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Speaker 1.
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I work in the front office on board ship,
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answering passenger queries and so on.
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I used to work in the back office,
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but I wanted to better myself,
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so I took some customer service evening courses at my local college between cruises,
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and then reapplied for work on the ship.
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That's what's good about this line of work.
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You can move up quite quickly.
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What I love about this job is that you really get to interact with passengers.
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We get people from all walks of life,
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lots of couples, but families too.
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They come for the holiday of a lifetime, a bit of luxury.
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And why not?
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Speaker 2 There's a common misconception that everyone who works on a cruise ship is in their early 20s,
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but most people here are older than me.
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I was going nowhere professionally,
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so thought I'd try my hand here.
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Most of the cruise singers,
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myself included, dream of being discovered by a passenger who also happens to be a record producer.
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A bit unlikely, I know.
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The staff quarters are brilliant.
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My cabin is better than my bedroom back home.
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And the social life is great too.
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We have some fantastic staff parties and we even put on our own concerts sometimes.
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Speaker three.
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Well, I'm a bit of an oddity,
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actually, because I'm a whole lot older than most people who work on board.
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I'm sixty-eight.
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Also, I don't get paid.
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That's right.
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Many people ask me why I do it,
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but I have the chance to go on all these wonderful cruises for absolutely nothing.
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My role is to accompany the groups when they go ashore and make sure everything runs smoothly.
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It's perfect.
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I spend all my time with the passengers and I've made some lovely friends over the years.
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My husband does the same thing,
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but it's a shame it's on another ship, though.
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At least we have lots to talk about.
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Speaker 4 I'm a chef.
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Catering is hard work.
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It's really full on most of the time.
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Some nights I can't wait to get back to the cabin and put my feet up,
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even if the space is a bit small.
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My wife's a childminder on board,
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and although we work completely different hours,
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it's ideal really, because otherwise I wouldn't see much of her.
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I qualified and worked in a restaurant in Canada,
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but I always wanted to travel.
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It's not a luxurious lifestyle for the staff on board,
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but the job does allow me to see new places.
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Speaker 5 I work in the tour office,
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organising the tours that the passengers can go on when we make our various stops.
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Although the pay isn't great,
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especially as we don't make any tips like they do in the restaurant,
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there are other perks.
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There are like loads of courses we can do.
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I've learnt Italian and brushed up my computer skills since I've been doing this job.
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The staff's social activities are fantastic,
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almost as good as the passengers' entertainment.
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On the whole, the passengers are really nice.
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I mean, I love seeing them all dressed up in their posh clothes going in for dinner.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Este vídeo tiene 63 frases y 532 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:17. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 162 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. El 82 % 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 menos comunes del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
- passenger /ˈpæs.ɪn.d͡ʒɚ/ (sustantivo) — pasajero, pasajera. One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew.
- cruise /kɹuz/ (sustantivo) — crucero. A sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for pleasure.
- cabin /ˈkæbɪn/ (sustantivo) — barraca, cabaña. A small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built from logs with simple tools and not constructed by professional builders, but by those…
- bedroom /ˈbɛdˌɹum/ (sustantivo) — alcoba, dormitorio. A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping.
- ideal /aɪˈdi(ə)l/ (adjetivo) — ideal, idóneo. Pertaining to ideas, or to a given idea.
- producer /pɹəˈdjuːsə/ (sustantivo) — productor, productora. An individual or organization that creates goods and services.
- skill /skɪl/ (sustantivo) — destreza, habilidad. A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.
- nowhere /ˈnoʊ.(h)wɛɹ/ (adverbio) — en ninguna parte, en ningún lugar. In no place.
- discover /dɪˈskʌvə/ (verbo) — descubrir. To find or learn something for the first time.
- lifetime /ˈlaɪf.taɪm/ (sustantivo) — vida. The duration of the life of someone or something.
- luxury /ˈlʌk.ʃə.ɹi/ (sustantivo) — lujo. Very wealthy and comfortable surroundings; the state of being that they create.
- unlikely /ʌnˈlaɪkli/ (adjetivo) — improbable. Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected.
- lifestyle /ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/ (sustantivo) — género/estilo de vida/vivir/vivencia, estilo/género vital/vivencial. A style of living that reflects the attitudes and values of a person or group.
- brush /bɹʌʃ/ (sustantivo) — pincel, cepillo. An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including…
- chef /ʃɛf/ (sustantivo) — chef. The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household.
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
- go on /ˈɡoʊˌɒn/ (verbo) — continuar. To continue in extent.
- brush up (verbo) — desempolvar, bruñir. To paint, or make clean or bright with a brush.
- get back to (verbo) — responder / contestar (en un rato), volver / tornar a contactar. Return to (an activity)
- put on /ˌpʊt ˈɒn/ (verbo) — ponerse. To don (clothing, equipment, or the like).
- talk about (verbo) — hablar de, hablar sobre. Used to draw attention to the speaker's characterization of someone or something.
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 13 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, I've, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “th”: cloth /klɒθ/, smoothly /ˈsmuːðli/
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: luxury /ˈlʌk.ʃə.ɹi/, brush /bɹʌʃ/, chef /ʃɛf/, luxurious /lʌɡˈʒʊəɹi.əs/, ashore /əˈʃɔɹ/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: accompany /əˈkʌm.pə.ni/, luxurious /lʌɡˈʒʊəɹi.əs/, misconception /ˌmɪs.kənˈsɛp.ʃən/
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 passenger, cruise, cabin.
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 | I've made · I've learnt |
| Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosa | everyone who works · people who work |
¿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.