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Welcome back to a new video guys.
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Today we're in Beijing, China and we are buying souvenirs here in this mall behind me.
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In this video you will learn English the natural way through comprehensible input.
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There will also be two shadowing segments in the video.
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One in the beginning and one at the very end to practice your pronunciation and accent.
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I think that's on the fourth floor.
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Suits and formal clothing.
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I had to haggle a lot for the price.
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Anyway, we're gonna head over to buy some what you call a flagship store.
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Oh, is it?
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They first levitate in the air with their soles.
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Oh, the tray is different too.
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Unless the specialty ones?
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Terrible.
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I'll never get those again.
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We're going to night markets because it's almost nighttime.
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We bought a few things from the 7-Eleven.
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Okay, so first things first.
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As soon as we walk in, we see the floor information guide.
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I would like to buy some silk.
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I think that's on the fourth floor.
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Yeah, but it looks like they do sell Silk here on the bottom too.
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It says on this floor.
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It's international flagship stores for Beijing gifts.
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Yeah, these stores look very fancy, but it appears to only be female fashion.
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So let's go up to the fourth floor.
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So we're now gonna go up the escalator here.
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You can see the light reflecting on the escalator
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and the ceiling here is almost like a mirror We'll go up one more floor.
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You can see these stores just sell women's clothing Oh, here we go men's fashion This floor is floor number three
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which is men's and children's fashion It looks like it's mostly just like suits
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and formal clothing Which we don't really need
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so we're gonna keep on going to this floor the fourth
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floor it looks like a nice box too yeah chopsticks those
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are like tea bricks a bunch of tea cups tea sets
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it's actually not a bad place to buy souvenirs 3000
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While traveling through China, we decided to spend some time shopping for souvenirs.
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Buying something small from a new place is not only about owning an object,
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it is a way to preserve a memory and bring part of the journey home with you.
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People often choose souvenirs that represent the local culture such as tea, traditional artwork,
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clothing ornaments or handmade products some gifts are practical
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while others are purely decorative what matters most is the personal
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connection behind them a simple item can remind you of a particular street conversation meal
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or feeling years later souvenir shopping is also a thoughtful way
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to include the people who could not travel with you you may see something and immediately think
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my friend would love this
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or this would be perfect for my family choosing the right gift can be difficult
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but that effort makes it feel more meaningful we looked around carefully compared different options
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and tried to avoid buying things impulsively of course it is easy to get carried away
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when everything feels unfamiliar and special however the best souvenir is usually not the most expensive one.
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It is the one that tells a story.
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We just left the silk area and there were
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so many people like they were like harassing us pretty much and like trying to get you to go into their shop.
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They're like come come come.
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Well this is like a really touristy market so.
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Yeah I guess so.
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I just saw tourist shopping here.
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Yeah and like I bought some stuff.
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I bought three silk bandanas and two silk pillowcases.
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They priced the ass for initially.
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I ended up paying like less than a third.
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Yeah they usually charge like super high and you have to haggle
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but yeah i got some silk i had a haggle a lot for the price
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because it was very high and also chat gpt said
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that you need a haggle
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and chat gpt also gave me the normal price for silk bandanas
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and for silk pillowcases so i had to do
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that to get a better price but I ended up buying everything I wanted
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which was bandanas and pillowcases
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because I know China is known for their silk since they
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produce a lot of silk here now I'm gonna get on this bike
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and head home oh there's Leon we have to go do more shopping
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because today is our second last day in Beijing
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so I bought some souvenirs here but we have to go buy more souvenirs which are
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going to be snacks and then clothes.
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Are you satisfied with your purchases?
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I am satisfied with these purchases.
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Those three bandanas are pretty nice.
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Maybe I should show you.
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So you can see here I got two pillowcases one silver one one white one and these are the bandanas.
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The first one is this really beautiful blue one with this nice like design here.
