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Hello and welcome to British Accent Shadowing.
Hola y bienvenidos a British Accent Shadowing.
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I'm Ashley Howard, a UK voice coach, and among many things, I help people with pronunciation, intonation and accent.
Soy Ashley Howard, entrenadora vocal del Reino Unido, y entre otras cosas, ayudo a la gente con la pronunciación, la entonación y el acento.
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Today, we're working with an extract from Mansfield Park by Jane Austen, a classic of English literature,
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known for its precision, subtle humour and social insight.
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This passage sits at around C1 to C2 level, meaning the language is advanced,
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with longer sentence structures and nuanced meaning.
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It's ideal for developing a natural British accent,
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improving connected speech, and refining your sense of intonation, phrasing, and expressive delivery.
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I'll read the passage once at natural pace, then we'll go through it line by line so you can shadow and repeat after me,
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helping you build clarity, rhythm and confidence in your spoken English.
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You can also download the free PDF of today's passage with vocabulary notes using the link in the description below.
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Let's begin.
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About thirty years ago, Miss Maria Ward of Huntingdon, with only 7 ,000 pounds,
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had the good luck to captivate Sir Thomas Bertram of Mansfield Park in the county of Northampton,
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and to be thereby raised to the rank of a Baronet's Lady with all the comforts
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and consequences of a handsome house and large income.
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All Huntingdon exclaimed on the greatness of the match, and her uncle, the lawyer himself,
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allowed her to be at least three thousand pounds short of any equitable claim to it.
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She had two sisters to be benefited by her elevation, and such of their acquaintance,
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as thought Miss Ward and Miss Francis quite as handsome as Miss Maria, did not scruple to predict their marrying with almost equal advantage.
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but there certainly are not so many men of large fortune in the world as there are pretty women to deserve them.
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Miss Ward, at the end of half a dozen years, found herself obliged to be attached to the Reverend Mr Norris,
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a friend of her brother -in -law, with scarcely any private fortune, and Miss Frances fared yet worse.
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Miss Ward's match, indeed, when it came to the point, was not contemptible.
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Sir Thomas being happily able to give his friend an income in the living of Mansfield,
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and Mr. and Mrs. Norris began their career of conjugal felicity with very little less than a thousand a year.
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But Mrs Frances married, in the common phrase, to disoblige her family and by fixing on a lieutenant of marines,
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without education, fortune or connections, did it very thoroughly.
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She could hardly have made a more untoward choice.
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Sir Thomas Bertram had interest, which, from principle as well as pride,
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from a general wish of doing right and a desire of seeing all that were connected with him in situations of respectability,
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he would have been glad to exert for the advantage of Lady Bertram's sister.
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time to devise any other method of assisting them, an absolute breach between the sisters had taken place.
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It was the natural result of the conduct of each party, and such as a very imprudent marriage almost always produces.
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To save herself from useless remonstrance, Mrs Price never wrote to her family on the subject till actually married.
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Lady Bertram, who was a woman of very tranquil feelings, and a temper remarkably easy and indolent,
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would have contented herself with merely giving up her sister and thinking no more of the matter,
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But Mrs Norris had a spirit of activity, which could not be satisfied till she had written a long and angry letter to Fanny,
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to point out the folly of her conduct, and threaten her with all its possible ill consequences.
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Mrs Price, in her turn, was injured and angry and an answer which comprehended each sister in its bitterness,
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and bestowed such very disrespectful reflections on the pride of Sir Thomas, as Mrs Norris could not possibly keep to herself,
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put an end to all intercourse between them for a considerable period.
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Now copy after me.
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a step -by -step programme with expert coaching and easy practice routines to speak with a clear, contemporary standard British accent.
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The link's in the description below.
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About thirty years ago, Miss Maria Ward of Huntingdon with only £7 ,000 Have the good luck!
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to captivate Sir Thomas Bertram. of Mansfield Park.
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in the county of Northampton.
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Thank you and to be thereby raised to the rank of a baronet's lady.
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with all the comforts and consequences of an handsome house and large income.
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All Huntingdon exclaimed: on the greatness of the match,
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and her uncle, The lawyer, himself.
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allowed her to be at least three thousand pounds short of any equitable claim to it.
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She had two sisters Thank you.
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to be benefited, by her elevation,
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and such of their acquaintance as thought Miss Ward. and Miss Frances.
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quite as handsome as Miss Maria,
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did not scruple to predict They're marrying with almost equal advantage.
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but there certainly are not so many men of large fortune,
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in the world As there are pretty women, to deserve them.
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Miss Ward, Thank you.
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At the end of half a dozen years,
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found herself obliged, to be attached.
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to the Reverend Mr Norris.
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A friend of her brother -in -law, with scarcely any private fortune,
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and Miss Frances fared yet worse.
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Thank you.
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Miss Ward's match, indeed.
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when it came to the point. was not contemptible.
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Sir Thomas, being happily able,
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to give his friend and income in the living of Mansfield.
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and Mr and Mrs Norris began their career of conjugal felicity, with very little less.
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than a thousand a year.
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But Miss Frances married In the common phrase, Thank you to disoblige her family.
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and by fixing on a lieutenant of Marines.
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without education, Fortune All connections. did it very thoroughly.
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she could hardly have made.
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a more untoward choice.
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Sir Thomas Bertram had interest. Which?
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From principle, as well as pride.
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from a general wish of doing right, and a desire of seeing all,
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that were connected with him,
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in situations of respectability, He would have been glad.
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to exert for the advantage of Lady Bertram's sister.
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but her husband's profession was such as no interest. could reach.
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and before he had time, to devise any other method,
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of assisting them An absolute breach.
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Between the sisters... had taken place.
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It was the natural result of the conduct of each party and such.
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as a very imprudent marriage.
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almost always produces.
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to save herself, from useless remonstrance Mrs Price?
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Never wrote to her family on the subject till actually married,
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Lady Bertram who was a woman of very tranquil feelings and a temper
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remarkably easy and indolent, would have contented herself with merely giving up her sister.
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and thinking no more, of the matter. But Mrs Norris?
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had a spirit of activity which could not be satisfied.
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till she had written...
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a long and angry letter,
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to Fanny, to point out Hmm.
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The folly. of her conduct.
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and threaten her with all its possible ill consequences.
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Mrs Price In her turn, was injured, and angry.
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And an answer: which comprehended each sister in its bitterness.
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and bestowed such very disrespectful reflections On the pride of Sir Thomas
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as Mrs Norris could not possibly keep to herself.
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Oh.
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Put an end. to all intercourse.
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between them. for a considerable period.
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Thank you.
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Now speak with me at the same time.
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Before we continue, check out my British Accent training books: 12 hours of audio,
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accessible on your phone, thousands of practice words and sentences,
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and over 300 pages, covering every vowel and consonant and aspect of intonation.
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There's a link in the description and in the pinned comment.
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About thirty years ago, Miss Maria Ward of Huntingdon,
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with only £7 ,000, had the good luck to captivate Sir Thomas Bertram of Mansfield Park in the county of Northampton,
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and to be thereby raised to the rank of a baronet's lady with all the comforts
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and consequences of a handsome house and large income.
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All Huntingdon exclaimed on the greatness of the match, and her uncle, the lawyer himself,
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allowed her to be at least three thousand pounds short of any equitable claim to it.
123
She had two sisters to be benefited by her elevation, and such of their acquaintance,
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as thought Miss Ward and Miss Francis quite as handsome as Miss Maria, did not scruple to predict their marrying with almost equal advantage.
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But there certainly are not so many men of large fortune in the world as there are pretty women to deserve them.
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Miss Ward, at the end of half a dozen years, found herself obliged to be attached to the Reverend Mr Norris,
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a friend of her brother -in -law, with scarcely any private fortune, and Miss Frances fared yet worse.
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their career of conjugal felicity with very little less than a thousand a year.
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But Mrs Frances married, in the common phrase, to disoblige her family and by fixing on a lieutenant of marines,
130
without education, fortune or connections, did it very thoroughly.
131
She could hardly have made a more untoward choice.
132
Sir Thomas Bertram had interest, which, from principle as well as pride,
133
from a general wish of doing right and a desire of seeing all that were connected with him in situations of respectability,
134
he would have been glad to exert for the advantage of Lady Bertram's sister.
135
time to devise any other method of assisting them, an absolute breach between the sisters had taken place.
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It was the natural result of the conduct of each party, and such as a very imprudent marriage almost always produces.
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To save herself from useless remonstrance, Mrs Price never wrote to her family on the subject till actually married.
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Lady Bertram, who was a woman of very tranquil feelings and a temper remarkably easy and indolent,
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would have contented herself with merely giving up her sister and thinking no more of the matter.
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But Mrs Norris had a spirit of activity, which could not be satisfied till she had written a long and angry letter to Fanny,
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to point out the folly of her conduct, and threaten her with all its possible ill consequences.
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Mrs Price, in her turn, was injured and angry.
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and an answer which comprehended each sister in its bitterness, and bestowed such very disrespectful reflections on the pride of Sir Thomas,
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as Mrs Norris could not possibly keep to herself, put an end to all intercourse between them for a considerable period.
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Great work today!
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Shadowing a passage like Mansfield Park is a powerful way to develop rhythm,
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stress patterns and expressive flow of British English.
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Working with advanced texts like this helps you move beyond accuracy into natural, confident speech.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 153 frases y 1867 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 20:42. El hablante habla despacio, unas 90 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. 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

