Shadowing Practice: All About Dolphins! - Learn English Speaking with Video
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A worksheet relating to this video can be found in the link below.
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Our ocean is filled with a great diversity of marine life.
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From microscopic plankton, cute clownfish,
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chilled out sea turtles, to marine giants like sharks and whales.
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But perhaps the cutest and one of the smartest marine animals of all are dolphins.
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There are 38 species of dolphins, most of which live in the ocean, but a few species, like the Amazon River dolphin, live in freshwater.
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Dolphins are mammals.
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Like all mammals, they are warm blooded and females nurture young with milk.
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You may recall that another characteristic of mammals is a body covered in fur or hair.
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Although adult dolphins are hairless,
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many newborn dolphins have a few whiskers around their snout when they are first born and lose them as they mature.
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As mammals, dolphins also get the oxygen they need using lungs and must come to the surface regularly to take in air.
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This is done through an opening on the top of their head, called a blowhole.
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As vertebrates, dolphins have an internal skeleton of bone.
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They have a well developed circulatory, respiratory and digestive system too.
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Dolphins are well adapted to life in water.
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They have sleek, streamlined bodies, which combined with fins and a powerful tail allow them to dart around effortlessly and with great speed.
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All dolphins are active predators, feeding on a variety of fish, squid and crustaceans such as shrimps.
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Many dolphins locate their prey using a special technique called echolocation.
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They produce short pulses of sound that are reflected off prey and back to the dolphin.
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Dolphins interpret reflected sound to determine the shape,
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size, speed, distance and direction of travel of its unsuspecting prey, even at night or in murky water.
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Another adaptation of many dolphins is a type of camouflage called countershading, whereby they are darker on the top and light on their underside.
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This makes them difficult to spot from above and below.
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Dolphins in groups are called pods.
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A pod can consist of as few as five to ten dolphins or as many as a thousand.
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Dolphins are capable of complex problem-solving and social interaction and communicate
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and work together in diverse ways to group up and catch prey.
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Living in pods helps to protect young as they mature.
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So there you have it, all you need to know about the ocean's smartest and cutest animals.
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If you have any questions, leave them in the comments below.
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Thanks for learning!
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Thank you.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “All About Dolphins!”. Las palabras que más se repiten: dolphin, mammals, prey, pod, marine. Este vídeo tiene 33 frases y 420 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:57. El hablante habla despacio, unas 106 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. Solo el 74 % 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 |
|---|---|---|
| dolphin sustantivo | /ˈdɑlf.ɪn/ | delfín |
| mammal sustantivo | /ˈmæməl/ | mamífero |
| prey sustantivo | /pɹeɪ/ | presa |
| pod sustantivo | /ˈpɑd/ | vaina, capi |
| mature adjetivo | /məˈt͡ʃʊ(ə)ɹ/ | maduro, curado |
| blowhole sustantivo | /ˈbləʊhəʊl/ | espiráculo |
| circulatory adjetivo | /ˈsɝkjələˌtɔɹi/ | circulatorio |
| clownfish sustantivo | /ˈklaʊnˌfɪʃ/ | pez payaso |
| crustacean sustantivo | /kɹʌsˈteɪʃən/ | crustáceo |
| digestive adjetivo | /daɪˈdʒɛstɪv/ | digestivo |
| echolocation sustantivo | /ˌɛkoʊloʊˈkeɪʃən/ | ecolocalización |
| effortlessly adverbio | /ˈɛf.ɚt.ləs.li/ | aína, aínas |
| hairless adjetivo | /ˈhɛɹləs/ | pelado, desvellado |
| microscopic adjetivo | /ˌmaɪ.kɹəˈskɑ.pɪk/ | microscópico |
| nurture sustantivo | /ˈnɜːɹ.t͡ʃəɹ/ | crianza, criación |
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 | can be found · is filled · is done |
| Obligación: must / have to / need to decir que algo es necesario | must come · need to know |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: camouflage /ˈkæ.məˌflɑːʒ/, clownfish /ˈklaʊnˌfɪʃ/, crustacean /kɹʌsˈteɪʃən/, echolocation /ˌɛkoʊloʊˈkeɪʃən/, freshwater /ˈfɹɛʃˌwɔːtə(ɹ)/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: circulatory /ˈsɝkjələˌtɔɹi/, echolocation /ˌɛkoʊloʊˈkeɪʃən/, effortlessly /ˈɛf.ɚt.ləs.li/, microscopic /ˌmaɪ.kɹəˈskɑ.pɪk/, respiratory /ɹɪˈspɪ.ɹət.ə.ɹi/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: streamline /ˈstriːmlaɪn/, skeleton /ˈskɛlətən/
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: digestive /daɪˈdʒɛstɪv/, vertebrate /ˈvɛɹ.tɪ.bɹeɪt/, diverse /daɪˈvɜːs/, diversity /daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/
- /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: digestive /daɪˈdʒɛstɪv/, oxygen /ˈɑksɪd͡ʒən/
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 dolphin, mammal, prey.
¿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.