Shadowing Practice: Alex Warren - First Time On Earth (Official Audio) - Learn English Speaking with Video

I've been walking on a tie rope,

juggling high hopes and reality Just trying not to mess up, trying to keep my head up,

fighting gravity I can't help but growing up,

I still feel like a kid Quick to judge the ones we love,

sometimes I forget It's your first time on earth too And I hope that you know that I don't blame you

It's just pain that you were passing down I'm older and I see it now It's your first time on earth too

Orange bottles in the cabinet Trying to kill a habit that was killing you

Back then I didn't get that You gave me the best

that you knew how to do You were far from done Growing up when you had a kid

Quick to judge the ones we love Sometimes I forget It's your first time on earth too

And I hope that you know that I don't blame you

It's just pain that you were passing down I'm older and I see it now It's your first time on earth too

When you cry through the waters, I'll be with you Just cause I'm angry, sometimes I mean I don't miss you You had your issues and I had mine Oh,

I'd forgive you if we still had time I was too young, I couldn't see the world on your shoulders You traded your dreams for me,

for us Is that just life,

nobody ever gets every dead light It's your first time on earth too How did you know that I don't blame you?

You know I don't blame you It's just pain that you were passing down

I'm older and I see it now It's your first time on earth too

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 18 frases y 293 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 2:35. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 114 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

12 palabras menos comunes del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

forgive /fɚˈɡɪv/ (verbo) — disculpar. To pardon (someone); to waive any negative feeling towards or desire for punishment or retribution against.
habit /ˈhæb.ɪt/ (sustantivo) — costumbre, hábito. An action performed on a regular basis.
gravity /ˈɡɹævɪti/ (sustantivo) — gravedad. Of an activity such as a ceremony, a person's conduct, etc.: the quality of being deeply serious and solemn, especially in a dignified manner; seriousness…
rope /ɹoʊp/ (sustantivo) — soga, maroma. Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line.
juggling /ˈd͡ʒʌɡəlɪŋ/ (sustantivo) — malabarismo, malabares. The art of moving objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc. in an artful or artistic manner.
blame /bleɪm/ (verbo) — culpar, culpabilizar. To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame; to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing…
angry /ˈæŋ.ɡɹi/ (adjetivo) — enojado, enfadado. Displaying or feeling anger.
orange /ˈɒɹɪnd͡ʒ/ (sustantivo) — naranjo, naranja. An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit).
bottle /ˈbɒt.l̩/ (sustantivo) — botella, frasco. A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids.
mess /mɛs/ (sustantivo) — leonera, desmadre. A thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation.
shoulder /ˈʃoʊldɚ/ (sustantivo) — paleta, paletilla. The part of the human torso forming a relatively horizontal surface running away from the neck.
cabinet /ˈkæb.ɪ.nɪt/ (sustantivo) — armario, gabinete. A storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall.

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

pass down (verbo) — heredar, pasar. To hand over, pass through or transfer to a lower level, next generation, etc.
grow up (verbo) — crecer. To mature and become an adult.
head up (verbo) — encabezar, dirigir. To lead or take the lead in; to direct; to take charge of.
mess up (verbo) — desbarajustar, desbarahustar. To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 15 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, I'm, can't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

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 forgive, habit, gravity.

Gramática en este vídeo

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

Estructura	En el vídeo
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — una acción que empezó antes y continúa	I've been walking
Past continuous was/were + -ing — una acción en curso en un momento del pasado	were passing · was killing
Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupo	the best
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicción	I'll be

¿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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