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Hey everybody, welcome to this B1 English Listening Practice video.
Hola a todos, bienvenidos a este vídeo de práctica de comprensión auditiva de inglés B1.
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You can use this video to train your listening and comprehension as I speak.
Puedes usar este video para practicar tu capacidad de escucha y comprensión mientras hablo.
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You ready?
¿Estás listo?
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So today, I'm going to talk about Christmas.
Hoy voy a hablarles de la Navidad.
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I imagine this is a topic that many of you guys really like.
Me imagino que este es un tema que a muchos de ustedes les gusta mucho.
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Right now, we're in the middle of the Christmas season,
Ahora mismo estamos en plena temporada navideña,
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so all kinds of festivities are taking place.
Así que se están celebrando todo tipo de festividades.
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Let's talk first about when Christmas is celebrated.
Hablemos primero de cuándo se celebra la Navidad.
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In the US, Christmas is on December 25th,
En Estados Unidos, la Navidad es el 25 de diciembre.
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so this is the day that we're referring to when we say Christmas.
Este es el día al que nos referimos cuando decimos Navidad.
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But I know that in many other countries,
Pero sé que en muchos otros países,
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the 24th is actually more important than the 25th.
El día 24 es en realidad más importante que el 25.
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It's common practice in plenty of countries to celebrate on the night of the 24th.
En muchos países es costumbre celebrar la noche del 24.
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And in some countries, the party starts at midnight.
Y en algunos países, la fiesta empieza a medianoche.
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Many families in the US also celebrate on Christmas Eve,
Muchas familias en los Estados Unidos también celebran la Nochebuena,
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the 24th, but it's not a given.
El 24, pero no es algo seguro.
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Some people only have their family party on the 25th,
Algunas personas solo celebran su fiesta familiar el día 25,
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the actual day of Christmas.
el día exacto de Navidad.
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I think nowadays though, it's become customary for Americans to celebrate on Christmas Eve and on Christmas Day,
Creo que hoy en día se ha vuelto costumbre que los estadounidenses celebren la Nochebuena y el día de Navidad.
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because it gives us an excuse to have two days of festivities instead of just one.
Porque nos da una excusa para tener dos días de festividades en lugar de solo uno.
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So for example, when I was growing up,
Por ejemplo, cuando yo era niño,
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my family usually spent Christmas Eve with my dad's side of the family,
Mi familia solía pasar la Nochebuena con la familia de mi padre.
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and then Christmas Day with my mom's side of the family.
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This is fairly common in the US now.
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Alright now let's talk about presents.
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I'm not a big fan of exchanging gifts,
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but I have to, because that's the tradition.
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In the US, we usually open presents on Christmas morning.
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Children wake up early and then wake their parents up,
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and then the children get to open up all the presents from under the tree and in their stockings.
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Then maybe later in the day,
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you get together with your relatives and exchange more gifts with them.
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I know that this is different from a lot of other countries,
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where people open their presents on the night of the 24th.
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Another thing that differs depending on your country is what you do during the Christmas celebration.
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In many Latin American countries,
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it's common to sing and dance with your family during the Christmas party,
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but this is a lot less common in the US.
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It's more about talking, sharing a meal together,
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and catching up with relatives that you haven't seen all year.
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Okay, now let's talk about the meal.
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There's a lot of variety when it comes to this,
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but some of the staples of the traditional American Christmas meal include ham,
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potatoes, salad, vegetables, dinner rolls,
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and plenty of yummy desserts.
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Needless to say, this is one of the best meals of the year for most people.
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A couple of the traditional foods and drinks that my family has are cinnamon rolls and apple cider.
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I always look forward to having these two things every year.
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Okay, lastly, let's talk about decorations.
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This is perhaps the most visible element of the Christmas season.
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In the US, many, many people put up Christmas lights on the outside of their house and in their front yard.
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I'd say there are a few different levels of how serious people get when it comes to their Christmas lights.
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Firstly you've got your normal,
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casually lit houses that have just one or two streams of lights along the roof.
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Then you've got your houses that have a lot of lights and decorations and look very festive and beautiful.
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And lastly you've got your candy cane lane type of houses that are covered completely in impressive and creative decorations.
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These are the houses that people come from all over the city just to see.
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I go with my family every year to see these houses.
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They're really cool.
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And talking about decorations, there's the Christmas tree, which everyone loves.
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I'm sure you all know about Christmas trees.
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Okay that's all for today.
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Leave a comment and tell me what your Christmas traditions are.
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I'll see you next time.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “B1 English Listening Practice - Christmas”. Las palabras que más se repiten: Christmas, countries, decorations, presents, meal. Este vídeo tiene 65 frases y 678 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:46. El hablante habla rápido, unas 180 palabras por minuto, así que espera sonidos enlazados y reducidos. 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
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| decoration sustantivo | /ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃən/ | decoración |
| festivity sustantivo | /fɛˈstɪvəti/ | festividad |
| lastly adverbio | /ˈlæstli/ | postreramente, postrimeramente |
| stocking sustantivo | /ˈstɑkɪŋ/ | media |
| cider sustantivo | /ˈsaɪ̯.dɚ/ | sidra, sagardúa |
| customary adjetivo | /ˈkʌs.təˌmɛɹ.i/ | acostumbrado, consuetudinario |
| yummy adjetivo | /ˈjʌm.i/ | delicioso, rico |
| comprehension sustantivo | /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/ | comprensión, entendimiento |
| needless adjetivo | /ˈniːdləs/ | sin necesidad |
| casually adverbio | /ˈkæʒuəli/ | ligeramente, de pasada |
| staple sustantivo | /ˈsteɪ.pəl/ | grapa, corchete |
| cinnamon sustantivo | /ˈsɪnəmən/ | canelo |
| firstly adverbio | /ˈfɜɹstli/ | primeramente |
| cane sustantivo | /keɪn/ | caña |
| dessert sustantivo | /dɪˈzɝt/ | dulce, postre |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| grow up verbo | crecer | |
| look forward to verbo | no ver la hora de, quedar a la espera de | |
| put up verbo | colgar | |
| wake up verbo | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | despertarse, recordar |
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 | is celebrated · are covered |
| Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupo | the best · the most visible |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos días | are taking · we're referring |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 12 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, you've, we're. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: decoration /ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃən/, comprehension /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/, casually /ˈkæʒuəli/, celebration /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: decoration /ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃən/, festivity /fɛˈstɪvəti/, customary /ˈkʌs.təˌmɛɹ.i/, celebration /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: stocking /ˈstɑkɪŋ/, staple /ˈsteɪ.pəl/
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: festivity /fɛˈstɪvəti/, festive /ˈfɛstɪv/, vegetable /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: dessert /dɪˈzɝt/, nowadays /ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como decoration, festivity, lastly.
¿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.