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Hello everyone!
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My name is Dylan and welcome to a brand new video.
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So today we are going to be using this shadowing technique to help you improve your British English speaking
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and pronunciation whilst helping you to train your modern RP accent.
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So how does it work?
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Well, I will start by telling you a fascinating true story about the time
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I was attacked by a horde of vicious monkeys whilst on holiday in Malaysia.
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So I will tell you this same story three times.
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For the first time, all you need to do is sit back, listen and enjoy.
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For the second time, you will listen again.
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But after each sentence, I want you to repeat what I have just said.
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For this part, it's important to try and copy exactly how I say it.
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It's the small details you need to focus on in order to really improve your British accent and speaking abilities.
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Finally, for the third part, we will actually be reading the story together at the same time.
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This is the shadowing technique.
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Now, it is a bit of a challenge, but by doing this, it means you will be able to perfectly imitate a natural British accent,
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which of course means that you are also speaking in a natural british accent
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so feel free to repeat steps two
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and three as many times as you need to before moving on
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and as always guys with all of these exercises there's no pressure there's no rush
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if you make a mistake don't worry
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i'm not going to send a horde of wild vicious monkeys to your house to attack
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you this is just you and i having a bit of fun
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and helping you to improve your modern RP accent and speaking abilities.
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Right guys, enjoy the story.
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Very quickly guys, this video is going to be an excellent and free way to sound more British.
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However, if you wish to improve your accent with my personal and real -time feedback and support,
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you can now do so with my private one -to -one lessons.
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The link is in the top comment.
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Cheers.
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Let me tell you a crazy story.
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My tale began on a Monday morning in Kuala Lumpur.
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The sun was shining and I wanted to do some sightseeing.
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So I decided to visit the Batu Caves, a remarkable landmark famously filled with monkeys.
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I mean, what could possibly go wrong?
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I hopped into a taxi and made my way there.
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Upon arrival, I was instantly greeted by lots of people, lots of monkeys, and a stunning gold statue.
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I then ventured into a temple and was blessed by a local Hindu.
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But wait, was it a blessing or a curse?
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After a steep walk up the stairs, I finally arrived at the caves.
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And yeah, they were pretty cool to be honest.
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Anyway, as I made my way back down the stairs, everything changed.
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The once friendly monkeys started looking at me weirdly.
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I tried to ignore it, but I could feel their stares becoming more and more fierce.
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I could hear them following me.
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Did one of them just say my name?
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I knew I shouldn't have worn my banana -scented cologne.
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I was nearly at the exit when it happened.
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The vicious monkeys finally carried out their attack.
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One of them had dressed up as a human and started throwing bananas in my direction.
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This caused the other monkeys to swarm me, making escape impossible.
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I had been truly outsmarted.
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The monkeys were swarming and I was overwhelmed.
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How would I escape.
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And that is when I had my idea.
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I bent down, picked up a banana, threw it up the stairs and back into the caves.
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It was a big throw.
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This gave me just enough time to make my way through the horde of distracted monkeys.
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After five minutes of running, I was free.
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I had made it Tal's alive.
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That was a hard story for me to tell, so thank you so much for listening.
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Right, it's now time to move on to part two.
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Here, I'm going to read the story again, but after each sentence, I would like you to repeat what I have just said.
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As mentioned, try to copy exactly how I say it.
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I know that is quite hard, but it will help you to really train your accent, you know?
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An accent is like a song, and you need to hit the right notes.
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Now, feel free to repeat this part as many times as you need to,
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and you can also play it at a slower speed if it helps.
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Good luck.
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Let me tell you a crazy story.
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My tale began on a Monday morning in Kuala Lumpur.
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The sun was shining and I wanted to do some sightseeing.
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So, I decided to visit the Batu Caves,
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a remarkable landmark famously filled with monkeys.
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I mean, what could possibly go wrong?
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I hopped into a taxi and made my way there.
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Upon arrival, I was instantly greeted by lots of people, lots of monkeys and a stunning gold statue.
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I then ventured into a temple and was blessed by a local Hindu.
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But wait, was it a blessing or a curse?
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After a steep walk up the stairs, I finally arrived at the caves.
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And yeah, they were pretty cool, to be honest.
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Anyway, as I made my way back down the stairs, everything changed.
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The once friendly monkeys started looking at me weirdly.
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I tried to ignore it, but I could feel their stares becoming more and more fierce.
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I could hear them following me.
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Did one of them just say my name?
