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Do you ever think that your disability somehow could be an advantage in a competition like this, or just in cooking in general?
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Yes, Chef.
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Please excuse my chewing.
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Yes, it is.
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Because I can't see, I won't be worrying about what other people are doing.
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I love the fact that you're tasting everything.
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I have to.
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I can't see.
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I'm Christine from Houston, Texas, and I'm a graduate student.
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My husband's here supporting me.
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He's my biggest fan.
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I love food.
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I love eating it.
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I love creating it.
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I feel like regardless of what your background is, your gender, your religion.
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Food is something everybody has in common in this world, and so I think food is what connects people together.
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I'm definitely a competitive person.
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I really want to get this apron.
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I am here for a reason.
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I'm supposed to be graduating school, but I've set aside my thesis to get an apron and become the next MasterChef.
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Wow.
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Wow.
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Wow, wow, wow.
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Um, welcome.
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Thank you.
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First name is?
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My name is Christine.
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Christine, in the history of MasterChef, we've never had a blind contestant.
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Welcome.
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Thank you.
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The gentleman with you?
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That's my husband.
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His name is John.
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Right.
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Great.
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That's my husband.
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His name is John.
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Right.
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Great.
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What are you cooking?
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I'm cooking Vietnamese comfort food.
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It's a catfish braised in a clay pot.
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And I pickled vegetables to go with it and some rice.
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OK.
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Christine, you've got five minutes to complete that dish.
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Thank you.
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Just in front.
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Just in front?
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No, you were there.
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Just a little bit higher, darling.
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OK, thank you.
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Thank you.
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Christine?
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Yes, chef?
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Were you born blind?
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No, no, chef.
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When I was maybe about 10 years ago, I was diagnosed with an autoimmune condition that affected my nerves, my spinal cord, and my optic nerves.
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And so I lost my vision gradually over the past 10 years.
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In your mind, you're visualizing what you put on a plate.
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You're...
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Yes, that's correct.
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You know, I felt the plate and things like that before.
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And a lot of it is obvious by memory.
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Do you ever think that your disability somehow could be an advantage in a competition like this or just in cooking in general?
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Yes, Chef.
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Please excuse my chewing.
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Yes, it is.
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Because I can't see, I won't be worrying about what other people are doing.
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I love the fact that you're tasting everything.
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I have to.
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I can't see.
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One of my teaching methods with young chefs today is that we put a blindfold on them, and they understand the texture, the taste, which is accelerated quicker when your eyes are closed and you're concentrating purely on the senses.
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Yes, correct, Chef.
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Thank you.
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My rice did not turn out to par, so I'm not serving it to you.
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OK, I guess I'm done.
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Thank you.
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The catfish, how did you cook it?
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With some caramel that I made by just caramelizing sugar on the stove and using coconut soda as well.
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And with shallots and garlic.
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And the base of the broth is made up of what?
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Fish sauce.
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I love the fact that you kept the fish on the bone.
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Why?
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Catfish is just, it's really tender, and I didn't want to pick it apart and make it look unappetizing, so I left it as a steak.
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I think it looks more appealing, and that's just the way Vietnamese people eat.
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You know, you're going to be judged like everybody else in this competition.
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Yes, Chef.
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The dish does need the sort of stability.
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It's a staple done beautifully, but missing the rice.
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Yes, Chef, I understand.
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I'm sorry.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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So what's the idea behind cooking it in the clay pot?
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It's supposed to aid with the quicker caramelization and braising of the product you put inside, Chef.
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OK.
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It's got a beautiful aroma.
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Thank you, Chef.
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Well, thank you so much.
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Thank you, Chef.
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Hi.
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Hi, sir.
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I'm Joe, obviously.
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I've heard you give mean looks, but luckily I can't see it.
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You have a great advantage.
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As you talk about your food, not only are you able to express it in words, but your face speaks volumes.
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Yes.
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Your eyes beam with happiness and pride and passion.
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And you have a lot to be proud of.
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It's a- Thank you, sir.
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It's an amazing, amazing accomplishment.
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Thank you, sir.
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Sigh.
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OK.
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Joe, yes or no?
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100% yes.
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Thank you, sir.
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Graham, yes or no?
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Everybody has a story and has things that they have to overcome.
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Judge solely on that dish.
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Yes, Chef.
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I'm a guest.
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Oh, my god.
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Thank you, chef.
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Your personal challenge aside, for me, that's one of the most delicious dishes I've tasted in this competition so far.
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Do you know what I'm going to give you?
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A white apron.
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A white apron.
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Congratulations.
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Thank you.
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I'll come and get it.
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Congratulations.
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Thank you so much.
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I mean, really, good job.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Wow.
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I'm so touched that they all complimented me on my food, and they believed in me, so I I feel ecstatic.
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For everyone in America, you can overcome anything you want to overcome and get what you want to get.
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And I'm going to be the next MasterChef.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “Blind Chef Auditions For MasterChef”. Las palabras que más se repiten: chef, Christine, cooking, apron, competition. Este vídeo tiene 143 frases y 896 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 6:42. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 134 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 78 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
apron sustantivo/ˈeɪ.pɹən/delantal, mandil
catfish sustantivo/ˈkætfɪʃ/bagre, siluro
braise verbo/bɹeɪz/guisar, estofar
chew verbo/tʃuː/masticar, mascar
nerve sustantivo/nɝv/nervio
autoimmune adjetivo/ˌɔːtəʊɪˈmjuːn/autoinmune, autoinmunitario
blindfold sustantivo/ˈblaɪ̯ndfɔʊ̯ld/venda ocular, antifaz
caramel sustantivo/ˈkæɹ.ə.mɛl/caramelo, dulce de leche
caramelization sustantivocaramelización
caramelize verbo/ˈkaɹ(ə)məlʌɪz/acaramelar, caramelizar
contestant sustantivo/kənˈtɛstənt/concursante
diagnose verbo/ˈdaɪ.əɡˌnoʊs/diagnosticar
ecstatic adjetivo/ɛkˈstætɪk/extasiado, extático
pickle sustantivo/ˈpɪkəl/encurtido
shallot sustantivo/ˈʃælət/chalota, chalote

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
set aside verbo/sɛt.əˈsaɪd/provisionar

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • I love the fact that you're tasting everything.
  • My husband's here supporting me.
  • I'm definitely a competitive person.
  • The catfish, how did you cook it?
  • Do you know what I'm going to give you?

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 set · we've never had · I've heard
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hacewas diagnosed · is accelerated · is made

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 33 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, you're, can't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: catfish /ˈkætfɪʃ/, shallot /ˈʃælət/, visualize /ˈvɪʒuəˌlaɪz/, accomplishment /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: caramelize /ˈkaɹ(ə)məlʌɪz/, accelerate /ɪkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/, accomplishment /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt/, beautifully /ˈbju.tɪ.fə.li/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: staple /ˈsteɪ.pəl/, stove /stoʊv/, spinal /spaɪ.nəl/, steak /steɪk/
  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: nerve /nɝv/, visualize /ˈvɪʒuəˌlaɪz/, stove /stoʊv/, vegetable /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/
  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: braise /bɹeɪz/, caramelize /ˈkaɹ(ə)məlʌɪz/, visualize /ˈvɪʒuəˌlaɪz/

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 apron, catfish, braise.

¿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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