Shadowing Practice: Climate Change: Crash Course Kids #41.2 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hey, what's the difference between weather and climate?
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You can't weather a tree, but you can CLIMB IT.
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But you already know the difference between weather and climate.
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And if it slipped your mind, psst, the definitions are right there.
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You know that the weather can change quickly, but climate can also change, just more slowly.
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And if you're good at putting two and two together, and I know you are, you probably already noticed that we use some of the same words when we talk about climate and environment.
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Words like temperature and rainfall.
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Coincidence?
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I think not.
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But science demands evidence, my friends.
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And while we've already seen that living things can change when environments change, we need to ask, how might a change in climate affect an ecosystem?
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First, let's talk climates.
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Through little me's travels, we found out that Yuma, Arizona had a hot and sunny climate.
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We decided this after finding out that although it rained once or twice during my long stay, most of the days were hot and dry.
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Now, the plants and animals that live in Yuma's hot, dry, sunny climate have adaptations that help them live in that desert environment.
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If we took a hike around Yuma, we might see a cactus.
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And if we took a closer and careful look at the cactus, we'd see that its outside is kind of waxy and tough.
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This adaptation helps the cactus save water by keeping the water from evaporating into the dry air.
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Now, say something happened to Yuma's climate.
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Say, over the course of about 20 years, there were even hotter days and less rainfall than before.
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When weather patterns change over a long period of time, we call it climate change.
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Would the cactus's adaptations be enough then?
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Let's find out.
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Let's look at some organisms that are part of a desert ecosystem.
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We have our friend the cactus, a kangaroo rat, a rattlesnake, and a desert fox.
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We can use a handy -dandy food chain model to see how energy flows between living things in this ecosystem.
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It would probably look something like this.
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The cactus makes energy by photosynthesis, and the energy goes from the cactus to the rat, then to the snake, and then to the fox.
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Now, although the cactus has adaptations that help it store and save water, it still needs rain.
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If it doesn't get enough in a drier climate, it's not going to have anything to store, and it's not going to be able to survive.
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And you know what happens when we take out the bottom of the food chain?
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It's like taking the wrong block in Jenga.
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We throw the rest of the ecosystem off balance.
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But that's not the only problem.
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Less rain and hotter temperatures mean less water to drink for all of the animals.
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And although they have adaptations too, like scales to help them retain water, that won't be enough to let them fit into a much hotter and drier climate.
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And globally, the climate is changing.
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Scientists who study climate change think that it's caused in part by changes to the Earth's atmosphere.
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An increase in gases, like carbon dioxide, is trapping more heat close to the Earth, acting like a blanket and making the Earth warmer.
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But scientists are hard at work trying to find solutions to climate change.
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For example, they're looking at ways to keep too much carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere.
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So, all living things that make up the Earth's biosphere have adaptations, characteristics that help them fit into their environment.
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Long -term changes in the Earth's weather patterns, called climate change, may have effects on the living things that make up ecosystems.
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Now if only I could change that joke I told at the beginning of this video.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 44 frases y 637 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:30. El hablante habla rápido, unas 182 palabras por minuto, así que espera sonidos enlazados y reducidos. El 85 % 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:

  • adaptation /ˌæd.æpˈteɪ.ʃən/ (sustantivo) — adaptación. The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.
  • ecosystem /ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm/ (sustantivo) — ecosistema. A system formed by an ecological community and its environment that functions as a unit.
  • desert /ˈdɛz.ɚt/ (sustantivo) — desierto. A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland.
  • atmosphere /ˈætməsˌfɪɹ/ (sustantivo) — atmósfera, aire. The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
  • scientist /ˈsaɪəntəst/ (sustantivo) — científico, científica. One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research…
  • sunny /ˈsʌni/ (adjetivo) — asoleado, soleado. Featuring a lot of sunshine.
  • rainfall (sustantivo) — cantidad pluvial, cuantía lluvial. The amount of rain that falls on a single occasion
  • dioxide /daɪˈɑksaɪd/ (sustantivo) — dióxido. Any oxide containing two oxygen atoms in each molecule.
  • trap /tɹæp/ (sustantivo) — trampa, cepo. A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.
  • slip /ˈslɪp/ (verbo) — deslizarse, resbalar. To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
  • snake /sneɪk/ (sustantivo) — serpiente, culebra. Any of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptiles with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues.
  • blanket /ˈblæŋ.kɪt/ (sustantivo) — manta, cobija. A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.
  • characteristic /ˌkæɹ(ə)ktəˈɹɪstɪk/ (sustantivo) — característica. A distinguishing feature of a person or thing, a part of mental or physical behavior.
  • coincidence /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/ (sustantivo) — coincidencia, casualidad. The property of being coincident, occurring at the same time or place.
  • hike /haɪk/ (sustantivo) — caminata. A long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise.

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

  • find out (verbo) — averiguar, anoticiarse. To discover, as by asking or investigating.
  • look at (verbo) — mirar, funar. To observe or watch.
  • make up /ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/ (verbo) — reponer, suplir. To constitute, to compose.
  • take out (verbo) — sacar. To remove.
  • talk about (verbo) — hablar de, hablar sobre. Used to draw attention to the speaker's characterization of someone or something.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 7 contracciones y formas reducidas, como can't, doesn't, they're. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: adaptation /ˌæd.æpˈteɪ.ʃən/, ecosystem /ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm/, characteristic /ˌkæɹ(ə)ktəˈɹɪstɪk/, coincidence /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/, organism /ˈɔɹ.ɡəˌnɪz.əm/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

  1. Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
  2. Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
  3. Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como adaptation, ecosystem, desert.

Gramática en este vídeo

Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Posibilidad con “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo posible pero no seguromight see · may have
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos díasis changing · is trapping · they're looking

¿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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