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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 practice your listening and comprehension as I speak.
Puedes usar este video para practicar tu capacidad de escuchar y comprender mientras hablo.
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Before we start, remember to download the Listening Time podcast, and if you want my specialized training to help you improve your listening skills,
Antes de empezar, recuerda descargar el podcast Listening Time, y si quieres mi formación especializada para ayudarte a mejorar tus habilidades de escucha,
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then become a member at patreon.com slash listening time.
Luego, hazte miembro en patreon.com/tiempo de escucha.
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And if you become a Listening Time family member, then you'll receive my advanced podcast episodes, which will help you reach an advanced level of listening.
Y si te conviertes en miembro de la familia Listening Time, recibirás mis episodios avanzados del podcast, que te ayudarán a alcanzar un nivel avanzado de escucha.
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Okay, today I'm going to talk about college dorms.
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This is a topic that a lot of people outside the US find interesting
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because most people in other countries don't live in dorms when they're in college.
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So first of all, what are dorms?
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These are residential buildings located on university campuses where students can live.
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Another way that you can think about them is like apartment buildings for college students.
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People almost always live with roommates in these dorms, either sharing the common area or sharing a bedroom even.
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The size of dorm rooms varies and you'll probably pay more for more space.
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So which students usually live in these dorms?
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Well first and second year students often prefer living in dorms rather than in apartments off campus.
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One of the main reasons why these students choose to live in the dorms is
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because it immediately connects them with other students and allows them to make friends.
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There's definitely a sense of community in each dorm building.
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So a lot of people feel like they'd be missing out on this if they lived off campus.
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However, not as many older students choose to live in the dorms.
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There are still definitely a lot of third and fourth year students living on campus, but a lot of them get tired of dorm life after a couple years.
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Needless to say, there are some disadvantages of this dorm life.
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The main one is that you don't really have much privacy.
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A ton of first-year students have to share a bedroom with another person, and sometimes it's two or three other people.
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And so you can also imagine what it would be like if you didn't like these roommates.
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You can get into all kinds of arguments because you're sharing such a small space with them.
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One other thing that could be considered a negative about living in the dorms is
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that a lot of these students only eat from the university dining hall.
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At universities, the dining hall is the place where you eat your meals and it's buffet style all you can eat.
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Sure dining hall food can be good
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but you can definitely get tired of eating this food every day
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and a lot of first-year students gain a lot of weight because of how much they eat at this dining hall.
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So lastly let me just talk about my experience in the dorms.
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I lived in a dorm for my third and fourth year of college.
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The good thing was that I lived in a special dorm that was mostly for third and fourth year students.
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And in this dorm I had my own bedroom which was great.
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However, I didn't really like sharing the kitchen and living room with other people.
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It was a little uncomfortable.
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And also I had some roommates that weren't very responsible and didn't clean up after themselves.
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So overall it wasn't that great of an experience for me.
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Alright, that's all for today.
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Remember to download my free Listening Time podcast
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and become a member at patreon.com slash listening time
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if you want my specialized training which will help you understand native speakers
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and if you want to reach an advanced level of listening then become a listening time family member
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and you'll receive my advanced podcast also subscribe to the channel click on the bell
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and follow us on instagram 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 - College Dorms”. Las palabras que más se repiten: dorm, students, listening, dining, podcast. Este vídeo tiene 47 frases y 661 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:14. El hablante habla rápido, unas 204 palabras por minuto, así que espera sonidos enlazados y reducidos. El 85 % 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 |
|---|---|---|
| dormitory sustantivo | /ˈdɔɹ.mɪˌtɔɹ.i/ | dormitorio |
| dine verbo | /daɪn/ | cenar |
| podcast sustantivo | /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ | podcast, pódcast |
| roommate sustantivo | /ˈɹu(m)ˌmeɪt/ | compañero de cuarto |
| specialize verbo | /ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/ | especializar |
| buffet sustantivo | /bəˈfeɪ/ | bufé, bufet |
| comprehension sustantivo | /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/ | comprensión, entendimiento |
| needless adjetivo | /ˈniːdləs/ | sin necesidad |
| lastly adverbio | /ˈlæstli/ | postreramente, postrimeramente |
| disadvantage sustantivo | /ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪd͡ʒ/ | desventaja |
| locate verbo | /ˈloʊˌkeɪt/ | ubicar, colocar |
| subscribe verbo | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | suscribirse, subscribirse |
| uncomfortable adjetivo | /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/ | incómodo |
| vary verbo | /ˈvɛəɹi/ | variar |
| residential adjetivo | /ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl/ | residencial |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| clean up verbo | limpiar |
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosa | episodes, which will · bedroom which was · training which will |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicción | you'll receive · you'll probably pay · will help |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 15 contracciones y formas reducidas, como didn't, you'll, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: specialize /ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/, comprehension /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/, residential /ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: dormitory /ˈdɔɹ.mɪˌtɔɹ.i/, disadvantage /ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪd͡ʒ/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, residential /ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: disadvantage /ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪd͡ʒ/, vary /ˈvɛəɹi/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: specialize /ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/, residential /ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl/
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 dormitory, dine, podcast.
¿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.