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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
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and become a member at patreon.com slash listening time to receive my listening practice seminars, bonus podcast episodes, and my sound training videos.
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Okay, today I'm going to talk about fads from the past.
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First of all, we need to define the word fad.
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A fad is something that becomes really popular really fast and then eventually becomes forgotten.
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For a while it seems like everyone is excited about this thing and follows the trend, but after a while they move on to the next big thing.
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Often this is because people are more interested in it just because everyone else is.
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You don't necessarily love this thing, you just get caught up in the excitement.
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So let's go through some popular fads from the past.
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One of the fads I remember as a kid was Heely's shoes.
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These are shoes that have wheels on the heel of the shoe.
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The word heel just refers to the back part of your foot.
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So tons of kids started wearing these shoes and they would kind of skate around as they walked.
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Skateboarding and other wheel sports have always been considered to be pretty cool, so I think that's why Heelys became so popular.
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I have to admit that I thought they were pretty cool, but I didn't end up buying them.
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These shoes still exist today and sometimes I see kids wearing them, which takes me back to my childhood a little bit.
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Alright the next fad that I want to talk about is Furby.
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Furbies are these little electronic toys that look like owls.
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If I remember correctly, they talk, sing, and do other stuff like that.
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They come in a lot of different varieties, so you can choose the one that you think is the best or cutest.
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This fad was huge when I was a kid.
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For some reason, everyone wanted a Furby and I saw them everywhere.
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To be honest, I was always kind of freaked out by their eyes.
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really big and it just seems like they're always following you.
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But maybe that's just me.
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Nowadays I have no idea if these furry little toys are still sold.
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But one thing's for sure, Furbies were all the rage at one point.
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Alright, one fad that I actually got caught up in as a kid was Beanie Babies.
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Beanie Babies are these small animals that are stuffed with beans instead of the normal soft stuffing.
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You can feel the texture of the beans inside.
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One of their most recognizable features is the red heart-shaped tag attached that says Thai for Thai incorporated.
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Beanie Babies became a huge fad in the late 90s.
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I can remember collecting them as a kid and always wanting more.
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I can't say for sure how many I ended up with but it was a lot.
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Alright one last fad that I completely forgot about is Livestrong bracelets and other wristbands.
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Livestrong bracelets were these yellow silicone gel bracelets that people started buying
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and wearing in 2004 to raise funds to support people affected by cancer.
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What started out as a noble cause very quickly became a fashion trend across America.
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I remember when I was in 5th grade I started seeing these bands everywhere.
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In all honesty, I wanted one of these bands just because everyone else had one.
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I never ended up getting one, but I did get some other wristbands.
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What's funny is that people started wearing all kinds of different wristbands, not just these Livestrong bands.
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I had a handful of different colored ones that I wore every day for a period of time.
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I remember matching the color of my wristband with the color of my clothes.
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Needless to say, I bought into this fad 100%.
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Okay, that's all for today.
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Leave a comment and tell me about a fad that you remember from the past.
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Before you go, make sure to download the Listening Time podcast
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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 - Fads”. Las palabras que más se repiten: fad, listening, kid, shoe, wristband. Este vídeo tiene 54 frases y 736 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:47. El hablante habla rápido, unas 194 palabras por minuto, así que espera sonidos enlazados y reducidos. Solo el 79 % 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 |
|---|---|---|
| shoe sustantivo | /ˈʃu/ | zapato, taba |
| wristband sustantivo | /ˈɹɪs(t)ˌbænd/ | muñequera |
| podcast sustantivo | /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ | podcast, pódcast |
| fad sustantivo | /fæd/ | moda, moda pasajera |
| bracelet sustantivo | /ˈbɹeɪslət/ | brazalete, pulsera |
| seminar sustantivo | /ˈsɛmɪnɑɹ/ | seminario |
| heel sustantivo | /hil/ | talón, calcaño |
| bean sustantivo | /ˈbi(ː)n/ | haba, frijol |
| toy sustantivo | /tɔɪ/ | juguete |
| recognizable adjetivo | reconocible, recognoscible | |
| silicone sustantivo | /ˈsɪlɪkəʊn/ | silicona |
| skateboard sustantivo | /ˈskeɪt.bɔɹd/ | monopatín, patineta |
| furry sustantivo | /ˈfɜɹ.i/ | furro |
| comprehension sustantivo | /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/ | comprensión, entendimiento |
| needless adjetivo | /ˈniːdləs/ | sin necesidad |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| end up verbo | terminar, ir a parar |
| go through verbo | atravesar |
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 | been considered · are still sold · are stuffed |
| Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -ing | started wearing · started buying · started seeing |
| Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupo | the best · their most recognizable |
| Obligación: must / have to / need to decir que algo es necesario | need to define · have to admit |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 6 contracciones y formas reducidas, como can't, didn't, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: shoe /ˈʃu/, comprehension /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: skateboard /ˈskeɪt.bɔɹd/, skate /skeɪt/
- /h/ — una aspiración suave, no la “j”: heel /hil/, comprehension /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/, handful /ˈhæn(d)fʊl/
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 shoe, wristband, 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.