the invention of lasers,
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telecommunication satellites, cell phones, they're everywhere.
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Albert Einstein was born in Ulm,
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Germany on March 14, 1879,
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but spent most of his childhood in Munich before his family moved to Milan, Italy.
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After graduating from the Swiss Polytechnic Institute at age 21,
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Einstein had a hard time finding employment.
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Einstein tried to apply for multiple academic positions and actually was turned down
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because of a recommendation letter that one of his teachers wrote for him.
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Albert Einstein found full-time work as a patent clerk in Bern,
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Switzerland in 1902, and soon thereafter married Mileva Merrick.
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They would eventually have two sons together.
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In 1905, often called Einstein's miracle year,
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he published four hugely important theories,
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including that of special relativity,
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or as most people know it, E equals MC squared.
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Einstein faced significant obstacles in his path to a successful academic and scientific career.
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There were very few Jews in academia in the 1910s when Einstein became a professor,
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first in Prague, then in Switzerland, and then in Berlin.
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Einstein finished formulating what is considered to be his masterpiece,
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his general theory of relativity, in 1915.
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General relativity wasn't actually proven until 1919,
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when Sir Arthur Eddington was able to observe it happen with a solar eclipse.
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Albert Einstein became instantly world famous.
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Also in 1919, Albert Einstein divorced his first wife and married his cousin, Elsa Lowenthal.
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Adding more luster to his name,
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Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921 for his theory of photoelectric effect.
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Einstein came to the United States in 1933 after he had been essentially chased out of Germany by the Nazis.
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And he became a member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.
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Albert Einstein continued his theoretical studies while living in Princeton and became a US citizen in 1940.
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In addition to his research,
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Einstein is also known for his deep commitment to many humanitarian causes and his wry sense of humor.
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It is said that Einstein was asked to explain the theory of relativity.
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He said, put your hand on a hot stove for a minute.
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It seems like an hour.
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But sit next to a beautiful woman for an hour,
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and it seems like a minute.
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That's relativity.
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Albert Einstein died on April 18,
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1955, at the age of 76.
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Every time you pick up a cell phone to answer a call,
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you're using the laws of quantum mechanics.
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Every time you look at a satellite television image,
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you're using something that is invoking the theory of relativity.
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Einstein's work continues to be felt today,
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and it's going to continue to be important for generations to come.
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The things I remember about Einstein are more his personality.
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The man who warned President Roosevelt about the dangers of nuclear weapons.
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The man who was offered the second presidency of Israel and turned it down.
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And the rumpled-haired elderly professor who once when faced with paparazzi stuck his tongue out,
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resulting in the most iconic picture of this amazing personality.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel C1 se basa en el vídeo “Albert Einstein”. Las palabras que más se repiten: Einstein, Albert, relativity, theory, became. Este vídeo tiene 57 frases y 559 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:47. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 148 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 75 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| relativity sustantivo | /ɹɛl.əˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/ | relatividad |
| invention sustantivo | /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/ | invención, invento |
| formulate verbo | /ˈfɔː(ɹ)mjʊleɪt/ | formular |
| paparazzo sustantivo | /ˌpɑ.pəˈɹɑt.soʊ/ | paparazi, paparazzi |
| photoelectric adjetivo | fotoeléctrico | |
| physicist sustantivo | /ˈfɪzɪsɪst/ | físico, física |
| rumple verbo | /ˈɹʌmpəl/ | arrugar |
| telecommunication sustantivo | /ˌtɛləkəˌmjunɪˈkeɪʃən/ | telecomunicación |
| underpin verbo | /ˌʌn.dəˈpɪn/ | apuntalar, sustentar |
| quirky adjetivo | /ˈkwɜːki/ | estrafalario, hacerse el interesante |
| academia sustantivo | /ˌæk.əˈdi.mi.ə/ | mundo académico, ámbito académico |
| stove sustantivo | /stoʊv/ | estufa, calentador |
| litter sustantivo | /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ | cama, lecho |
| obstacle sustantivo | /ˈɑbstəkəl/ | obstáculo, óbice |
| mechanic sustantivo | /mɪˈkænɪk/ | mecánico, mecánica |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| come up with verbo | ingeniar, ingeniarse |
| figure out verbo | averiguar, captar |
| pick up verbo | coger, asir |
| turn down verbo | rechazar |
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 | was born · was turned · is considered |
| Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosa | man who warned · man who was |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 4 contracciones y formas reducidas, como you're, they're, wasn't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “th”: thereafter /ˌðɛɹˈæf.tɚ/, theoretical /ˌθi.əˈɹɛt.ɪ.kəl/
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: invention /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/, telecommunication /ˌtɛləkəˌmjunɪˈkeɪʃən/, recommendation /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: relativity /ɹɛl.əˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/, paparazzo /ˌpɑ.pəˈɹɑt.soʊ/, telecommunication /ˌtɛləkəˌmjunɪˈkeɪʃən/, academia /ˌæk.əˈdi.mi.ə/, humanitarian /hjuˌmæ.nəˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: relativity /ɹɛl.əˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/, invention /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/, invoke /ɪnˈvoʊk/, stove /stoʊv/, observe /əbˈzɜːv/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: physicist /ˈfɪzɪsɪst/, observe /əbˈzɜːv/
- /h/ — una aspiración suave, no la “j”: hugely /ˈhjuːd͡ʒli/, humour /ˈhjuːmɚ/, humanitarian /hjuˌmæ.nəˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/
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 relativity, invention, formulate.
¿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.