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

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
fortune sustantivo/ˈfɔːtjuːn/fortuna
handsome adjetivo/ˈhæn.səm/apuesto, guapo
accent sustantivo/ækˈsɛnt/acento léxico
consequence sustantivo/ˈkɑn.sɪ.kwəns/consecuencia
shadow sustantivo/ˈʃædəʊ̯/sombra
connect verbo/kəˈnɛkt/conectar, empalmar
phrase sustantivo/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/frase
passage sustantivo/ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/pasaje
uncle sustantivo/ˈʌŋ.kl̩/tío
lieutenant sustantivo/l(j)uˈtɛn.ənt/teniente
rank sustantivo/ˈɹæŋk/fila
assist verbo/əˈsɪst/ayudar, asistir
comfort sustantivo/ˈkʌm.fət/comodidad, confort
marry verbo/ˈmæɹi/casar, casarse
merely adverbio/ˈmɪəli/meramente, mere

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
give up verborendirse, entregar
point out verboseñalar, apuntar
check out verboinvestigar, chequear
go through verboatravesar

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 8 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'll, I'm, they're. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “th”: thirty /ˈθɝti/, thoroughly /ˈθʌɹ.ə.li/, thereby /ðɛɹˈbaɪ/, threaten /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/, rhythm /ˈɹɪð.əm/
  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, reflection /ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/, elevation /ˌɛlɪˈveɪʃn̩/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, profession /pɹəˈfɛʃ.ən/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: considerable /kənˈsɪdəɹəbl̩/, remarkably /ɹɪˈmɑɹkəbli/, disrespectful /dɪs.ɹɪˈspɛkt.fəl/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, accuracy /ˈæk.jɚ.ə.si/

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 fortune, handsome, accent.

Gramática en este vídeo

Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hacebe benefited · be attached · were connected
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahorahave made

¿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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