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Kind of looks like like a porcelain chinese porcelain yeah that's
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why i got it it's kind of giving chinese porcelain also the blue is very nice
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so i got that one yeah that's uh indigo blue yeah
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and then i got this beautiful like purple one
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because i don't know this one the color i think is just
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so nice on this one and i just thought it was super super like beautiful looking
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so i got it so that's the second bandana
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and then the third bandana which is going to be the one i wear the most was just a regular
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black bandana i have a black one too
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and i wear it the most
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so i just got another one since i think i would like this one you can feel the most
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but yeah those are the three i got
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and then here you can see my two silk pillowcases anyway we're gonna head over to buy some t-shirts now
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because this is actually my last t-shirt but tomorrow is my last day
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so i need to buy one t-shirt at least
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and yes i could wash laundry but i want to buy a t-shirt
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that says i heart beijing
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or i heart china yeah i low-key also want to buy a toothbrush some t-shirts i heart beijing t-shirt
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and i still want to buy that dgi camera
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but it's sold out so i don't think i'll be able to buy
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that one and i would like to buy a fan anyway let's get going
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okay guys so i've actually been doing a lot of shopping on this trip As you can see, I bought a bunch of silk bandanas at Silk Street,
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which is one of the biggest and most popular malls in Beijing.
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And one thing I always like to know is how much I'm going to pay before I actually pay.
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And back home in Canada, the price you see at the grocery store, for example, isn't the price you actually pay at checkout because they still need to add the tax when you pay,
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Now we're here to shop some more.
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We are in one of the most popular shopping areas in Beijing called Sanlitun.
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Anyway, let's go into Uniqlo here, and then we'll go into Adidas over there, because I did say I would go into Adidas, so that's over there, but let's start with Uniqlo and buy some shirts.
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This is a really big Uniqlo.
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There are three floors, or you can say there are three levels.
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And this is what you call a flagship store.
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Oh, is it?
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Yeah, so usually each city has a flagship brand store.
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So as usual, men's clothing is always on the very top, on the third floor.
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All right, guys, so I've tried on all seven of these t-shirts.
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I think I'll go with this one because I like the back.
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The logo is kind of nice.
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Also, I'll go with this one because Hunter x Hunter is my favorite anime.
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And lastly, this one because I like this back logo.
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It's cool.
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and the shirt fits really well.
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So I'll get three.
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So what did you buy?
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I got myself some linen pants.
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Another pair?
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Well, this one's like a baggy pair.
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Finally.
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And it doesn't have like a belt loop.
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It's just like a...
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Look at those skinny pants he always wears.
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I'm going to throw these away because I've had these for so long that they're not even like black anymore.
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Yeah, you can see they're pretty faded, especially like on the corners and stuff.
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Yeah.
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Yeah, I just got a t-shirt.
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I just got the one t-shirt.
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I think I'm going to put it on in the washroom.
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Yeah, but I got a white t-shirt because I don't think I have any white t-shirts.
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So I just got one and they gave me a small bag.
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So we're going to the washroom now.
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And then after that, we'll go to Adidas.
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Let's head down here.
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Oh, down here?
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Look at this tiny little escalator.
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This is a one person at a time escalator.
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One man show.
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Yeah.
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So we're in Adidas now and the robot is showing us how a normal person runs.
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They first levitate in the air with their soles pointing towards the sky before they hyper boost edge you.
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Have you ever been hyper boost edged?
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Okay, now let's go into McDonald's.
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So this is the one I wanted to try, but I just want the burger.
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What looks unique here, Royalty Beef Burger.
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We'll also get this one, crispy chicken and bamboo shoot wrap.
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Get that to the card.
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Okay guys, here we have the food.
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Bacon, lettuce, tomato, beef burger.
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This is not a Big Mac wrap fries.
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Oh the tray is different too unless this is the tray in every country.
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Oh dude the top of that bun looks super nice.
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Yeah it's like a brioche bun.
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Yeah that's Cajun sauce with two pickles
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and this is like there's like two two beef buns and I forget what this one was.
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It was something stuffed.
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Yeah burger with cheese and deep-fried and coated.
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Okay.
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I love pickles, but only if they're sour.
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Mmm.
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Dude, that makes it so much chewier, that third patty.
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Because it's fried, it's so chewy for some reason, it's like rubber.
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Holy s*.
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I wish you could taste pickles more, and I wish there were at least three pickles.
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What does it taste like though?
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Nothing.
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Like beef or chicken?
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Normal cheeseburger, no like crazy taste.
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That's why I say I wish the pickles had a flavor.
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This is a BLT burger.
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Look at it.
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That bacon is not crispy.
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It's like boiled bacon.
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Yeah, the patties look peppery.
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I don't think I'm gonna be a fan of this one.
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Do you like BLT sandwiches in general?
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Mmm, they're not my favorite, but I'd eat them.
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But this one is just weird because the bacon is not crispy at all.
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So it just has like really porky taste, you know?
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Yeah, not my thing Last thing the bamboo chicken shoot wrap.
