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Hello and welcome to another episode of Wildlife Crystal.
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I'm your host, Wildlife Crystal, a wild animal specialist.
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As you know, on this show Wildlife Crystal,
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we are going to be learning fun facts about one animal and their environment every episode.
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I'm here with my very special co-host,
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the one and only Kaya the Koala.
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Oh, hey guys!
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I was thinking, can we talk about an animal that has broken a world record?
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You know, because I've broken the world record of being one of the cutest hosts on the planet.
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Oh, yes, you are extremely cute.
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The cutest in the world?
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I love your confidence, Kaya,
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and I think it's a great idea.
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Let's discuss an animal who has a world record-breaking skill.
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I have just the animal in mind.
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Try and guess.
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The animal we are going to discuss today is the fastest land animal on Earth.
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Hmm, is it a horse?
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That's a great guess, but nope.
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The fastest land animal in the world is the cheetah.
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I knew that.
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How fast do they run?
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Cheetahs can reach speeds up to 70 miles per hour.
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To put that in perspective,
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the fastest human in the world ran 28 miles per hour.
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So cheetahs are really fast.
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They can accelerate from 0 to 68 miles per hour in just 3 seconds.
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And cheetahs are the only big cat that can turn in midair while sprinting.
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Also, another fun fact, when cheetahs are running full speed,
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their stride, which is the length between their steps, is 21 feet.
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That's like jumping over the length of two small cars.
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Their feet only touch the ground twice during each stride.
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That's incredible!
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Cheetahs are really amazing.
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And I heard their bodies are built for speed.
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Is that true?
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Oh, yes.
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For many reasons.
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First, the cheetah has a long muscular tail that is flat-shaped.
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The tail is like a rudder on a boat
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because they use it to help control their steering and keep their balance when they're running very fast.
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Second, the cheetahs have special cleat feet.
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The cheetah has what's called semi-non-retractable claws,
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a lot like a dog's claws
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that work like cleats on a football shoe to give the cheetah lots of traction while running.
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The pads on most cats' paws are very soft,
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but the cheetah's pads are hard,
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kind of like rubber tires.
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This also helps them grip the ground when they're running super fast.
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These cats sound cool.
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Do you think they would ever hang out with me?
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Well, maybe male cheetahs.
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Male cheetahs live in small family groups of two to three brothers called coalitions.
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But female cheetahs are solitary.
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That means that they spend most of their life alone.
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If they're not alone, they are living with their babies,
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also known as cubs.
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Yay!
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Tell us about cheetah cubs.
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Like I was saying before,
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male cheetahs don't remain with the females after mating and do not help take care of the cheetah babies either.
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Female cheetahs, on the other hand,
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are caring, affectionate and dedicated mothers.
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Female cheetahs give birth to a litter of 2-8 cubs in a secluded spot like a hidden rocky area
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or a marshy area with tall grass.
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They do this because the cubs are very vulnerable to predators and many do not survive their first year.
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When the baby cubs are very young,
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the mother cheetah will leave her cubs hidden while she hunts for food.
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But around six weeks old,
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mom will start teaching the essential survival skills like hunting.
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But don't worry, the young cubs do have some traits
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that help them camouflage in with their surroundings when mom is off hunting.
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Cheetah cubs have long hair
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that runs down the back of their neck all the way down to the base of their tail called the mantle.
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The The mantle helps the cheetah cubs blend into the tall grass,
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which helps keep them safe from threats like lions or hyenas.
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Very interesting, and I love cheetah moms.
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They're the best.
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What do cheetahs hunt for?
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Cheetahs are carnivores, which means they need meat mainly to survive.
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Their diet is made up of primarily smaller mammals such as antelopes, gazelles, and impalas.
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They will also feed on wildebeest calves,
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babies, and sometimes smaller animals like rabbits and birds.
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Did you know that while lions and leopards usually do their hunting at night,
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cheetahs hunt for food during the day?
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Here's an interesting fact about cheetahs.
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Because they live in an environment where water is hard to come by,
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cheetahs can survive on one drink of water every three or four days.
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Not humans.
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We need to constantly be drinking water every day.
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Wow, that's interesting.
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Tell us more fun facts about cheetahs.
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Let's talk about their beautiful spotted fur.
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Cheetah's fur is covered in solid black spots,
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and so is their skin.
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The black fur actually grows out of the black spots of their skin.
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And if you're curious, cheetahs have about 2,000 to 3,000 spots,
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which help them camouflage themselves.
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Also, like football players, cheetahs have built-in sun glare protection around their eyes.
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The cheetah's tear mask is made of black fur,
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and it runs from the inside corners of their eyes down the outside edges of their mouth.
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These marks help reflect the glare of the sun when they're hunting during the day.
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They work just like the black marks that football players put under their eyes during their games.
