Shadowing Practice: Alissa by C.J. Moore - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Alyssa by C.J.
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Moore Alyssa is reading.
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Her father calls to her.
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Alyssa?
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Alyssa?
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Alyssa runs to the door.
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There is a car outside the house.
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Her father is talking to a fat man.
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This is Alyssa.
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She reads all day, her father says.
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The two men laugh.
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Alyssa?
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Her father says.
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My friend has work for you in the city.
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There isn't any work here in the village.
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You must go with him.
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The fat man smiles at Alyssa.
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How old are you? he asks.
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I'm twelve, she says.
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The fat man laughs again.
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Alyssa doesn't like him.
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She doesn't want to go with this man.
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She wants to go to school in the village.
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She likes school.
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She likes reading.
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Your mother is packing your things.
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You must go to the city her father says.
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The fat man gives some money to Alyssa's father.
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Alyssa's father is pleased and happy.
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Alyssa is angry and afraid.
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Alyssa does not want to go with this man, but she must obey her father.
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Alyssa and the fat man arrive in the city.
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They drive to a house.
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A thin man comes to the door.
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The two men talk.
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Here is your room, the thin man says to Alyssa.
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He points to a door under the steps.
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Alyssa goes into the room.
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The room is small and dark.
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It is her new home.
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The next morning, the thin man takes Alyssa into the house.
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This is Alyssa, the man says to his wife.
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She likes reading.
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They laugh.
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Suddenly, the woman shouts at Alyssa.
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You aren't going to read here, she shouts.
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You're going to cook and clean and wash.
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Alyssa works fifteen hours a day.
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The woman shouts at her every day.
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Alyssa is very unhappy.
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She cries every night.
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One day, the thin man says to Alyssa, Pack your things.
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You must go.
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My wife doesn't like you.
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The thin man takes her to a clothes shop in the city.
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The shop owner is a large woman.
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She gives the man some money.
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He goes away.
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He doesn't say goodbye to Alyssa.
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Alyssa works with five other girls.
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They work in a small, dark room.
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The girls work all day.
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They make clothes.
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They work 12 hours a day.
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At midday, they eat lunch.
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After lunch, they rest for ten minutes.
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At night, they sleep on the floor Each month,
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the shop owner gives the girls a little money
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Alyssa buys a book with her money She reads the book after lunch
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The shop owner is surprised The other girls can't read Can you write?
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Can you count?
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The shop owner asks.
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Yes, I can, Alyssa says.
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Come, the shop owner says.
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You are going to work in the shop.
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Alyssa likes working in the shop.
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She serves the customers.
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The customers are rich ladies.
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They buy expensive dresses.
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One of the customers is a tall and pretty lady.
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She always smiles at Alyssa.
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She gives Alyssa small presents.
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One day, the tall lady leaves her purse in the shop.
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Alyssa runs out into the street.
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She runs after the lady.
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Here is your purse, Alyssa says.
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The lady smiles.
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She takes some money from the purse.
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Thank you, she says to Alyssa.
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You are an honest girl.
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Take this money.
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No, no, says Alyssa.
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I don't want your money.
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She runs back to the shop.
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The shop owner shouts at her.
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Don't leave the shop again.
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She shouts.
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I pay you a lot of money.
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I pay you to work.
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I don't pay you to run out into the street.
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Alyssa is angry.
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You don't pay me a lot of money, she shouts.
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I'm a slave here.
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You're an ungrateful girl, the large woman says.
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You have a bed and food and money.
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Do you want more?
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Yes, I do.
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Alyssa says.
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She is crying now.
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Wait.
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A quiet voice says.
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The tall lady is standing at the door.
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Alyssa isn't ungrateful.
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The tall lady says.
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She is an honest girl.
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The tall lady speaks to Alyssa.
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Aren't you happy here?
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She asks.
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What do you want?
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Alyssa says.
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I want to go to school.
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The tall lady turns to the shop owner.
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Alyssa will live in my house, she says.
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She won't work.
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She will go to school.
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You must pay me, the shop owner says.
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No, the tall lady says.
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Alyssa isn't a slave.
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Pack your things, Alyssa, she says.
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We will go home now.
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Alyssa goes with the tall lady.
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She is going to a new home.
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She is going to be happy.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 133 frases y 767 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 7:12. El hablante habla despacio, unas 107 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 84 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

10 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
shout verbo/ʃaʊt/gritar, desgañitarse
purse sustantivo/pɚs/bolsa, monedero
slave sustantivo/sleɪv/esclavo, esclava
cloth sustantivo/klɒθ/tela
arrive verbo/əˈɹaɪv/llegar, arribar
goodbye/ɡʊdˈbaɪ/adiós, hasta luego
leaf sustantivo/lif/hoja, foja (desus.)
unhappy adjetivo/ʌnˈhæpi/infeliz
obey verbo/oʊˈbeɪ/obedecer
ungrateful adjetivo/ʌnˈɡɹeɪtfəl/desagradecido, ingrato

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
go away verboirse, marcharse

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 19 contracciones y formas reducidas, como doesn't, don't, isn't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “th”: thin /ˈθɪn/, cloth /klɒθ/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

  1. Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
  2. Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
  3. Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como shout, purse, slave.

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos díasis reading · is talking · is packing
Obligación: must / have to / need to decir que algo es necesariomust go · must obey · must pay
Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un plan o algo que se ve venirYou're going to cook · are going to work · is going to a
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónwill live · won't work · will go

¿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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