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I think that's like the most Unique one out of all bamboo shoots.
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Yeah, I've never heard that or seen
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that in a is this a bamboo shoot Or is this the chicken that might be the chicken?
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Why is it so like long?
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Well, don't pull it all out.
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Let me try it I can't see the bamboo shoot.
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It'd be like a white something.
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I think it is.
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No?
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Yeah, that's it.
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It's like shredded.
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That's mid, bro.
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Mid.
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Fries?
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Need more salt.
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Are they the same as in Canada?
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No. In North America, they load it up with the sodium.
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Here, it's just like potato.
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But they have the consistent shape and size and texture.
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They just don't have the same flavor because they don't have as much salt.
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Overall, I think the best thing out of at least three was this one.
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This one was terrible.
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I like the sauce on this was really bad.
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So this one was the best, I would say.
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The fries, like, they're not the best.
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Yeah.
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Overall, better or worse than North America?
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The specialty ones?
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Terrible.
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I would never get those again.
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If you like them, not bad, but no, I'm just being honest.
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Like, I wouldn't get them again.
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I'm also not the biggest fan of McDonald's, but I do love the McChicken, and I love the
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mac
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and i love getting a ice cream with apple pie oh
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my god the apple pie is the best putting it together
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you can't be mcdonald at like 4 a.m after you go out but anyway that's my review
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you ready to bounce yeah where are we going where are
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we going where are we going that's what i just asked
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where are we going we're going to a night market
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because it's almost night time as you can see the sun is starting to set we finished our food here
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and our drinks so we'll go throw this out over there and then go to the night market.
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Oh yeah.
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It bounced.
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Okay we're now walking to the night market and we're passing this.
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This is the night market.
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Oh this is?
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Yeah it's like a night street.
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I guess it's not night time yet but this whole street probably lights up at night.
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You can already see the lanterns have lights in them.
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Some squid, chicken feet, sausage, tripe, pork trotters.
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This looks like it's the entrance to nowhere.
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They sell pecking duck here.
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Or pecking duck.
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Yeah, pecking duck.
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I really like Chinese lanterns, though.
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I think they're very aesthetic, and they give, like, a nice, warm light, so you can take very nice photos.
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Look at that drinking and driving ad.
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Oh here?
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Yeah.
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Yeah, I don't know, I think that's, I guess it's pretty creative.
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Instead of wine they have a red car there crashing into the bottom of the wine glass.
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But yeah, right now we're just walking along the street here.
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There are many restaurants on both sides of the street.
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The road is aligned with restaurants.
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Wow.
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This place is called Guizhi Street.
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Guizhi.
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Guizhi Street.
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And it's super famous in Beijing.
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Why?
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For restaurants and attractions.
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Hello.
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Hello.
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Oh.
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It's OK.
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We ate.
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Oh.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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I guess they want you to eat, but we already ate.
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Yeah.
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And we had McDonald's.
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Like true cultured tourists, we had to try the McDonald's menu.
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These restaurants are super nice, but I wouldn't mind coming to one of these restaurants if I was like, you know, not full.
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Okay, so I just went into one of these stores to buy my favorite Chinese drink, which is this tea.
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Really, it's my favorite.
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It tastes very good.
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I think this one is the zero sugar because the top of it is black, but it's super good.
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Yeah, I guess this is the number one crayfish restaurant in Beijing called Huda.
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That's why there are like so many people out here.
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We could come here at 4am and get Crayfish.
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Let's stop the cap.
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It's open 24 hours a day.
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24 hours a day?
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But I feel like wouldn't every restaurant taste pretty similar though?
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No, this is the OG.
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I guess it's for the clout.
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Oh yeah, I see the 24 hour sign up there.
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We bought a few things from the 7-Eleven.
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I bought these candied walnuts.
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Wow.
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This chicken tofu snack.
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Is that honey?
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Like that's drizzling on the tofu.
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No, it's chicken broth brought.
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Oh.
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And this pickled pepper bamboo shoots.
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Bought those.
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And Leon bought this cake.
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Have you had it before?
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Never.
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It looks good.
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I saw it yesterday when we were at that 7-Eleven.
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Yeah and I also got this yogurt milk soda.
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Is it like Milkis?
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It's like the same thing yeah.
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It tastes the same.
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Just a different brand.
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Yeah but now we're in the square.
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Pretty chill here.
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Oh. And KFC.
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Oh my god.
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And Luckin Coffee.