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Super cool!
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Where do cheetahs live?
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Before, cheetahs were widespread across Africa and Asian continents,
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but now they are confined mostly to dry,
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open grasslands of sub-Saharan Africa,
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with the majority living in natural reserves or parks.
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This leads me to my next topic, which is very sad.
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Did you know that there are fewer than 7,500 cheetahs left in the wild,
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making the cheetah Africa's most endangered big cat?
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Years ago, cheetahs were hunted for their beautiful spotted fur, which is awful.
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And today, one of the biggest threats to their survival is loss of habitat.
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As we've learned in previous episodes of Wildlife Crystal,
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this means humans are building homes and roads where cheetahs and other animals live and hunt for survival.
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While humans need these things,
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it's important to build them where animals are not already living.
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Another thing you and your family can do right now to help cheetahs
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and all animals with fur is to never buy clothing that is made out of the fur of another animal.
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There is no humane way to take fur from an animal.
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Animals like cheetahs will suffer very painful death if they're killed for their own fur.
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Humane means having sympathy and consideration for people and animals.
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You are amazing if you are a humane person.
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The fur of an animal belongs to them, not us.
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Let's all work together to make sure that animals and humans live in harmony.
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Let's always be kind and respectful to every creature on this planet.
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And now it's question time!
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Yes, yes, yes.
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Kaya, are you as excited as I am to put the knowledge we just learned today to the test?
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I sure am!
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What traits make the cheetah built for speed?
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Is it A, their cleat-like semi-retractable claws,
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B, their strong flat tail that helps them balance,
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C, the thick rubber-like pads on the bottom of their feet,
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or D, all of the above?
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The correct answer is D, all of the above.
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Cheetahs are definitely built for speed.
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True or false, cheetahs are the fastest land mammal on earth.
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The answer is true, cheetahs can run up to 70 miles per hour.
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What is a baby cheetah called?
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Is it A, a puppy?
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B, a cub?
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C, a kit?
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Or D, a calf?
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The correct answer is B, a cub.
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You guys did perfect.
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Kaya and I have to go,
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but we will be learning fun facts about another animal next week.
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See you next time on Wildlife Crystal.
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Bye.
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Thanks, guys.
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Thanks for coming.
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Toodles.
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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 “Cheetah Facts”. Las palabras que más se repiten: cheetah, animal, cub, fur, Wildlife. Este vídeo tiene 155 frases y 1345 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 9:28. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 142 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 80 % 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:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
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| cheetah sustantivo | /ˈt͡ʃiːtə/ | guepardo, chita |
| cleat sustantivo | /kliːt/ | cornamusa |
| claw sustantivo | /klɔ/ | garra |
| humane adjetivo | /hjuːˈmeɪn/ | humano |
| pad sustantivo | /pæd/ | almohadilla, pad |
| glare sustantivo | /ɡlɛɚ/ | deslumbramiento, deslumbre |
| mammal sustantivo | /ˈmæməl/ | mamífero |
| retractable adjetivo | /ɹiˈtɹæk.tɪ.bəl/ | escamoteable |
| stride verbo | /stɹaɪd/ | dar zancadas, caminar a zancadas |
| mantle sustantivo | /ˈmæn.təl/ | manto, pendil |
| trait sustantivo | /tɹeɪt/ | rasgo, característica |
| calf sustantivo | /kɑːf/ | becerro, becerra |
| rubber sustantivo | /ˈɹʌbɚ/ | caucho, goma |
| lion sustantivo | /ˈlaɪən/ | león |
| affectionate adjetivo | /əˈfɛkʃənət/ | afectuoso, cariñoso |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| run down verbo | atropellar |
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | are built · is made · is covered |
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | has broken · I've broken · have built |
| Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosa | stride, which is · carnivores, which means · topic, which is |
| Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupo | the cutest · the fastest · the best |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 13 contracciones y formas reducidas, como they're, don't, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: camouflage /ˈkæ.məˌflɑːʒ/, affectionate /əˈfɛkʃənət/, marshy /ˈmɑɹʃi/, traction /ˈtɹæk.ʃən/, coalition /koʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: retractable /ɹiˈtɹæk.tɪ.bəl/, affectionate /əˈfɛkʃənət/, accelerate /ɪkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/, solitary /ˈsɑlɪˌtɛɹi/, coalition /koʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: stride /stɹaɪd/, steer /stɪɹ/, sprint /spɹɪnt/, specialist /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: carnivore /ˈkɑː.nɪ.vɔː/, vulnerable /ˈvʌln(ə)ɹəbl̩/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: gazelle /ɡəˈzɛl/, toodles /ˈtuːd(ə)lz/, surroundings /səˈɹaʊndɪŋz/
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 cheetah, cleat, claw.
¿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.