Shadowing Practice: Beginner Listening A1 Lesson #5 Adjectives - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hey Todd, what is your hometown?
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My hometown is San Francisco.
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Oh nice.
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Is your town beautiful?
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Yes, San Francisco is very beautiful.
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It has a nice view of the ocean.
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Sounds nice.
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Is your town clean?
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It's pretty clean.
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Sometimes it's dirty.
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Some places are dirty, but usually the city is clean.
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Oh.
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Is San Francisco dangerous?
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No, it's not too dangerous.
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Sometimes we have crime, but it's safe.
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Great.
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Is your town expensive?
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Yes, San Francisco is very expensive.
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Everything is expensive.
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Food is expensive.
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Housing is expensive.
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Shopping is expensive.
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Everything.
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Oh, really?
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Is San Francisco famous?
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Yes, it's very famous.
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In America, it's famous for its bridge.
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We have the Golden Gate Bridge.
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It's the world's most famous bridge, I think.
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I know that bridge.
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Is your town hot?
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Never.
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San Francisco is never hot.
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It's never super cold, but it's never hot.
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It's always warm or cool.
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Sounds great.
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Is San Francisco interesting?
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I think so.
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It's a very interesting city.
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We have people from everywhere,
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and we have good food.
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We have nature nearby, and we have interesting buildings.
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Wow.
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I'd like to go there.
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Oh, you should.
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What about your city?
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What's your city?
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My city is Chicago.
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Oh, Chicago, Chicago.
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Is your city beautiful?
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Yes, it's very beautiful with lots of tall buildings and a big lake.
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Oh, nice.
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Is Chicago clean?
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Some parts of Chicago are clean and other parts are a little dirty.
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How about dangerous?
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Is Chicago dangerous?
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similarly some parts are dangerous
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and some parts are safe yeah san francisco is the same
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i think every american city is the same i think that's true most places are safe
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but some places are dangerous right is chicago expensive yes because it's such a big city almost everything is expensive
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food attractions parking entertainment everything sounds like san francisco i think
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so a little similar is it hot it can be hot in the summer.
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Usually July or August it gets hot sometimes.
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Is it interesting?
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Yes, of course.
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Chicago is very interesting.
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We have many museums and things to do,
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and we also have nature.
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At the lake, you can go and enjoy the day on the beach.
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Oh, nice.
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Is Chicago by the ocean?
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It's not by the ocean.
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It's by a really big lake called Lake Michigan.
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What about San Francisco?
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Is it by the ocean?
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Yes, San Francisco is on the ocean.
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It's on the Pacific Ocean.
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Right.
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So we have really nice beaches.
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Do you like the beach?
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I do, but the beaches in San Francisco are a little cold.
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In Los Angeles, they're warm.
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but Los Angeles is not interesting and it's expensive and it's not beautiful
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right so I don't like Los Angeles so we should stick with San Francisco or Chicago yeah
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel A1 se basa en el vídeo “Beginner Listening A1 Lesson Adjectives”. Las palabras que más se repiten: francisco, san, chicago, expensive, ocean. Este vídeo tiene 84 frases y 471 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 4:25. El hablante habla despacio, unas 107 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 94 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es fácil de seguir. 20 de sus 84 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
hometown sustantivo/ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/patria chica
similarly adverbio/ˈsɪm.ə.lə.li/similarmente, igualmente
attraction sustantivo/əˈtɹækʃn̩/atracción
dirty adjetivo/ˈdɝti/sucio, chuco
everywhere adverbio/ˈɛv.ɹi.(h)wɛɹ/todos lados, todo lugar
entertainment sustantivo/ˌɛn.tɚˈteɪn.mənt/entretenimiento, trebejo
nearby adverbio/ˌnɪə(ɹ)ˈbaɪ/cerca
tall adjetivo/tɔl/alto
expensive adjetivo/ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/caro, costoso
dangerous adjetivo/ˈdeɪn.ʒ(ə.)ɹəs/peligroso, brígido
ocean sustantivo/ˈoʊ.ʃən/océano
clean adjetivo/kliːn/limpio
beach sustantivo/ˈbiːt͡ʃ/playa, playero
famous adjetivo/ˈfeɪ.məs/famoso, célebre
lake sustantivo/leɪk/lago

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • Is your town beautiful?
  • Is your town clean?
  • Sometimes we have crime, but it's safe.
  • Is your town expensive?
  • Do you like the beach?

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 3 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, I'd, they're. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: attraction /əˈtɹækʃn̩/, dangerous /ˈdeɪn.ʒ(ə.)ɹəs/, ocean /ˈoʊ.ʃən/, shop /ʃɑp/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: similarly /ˈsɪm.ə.lə.li/, entertainment /ˌɛn.tɚˈteɪn.mənt/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: everywhere /ˈɛv.ɹi.(h)wɛɹ/, expensive /ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/
  • /h/ — una aspiración suave, no la “j”: hometown /ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/, everywhere /ˈɛv.ɹi.(h)wɛɹ/

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 hometown, similarly, attraction.

¿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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