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Listen to this chaotic story while I naturally use in, on, and at.
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Listen to this English story.
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I am certain you will understand everything.
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Just relax, listen to the story, and imagine the scenes in your mind.
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I recently went to the beach with my friends.
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We went to Puerto Escondido, a beautiful beach in Mexico.
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It is on the coast of the Pacific Ocean.
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It is famous for big waves, beautiful sunsets, and warm weather all year long.
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It was a chaotic trip to the beach.
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It started very early in the morning.
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We woke up at 7 a.m.
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Everyone was still tired, yawning in bed.
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I was still in bed when the alarm started ringing.
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My friend was sitting on the edge of the bed looking at his phone.
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The sunlight was coming in through the window.
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My backpack was already on the floor next to the bed.
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My water bottle was on the table next to me.
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Nobody wanted to wake up, but we wanted to leave at 8 a.m.
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sharp because the drive was going to be nine hours.
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So, we quickly packed our bags.
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I made sure everything was in my bag.
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My sunglasses were in the front pocket.
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My towel was in the bottom of my bag and my charger was in the back pocket.
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We put our backpacks in the van and our snacks on the seats and finally everyone got in the van and we started our trip.
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The drive was very long.
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We were in the van for nine hours.
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Some people were sleeping in the back of the van.
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Some put their feet on the seat in front of them.
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One friend was drawing on her notebook and I was reading my book.
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And at first, everyone was excited, listening to music on the speakers and talking in the back of the van, playing games on our phones.
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But after a few hours, everyone got tired.
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There were not enough seats in the van, so sometimes Someone had to sit on the floor.
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But the road was so curvy.
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There were so many bumps on the highway.
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And every time the van hit a bump, the person sitting on the floor would fly.
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Everyone in the van would start to laugh.
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At one point, my friend was lying on the floor eating a bag of chips, and And when the van hit a big bump, the chips, they went flying everywhere in the van.
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There were chips on the seats, on the floor, and even inside some backpacks.
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We played music on the stereo.
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we told stories, and we ate snacks in the van.
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After many long hours in the van, we arrived in Puerto Escondido.
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We arrived at five in the afternoon.
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We opened the van doors And we felt the fresh, humid air.
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Nothing like the contaminated air in Mexico City.
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The sky was golden and the sun was low.
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And that night, we had dinner at a restaurant near the beach.
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We were sitting at a table outside.
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There were lights on the trees and music playing in the background.
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Everyone was very tired at dinner, but also very excited.
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Later that night, we slept in our Airbnb, but we didn't sleep for long.
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The next morning, we woke up at 7 a.m.
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again.
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Everyone was still tired in the morning.
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But since we were so excited, we walked together to the beach.
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And soon we were standing on the beach looking at the ocean.
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The sun was hot on our skin and the salt was in the air.
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Then we sat on our towels and we watched the big waves crash onto the shore.
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And my friends were already in the water.
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They were jumping into the waves and laughing.
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I was standing on the sand watching them.
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I saw how a huge wave pulled my friend by his feet and smashed him onto the shore.
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And for a moment, he disappeared in the water.
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But then he came back laughing.
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It was so scary.
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Later, I heard two people walking on the beach, saying, hmm, I don't know how to swim.
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Do you?
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And the other responded, no, me neither, but it's okay.
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And they both walked to the ocean to swim.
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They got in and immediately the ocean spit them right out.
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The ocean said, get out.
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And fortunately, they did.
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We have to respect the ocean.
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It's much stronger than we are.
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Later, we played volleyball on the beach.
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The net was buried in the sand.
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The ball kept on falling on the ground.
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And sometimes it rolled into the ocean.
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We bought the volleyball at the market.
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We also bought a football at the store.
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The football kept on flying in the air and landing on the sand.
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We listened to music on a small speaker.
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We watched surfers on their boards, And we relaxed in the sun.
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At sunset, we were all sitting on our huge blanket, watching the sky change colors.
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The blanket was five meters long and the sun was slowly disappearing into the ocean.
