Shadowing Practice: Don't Look Her in the Eyes - Studio C - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hey guys, just popping in to introduce you to our new hire.
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This is Grant.
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He's taking over Patty's role as head accountant.
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Nice to meet you.
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Hey, guys.
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Over here we have Beth.
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She's our head of HR, but don't worry, she's cool.
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She's cool?
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What the heck?
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Uh, this is Devin.
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He's our marketing guy.
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More like marketing guru.
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Guru?
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Can she say that still? And then there's Marantha.
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Hi, I love your hair.
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Where is it from?
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Uh, Marantha tries to make drama where there isn't any, so just try to avoid eye contact with her.
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Got it.
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Okay.
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Okay, guys, make Grant feel welcome. That was so weird.
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Like what?
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Maranta, we don't need to talk trash.
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No one said anything bad.
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Beth, you're hilarious.
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She is toxic poison.
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Maranta, I can see you.
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Stop.
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You stop, girl.
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Are we going to Cold Stone for lunch or what?
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Hi, Grant.
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Sorry about that.
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Here's some paperwork to get you started.
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Oh, thanks.
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Excited to have you, Grant.
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It's just been me and the ladies for a while.
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The ladies?
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What is wrong with him?
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I don't...
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I like you.
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We have a bond.
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Oh.
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Also, we have Bagel Wednesday.
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Oh.
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Oh.
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I said Bagel Wednesday.
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How was that bad?
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I'm just working on the schedule, girl.
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She's crazy.
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And she will take your bagel.
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OK, Grant, well, just let us know if you have any questions.
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Do you have any questions?
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Just don't engage with her.
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Yeah, I usually just try to get.
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I have a question.
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Let's hang.
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Grandpa!
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What, girl?
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Just looking for a contact down here.
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You look so cute from this angle.
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Why don't we all just get back to work?
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Grant, let me know if you have any issue with the email.
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I tried to set it up before you got here.
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Oh, yep.
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Looks like I'm in.
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Thanks.
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Oh, I'm actually gonna order lunch from Pee-Dee's if anyone wants in.
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Cool!
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Desperate.
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Okay, what is wrong with you?
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I'm just trying to be nice, but you're always like...
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How do you like a...
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What are you doing with your face?
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I'm doing you.
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I'm a monster.
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I'm toxic.
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Devon, let's have a chat in my office.
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No, but I was just...
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No, she was...
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Fuck. That was crazy.
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Grant, come on.
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Be a professional.
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What a psycho!
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Subscribe?
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Is she crazy?
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You should do it.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 85 frases y 406 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:58. El hablante habla despacio, unas 102 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 84 % 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:

  • toxic /ˈtɒk.sɪk/ (adjetivo) — tóxico. Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.
  • guru /ˈɡʊɹ(ˌ)u/ (sustantivo) — gurú. In Indian traditions: a spiritual teacher who transmits knowledge to a shishya.
  • trash /tɹæʃ/ (sustantivo) — basura, tlazol. Useless physical things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse.
  • hire /ˈhaɪɹ/ (verbo) — contratar, emplear. To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment.
  • angle /ˈæŋ.ɡəl/ (sustantivo) — ángulo. A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).
  • introduce /ˌɪntɹəˈdus/ (verbo) — presentar. To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
  • engage /ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/ (verbo) — embebecer, embelesar. To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied.
  • desperate /ˈdɛs.p(ə.)ɹɪt/ (adjetivo) — desesperado, que necesita desesperadamente. In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire.
  • hilarious /hɪˈlɛə.ɹi.əs/ (adjetivo) — hilarante, descacharrante. Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter.
  • poison /ˈpɔɪ.zən/ (sustantivo) — veneno, ponzoña. A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when ingested.
  • heck /hɛk/ — caray. Hell.
  • subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/ (verbo) — suscribirse, subscribirse. To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name).
  • paperwork /ˈpeɪ.pɚˌwɝk/ (sustantivo) — papeleo. Routine work involving written documents.
  • grandpa /ˈɡɹæm.pɑː/ (sustantivo) — abuelo, abuelito. grandfather.
  • accountant /əˈkaʊn.tənt/ (sustantivo) — contador, contadora. One who renders account; one accountable.

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

  • come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — hala, vamos. Come along with me; join me in going.
  • get back to (verbo) — responder / contestar (en un rato), volver / tornar a contactar. Return to (an activity)
  • look for (verbo) — buscar, lambisquear. To seek.
  • take over (verbo) — apoderarse, enseñorearse. To assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 16 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, don't, you're. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

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 toxic, guru, trash.

¿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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