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I heard you guys are from the same country.
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So, whose hometown is nicer?
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Definitely mine.
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What are you talking about?
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It's clearly mine.
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No way!
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The views in my hometown are absolutely breathtaking.
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You should see it, Tom.
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It's up in the mountains, and you have to take this narrow, winding road to get there.
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When you get there, you'll be surrounded by beautiful snow -capped peaks and crystal -clear lakes down in the valleys.
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It's especially beautiful in the winter when everything is covered in pure snow.
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I've got to be honest, Frank.
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She makes a strong case. That may be.
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But she didn't talk about how cut off her hometown is.
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It takes forever to get there.
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And when you do eventually make it, you can forget about having any kind of internet connection.
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It's completely cut off from the modern world
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That's not necessarily a bad thing, though Sometimes it's nice to get away from it all
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Sometimes, but not always
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With my hometown, you don't have to make that choice
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It's a beautiful coastal town with spectacular views of the bay from the cliffs.
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The beach has the softest sand you can imagine, and it's really clean, too.
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The water is clear enough to be able to see the ground even when you're swimming far offshore.
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The town has great transportation,
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and is convenient to get to from just about anywhere in the country.
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We have one of the best weekly markets in the country and our internet connection is second to none.
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That all sounds great.
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But what about in summer when the whole place is filled with loud tourists?
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Or what about the frequent flooding damage every time there's a typhoon?
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It's a dangerous place to live
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Come on, Tom Admit that my hometown sounds better
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Don't listen to her, Tom You know my hometown is better
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación se basa en el vídeo “Describing Places”. Las palabras que más se repiten: hometown, Tom, beautiful. Este vídeo tiene 32 frases y 314 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 2:53. El hablante habla despacio, unas 109 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 88 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es fácil de seguir.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| hometown sustantivo | /ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/ | patria chica |
| necessarily adverbio | /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/ | necesariamente |
| sand sustantivo | /sænd/ | arena |
| crystal sustantivo | /ˈkɹɪstəl/ | cristal |
| narrow adjetivo | /ˈnæɹəʊ/ | estrecho, angosto |
| flood sustantivo | /flʌd/ | inundación, avenida |
| frequent adjetivo | /ˈfɹiː.kwənt/ | frecuente |
| swim verbo | /swɪm/ | nadar |
| coastal adjetivo | /ˈkoʊstəl/ | costero, costanero |
| convenient adjetivo | /kənˈviː.niənt/ | conveniente, cómodo |
| cliff sustantivo | /klɪf/ | acantilado, precipicio |
| spectacular adjetivo | /spɛkˈtæk.jə.lɚ/ | espectacular |
| offshore adjetivo | /ɒfˈʃɔː(ɹ)/ | alejándose de la costa |
| surround verbo | /səˈɹaʊnd/ | envolver, cercar |
| breathtaking adjetivo | /ˈbɹɛθˌteɪ.kɪŋ/ | impresionante, emocionante |
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 | be surrounded · is covered · is filled |
| Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupo | the softest · the best |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos días | are you talking · you're swimming |
| Obligación: must / have to / need to decir que algo es necesario | have to take · have to make |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 6 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, didn't, I've. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/, spectacular /spɛkˈtæk.jə.lɚ/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: swim /swɪm/, spectacular /spɛkˈtæk.jə.lɚ/
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 hometown, necessarily, sand.
¿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.