Shadowing Practice: British Pronunciation: The Most Important Sound (Schwa) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hello everybody, this is Elliot from ETJ English and welcome to this pronunciation lesson.
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Today we're talking about the most common, the most important, and the most amazing sound in the English language.
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And this is my favourite to teach.
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It's the schwa sound.
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Now, do you know what the schwa sound is?
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Can you use it already?
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If you can, that's okay.
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But when you learn this, all this information is going to be extremely powerful for you to improve your pronunciation,
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to sound more like you've been trained by a native British person
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and you are going to just sound ten times better as an English speaker.
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So without further ado let's start learning the schwa sound, how we use it and when we use it.
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So first of all the schwa sound, uh, it's just uh.
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Now it's a breath out, just follow me one more time.
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So it sounds a little bit weird when we make it on its own, but when we put it in a word, this is when it sounds great and it sounds really British.
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So first of all, on its own, we do use this and this is with the letter A
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when we put it in a sentence
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so for example yesterday i went to a lesson about history
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a lesson a lesson okay yesterday i went to a lesson about history
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did you notice the schwa sound it's on the a a lesson
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but when we say it naturally it becomes a lesson
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so we use it with the word a we can also
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use it with the word of cup of tea cup of tea
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and that's with an of the of becomes a a cup of tea
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so now let's move on to the word for
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and let's say i was asking you what are you doing for christmas this year
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for christmas what are you doing for christmas this year instantly that will make you sound more british so practice.
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Practice makes perfect.
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What are you doing for Christmas?
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Okay let's move on.
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So we're going to move on to when we normally use this in real words, big words, okay?
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Proper words.
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So first of all we'll use the schwa sound with words that are ending in the r sounds.
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So for example when I say better, an American might say better.
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I don't say teacher, I say teacher, teacher.
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The schwa sound is on the R sound at the end of the word.
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Teacher, better.
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Do you kind of understand where I'm coming from now?
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So we can also use it with unstressed weak syllable sounds.
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Police, police.
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Sofa, sofa.
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The A becomes an A, sofa.
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The word about, about about
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so the beginning of the word has now got the schwa
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sound about i had to call the police yesterday i had
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to call the police yesterday any vowel sound we can use this schwa sound
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so let me give you a word with a schwa sound with each vowel
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so first of all again again the a becomes a schwa
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problem problem the e becomes a schwa sound president
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president the i becomes a schwa sound bottom bottom the
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o becomes a schwa sound album album the u becomes a schwa sound and we can also do it with Y.
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For example, the word syringe, which has a Y after it, we can say syringe.
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That's how we say it, syringe.
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When do we use the schwa sound?
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We use it with the R sound at the end of a word.
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We also use it with unstressed weak syllable sounds.
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We also will use it with any vowel sound.
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I know it's a lot to taking is a lot of information
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but it's so simple and all you have to do is practice
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and the best way to practice is with a native speaker who can correct you.
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I luckily am a Skype English teacher.
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I am a professional English and pronunciation teacher.
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I help you learn English and learn British accents so
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if you really really want to get that British accent and get
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and we can start making you a fluent British sounding English speaker right now
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so go ahead
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and book a lesson thank you very much for watching guys
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it's been a pleasure as always cheers see you all in the next lesson
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Este vídeo tiene 69 frases y 757 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 4:50. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 157 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. El 85 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
15 palabras menos comunes del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
- lesson /ˈlɛs.ən/ (sustantivo) — lección. A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
- sofa /ˈsoʊ̯fə/ (sustantivo) — sofá, sillón. An upholstered seat with a raised back and one or two raised ends, long enough to comfortably accommodate two or more people.
- pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ (sustantivo) — pronunciación. The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken.
- accent /ækˈsɛnt/ (sustantivo) — acento léxico. A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to…
- naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/ (adverbio) — naturalmente, a natura. In a natural manner.
- breathe /bɹiːð/ (verbo) — respirar. To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
- instantly /ˈɪnstəntli/ (adverbio) — al instante, al tiro. At once; without delay.
- cheers /t͡ʃɪəz/ — salud, chinchín. A common toast used when drinking in company.
- luckily /ˈlʌk.ɪ.li/ (adverbio) — afortunadamente, por suerte. In a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately.
- litter /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ (sustantivo) — cama, lecho. Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals.
- fluent /ˈfluənt/ (adjetivo) — fluyente, fluente. That flows; flowing, liquid.
- syringe /səˈɹɪnd͡ʒ/ (sustantivo) — jeringa. A device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane.
- vowel /ˈvaʊ.əl/ (sustantivo) — vocal. A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable.
- syllable /ˈsɪl.ə.bəl/ (sustantivo) — sílaba. A unit of human speech which often forms words corresponding to one opening of the mouth; a vowel and its surrounding consonants.
- unstressed /ʌnˈstɹɛst/ (adjetivo) — átono, inacentuado. Not stressed or accentuated.
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
- do for (verbo) — hacer por. To doom; to bring about the demise of someone; to injure or harm someone.
- come from (verbo) — ser de. To have as one's origin, birthplace or nationality.
- go ahead /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ (verbo) — venga, adelante. To proceed with; to begin.
- move on (verbo) — superarlo, seguir adelante. To continue; to proceed; to go on.
- talk about (verbo) — hablar de, hablar sobre. Used to draw attention to the speaker's characterization of someone or something.
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 6 contracciones y formas reducidas, como we're, don't, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, schwa /ʃwɑ/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/
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 lesson, sofa, pronunciation.
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
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| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | you've been trained · it's been |
| Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupo | the most common · the best |
| Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -ing | start learning · start making |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos días | we're talking · are you doing · are ending |
¿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.