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Daddy Long Legs.
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Chapter 4.
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A Foreign Country.
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October 10th.
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Dear Daddy Long Legs.
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Have you ever heard of Michelangelo?
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I thought I had, but I was wrong.
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The other day in English class, the professor said, Who can tell me something about Michelangelo?
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Just about every girl in the class raised her hand, so I was happy that she called on me.
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I spoke up loudly, and everyone could hear me.
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He was an angel.
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What a mistake.
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The whole class burst out laughing.
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Even the professor was trying to hide a smile.
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Anyone else want to try?
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She said.
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Michael Angelo is a famous artist who lived in Italy a long time ago, Julia Pendleton said.
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Everybody knows that.
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But he has Angel right in the middle of his name, I thought blushing furiously.
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The trouble with college is that everyone thinks you already know a lot of things.
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But I never learned those things in the orphanage.
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It's very embarrassing at times.
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Now, I keep quiet when the girls talk about something I've never heard of.
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Then afterward, I look it up in the encyclopedia.
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You know, Daddy Longlegs, it isn't the work that's hard at college.
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It's the play.
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Half the time, I don't know what the girls are talking about.
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I'm a stranger in a foreign country, and I don't understand the language.
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It's a miserable feeling, but I've had it all my life.
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In high school, the girls would stand in groups and stare at me.
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I was odd and different.
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I felt like John Greer Home for Orphans was stamped across my forehead.
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There was one nice girl.
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Sometimes she came over and said something polite.
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How are you today, Jerusha?
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Or, What did you think of the history test, Jerusha?
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Or, I really liked your story when the English teacher read it aloud.
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But I hated every one of those high school girls.
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And I especially hated the nice one.
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I knew she only talked to me because she pitied me.
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Nobody here knows that I grew up in an orphanage.
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Not even Sally McBride.
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One day when we were walking, Sally said, You never talk about your family.
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Do you have any brothers or sisters?
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No, I'm an only child, I quickly replied.
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And I've never heard you mention your parents.
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That's because they're dead.
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Oh, I'm so sorry, Sally said.
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I hope I didn't make you feel bad by asking about them.
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I shook my head.
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No, they've been dead a long time.
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I'm only able to go to college because a kind old gentleman is sending me.
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That's mostly true, right?
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I just want to be like the other girls.
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I just want to forget the John Greer home and get on with my life.
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At least Sally likes me and is my friend.
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I've just been reading over this letter.
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It sounds pretty unhappy.
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But that's probably because I have an essay due tomorrow and a geometry test.
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And I have a very sneezy cold.
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Oh, I almost forgot.
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Mrs. Lippitt said that you wanted to know everything I'm learning.
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Besides English and geometry, I'm taking Latin, French, and biology.
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Yesterday, the English professor had something nice to say about my latest paper.
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This shows a lot of originality, she said to the whole class.
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Which made me feel better about the Michelangelo episode.
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The John Greer home aims to turn out 97 orphans who are all alike.
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So it's amazing that I have any originality.
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I hope I don't hurt your feelings when I say bad things about the orphanage.
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But if I do hurt your feelings, you can stop my allowance I guess that's not a polite thing to say
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but you can't expect me to have any manners after all
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I grew up in an orphanage here's some more news I'm trying out for the freshman basketball team
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I'm short but I'm quick and tough while the other girls are jumping I dodge under their feet and grab the ball.
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Practicing is fun.
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We're outside in the fall air and the trees are all red and yellow.
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Everybody is laughing and shouting.
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These are the happiest girls I've ever seen, and I'm the happiest of all.
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So there, I've thought of some cheerful things to tell you.
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Don't be discouraged when my letters seem sad.
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I really love college, and I love you for sending me.
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The 10 o'clock bell is going to ring in two minutes.
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Our day is divided into sections by bells.
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We eat and sleep and study by bells.
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There goes the bell.
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Lights out.
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Observe how seriously I take the rules here.
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The John Greer home has trained me well.
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So, I've said nice things about the orphanage, too.
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Sincerely, Jerusha Abbott.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 89 frases y 799 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 6:05. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 131 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

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

  • angel /ˈeɪ̯n.d͡ʒəl/ (sustantivo) — ángel. An incorporeal and holy or semidivine messenger from a deity or other divine entity, traditionally depicted as a youthful, winged figure in flowing robes.
  • polite /pəˈlaɪt/ (adjetivo) — cortés, educado. Well-mannered, civilized.
  • geometry /d͡ʒiˈɑ.mə.tɹi/ (sustantivo) — geometría. The branch of mathematics dealing with spatial relationships.
  • orphan /ˈɔɹfən/ (sustantivo) — huérfano, huérfana. A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.
  • afterwards /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/ (adverbio) — después, consecuentemente. At a later or succeeding time; after that;
  • shake /ˈʃeɪk/ (verbo) — agitar, sacudir. To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
  • essay /ˈɛs.eɪ/ (sustantivo) — ensayo, redacción. A written composition of moderate length, exploring a particular issue or subject.
  • biology /baɪˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ (sustantivo) — biología. The study of all life or living matter.
  • gentleman /ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/ (sustantivo) — caballero, gentilhombre. Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.
  • burst /bɜːst/ (verbo) — reventar. To break from internal pressure.
  • alike /əˈlaɪk/ (adjetivo) — igual, semejante. Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference.
  • divide /dɪˈvaɪd/ (verbo) — desunir, dividir. To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
  • stamp /stæmp/ (sustantivo) — estampado, timbrado. An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof.
  • miserable /ˈmɪz(ə)ɹəbəl/ (adjetivo) — miserable, mísero. In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.
  • observe /əbˈzɜːv/ (verbo) — servar, observar. To notice or view, especially carefully or with attention to detail.

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

  • talk about (verbo) — hablar de, hablar sobre. Used to draw attention to the speaker's characterization of someone or something.
  • burst out (verbo) — prorrumpir. To appear suddenly from within something else.
  • call on (verbo) — purrir la palabra a, interpelar a. To visit (a person); to pay a call to.
  • get on with (verbo) — hacer, realizar. To proceed with; to begin or continue, especially after an interruption.
  • speak up /ˌspik ˈʌp/ (verbo) — hablar más alto, hablar más fuerte. To talk more loudly or clearly.
  • stand in (verbo) — hacer las veces, formar. To substitute for; to replace
  • turn out (verbo) — resultar. To end up; to result.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 27 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, I've, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: shake /ˈʃeɪk/, shout /ʃaʊt/, freshman /ˈfɹɛʃ.mən/, blush /ˈblʌʃ/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: geometry /d͡ʒiˈɑ.mə.tɹi/, biology /baɪˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, miserable /ˈmɪz(ə)ɹəbəl/, encyclopedia /ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpidi.ə/, originality /əˌɹɪd͡ʒɪˈnælɪti/

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 angel, polite, geometry.

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahoraHave you ever heard · I've never heard · I've had
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hacewas stamped · be discouraged · is divided
Past continuous was/were + -ing — una acción en curso en un momento del pasadowas trying · were walking
Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupomy latest · the happiest

¿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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