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I knew I shouldn't have worn my banana -scented cologne.
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home.
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I was nearly at the exit when it happened.
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The vicious monkeys finally carried out their attack.
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one of them had dressed up as a human.
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and started throwing bananas in my direction.
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This caused the other monkeys to swarm me, making escape impossible.
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I had been truly outsmarted.
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The monkeys were swarming and I was overwhelmed found.
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How would I escape?
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And that is when I had my idea.
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I bent down, picked up a banana, threw it up the stairs and back into the caves.
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It was a big throw.
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This gave me just enough time to make my way through the horde of distracted monkeys.
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After 5 minutes of running, I was free.
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I had made it out alive.
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Right guys, time for the third and final part, the shadowing technique.
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Here we will be reading the story together at the same time.
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Now this section is quite challenging so take as long as you need to.
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You can also go back and repeat step 2 as many times as you like which will make this a bit easier.
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Try to copy my voice exactly and don't worry if you make a mistake, it's actually a good thing.
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Enjoy!
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Let me tell you a crazy story.
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My tale began on a Monday morning in Kuala Lumpur.
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The sun was shining and I wanted to do some sightseeing.
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So I decided to visit the Batu Caves, a remarkable landmark famously filled with monkeys.
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I mean, what could possibly go wrong?
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I hopped into a taxi and made my way there.
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Upon arrival, I was instantly greeted by lots of people, lots of monkeys, and a stunning gold statue.
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I then ventured into a temple and was blessed by a local Hindu.
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But wait, was it a blessing or a curse?
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After a steep walk up the stairs, I finally arrived at the caves.
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And yeah, they were pretty cool, to be honest.
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Anyway, as I made my way back down the stairs, everything changed.
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The once -friendly monkeys started looking at me weirdly.
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I tried to ignore it, but I could feel their stares becoming more and more fierce.
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I could hear them following me.
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Did one of them just say my name?
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I knew I shouldn't have worn my banana -scented cologne.
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I was nearly at the exit when it happened.
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The vicious monkeys finally carried out their attack.
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One of them had dressed up as a human and started throwing bananas in my direction.
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This caused the other monkeys to swarm me, making escape impossible.
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I had been truly outsmarted.
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The monkeys were swarming and I was overwhelmed.
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How would I escape?
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And that is when I had my idea.
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I bent down, picked up a banana, threw it up the stairs and back into the caves.
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It was a big throw.
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This gave me just enough time to make my way through the horde of distracted monkeys.
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After five minutes of running, I was free.
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I had made it house alive.
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Right, everyone, well done for doing that.
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The shadowing technique is not easy, so don't worry if you found that hard, it's supposed to be.
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As mentioned, I would recommend repeating steps two
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and three as many times as you need to until you feel 100 % confident
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if you did enjoy today's video why not consider liking the video subscribing to the channel
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and maybe even commenting down below it all makes a massive difference
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if you would like to stay in touch i would recommend following my instagram
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which is british education underscore my spotify where i post all of my videos
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and that is british education
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and you can also subscribe to my weekly newsletter it's completely free
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The link is in the top comment.
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Right, I post new videos every single Friday so hopefully I'll see you guys then.
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Thank you again for watching and until next time, cheers.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación se basa en el vídeo “British Accent Training Exercise! MODERN RP”. Las palabras que más se repiten: monkeys, caves, banana, stairs, accent. Este vídeo tiene 152 frases y 1635 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 16:39. El hablante habla despacio, unas 98 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
monkey sustantivo/ˈmʌŋki/mono, chango
cave sustantivo/keɪv/cueva, gruta
stairs sustantivo/ˈstɛɹz/escalera, gradas
banana sustantivo/bəˈnænə/banana, banano
accent sustantivo/ækˈsɛnt/acento léxico
vicious adjetivo/ˈvɪʃəs/vicioso
technique sustantivo/tɛkˈniːk/técnica
shadow sustantivo/ˈʃædəʊ̯/sombra
ignore verbo/ɪɡˈnɔː/ignorar, desoír
temple sustantivo/ˈtɛm.pl̩/templo
arrival sustantivo/əˈɹaɪ.vl̩/llegada, venida
hop sustantivo/hɒp/lúpulo, hombrecillo
arrive verbo/əˈɹaɪv/llegar, arribar
exit sustantivo/ˈɛɡzət/salida, partida
remarkable adjetivo/ɹɪˈmɑɹ.kə.bl̩/remarcable, destacable

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
back down verborecular, echarse atrás
carry out verbo/ˈkæ.ɹi aʊt/llevar a cabo, llevar al cabo
dress up verbovestirse de gala, ponerse elegante
pick up verbocoger, asir
sign up verboinscribir, alistar
sit back verborelajarse

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • I mean, what could possibly go wrong?
  • Did one of them just say my name?
  • How would I escape?

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 hacewas attacked · was instantly greeted · was blessed
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahorahave just said

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 9 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, shouldn't, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: vicious /ˈvɪʃəs/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, shine /ʃaɪn/, rush /ɹʌʃ/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: stairs /ˈstɛɹz/, statue /ˈstæt͡ʃu/, steep /stiːp/, stare /stɛɚ/, swarm /swɔɹm/
  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: cave /keɪv/, vicious /ˈvɪʃəs/, arrival /əˈɹaɪ.vl̩/, arrive /əˈɹaɪv/, venture /ˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ/
  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: stairs /ˈstɛɹz/, exit /ˈɛɡzət/, cheers /t͡ʃɪəz/, newsletter /ˈn(j)uzˌlɛtɚ/

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 monkey, cave, stairs.

¿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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