Shadowing Practice: Chapter 5 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Chapter 5 A Letter for Raoul That Wednesday,
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a letter also arrived for the young Vicombe de Chani.
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He opened the letter, saw the name at the bottom, and smiled for the first time that day.
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Dear Raoul, of course I remember you.
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How could I forget you?
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Meet me on Thursday at three o'clock in the Tuileries Gardens.
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Don't be angry with me, Raoul, please.
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Christine Dye Raoul put the letter carefully into his pocket.
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Angry?
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How could he be angry with an angel?
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On Thursday, he was in the Tuileries Gardens by two o'clock.
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At ten past three, he began to feel unhappy.
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At half past three, he wanted to die or to kill somebody.
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And then she came.
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She ran through the gardens to him.
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And in a second, she was in his arms.
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Oh, Christine, he said again and again.
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Oh, Christine!
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They walked through the gardens together and talked for a long time.
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They remembered their happy weeks in Brittany, four years ago.
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But why did you go away, Christine?
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Raoul asked.
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Why didn't you write to me?
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For a minute or two, Christine said nothing.
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she said slowly.
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We were so young, you and I.
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I was just a poor singer from Norway.
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And you, you were the Vicombe de Chani.
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I knew I could never be your wife.
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But I love you, Christine.
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No, shh.
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Listen to me, Raoul, please.
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I went home to Norway, and a year later, my father died.
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I was very unhappy.
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But I came back to France, to Paris.
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I worked and worked at my singing, because I wanted to be an opera singer.
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Not just a good singer, but the best opera singer in Paris.' "'And now you are,' Raoul said.
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He smiled.
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"'All Paris is at your feet.' Christine turned her face away and said nothing.
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Christine, Raoul said quietly, I want to ask you a question.
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Who was the man in your dressing room on Tuesday night?
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Tell me, please.
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Christine stopped and stared at him.
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Her face went white.
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What man? she whispered.
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There was no man in my dressing room on Tuesday night.
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Raoul put his hand on her arm.
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I heard him, he said.
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I listened outside the door and heard a man's voice. Who was he?
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Don't ask me, Raoul.
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There was a man's voice, yes.
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But there was no man in my room.
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It's true.
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Oh, Raoul, I'm so afraid.
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Sometimes I want to die. Who is he?
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Tell me, Christine, please.
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I'm your friend.
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I can help you.
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Tell me his name.
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I cannot tell you his name.
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It's a secret, whispered Christine.
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I never see him.
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I only hear his voice.
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But he is everywhere.
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He sees everything.
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He hears everything.
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That's why I didn't speak to you on Tuesday night.
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He is my music teacher, Raoul.
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He's a wonderful singer.
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I sang so well on Tuesday night because of him.
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I am famous because of him.
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He is my angel of music.
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And he says he loves me.
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How can I leave him?
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Thank you.
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Thank you.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Las palabras que más se repiten: Raoul, Christine, singer, gardens, Tuesday. Este vídeo tiene 76 frases y 519 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 5:57. El hablante habla despacio, unas 87 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. Solo el 81 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
litter sustantivo/ˈlɪt.ɚ/cama, lecho
angel sustantivo/ˈeɪ̯n.d͡ʒəl/ángel
opera sustantivo/ˈɒp.ə.ɹə/ópera
unhappy adjetivo/ʌnˈhæpi/infeliz
pocket sustantivo/ˈpɑ.kɪt/bolsillo, bolsa
carefully adverbio/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/cuidadosamente
arrive verbo/əˈɹaɪv/llegar, arribar
quietly adverbio/ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.li/mansamente, despacio
stare verbo/stɛɚ/mirar fijamente, quedarse mirando
singer sustantivo/ˈsɪŋ.ɚ/cantante, cantor
angry adjetivo/ˈæŋ.ɡɹi/enojado, enfadado
smile verbo/ˈsmaɪl/sonreír
sing verbo/ˈsɪŋ/cantar
everywhere adverbio/ˈɛv.ɹi.(h)wɛɹ/todos lados, todo lugar
chapter sustantivo/ˈt͡ʃæptɚ/capítulo

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
go away verboirse, marcharse
run through verboresumir
walk through verboexplicar paso a paso, enseñar

Frases que vale la pena repetir

Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:

  • How could I forget you?
  • Why didn't you write to me?
  • How can I leave him?

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 6 contracciones y formas reducidas, como didn't, don't, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: stare /stɛɚ/, smile /ˈsmaɪl/, slowly /ˈsloʊli/
  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: arrive /əˈɹaɪv/, everywhere /ˈɛv.ɹi.(h)wɛɹ/
  • /h/ — una aspiración suave, no la “j”: unhappy /ʌnˈhæpi/, whisper /ˈ(h)wɪspɚ/, everywhere /ˈɛv.ɹi.(h)wɛɹ/

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 litter, angel, opera.

¿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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