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This is 6 Minute English from bbclearningenglish.com Mmm,
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a quick sip of my coffee just to get me in the mood for today's programme.
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Welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.
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I'm Rob.
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And I'm Finn.
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Rob, you seem to be enjoying that cup of coffee.
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Yes, indeed.
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I love all styles of coffee.
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That's coffee made in different ways.
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You could say, I'm a coffee addict.
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An addict.
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That's someone who likes doing a particular activity very much and they can't stop doing it.
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And if you have a strong need to keep drinking coffee, then we could say you have an addiction.
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That's me.
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And that's what we're talking about today.
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Coffee addiction.
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and we'll be talking about the dangers of drinking too much.
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Another word for drinking here is consuming.
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We'll look at some other coffee-related language in today's programme too.
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But first, Rob, how about a question?
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Yes, of course.
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I have a coffee-related question to ask you.
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OK.
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Do you know which country drinks the most coffee per person?
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Is it A.
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Egypt, B.
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Finland, or C.
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Italy?
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I think they're all coffee-drinking countries, but I'll say B.
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Finland.
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OK.
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As always, I will let you know the answer at the end of the programme.
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Thank you.
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OK, Finn, I haven't asked you yet if you drink coffee, so do you?
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I do, Rob, yes, but only in moderation, so that means not too much.
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I love the taste and the smell, especially.
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We could call that the aroma.
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But it's the caffeine contained in the drink that can have a bad effect.
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If I drink too much, it can give me headaches.
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Right.
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Well, for me, it's the caffeine that keeps me awake.
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OK.
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It stimulates my brain.
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It makes me more alert.
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That's why we call caffeine a stimulant.
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Caffeine can also be found in energy and cola drinks and even in tea.
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Mmm.
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The New Scientist magazine says caffeine is a psychoactive drug and
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that 90% of people in the United States consume it every day.
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Psychoactive drug.
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So what does that mean?
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It's a drug that affects how a person feels and sometimes how they behave.
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The drug can be found in food, like waffles and chewing gum, surprisingly, not just in drinks.
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That's why scientists who study public health are worried people don't know how much caffeine they are taking.
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Indeed.
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Too much caffeine can lead to insomnia.
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So that's when you can't sleep. And indigestion.
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So that's a pain in your stomach when it can't process the food that you've just eaten.
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And finally, high blood pressure.
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So blood flowing around your body at a higher pressure than is normal.
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That's dangerous.
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Well, sometimes drinking coffee does stop me sleeping and sometimes I feel very alert.
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then very lethargic.
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You know, that's not having any energy.
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But I still can't give up.
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And Rob, you're not alone.
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We asked people on our BBC Learning English Facebook page how they felt about coffee and we had a lot of responses.
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Yumiko says, My happiest time is smelling coffee beans just after grinding it.
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Fresh roasted coffee has a really good fragrance.
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Fragrance is a word usually associated with perfume, but I think she just means the good smell.
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Samuel Le says, one cup of good espresso is the daily energy for my body and mind.
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And Rasha claims, a cup of coffee every day is useful for our health.
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Ahmed loves coffee too, but he says, be aware that too much coffee is not good for your health.
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So there seem to be some good effects and some bad or negative effects of drinking coffee, Rob.
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Well, I find that if I try to give up drinking coffee, I'll also get headaches and feel tired.
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And these are what we call withdrawal symptoms – the nasty physical and mental effects of stopping.
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Well, I may drink lots of coffee, but not as much as people in another country.
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Finn, earlier I asked you if you knew the people of which country drink the most coffee.
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And I said be Finland.
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And guess what?
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You were right.
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Oh yes!
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Yes, the people of Finland consume an incredible 12 kilograms of coffee per person every year.
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That compares with the average consumption of 1.3 kilograms per person.
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OK Finn, before we go there's just time for you to remind us of some of the words that we heard today.
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We heard...
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Addict.
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Consuming. In moderation.
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Aroma.
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Caffeine.
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Stimulant.
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Psychoactive drug.
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Insomnia.
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Indigestion.
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High blood pressure.
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Lethargic. And...
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Withdrawal symptoms.
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Thanks, Finn.
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Thank you, Rob.
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Do join us again for another edition of 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.
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Bye for now.
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Bye.
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That was 6 Minute English from bbclearningenglish.com.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “Bài 2 - Chứng Nghiện Cà Phê”. Las palabras que más se repiten: coffee, caffeine, drink, Rob, drinking. Este vídeo tiene 103 frases y 797 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 6:08. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 130 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 81 % 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:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
caffeine sustantivo/ˈkæfiːn/cafeína
consume verbo/kənˈsum/consumir
psychoactive adjetivo/ˌsaɪkoʊˈæktɪv/psicoactivo
addict sustantivo/ˈæd.ɪkt/adicto, viciado
aroma sustantivo/əˈɹoʊ.mə/aroma
indigestion sustantivo/ˌɪn.dɪˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃən/indigestión
insomnia sustantivo/ɪnˈsɒmniə/insomnio
kilogram sustantivo/ˈkɪləɡɹæm/kilogramo, quilogramo
lethargic adjetivo/ləˈθɑɹd͡ʒɪk/tardo, letárgico
moderation sustantivo/ˌmɑdəˈɹeɪʃən/moderación
stimulant sustantivo/ˈstɪmjʊlənt/estimulante
fragrance sustantivo/ˈfɹeɪɡɹən(t)s/fragancia, aroma
symptom sustantivo/ˈsɪm(p)təm/síntoma
headache sustantivo/ˈhɛdeɪk/dolor de cabeza, cefalea
withdrawal sustantivo/wɪðˈdɹɔ(ə)l/retirada

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
give up verborendirse, entregar

Frases que vale la pena repetir

Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:

  • You could say, I'm a coffee addict.
  • Do you know which country drinks the most coffee per person?
  • That's why we call caffeine a stimulant.
  • You know, that's not having any energy.

Gramática en este vídeo

Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahorahaven't asked · you've just eaten
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hacebe found · can be found
Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupothe most coffee · My happiest
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónwe'll be · We'll look · I'll say

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 17 contracciones y formas reducidas, como can't, I'm, I'll. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “th”: lethargic /ləˈθɑɹd͡ʒɪk/, withdrawal /wɪðˈdɹɔ(ə)l/
  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: moderation /ˌmɑdəˈɹeɪʃən/, addiction /əˈdɪkˌʃən/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: psychoactive /ˌsaɪkoʊˈæktɪv/, indigestion /ˌɪn.dɪˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃən/, moderation /ˌmɑdəˈɹeɪʃən/, surprisingly /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋli/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: stimulant /ˈstɪmjʊlənt/, smelling /ˈsmɛlɪŋ/, stimulate /ˈstɪm.jəˌleɪt/
  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: psychoactive /ˌsaɪkoʊˈæktɪv/, behave /bɪˈheɪv/
  • /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: indigestion /ˌɪn.dɪˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃən/, lethargic /ləˈθɑɹd͡ʒɪk/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

  1. Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
  2. Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
  3. Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como caffeine, consume, psychoactive.

¿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.

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