Shadowing Practice: 【中英】老友記/六人行 錢德勒（Chandler Bing）笑話合集 - Learn English Speaking with Video

Este vídeo tiene 300 frases y 1846 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 15:15. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 121 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. 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

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

• divorce /dɪˈvɔːs/ (sustantivo) — divorcio. The legal dissolution of a marriage.
• duck /dʌk/ (sustantivo) — pato, ánade. Any of certain aquatic birds of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet, distinguished from swans and geese by generally being smaller and…
• whoa /woʊ/ — so, cho. Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
• settle /ˈsɛtəl/ (verbo) — resolver, dirimir. To determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an order of succession, etc).
• knock /nɑk/ (verbo) — llamar a, golpear. To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.
• mechanism /ˈmɛk.ə.nɪ.zəm/ (sustantivo) — mecanismo. Any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power.
• flip /flɪp/ (verbo) — darle vuelta, voltear. To throw so as to turn over.
• scare /skɛɚ/ (verbo) — asustar, atemorizar. To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.
• clown /ˈklaʊ̯n/ (sustantivo) — payaso, payasa. A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly…
• humour /ˈhjuːmɚ/ (sustantivo) — humor, gracia. The quality of being amusing, comical, funny.
• condom /ˈkɑn.dəm/ (sustantivo) — preservativo, condón. A flexible sleeve made of latex or other impermeable material such as polyurethane or sheepskin, worn over an erect penis during sexual intercourse as a…
• erect /ɪˈɹɛkt/ (verbo) — erigir. To put up by the fitting together of materials or parts.
• meal /ˈmiːl/ (sustantivo) — comida, pitanza. Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity.
• awful /ˈɔːfʊl/ (adjetivo) — infumable, malísimo. Very bad.
• bedroom /ˈbɛdˌɹum/ (sustantivo) — alcoba, dormitorio. A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping.

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

• come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — hala, vamos. Come along with me; join me in going.
• look at (verbo) — mirar, funar. To observe or watch.
• break up (verbo) — separar, cisionar. To break or separate into pieces.
• live on (verbo) — permanecer. To endure.
• draw on (verbo) — recurrir a. To sketch or mark with pencil, crayon, etc., on a given surface.
• get back at (verbo) — vengarse, desquitarse. To retaliate against; to take revenge on.
• get in (verbo) — acceder. To get into or inside something, literally or figuratively.
• jump in /d͡ʒʌmp ˈɪn/ (verbo) — arremeter. To enter something quickly, usually a mode of transport.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 68 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, gonna, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

• Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: sheep /ˈʃiːp/, sheer /ʃɪɚ/, subconscious /sʌbˈkɑn.ʃəs/
• Palabras largas — cuida el acento: mechanism /ˈmɛk.ə.nɪ.zəm/, importantly /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/, surprisingly /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋli/, unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/, inadequate /ɪnˈædəkwɪt/

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 divorce, duck, whoa.