Shadowing Practice: Biscuit Wants to Play - Learn English Speaking with Video

Este vídeo tiene 51 frases y 189 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 2:38. El hablante habla despacio, unas 72 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. Solo el 57 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

13 palabras menos comunes del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

• kitten /ˈkɪtən̩/ (sustantivo) — gatito, minino. A young cat, especially before sexual maturity (reached at about seven months).
• adventure /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/ (sustantivo) — aventura. A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
• cricket /ˈkɹɪkɪt/ (sustantivo) — grillo. An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.
• leaf /lif/ (sustantivo) — hoja, foja (desus.). The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
• basket /ˈbæskɪt/ (sustantivo) — cesta, cesto. A lightweight woven container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.
• butterfly /ˈbʌ.tə(ɹ).flaɪ/ (sustantivo) — mariposa. A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.
• illustration /ˌɪləsˈtɹeɪ̯ʃən/ (sustantivo) — ejemplo, ilustración. The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct.
• meow /miˈaʊ/ — miau, ñau. Used to indicate the cry of a cat.
• woof /wʊf/ (sustantivo) — trama. The set of yarns carried by the shuttle of a loom which are placed crosswise at right angles to and interlaced with the warp; the weft.
• rough /ɹʌf/ (adjetivo) — áspero, cerdoso. Not smooth; uneven.
• jump /d͡ʒʌmp/ (verbo) — saltar, brincar. To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
• perform /pəˈfɔːm/ (verbo) — despalillar, bordar. To do (something); to execute.
• reserve /ɹɪˈzɝv/ (sustantivo) — reserva. The act of reserving or keeping back; reservation; exception.

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

• play with (verbo) — juguetear con. To fiddle with; make small adjustments to, for example to something mechanical in order to improve its performance.
• go on /ˈɡoʊˌɒn/ (verbo) — continuar. To continue in extent.

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 kitten, adventure, cricket.