Shadowing Practice: 'Being Frank' read by Bob Odenkirk - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Welcome to Storyline Online brought to you by the SAG -AFTRA Foundation.
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I'm Bob Odenkirk and today I'm going to read Being Frank written by Donna W.
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Earnhardt and illustrated by Andrea Castellani.
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Frank was always Frank.
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Honesty is the best policy, he said.
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Frank never lied to his schoolmates.
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Your freckles remind me of the Big Dipper, he told Dottie.
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Dottie pulled her hood over her face.
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Your singing is kind of shrieky, Frank told Carol.
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Carol stomped away.
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Frank always told the truth to adults.
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Your breath smells funny.
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He told his teacher, Ms. Zaroma.
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She sent Frank to the principal's office.
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Your toupee looks like my pet weasel.
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He told Principal Wiggins.
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Mr. Wiggins called Frank's mom.
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You wouldn't get so many wrinkles if you didn't glare at me like that.
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Frank told his mom on the way home
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and by the way you're speeding
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and Frank was always always honest with police officers yes officer
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he said she knew how fast she was going I told her Frank was very proud of being Frank
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but other than police officers adults weren't as impressed with Frank's
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honesty as he thought they should be you'll have wrinkles one day too mom said rubbing on some lotion
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some things are better left unsaid said mr wiggins adjusting his
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toupee you don't have to say everything you're thinking said miss
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aroma popping a mint in her mouth frank's schoolmates weren't impressed
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either my freckles do not look like the big dipper dotty said and my mother says Because I shouldn't listen to you.
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I'm still going to sing in the talent show at the school carnival tomorrow.
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But I'm not going to ride the Ferris wheel with you, Carol told Frank.
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But we always ride the Ferris wheel together, Frank whispered.
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Everyone was upset.
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And now Frank wasn't so happy either.
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Frank clipped his toenails and alphabetized his bug collection.
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but he didn't feel any better
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so he walked down the block to grandpa's house grandpa earnest
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was on the porch clipping his toenails incoming he yelled frank
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ducked what's up frank grandpa said everyone is mad at me
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for being frank i'm not sure honesty is the best policy anymore
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that used to happen to me too said grandpa mrs. peacock walked by
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and straightened her massive hat it's new do you like it
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earnest frank thought the hat looked like a flower store on
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mrs. peacock's head well grandpa said there are an awful lot of flowers up there
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but my favorite is the purple one in the middle.
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Thank you, Mrs. Peacock beamed.
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Toodaloo.
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Frank couldn't believe his ears.
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Grandpa, you lied.
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No, Frank, I told the truth.
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I really do like the purple flower best.
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I talked about the good things on her hat instead of the not so good things.
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Grandpa's best friend, Mr. Pickles, pulled up in his truck.
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Try this relish, he called, handing Grandpa a jar and a spoon.
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I've got a cold and can't taste a thing.
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Grandpa scooped a spoonful of relish into his mouth.
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His nose twitched, his eyes watered, his hair stood on end.
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Give it to me straight, Ernest, said Mr. Pickles.
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I can't sell it if it's no good.
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Grandpa wiped his eyes.
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More sugar, less pepper.
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Mr. Pickles grinned and shook Grandpa's hand.
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Back to the drawing board.
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Thanks for your help.
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Grandpa, he didn't get mad at you.
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That's right.
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Grandpa drank some water.
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He asked me for the truth, and I gave it to him.
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Frank sighed.
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So, I shouldn't give the truth unless someone asks for it?
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You should always give people the truth, Grandpa said.
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You just have to find the right way to serve it the next afternoon at the school carnival
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when mrs. Aroma laughed like a horse
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Frank said you tell great jokes
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when mr wiggins did a weird dance frank said impressive spins sir
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when frank saw dotty he said i like dots better than squares
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and when carol sang frank said you sure can hit those high notes carol smiled at frank dotty
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and i are going to ride the ferris wheel want to come On the way home, Frank gave his mom a poem he wrote for her.
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Mom, your hair looks nice today.
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I only see a little gray.
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And when she smiled, Frank decided not to mention the wrinkles around the corners of her mouth.
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The next day, while Frank helped Grandpa in his garden, Mrs. Peacock stopped by again.
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You were right, she said to Grandpa.
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That other hat had too many flowers.
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Just then, Mr. Pickles arrived with a new jar of relish for Grandpa to try.
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Excuse me a moment, Grandpa said to Mrs. Peacock.
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So what do you think of my hat?
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Mrs. Peacock asked, but this time she wasn't asking Grandpa.
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She was asking Frank.
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Frank looked at Grandpa on the porch with Mr. Pickles.
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Grandpa was taking another spoonful of relish, and he wasn't drinking any water.
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Frank knew just what to say.
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I've never seen a hat like that before.
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It must be one of a kind.
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Thank you, Mrs. Peacock beamed.
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Toodaloo.
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So how is it being frank today, Grandpa asked.
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Well, Grandpa, I still think honesty is the best policy, said Frank.
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But now I know it's best served with more sugar and less pepper.
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the end i uh i was given this book to read
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and i read it and i loved it i love the message in it
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because i bob odenkirk have often prided myself on being honest
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and frank when in truth you can be a little rude
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or you could hurt people's feelings so you have to decide how and the way you're going to be honest.
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So anyway, the message in this book was one that I liked very much, because I very much need this lesson for myself.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel A2 se basa en el vídeo “'Being Frank' read by Bob Odenkirk”. Las palabras que más se repiten: frank, grandpa, peacock, hat, truth. Este vídeo tiene 108 frases y 1015 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 8:30. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 119 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 78 % 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:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
grandpa sustantivo/ˈɡɹæm.pɑː/abuelo, abuelito
carol sustantivo/ˈkɛɹəl/aleluya
flower sustantivo/ˈfloʊɚ/flor
honesty sustantivo/ˈɑ.nɪ.sti/honradez, sinceridad
earn verbo/ɝn/ganar, granjear
purple sustantivo/ˈpɝ.pl̩/morado, púrpura
beam sustantivo/ˈbiːm/viga
pepper sustantivo/ˈpɛp.ə/pimentero
impress verbo/ɪmˈpɹɛs/impresionar
carnival sustantivo/ˈkɑɹnɪvəl/carnestolendas, carnaval
porch sustantivo/pɔɹt͡ʃ/pórtico, porche
impressive adjetivo/ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/impresionante
lesson sustantivo/ˈlɛs.ən/lección
awful adjetivo/ˈɔːfʊl/infumable, malísimo
gray adjetivo/ɡɹeɪ/gris

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
check out verboinvestigar, chequear

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • I've got a cold and can't taste a thing.
  • I can't sell it if it's no good.
  • Grandpa, he didn't get mad at you.
  • I've never seen a hat like that before.

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 ahoraI've never seen · have often prided
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo haceweren't impressed · was given
Past continuous was/were + -ing — una acción en curso en un momento del pasadowas going · wasn't asking · was asking
Consejo con “should” should + verbo — decir qué es buena ideashould be · shouldn't listen · shouldn't give

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 26 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, didn't, wasn't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: shake /ˈʃeɪk/, relish /ˈɹɛlɪʃ/, lotion /ˈloʊʃən/, shrieky /ˈʃɹiːki/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: spin /spɪn/, spoon /spuːn/, scoop /skup/, schoolmate /ˈskulˌmeɪt/, spoonful /ˈspuːnfəl/
  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: carnival /ˈkɑɹnɪvəl/, impressive /ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/, arrive /əˈɹaɪv/

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 grandpa, carol, flower.

¿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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