Shadowing Practice: Describing Your Family - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Alex, I've never met your family.
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Do you have a big family?
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Yes, I do.
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I have two twin brothers, a sister, a niece, a brother -in -law, And there's my mother and my father.
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Tell me about your mom.
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Do you look like her?
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Not at all.
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She's short and plump has short brown hair and big blue eyes.
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She's really beautiful.
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What is she like?
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She is kind and supportive.
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It always gives us very good advice.
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She is always there for us.
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She loves flowers and is obsessed with gardening and being outdoors. Is she a florist?
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No, she's a seamstress. Does she design clothing?
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Sometimes, When we were younger, she would make outfits for us.
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My mom is a great cook, and family dinners were a must growing up.
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Even if that meant eating at 8 or 9 p .m.
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When my dad got home from work, you Bye.
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It's where we did our family bonding.
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That's very nice.
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How about your dad?
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Do you look like him?
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Yes.
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I take after my dad in appearance and after my mom in personality.
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He is as tall as me, has gray hair, brown eyes, and a mustache.
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What is he like?
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He is pretty quiet.
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He doesn't talk very much.
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He's like that with everyone.
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He's really easygoing and informal.
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He is super patient and really likes people.
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but he just doesn't love talking to them all the time.
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He is definitely the introvert of the family.
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I understand that.
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And what is his job?
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He is a carpenter.
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He has his own workshop.
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He is creative and likes to build things, so it's perfect for him.
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and he likes working alone on most days.
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Do your brothers help him with the workshop?
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No, they didn't follow in his footsteps either.
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What do they do now?
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Keith is a real estate agent in Springboro.
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And Brian is finishing his law degree in Dayton.
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Wow, good for them.
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Sounds like they've worked hard to be successful in life.
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That's right.
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How old are they?
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They're three years older than me, so they're 25.
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Did you get along with them when you were growing up?
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We did, most of the time.
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They were my big brothers, so they liked to pick on me.
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But we had a lot of fun times together too.
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We connected a lot over our love of movies and video games.
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It seems your family is full of gamers.
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It's not just you.
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That's right.
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We're all crazy about gaming. Are they married now?
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Brian is going to marry Molly next year.
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They're high school sweethearts.
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Keith is waiting for the right lady to come along.
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He has always been very picky about who he dates.
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He says that he wants to get married and have his own family.
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but he needs to find the perfect woman first.
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Do you and your brothers look much alike?
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Not at all.
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They are much taller than me, and they look more athletic because they work out all the time.
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They are brown -haired with blue eyes.
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How about your sister?
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What does she look like?
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She is shorter than me.
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She's the same height as my mom.
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They're both 160 centimeters tall.
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but she's thinner than my mom.
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She's blonde with blue eyes.
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We look very different.
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What is she like?
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Lindsay's the best.
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She's so cheerful and bright.
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So I really like spending time with her.
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She makes me feel cheerful too when we talk together.
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She's five years older than me, and she used to help me a lot with my homework and other school -related things.
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That was very nice of her.
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Yeah, I owe her so much.
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What does Lindsay do for a living?
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She's a kindergarten teacher.
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She loves it.
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That's a great job.
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Yes, it's perfect for her.
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So you are the youngest of your siblings and Lindsay is the oldest.
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Yes.
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Does Lindsay get along with your brothers?
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She does now.
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When they were younger, they drove her crazy.
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They would play pranks on her and annoy her all the time.
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But now, They get along really well.
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And how old is your niece?
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She's five years old.
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Her name is Maria.
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She is a cutie.
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And she's growing up so fast.
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She will talk your arm off.
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She has such a big vocabulary for such a small person.
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I bet.
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I guess that's what happens when your mom is a kindergarten teacher.
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Lindsay has always loved to read, and she has passed that love of books and words onto her daughter.
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"How about your brother -in -law?
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What kind of person is he?" Daniel was a very nice man.
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He's an extremely social chatty guy.
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He's a police officer.
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and whenever he pays a visit, He comes up with some interesting real crime stories.
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- Being a police officer is really challenging.
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Yes, it's challenging, but rewarding at the same time.
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You are so lucky to have such a wonderful family, Alex.
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Thanks for telling me all these interesting details about them.
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Would you like to come over and meet them next weekend?
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I would love to.
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Thanks for inviting me.
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Wonderful!
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Este vídeo tiene 120 frases y 868 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 7:12. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 120 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 87 % 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 |
|---|---|---|
| workshop sustantivo | /ˈwɝk.ʃɑp/ | taller |
| niece sustantivo | /nis/ | sobrina |
| kindergarten sustantivo | /ˈkɪndəɹˌɡɑːɹt(ə)n/ | kínder, preescolar |
| cheerful adjetivo | /ˈt͡ʃɪɹfl̩/ | animado, alegre |
| clothing sustantivo | /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/ | ropa, ropaje |
| gray adjetivo | /ɡɹeɪ/ | gris |
| flower sustantivo | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | flor |
| marry verbo | /ˈmæɹi/ | casar, casarse |
| connect verbo | /kəˈnɛkt/ | conectar, empalmar |
| twin sustantivo | /twɪn/ | gemelo, gemela |
| reward sustantivo | /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/ | recompensa |
| invite verbo | /ɪnˈvaɪt/ | invitar, convidar |
| outdoor adjetivo | /aʊtˈdɔː/ | al aire libre, al fresco |
| outfit sustantivo | /ˈaʊtfɪt/ | conjunto, atuendo |
| alike adjetivo | /əˈlaɪk/ | igual, semejante |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| grow up verbo | crecer |
| come along verbo | avanzar, marchar |
| come up with verbo | ingeniar, ingeniarse |
| get along verbo | llevarse bien con, avenirse |
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | I've never met · they've worked · has always been |
| Comparativos -er than / more … than — comparar dos cosas | older than · taller than · shorter than |
| Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupo | the best · the youngest |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos días | is finishing · is waiting |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 10 contracciones y formas reducidas, como they're, doesn't, didn't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “th”: clothing /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/, thin /ˈθɪn/, athletic /æθˈlɛt.ɪk/
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: workshop /ˈwɝk.ʃɑp/, moustache /ˈmʌstæʃ/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: kindergarten /ˈkɪndəɹˌɡɑːɹt(ə)n/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, introverted /ˈɪn.tɹəˌvɜːɹ.təd/
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 workshop, niece, kindergarten.
¿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.