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Hi everyone, and welcome back to English the Gab Lab.
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Have you ever felt like you just have bad luck?
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Or that everything seems to go wrong?
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Don't worry, we've all been there.
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But in this video, I'm going to give you the solution.
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Today, I'm going to tell you the story of Ann and Steve.
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They both opened the same kind of business in the same town, and they both served excellent coffee.
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But one of them became successful, while the other one failed.
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Why?
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In this video, you're going to learn about the power of mindset.
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You'll improve your English listening skills with a simple story, and you'll discover how to start attracting good things into your life today.
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Make sure to stay until the end because I have a special challenge for you.
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So get comfortable, relax, and pay close attention.
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Let's get started.
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This is a story about two people who wanted to open a coffee shop in the same town.
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Their names were Ann and Steve.
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They both opened their businesses at the same time.
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Both were very hard workers and both had excellent coffee.
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However, they had very different ways of looking at the world.
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Anne was a positive thinker.
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Every morning, when she woke up, she told herself, Today is going to be a great day.
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I am going to meet interesting people.
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Then she went to work with a smile.
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Steve, on the other hand, was a worry thinker.
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He usually had negative thoughts.
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Every morning, he thought, I hope I don't lose money today.
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Life is difficult, and people are stressed.
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When Anne opened her coffee shop, she smiled at every customer.
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It didn't matter how they felt, she always welcomed them with a smile.
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If a customer was in a bad mood or rude, Anne thought, Maybe they had a bad morning.
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I will give them some extra kindness.
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Because she was positive, she saw small opportunities.
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One day, a famous food critic entered her shop.
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Anne was so welcoming that they started to talk.
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The critic loved her energy and wrote a fantastic review about her coffee shop.
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In Steve's shop, things were very different.
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Steve was always worried about his bills.
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When a customer entered, he didn't smile much because he was thinking about his own problems.
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If a customer was rude, Steve got into a bad mood too.
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He thought to himself, business is very hard.
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One day, the same food critic visited Steve's shop.
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Steve was busy complaining about the price of milk.
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The critic felt uncomfortable and left quickly.
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He didn't write anything.
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Six months later, Anne's coffee shop was always full.
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Her employees were happy because her positive energy was contagious.
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People didn't go there only for the coffee.
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They went there to feel better.
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Anne often said, I am so lucky.
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But the truth was that her mindset created her luck.
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She was open to seeing the good things, so she found them.
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In contrast, Steve was struggling.
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He said, Anne is just lucky and I have bad luck.
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He didn't realize that his negative thoughts were like a wall.
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He was so focused on problems that he couldn't see solutions.
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He stopped trying new things because he was afraid of failing.
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One night, Steve and Anne met for dinner.
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Steve asked her, Anne, why do good things always happen to you?
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Ann smiled, and said, Steve, I don't wait for good things to happen, to be happy.
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First, I stay positive, and then the good things appear.
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When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.
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Steve went home and thought about Anne's words.
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For the first time, he decided to change his internal dialogue.
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He realized that being positive is not about ignoring reality.
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It is about choosing where to put your attention.
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Slowly, his luck began to change.
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And finally, his business started to work.
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Perfect!
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Now that you've heard the story, let's review the most important phrases.
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This will help you remember the vocabulary and the lesson.
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Let's start.
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they had different ways of looking at the world one thinks positively
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and the other thinks negatively a positive person always sees the good in everything
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but a negative person only sees the problems without looking further
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so i have a question for you what about your mindset are you a positive or a negative thinker?
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Write it in the comments below.
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I want to read your answers.
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Let's continue with more key phrases from the story.
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She smiled at every customer.
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He was thinking about his own problems.
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Her positive energy was contagious.
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Then we have this powerful sentence.
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Her mindset created her luck.
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This means that thanks to her positive thinking, she actually created her own good luck.
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Great job!
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To finish our story, remember this.
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Anne was successful because she was open to seeing the good things.
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But Steve had a different experience.
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He was so focused on problems that he couldn't see solutions.
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As you can see, the secret isn't in the books.
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It's in your mind.
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Try to look on the bright side of things, little by little, and you will see how good things start to happen to you.
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Now, I have a small challenge for you.
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I prepared a short, three -question test to check your understanding.
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Don't forget to write your answers in the comments.
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If they are all correct, I will give you a heart.
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Let's get started.
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1. How did Anne start her day?
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A. Complaining B.
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With a smile C.
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Counting money 2.
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Why did the food critic like Anne's shop?
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A. Because of her energy B.
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Because of the price C.
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Because it was big 3.
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What was Steve's main problem?
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A. The coffee was bad B.
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He had no customers C.
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His negative mindset
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perfect you finished if you liked this video please give it a thumbs up
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and don't forget to subscribe to the channel
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so you don't miss our future lessons see you in the next video bye
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación se basa en el vídeo “BE POSITIVE, BE LUCKY - English Listening Practice”. Las palabras que más se repiten: Steve, Anne, positive, coffee, shop. Este vídeo tiene 112 frases y 1016 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 9:00. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 113 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 87 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es fácil de seguir.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
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| critic sustantivo | /ˈkɹɪt.ɪk/ | crítico |
| mindset sustantivo | /ˈmaɪn(d)ˌsɛt/ | mentalidad, actitud |
| lesson sustantivo | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | lección |
| mood sustantivo | /muːd/ | humor m ánimo, estado de ánimo |
| phrase sustantivo | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | frase |
| rude adjetivo | /ɹuːd/ | rudo, grosero |
| complain verbo | /kəmˈpleɪn/ | quejarse, alegar |
| contagious adjetivo | /kənˈteɪ.d͡ʒəs/ | contagioso, infeccioso |
| ignore verbo | /ɪɡˈnɔː/ | ignorar, desoír |
| contrast sustantivo | /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/ | contraste |
| worker sustantivo | /ˈwɝ.kɚ/ | trabajador, obrero |
| skill sustantivo | /skɪl/ | destreza, habilidad |
| discover verbo | /dɪˈskʌvə/ | descubrir |
| dialogue sustantivo | /ˈdaɪəˌlɑɡ/ | diálogo, conversación |
| relax verbo | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | relajar, aflojar |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| wake up verbo | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | despertarse, recordar |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- Have you ever felt like you just have bad luck?
- Don't worry, we've all been there.
- Let's continue with more key phrases from the story.
- Don't forget to write your answers in the comments.
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | Have you ever felt · you've heard |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — una acción en curso en un momento del pasado | was thinking · was struggling |
| Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -ing | start attracting · stopped trying |
| Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un plan o algo que se ve venir | I'm going to give · I'm going to tell · you're going to learn |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 21 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, didn't, couldn't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “th”: thumb /ˈθʌm/, thinker /ˈθɪŋ.kɚ/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, positively /ˈpɑ.zɪ.tɪv.li/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: discover /dɪˈskʌvə/, positively /ˈpɑ.zɪ.tɪv.li/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/, positively /ˈpɑ.zɪ.tɪv.li/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como critic, mindset, lesson.
¿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.