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That's it for today guys.
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We had a long day we went to silk street we tried chinese mcdonald's
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and we saw the night market don't just watch the lesson once
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or at volcaenglish.com let's have the last shadowing segment now it is early evening in beijing
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and the daylight is slowly fading the sky is still pale blue
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but the restaurants
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and shops have already switched on their bright signs red lanterns hang from the traditional style buildings
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while cars bicycles and scooters move steadily along the crowded street the area feels lively warm
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and full of energy people are walking between restaurants waiting outside for tables chatting with friends
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and deciding what to eat the glowing red lights reflect off the vehicles
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and the smell of freshly cooked foods drifts through the air
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even after sunset the city shows no sign of slowing down
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by this point we have spent the entire day exploring beijing our feet are sore our legs feel heavy
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and we are beginning to run out of energy however we are also satisfied
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because we have seen tasted and experienced
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so many new things there is something comforting about ending a
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long day in a place like this we are physically exhausted yet mentally
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excited as we walk through the lights and crowds we feel tired grateful
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and completely absorbed in the atmosphere around us
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and remember guys you will become fluent in English bye guys
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “Can You Understand Native-Level English?”. Este vídeo tiene 369 frases y 3425 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 20:00. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 171 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. El 82 % 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 |
|---|---|---|
| silk sustantivo | /sɪlk/ | seda |
| bandana sustantivo | /bænˈdæn.ə/ | pañoleta, pañuelo |
| souvenir sustantivo | /ˈsu.vəˌnɪɹ/ | recuerdo, tornaviaje |
| pickle sustantivo | /ˈpɪkəl/ | encurtido |
| bamboo sustantivo | /bæmˈbu/ | bambúes, bambú |
| pillowcase sustantivo | /ˈpɪloʊˌkeɪs/ | funda (de almohada) |
| fry verbo | /fɹaɪ/ | freír |
| burger sustantivo | /ˈbɝ.ɡɚ/ | búrguer, burger |
| escalator sustantivo | /ˈɛs.kə.leɪ.tɚ/ | escalera mecánica, escalera rodante |
| haggle verbo | /ˈhæɡəl/ | recatear, regatear |
| flagship sustantivo | /ˈflæɡʃɪp/ | buque insignia, capitana |
| bacon sustantivo | /ˈbeɪ.kən/ | tocino |
| crispy adjetivo | /ˈkɹɪs.pi/ | crujiente |
| peck verbo | /pɛk/ | picotear |
| pronunciation sustantivo | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | pronunciación |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| check out verbo | investigar, chequear |
| end up verbo | terminar, ir a parar |
| get over verbo | superar, sobreponerse a |
| go up verbo | subir |
| carried away adjetivo | embalado, enajenado |
| go out verbo | salir |
| sign up verbo | inscribir, alistar |
| slow down verbo | desacelerar, decelerar |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- I think that's on the fourth floor.
- I'll never get those again.
- Are you satisfied with your purchases?
- Have you ever been hyper boost edged?
- Have you had it before?
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 | I've added · I've tried · I've had |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | is known · is confirmed · is sponsored |
| Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosa | people who could · souvenirs which are · bandana which is |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 77 contracciones y formas reducidas, como we're, don't, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “th”: thoughtful /ˈθɔːtfəl/, aesthetic /ɛsˈθɛ.tɪk/
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: flagship /ˈflæɡʃɪp/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, crayfish /ˈkɹeɪˌfɪʃ/, washroom /ˈwɒʃrʊm/, specialty /ˈspɛʃ.əl.ti/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: escalator /ˈɛs.kə.leɪ.tɚ/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, comprehensible /kɒmpɹəˈhɛnsɪbəl/, impulsively /ɪmˈpʌlsɪvli/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: sponsor /ˈspɒn.səː/, specialty /ˈspɛʃ.əl.ti/, snack /snæk/, scooter /ˈskuːtə(ɹ)/, steadily /ˈstɛdɪli/
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: souvenir /ˈsu.vəˌnɪɹ/, levitate /ˈlɛvɪteɪt/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, flavor /ˈfleɪvə/, impulsively /ɪmˈpʌlsɪvli/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: cheeseburger /ˈtʃizˌbɝ.ɡɚ/, drizzle /ˈdɹɪzəl/, itemize /ˈaɪtəmaɪz/, exhaust /ɪɡˈzɔst/, preserve /pɹəˈzɝv/
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 silk, bandana, souvenir.
¿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.