Shadowing Practice: Australian Wildlife | Learn Australian English 🦘 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Liz, have you noticed that whenever you tell someone you're from Australia, they don't ask about the beaches or cities first?
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No. They immediately ask, is everything there trying to kill you?
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Exactly.
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Australia has this reputation for dangerous animals.
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But the truth is, most of our wildlife is just incredibly unique and fascinating.
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And this is a perfect topic for learning English, because animal names, locations and descriptions come up all the time in conversation about Australia.
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By the end of this episode, you'll not only know the animals, but also where they live across Australia.
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Let's start with the animal on the Australian coat of arms, the kangaroo.
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Kangaroos live across most of Australia.
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You'll find them in grasslands, bush areas, farms, and even golf courses near cities.
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There are actually different types of kangaroos, like the red kangaroo, which lives in the dry central outback, and the eastern grey kangaroo,
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which you often see near cities on the east coast.
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And their smaller relatives are called wallabies, which live in forests and rocky areas.
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A baby kangaroo is called a joey, and it lives in the mother's pouch for months.
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You'll often see road signs in Australia warning drivers about kangaroos, because they jump onto roads at dusk.
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Koalas are found along the east coast of Australia, Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.
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They live in eucalyptus trees and eat only eucalyptus leaves.
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They sleep up to 20 hours a day because the leaves don't give them much energy.
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Koalas don't drink much water.
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They get most of it from the leaves.
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are short, strong animals found in Tasmania, Victoria and parts of New South Wales.
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They dig large burrows underground and are mostly active at night.
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They look slow, but they can run surprisingly fast.
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And yes, they are famous for producing cube-shaped droppings.
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Australia has monotremes, egg-laying mammals.
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An example is the platypus.
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It might as well be the strangest animal in the world.
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It lays eggs, has a duck-like bill and lives in rivers in eastern Australia and Tasmania.
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The echidna is also an egg-laying mammal, covered in spikes and found almost everywhere across the country.
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Dingoes are wild dogs mostly found in central Australia and on Kagari, also known as Fraser Island.
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They don't bark like domestic dogs.
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They howl and are very cautious around humans.
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The emu is a tall, flightless bird found across mainland Australia.
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The kookaburra is famous for its laugh-like call you hear in the bush.
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Magpies are famous for swooping at people during nesting season.
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Cockatoos, gullas and rainbow lorikeets are colourful parrots found in cities and bushland.
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Australia has penguins too, the little penguins, and they are the smallest penguin species in the world.
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They live along the southern coasts of Victoria and Tasmania and come ashore at night.
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In the far north, Northern Territory and North Queensland, you find saltwater and freshwater crocodiles.
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Saltwater crocodiles are enormous and very dangerous.
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Freshwater crocodiles are smaller but still respected.
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Along the southern and western coasts, especially South Australia, you find great white sharks.
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Warmer waters in Queensland have tiger sharks and bull sharks.
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Australia has many venomous snakes, like the inland taipan in central deserts and the eastern brown snake near cities.
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Most snakes avoid humans and only bite if threatened.
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The Sydney funnel web spider lives around Sydney.
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The redback spider is common in gardens, sheds and outdoor furniture.
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Don't forget about the huntsman spiders.
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That's right.
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They can get really big, as big as a dinner plate, and can be found crawling around people's homes.
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Not great if you have arachnophobia.
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The Tasmanian devil only lives in Tasmania and is known for its loud screech.
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The quokka lives on Rottenist Island in Western Australia and is called the happiest animal in the world.
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You often see people taking selfies with a smiling quokka.
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Off the coast of Queensland is the Great Barrier Reef.
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You'll find sea turtles, clownfish, reef sharks and colourful coral.
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So just a recap on some of Australian unique animals.
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If you go east coast, you can see koalas and kangaroos.
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South coast has penguins and sharks.
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North has crocodiles.
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Tasmania has wombats and devils.
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Australia has quokkas.
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Here are some sentences you can practice speaking.
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Kangaroos live in the outback.
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Koalas live in eucalyptus trees on the east coast.
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Crocodiles live in the north of Australia.
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Quokkas live in Western Australia.
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Australian wildlife is strange, unique and unforgettable.
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And now you know a little bit more about them.
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Make sure to like and subscribe for more podcasts and to learn Australian English.
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See you next time.
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Bye everyone!
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “Australian Wildlife”. Las palabras que más se repiten: Australia, kangaroo, animal, coast, crocodiles. Este vídeo tiene 72 frases y 780 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 6:10. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 127 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 77 % 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 |
|---|---|---|
| kangaroo sustantivo | /ˌkæŋ.ɡəˈɹu/ | canguro |
| crocodile sustantivo | /ˈkɹɑkədaɪl/ | cocodrilo, crocodilo |
| koala sustantivo | /koʊˈɑː.lə/ | koala |
| quokka sustantivo | /ˈkwɒkə/ | cuoca |
| penguin sustantivo | /ˈpɛŋ.ɡwɪn/ | pingüino |
| eucalyptus sustantivo | /ˌjuː.kəˈlɪp.təs/ | eucalipto |
| leaf sustantivo | /lif/ | hoja, foja (desus.) |
| snake sustantivo | /sneɪk/ | serpiente, culebra |
| spider sustantivo | /ˈspaɪ̯dɚ/ | araña |
| mammal sustantivo | /ˈmæməl/ | mamífero |
| freshwater adjetivo | /ˈfɹɛʃˌwɔːtə(ɹ)/ | dulceacuícola |
| reef sustantivo | /ɹiːf/ | arrecife |
| devil sustantivo | /ˈdɛvəl/ | diablo, demonio |
| wildlife sustantivo | /ˈwaɪldlaɪf/ | fauna, vida silvestre |
| arachnophobia sustantivo | /æˌɹæk.nəˈfəʊ.bɪ.ə/ | aracnofobia |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| come up verbo | salir a relucir |
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 | are called · is called · are found |
| Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupo | the strangest · the smallest · the happiest |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicción | you'll not only know · You'll find · You'll often see |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 10 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, you'll, you're. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: freshwater /ˈfɹɛʃˌwɔːtə(ɹ)/, clownfish /ˈklaʊnˌfɪʃ/, ashore /əˈʃɔɹ/, cautious /ˈkɔːʃəs/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: eucalyptus /ˌjuː.kəˈlɪp.təs/, arachnophobia /æˌɹæk.nəˈfəʊ.bɪ.ə/, kookaburra /ˈkʊkəˌbʌɹə/, unforgettable /ˌʌnfə(ɹ)ˈɡɛtəbəl/, surprisingly /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋli/
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 kangaroo, crocodile, koala.
¿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.