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You know, I've never understood how, um, imagining the audience naked was supposed to make you less nervous.
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Honestly I'm just uncomfortable right now.
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Especially with Mr. Wardle.
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Um, okay. To ensure clear communication with this "social media generation", hashtags and pop-culture references will be used.
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#you'rewelcome.
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Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.
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Today is an exciting day: today I'm going to give you a speech.
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Now, graduates, I don't know if you know me, but I'm Chase.
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We went to High School together.
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That was good times, follow me on Twitter.
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And I want to give a big congratulations to everyone --including myself-- for being here today.
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The world we live in is plagued with dangers: Ebola, ISIS, Global Warming, facial acne.
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And despite all the odds, we still managed to graduate, so let's give us a big round of applause.
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It was only three years ago that we came to the labyrinth known as Weber High.
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As young, timid sophomores we found ourselves lost in its halls like they were the changing stair cases of Hogwarts.
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We danced to lyrics we did not understand in the song "Gangnam Style".
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We said "YOLO" and "cray-cray" as if we were supposed to.
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Thank goodness we have "yeet" now.
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We anticipated our cataclysmic doom at the end of 2012.
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And back then, Weber High School had no windows.
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Oh wait, it still doesn't.
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Ooh. I know, I know, it was a cliché joke but it was still necessary, #sorrynotsorry.
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Though nervous as sophomores, we started getting a hang of things, and Junior year for many of us brought experience, and for many more of us it meant Stage 1 Senioritis.
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And now, here we are: done with High School!
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As Charles Dickens put it, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." But now we are through with the stressful days of AP and ACT testing.
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We have raised tens of thousands of dollars for Quarters & Cans, and inhaled hundreds of pounds of baby powder during football.
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We have survived "WHS Screenshots".
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And last but not least, we have realized that we are the most attractive class ever.
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As our Student Body President, Mikah Meyer, has observed, quote, "One might say we've aged well." And now as seniors listening to me deliver this brilliant graduation speech, we are through, afflicted and overwhelmed with Senioritis.
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Now at the end of our careers as students, we have an opportunity: now is our time to take on the world, and to find and pursue our passions; to quote unquote, "Leave a Legacy." William Shakespeare, and also Channing Tatum, once said, "Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them." In life, we can't always count on being born great, or having greatness thrust upon us, but always, always remember that the opportunity to achieve greatness is within our grasp.
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Keep in mind that many of our social and political leaders and heroes started their lives as an average person; as just one of you and me.
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Despite the failures and mistakes we will make, and although me may be "average", we find that the average can achieve greatness, whether recognized by the world or just a few.
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Greatness comes from our friends reaching out to us, those who go out of their way to be thoughtful; the "unsung heroes".
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If there's anything you take from today, remember that to "leave a legacy" and to "achieve greatness" is not to get money and recognition, it's to leave those with whom you cross paths with a little more happiness and hope.
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Our time here together as a senior class will not be remembered by grades, popularity, likes, or favorites, but by our relationships.
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The kind of person you were.
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These are legacies, the kind we must leave.
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Class of 2015, it's been a #splendid 3 years with you, and from the bottom of my heart I wish you all the very, very, very best.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “Best HS Graduation Speech Ever! Weber High Graduation 2015”. Las palabras que más se repiten: greatness, achieve, average. Este vídeo tiene 39 frases y 666 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 4:20. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 153 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
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| greatness sustantivo | /ˈɡɹeɪtnəs/ | grandeza |
| thrust verbo | /θɹʌst/ | propulsar |
| afflict verbo | /əˈflɪkt/ | afligir, acorar |
| cataclysmic adjetivo | /ˌkætəˈklɪzmɪk/ | cataclísmico |
| excite verbo | /ɪkˈsaɪt/ | emocionar |
| inhale verbo | /ɪnˈheɪl/ | inhalar, alentar |
| labyrinth sustantivo | /ˈlæb.ə.ɹɪnθ/ | laberinto |
| overwhelm verbo | /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlm/ | apabullar, arrollar |
| acne sustantivo | /ˈækni/ | acné |
| hashtag sustantivo | /ˈhæʃˌtæɡ/ | hashtag, etiqueta |
| anticipate verbo | /ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/ | anticiparse |
| thoughtful adjetivo | /ˈθɔːtfəl/ | detallista |
| applause sustantivo | /əˈplɔːz/ | aplauso, plauso |
| stressful adjetivo | /ˈstɹɛsfəl/ | estresoso, estresante |
| plague sustantivo | /plɛɡ/ | plaga, peste |
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 | I've never understood · have raised · have survived |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | is plagued · are born · will not be remembered |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 8 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, can't, doesn't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “th”: thrust /θɹʌst/, labyrinth /ˈlæb.ə.ɹɪnθ/, thoughtful /ˈθɔːtfəl/
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: hashtag /ˈhæʃˌtæɡ/, graduation /ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/, facial /ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: cataclysmic /ˌkætəˈklɪzmɪk/, anticipate /ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/, graduation /ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: splendid /ˈsplɛndɪd/, stressful /ˈstɹɛsfəl/
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: overwhelm /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlm/, observe /əbˈzɜːv/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: cataclysmic /ˌkætəˈklɪzmɪk/, applause /əˈplɔːz/, observe /əbˈzɜːv/
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 greatness, thrust, afflict.
¿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.