Shadowing Practice: B1 English Listening Practice - Procrastination - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hey everybody, welcome to this B1 English listening practice video.
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You can use this video to practice your listening and comprehension as I speak.
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Before we start, remember to sign up for our $1 listening practice seminars at polyglossa.com
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and download our free Listening Time podcast so you can practice your listening skills.
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So today, I'm going to talk about procrastination.
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I imagine that this is a relevant topic for a lot of you because many people have a tendency to procrastinate.
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So what is procrastination?
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Well this refers to the action of delaying your work until a later time.
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For example, let's pretend that you have a task that you're expected to complete by Friday.
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Procrastinating on this task might mean that you start working on it on Thursday.
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You postpone or put off this work until a later time instead of doing it earlier.
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This habit is widespread.
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procrastinate at school, at work,
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and in their personal life.
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And for the most part,
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procrastination isn't necessarily a good thing.
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Let's talk about some of the ways that procrastination can creep into our lives,
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and we'll talk about how we can kick this habit.
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Alright, first let's talk about procrastination when it comes to school.
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In my experience, I find that the vast majority of students put off their assignments,
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projects, and preparation until the last minute.
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For example, when a teacher would assign an essay that was due the following week,
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my classmates wouldn't even begin until the night before.
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They would pull an all-nighter as we say in English and try to do it all in one go.
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In this area, I can honestly say that I never procrastinated,
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but I was practically the only one.
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When I was given an essay to write,
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I would split the work up evenly and write a little bit each day.
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Let's say I had 7 days to write an essay and the essay was supposed to be 10 pages long.
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What I would do is divide 7 by 10,
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which is 0.7, and I would use that as the metric to know how much I needed to write each day.
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I'd write 0.7 pages each day and then by the 10th day,
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I'd have my essay finished.
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Instead of cramming all my work into one day,
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I'd space it out in a way that felt much more manageable.
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I never stressed out about having to do a ton of writing on the last day.
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This is one technique that you can employ in your own studies.
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Try to do an equal amount of work each day,
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and then you won't have to work against the clock to try to get your whole assignment
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or studying done in one night.
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Now let's talk about procrastination when it comes to work.
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There's a common tendency to put off undesirable tasks until later.
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While in the moment that might seem okay,
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later on you often end up regretting that decision.
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For me personally, when I put off an important task until later,
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I often dwell on the fact that I haven't finished it yet
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and I dread having to do it at a later time.
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In other words, I don't even get to enjoy the time
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that I spend not doing the task because I'm thinking about the fact that I still have to do it later.
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I'm sure some of you have experienced this as well.
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In my opinion, the best way to avoid procrastinating in this way is to do your most important
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or difficult task first thing in the morning.
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This is an important concept that can really change your life.
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Suffer now so you can enjoy yourself later.
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It takes a lot of discipline
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and willpower to commit yourself to doing the hardest task first
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but after you finish it the rest of the day is smooth sailing.
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Alright, lastly let's talk about procrastination in your personal life.
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Maybe you have some goals you want to achieve
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or things you want to do in life but you never actually get around to doing them.
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Well, one thing you can do to change this is to be more specific with your goals.
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For example, instead of having the goal to get good at English as soon as possible,
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make your goal measurable.
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How about, be able to hold a conversation with the native English speaker by the end of the year.
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This goal is actually something you can visualize, measure, and accomplish.
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Don't be vague with your goals.
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In this way, you can actually plan and take steps towards this concrete objective.
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Okay, now I'm going to ask you three questions about today's video.
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Write your answers in a comment down below.
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Number one, what is procrastination?
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Number two, what's one way to avoid procrastinating at work?
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And number three, how can you improve your personal goals?
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All right, before we go,
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remember to sign up for our $1 listening practice seminars
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and download our free Listening Time podcast so you can practice your listening skills.
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And of course, subscribe to the channel,
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click on the bell, and follow us on Instagram.
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I'll see you next time.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Este vídeo tiene 78 frases y 862 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 4:17. El hablante habla rápido, unas 201 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
15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| essay sustantivo | /ˈɛs.eɪ/ | ensayo, redacción |
| skill sustantivo | /skɪl/ | destreza, habilidad |
| habit sustantivo | /ˈhæb.ɪt/ | costumbre, hábito |
| assignment sustantivo | /əˈsaɪn.mənt/ | asignación |
| podcast sustantivo | /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ | podcast, pódcast |
| tendency sustantivo | /ˈtɛn.dən.si/ | tendencia |
| seminar sustantivo | /ˈsɛmɪnɑɹ/ | seminario |
| topic sustantivo | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | tema, tópico |
| vast adjetivo | /væst/ | vasto, enorme |
| necessarily adverbio | /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/ | necesariamente |
| technique sustantivo | /tɛkˈniːk/ | técnica |
| refer verbo | /ɹɪˈfɜː/ | referir, remitir |
| suffer verbo | /ˈsʌfɚ/ | sufrir, penar |
| concrete adjetivo | /ˌkɑnˈkɹit/ | concreto |
| clock sustantivo | /klɑk/ | cuentakilómetros |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| put off verbo | perecear |
| end up verbo | terminar, ir a parar |
| work up verbo | desarrollar, levantar |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 16 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, I'd, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: preparation /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/, accomplish /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ/, comprehension /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/, procrastination /pɹəʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, measurable /ˈmɛʒəɹəbəl/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/, preparation /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/, practically /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.k(ə.)li/, procrastination /pɹəʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, procrastinate /pɹoʊˈkɹæs.tə.neɪt/
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 essay, skill, habit.
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
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| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | haven't finished · have experienced |
| Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupo | the most part · the best · the hardest |
| Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -ing | start working · avoid procrastinating |
| Posibilidad con “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo posible pero no seguro | might mean · might seem |
¿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.