Shadowing Practice: Business Partner A1 6.1.1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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This is the old office of an international company.
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The company moved to this new office two years ago.
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My name is Tim.
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I'm a content developer.
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I worked in the old office for one year.
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The old office was quieter and easier to work in.
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But the new office is lighter and more modern than the old office.
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I'm Eleonora and I'm a product manager.
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I worked in the old office for three years.
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The old office was darker and more traditional than the new office.
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The desks were bigger.
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The new office is busier and noisier.
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My name is Simon and I'm a content developer.
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I worked at the old office for three months.
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The new office is smaller, but the facilities are better.
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For example, the gym and the break room.
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There are more meeting rooms at the new office, and they're lighter.
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I travel to work by train.
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The new office is further from the train station than the old office.
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The old office was closer to the train station and it was easier for me to get to work.
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My journey to work is now longer.
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I drive to work.
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The car park at the new office is bigger and parking is easier.
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My journey to work is shorter.
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The canteen in the new office is smaller, but the coffee is better.
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The canteen in the old office was cheaper cheaper.
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I like the canteen in the new office but it is more expensive than the canteen in the old office.
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The canteen in the new office is busy and noisy but the food is really good.
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I like the new office I think it's better than the old office.
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I like the old office better.
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I think the new office is better than the old office.
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I like working here.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 32 frases y 306 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 2:34. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 119 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 87 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es fácil de seguir.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

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

  • developer /dɪˈvɛləpɚ/ (sustantivo) — desarrollador. A person or entity engaged in the creation or improvement of certain classes of products.
  • noisy /ˈnɔɪzi/ (adjetivo) — ruidoso. Making a noise, especially a loud unpleasant sound
  • desk /dɛsk/ (sustantivo) — escritorio, pupitre. A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a…
  • canteen /kænˈtin/ (sustantivo) — cantimplora. A water bottle, flask, or other vessel, typically used by a soldier or camper as a bottle for carrying water or liquor for drink.
  • journey /ˈd͡ʒɝni/ (sustantivo) — viaje, jornada. A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.
  • quiet /ˈkwaɪ̯.ət/ (adjetivo) — quieto, silencioso. With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
  • facility /fəˈsɪlɪti/ (sustantivo) — facilidades. The physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc.
  • train /ˈtɹeɪn/ (sustantivo) — cola. The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground.
  • station /ˈsteɪʃən/ (sustantivo) — estación. A regular stopping place for ground transportation.
  • content /ˈkɒn.tɛnt/ (sustantivo) — contenido. That which is contained.
  • cheap /ˈt͡ʃiːp/ (adjetivo) — barato, económico. Low or reduced in price.
  • travel /ˈtɹævəl/ (verbo) — viajar, recorrer. To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another.
  • manager /ˈmæn.ə.dʒəɹ/ (sustantivo) — gerente, gestor. A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team.
  • product /ˈpɹɑ.dəkt/ (sustantivo) — producto. Anything that is produced; a result.
  • coffee /ˈkɑfi/ (sustantivo) — grano de café, café. A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 5 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, they're. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: station /ˈsteɪʃən/, traditional /tɹəˈdɪʃ.ə.nəl/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: developer /dɪˈvɛləpɚ/, facility /fəˈsɪlɪti/, traditional /tɹəˈdɪʃ.ə.nəl/

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 developer, noisy, desk.

¿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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