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It was one of the most beautiful sunsets I have ever seen.
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Where was the most beautiful sunset you have ever seen?
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But the craziest moment happened on our last night.
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Just before we left, we finished having dinner at a Thai restaurant.
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I love Thai food.
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I ordered pad siu, my favorite dish.
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I ate all the noodles on my plate, and we started walking back to the van.
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It was dark in the street and there were only a few lights on the road.
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The tow truck was parked in the middle of the street.
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The lights were flashing on the truck, and a white van was sitting on the back of it.
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My friend laughed and said, can you imagine if that van was ours?
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That would be so funny.
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And I said the same.
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As we walked closer and closer to the van, we realized that was our van.
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It was our big combi van.
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We looked at the color, at the stickers, at the license plate.
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Our van was on the tow truck.
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We stood there laughing in the street because we couldn't believe it.
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We parked on the wrong street, but there were no signs on that street.
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But our van was already on the truck.
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So we had to climb onto the van and take all our stuff out before they took it.
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We went to the towing office and we paid at the desk and we finally got our van back.
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The next morning we woke up at 7am again.
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We got in the van and we were on the road.
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Nine hours later, we were in the city.
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Again, it was a chaotic trip.
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But also one of my favorite.
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Have you ever had a chaotic trip like this?
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What happened?
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me about it using in on and at please something to remember when you watch this video again in on and at our prepositions they can be time prepositions or place prepositions try and notice when I use each one in this story for example at 7 a.m.
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in the morning those are time prepositions at the store on the floor those are place prepositions I'm going to leave these two charts here they explain prepositions and when to use them perfectly like a little pyramid Now, try and make your own sentences using in, on, and at.
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Alright guys, I will see you next week.
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Have a wonderful day.
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And remember, never stop learning.
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Bye.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “Can You Understand This Story?”. Las palabras que más se repiten: van, ocean, beach, prepositions, floor. Este vídeo tiene 119 frases y 1273 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 16:16. El hablante habla despacio, unas 78 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. 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
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| preposition sustantivo | /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/ | preposición |
| chaotic adjetivo | /keɪˈɑtɪk/ | caótico |
| sunset sustantivo | /ˈsʌnˌsɛt/ | puesta del sol, puesta de sol |
| backpack sustantivo | /ˈbæk.pæk/ | mochila, alforja |
| bump sustantivo | /bʌmp/ | bache, bulto |
| chip sustantivo | /t͡ʃɪp/ | astilla, cepa |
| volleyball sustantivo | /ˈvɒlibɔ(ː)l/ | balón voleibolista, pelota de vóleibol |
| snack sustantivo | /snæk/ | tentempié, refrigerio |
| towel sustantivo | /ˈtaʊ̯əl/ | toalla, toballa |
| blanket sustantivo | /ˈblæŋ.kɪt/ | manta, cobija |
| disappear verbo | /dɪsəˈpɪɹ/ | desaparecer, desparecer |
| swim verbo | /swɪm/ | nadar |
| relax verbo | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | relajar, aflojar |
| shore sustantivo | /ʃɔɹ/ | orilla, vera |
| noodle sustantivo | /ˈnu.dəl/ | fideo, tallarín |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| get out verbo | salir | |
| wake up verbo | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | despertarse, recordar |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- It's much stronger than we are.
- Where was the most beautiful sunset you have ever seen?
- Have you ever had a chaotic trip like this?
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 | have ever seen · Have you ever had |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | was buried · was parked |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — una acción en curso en un momento del pasado | was sitting · was coming · were sleeping |
| Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -ing | started ringing · finished having · started walking |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 4 contracciones y formas reducidas, como couldn't, didn't, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: preposition /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/, shore /ʃɔɹ/, smash /smæʃ/, dish /dɪʃ/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: preposition /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/, contaminate /kənˈtæmɪneɪt/, fortunately /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: snack /snæk/, swim /swɪm/, sticker /ˈstɪkə/, stereo /ˈstɛəɹ.i.oʊ/, spit /spɪt/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como preposition, chaotic, sunset.
¿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.