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Digital disruption is a change that occurs when new digital technologies transform sectors of the market.
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These market disruptions can happen quickly, and when they do occur, existing business models change rapidly.
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All over the world, city transport is being disrupted by new tech-based systems for getting a ride.
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Traditionally, you would call a taxi company or try to hail one from the street.
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Now many cities have a range of car service apps which are changing the way we travel.
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Ride sharing services are one example.
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People can use their smartphones to request Lyfts using GPS-enabled apps and save costs by sharing their ride with others.
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Logan Green is the CEO and co-founder of Lyft, a ride sharing platform that started in San Francisco and is now operating throughout the USA.
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He says the app is good for reducing traffic congestion.
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80% of the seats on the road are empty.
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And we started Lyft to create a system for matching up
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people who need a ride with people who can offer a ride.
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I think Lyft is a service whose time has come.
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People are, you know, excited about the idea of connecting with people in their community and sharing rides together.
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And, you know, technology has allowed us to help those people connect in a, you know, fast, safe manner.
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And so we're excited about building a new form of transportation and rolling this out across the country.
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Heskey Kusher says the service is effective and helps them get around town.
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There's no deep thoughts involved here.
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I need to get from A to B.
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They do it well and they do it for a good price.
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And the drivers are friendly.
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The payment sector is another area of business that is facing a digital disruption.
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Apple Pay is one of the payment systems that are changing the way we shop.
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Apple is trying to move consumers from cash
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and credit cards to a world in which all your transactions go through your smartphone.
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Apple Pay uses a chip in the device which completes a transaction at a store or online.
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Business experts say Apple is changing the way we think about payments just as they revolutionized the music market with iTunes.
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Apple Pay is doing what in the payment business, what they did in the music business.
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And that means they will disrupt entirely the way the credit we pay, they will disrupt entirely the credit card market,
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and they will have significant revenue opportunities simply from Apple Pay.
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Apple Pay
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and other similar payment systems can be seen as part of
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a wider trend of technology changing the way we pay for goods.
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Yeah, so we're starting to see an interesting trend where payments are really disappearing inside of applications.
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You think of an app like Uber, like Airbnb, like Hotel Tonight, really the payment experience has more or less become invisible.
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Payment apps sell themselves on convenience and security compared to cash.
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I think as payments move towards the mobile channel, there are increased opportunities to ensure that the security of the overall transaction is heightened.
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And as a result of that, we most likely will see less breaches, but I don't think we can say that they'll completely disappear.
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The general public are positive about it too.
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I think it's a great idea.
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It's very convenient.
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You don't have to carry a wallet with you.
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From new ways of getting about to new methods of paying for things, digital disruption is here and it's only just getting started.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “Business Partner B2 Unit 4.1 Alternative video”. Las palabras que más se repiten: payment, Apple, ride, app, Lyft. Este vídeo tiene 43 frases y 596 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:31. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 170 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
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| disruption sustantivo | /dɪsˈɹʌpʃən/ | quebranto, incidente |
| disrupt verbo | /dɪsˈɹʌpt/ | trastornar, trastrocar |
| smartphone sustantivo | /ˈsmɑɹtfoʊn/ | teléfono inteligente |
| disappear verbo | /dɪsəˈpɪɹ/ | desaparecer, desparecer |
| heighten verbo | /ˈhaɪ̯.tən/ | elevar |
| revolutionize verbo | /ˌɹɛv.əˈl(j)u.ʃəˌnaɪz/ | revolucionar |
| congestion sustantivo | /kənˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃən/ | congestión |
| hail sustantivo | /heɪl/ | granizo, pedrisco |
| convenience sustantivo | /kənˈvinjəns/ | conveniencia |
| transform verbo | /tɹænsˈfɔɹm/ | trasformar, transformar |
| traditionally adverbio | /tɹəˈdɪʃ.ə.nə.li/ | tradicionalmente |
| invisible adjetivo | /ɪnˈvɪzəb(ə)l/ | invisible |
| breach sustantivo | /ˈbɹiːt͡ʃ/ | brecha, batería |
| wallet sustantivo | /ˈwɑl.ət/ | cartera, billetera |
| convenient adjetivo | /kənˈviː.niənt/ | conveniente, cómodo |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| go through verbo | atravesar |
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | has come · has allowed |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | being disrupted · can be seen |
| Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosa | apps which are · people who need |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 5 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, we're, they'll. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: disruption /dɪsˈɹʌpʃən/, revolutionize /ˌɹɛv.əˈl(j)u.ʃəˌnaɪz/, traditionally /tɹəˈdɪʃ.ə.nə.li/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: revolutionize /ˌɹɛv.əˈl(j)u.ʃəˌnaɪz/, traditionally /tɹəˈdɪʃ.ə.nə.li/, invisible /ɪnˈvɪzəb(ə)l/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: revolutionize /ˌɹɛv.əˈl(j)u.ʃəˌnaɪz/, convenience /kənˈvinjəns/, invisible /ɪnˈvɪzəb(ə)l/, convenient /kənˈviː.niənt/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: revolutionize /ˌɹɛv.əˈl(j)u.ʃəˌnaɪz/, invisible /ɪnˈvɪzəb(ə)l/
- /h/ — una aspiración suave, no la “j”: heighten /ˈhaɪ̯.tən/, hail /heɪl/
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 disruption, disrupt, smartphone.
¿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.