Shadowing Practice: DRUSKI: A GUN TO MY HEAD CHANGED MY LIFE - Learn English Speaking with Video

Este vídeo tiene 42 frases y 412 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 1:48. El hablante habla rápido, unas 228 palabras por minuto, así que espera sonidos enlazados y reducidos. 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:

• boom /bum/ (verbo) — retumbar. To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
• legend /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənd/ (sustantivo) — leyenda. The life story of a saint (such stories are often embellished, but any kind is called a legend).
• insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ (adjetivo) — enfermo mental, enajenado. Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad.
• sheet /ʃit/ (sustantivo) — hoja, folio. A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
• connect /kəˈnɛkt/ (verbo) — conectar, empalmar. To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
• rob /ɹɑb/ (verbo) — robar. To steal from, especially using force or violence.
• mechanism /ˈmɛk.ə.nɪ.zəm/ (sustantivo) — mecanismo. Any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power.
• pursue /pɚˈsu/ (verbo) — perseguir. To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase.
• accidentally /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/ (adverbio) — accidentalmente, sin querer. In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.
• sue /sjuː/ (verbo) — demandar, querellarse. To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal (civil) action.
• barrel /ˈbæɹəl/ (sustantivo) — barril, tonel. A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends…
• heal /ˈhiːl/ (verbo) — curar, sanar. To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
• comedian /kəˈmiː.di.ən/ (sustantivo) — humorista, comediante. An entertainer who performs in a humorous manner, especially by telling jokes.
• entertain /ˌɛntəˈteɪn/ (verbo) — divertir, entretener. To amuse (someone); to engage the attention of agreeably.
• mattress /ˈmætɹɪs/ (sustantivo) — colchón. A pad on which a person can recline and sleep, usually having an inner section of coiled springs covered with foam or other cushioning material then enclosed…

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

• come from (verbo) — ser de. To have as one's origin, birthplace or nationality.
• end up (verbo) — terminar, ir a parar. To bring to a conclusion.
• figure out (verbo) — averiguar, captar. To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.
• lock in (verbo) — encerrar, enllavar. To fix the value of (something potentially variable).
• look forward to (verbo) — no ver la hora de, quedar a la espera de. To anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure; to be excited or eager to.
• look up to (verbo) — respetar. To show respect or admiration for (someone); to see (someone) as a role model.
• talk about (verbo) — hablar de, hablar sobre. Used to draw attention to the speaker's characterization of someone or something.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 15 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, didn't, gonna. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

• Palabras largas — cuida el acento: mechanism /ˈmɛk.ə.nɪ.zəm/, accidentally /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/, comedian /kəˈmiː.di.ən/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

1. Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
2. Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
3. Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como boom, legend, insane.