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That will be just hundred rupees only.
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Oh no, I don't have any cash on me.
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No problem sir, just scan this QR code quick and easy.
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Whoa, that's amazing.
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QR code?
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What's that?
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Ah, it's an invention that has changed the world.
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So, let me take you back to where it all started by narrating the invention of the QR code.
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Zoom in!
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Once upon a time, long before smartphones,
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wireless payments or TikTok, there lived a man named Samuel Moss.
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In 1825, Moss was a painter, not a tech wizard.
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But everything changed while painting a portrait in Washington DC.
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He received a tragic letter.
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His wife had died during childbirth.
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Devastated and heartbroken, Morse raced home by horse and carriage, only to arrive days too late.
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This pain sparked a mission.
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He would find a faster way for people to communicate across distances.
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The result, Morse code.
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A clever system of dots and dashes that let people send messages using telegraph wires.
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Fast forward a century, in 1948,
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Norman Joseph Woodland, a bright engineering student and former boy scout,
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Who knew Morse code was relaxing on a beach.
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He had just heard about a new challenge from a grocery store owner.
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We need a faster way to check out items at the store.
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As Woodland dragged his fingers through the sand, he began to sketch dots and dashes.
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And then just like that, he had a Eureka moment.
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What if Morse code was stretched vertically into lines?
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That idea eventually became the barcode.
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The stripped code you see on every product at the supermarket.
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Barcodes revolutionized shopping.
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But they had limits.
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They could only store a small amount of information and had to be scanned in a very specific way.
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As the world grew more digital, something better was needed.
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Enter 1994 Japan.
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A quiet engineer named Masahiro Hara was working at a car parts company called Denzo Wave.
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His job, health factories tracked car components faster and more accurately.
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Workers were constantly scanning multiple barcodes per part.
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And it was slowing everything down.
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Hara decided to dream bigger.
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He imagined a new kind of code, one that could hold much more data, scan in any direction and be read in a flash.
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Inspired by the ancient Japanese board named Go, with its black and white pieces on a grid,
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Hara and his team designed the world's first QR code, short for Quick Response Code.
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They made it public, meaning anyone could use it for free.
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At first, QR codes were used in warehouses and factories.
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But then, something incredible happened.
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As smartphones became common, suddenly everyone had a QR code scanner in their pocket.
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By 2017, phone cameras could read QR codes directly.
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No app needed.
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Then came the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Overnight, QR codes exploded in popularity.
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Contactless menus, digital check-ins, mobile payments.
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In places like India and China,
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people now make billions of payments using QR codes every month.
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From street food stalls to high-end stores, just scan and go.
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Today, those little square patterns are everywhere.
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From receipts, to restaurant tables, to school IDs.
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They may look simple, but each QR code packs a smart blend of math and design That keeps our world connected.
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So the next time you scan one, remember you're tapping into a legacy sparked by a painter,
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a beach and a brilliant idea.
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Trivia time!
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Did you know that compared to traditional barcodes a single QR code can store up to 4296 alpha numeric characters
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Yes, that's over 200 times more than the 20 character capacity of a regular barcode
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It's sketching time Today's sketch of the day goes to Naqsh Sharma.
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Hope you scanned something new today.
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Until next time, it's me, Dr. Binox, Zooming Out!
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Could you pay for these items too?
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Never mind.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel A2 se basa en el vídeo “Digital Technology”. Las palabras que más se repiten: code, barcode, store, Morse, scan. Este vídeo tiene 68 frases y 632 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 6:28. El hablante habla despacio, unas 98 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 74 % 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 del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| scan verbo | /skæn/ | escrutar |
| sketch sustantivo | /ˈskɛt͡ʃ/ | esquicio, bosquejo |
| smartphone sustantivo | /ˈsmɑɹtfoʊn/ | teléfono inteligente |
| invention sustantivo | /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/ | invención, invento |
| dash sustantivo | /ˈdæʃ/ | raya |
| spark sustantivo | /ˈspɑɹk/ | chispa, centella |
| painter sustantivo | /ˈpeɪntɚ/ | pintor, pintora |
| finger sustantivo | /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/ | dedo, alambres |
| pocket sustantivo | /ˈpɑ.kɪt/ | bolsillo, bolsa |
| compare verbo | /kəmˈpɛɚ/ | comparar, parangonar |
| flash verbo | /flæʃ/ | destellar, flashear |
| sand sustantivo | /sænd/ | arena |
| wire sustantivo | /ˈwaɪɚ/ | alambre, hilo |
| worker sustantivo | /ˈwɝ.kɚ/ | trabajador, obrero |
| arrive verbo | /əˈɹaɪv/ | llegar, arribar |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| check out verbo | investigar, chequear | |
| zoom out verbo | /ˌzuːm ˈaʊt/ | alejar el zoom, quitar zoom (el) |
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 | was stretched · be scanned · was needed |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — una acción en curso en un momento del pasado | was working · were constantly scanning · was slowing |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
- Los sonidos de “th”: mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, childbirth /ˈt͡ʃaɪldˌbɝθ/
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: invention /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/, dash /ˈdæʃ/, flash /flæʃ/, revolutionize /ˌɹɛv.əˈl(j)u.ʃəˌnaɪz/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: popularity /ˌpɑ.pjəˈlæɹ.ə.ti/, communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, accurately /ˈæk.jə.ɹɪt.li/, supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: scan /skæn/, sketch /ˈskɛt͡ʃ/, smartphone /ˈsmɑɹtfoʊn/, spark /ˈspɑɹk/, strip /ˈstɹɪp/
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: invention /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/, arrive /əˈɹaɪv/, clever /ˈklɛv.ɚ/, overnight /əʊvə(ɹ)ˈnaɪt/, devastated /ˈdɛv.əˌsteɪ.təd/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: wizard /ˈwɪzɚd/, zoom /zuːm/, revolutionize /ˌɹɛv.əˈl(j)u.ʃəˌnaɪz/
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 scan, sketch, smartphone.
¿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.