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Hello, Easy English Learners.
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So we're here again on the streets of Old Town Alexandria.
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Today we're going to be asking people what their plans for the rest of the day are,
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and if they have any plans for their future.
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So, follow us along.
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So it's a simple question,
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and that is, what are your plans for today?
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My plans for today are to walk up the street.
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Yes, we have.
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We're going to go have lunch and then after that we're going to do some shopping.
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I think we're going down to the water to have a few drinks and have some girl time.
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And the sun.
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Girl time, that means we're not invited.
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No, we're not invited.
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Okay.
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I'm going to take the metro back home and then I'm going to watch Netflix.
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And chill?
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Yes.
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My plans for the rest of the day,
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I'm going back to work.
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I work at a shop.
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It's actually a really interesting shop.
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It's a sex shop.
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Okay.
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Yeah, it is.
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So it's called Lotus Blooms,
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and we sell corsets, and we sell sex toys,
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and we're education-based, so I'm a sex educator,
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not just working at a shop.
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And, yeah, it's really cool.
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We're going to continue on our walk,
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and then we'll go home and make dinner.
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Yeah.
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And...
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What do you plan to make?
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Pizza.
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We're doing pizza tonight.
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Homemade pizza?
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Yeah.
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Well we're from the Philadelphia area so we're gonna be leaving here soon after we do a little more shopping.
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Go back to my daughter's house and then pack up and head back up to Philly.
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My plans for the rest of the day enjoy it with these guys maybe go have a few drinks,
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get some good food, and then go do some homework for school.
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Yeah.
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I'm going to ride my bike home and then walk my dog and then take a nap.
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Okay.
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You don't have a dog.
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You don't even have a dog?
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No. And I don't have a bike.
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And you never sleep.
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I'm definitely going to take a nap.
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Okay.
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At least it's partially true.
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Today I will be fabulous like I always am
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and I will live my life to the fullest and continue to enjoy a traveler's view which is my business.
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Same thing, and sleep.
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And sleep?
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Uh huh.
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That's when I was like that.
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I'm going to take pictures and I don't have any other plans for today.
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I'm going to do what she's doing and everybody else is doing
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and then I'm going to go home and probably sit on the couch.
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Watch Easy English!
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What are your plans for the future generally?
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Maybe a year, five years from now?
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I hope to retire in about five years and be able to spend more time with my family,
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with my boys.
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What do you guys hope to do tomorrow?
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Play.
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Play?
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What do you like to play?
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Ninja Turtles.
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Ninja Turtles, who's your favorite?
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Riardo.
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I see myself hopefully as an investment banker or a realtor,
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primarily in the residential industry.
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And hopefully have a beautiful wife on my side.
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If not, still have the girlfriend I have and go from there.
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I hope she doesn't see this video.
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I'm going to spend the winter traveling out west,
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going wherever there's deep snow.
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Are you a skier, snowboarder?
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Snowboarder.
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Nice, I ski.
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Oh, that's too bad.
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Actually, I'm moving to North Dakota.
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Wow.
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Yeah, I know that sounds crazy.
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No, that's exciting.
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I'm moving to North Dakota,
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and I'm a singer is what I actually am.
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What style?
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Blues and soul.
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So I did American Idol.
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Did you?
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I did.
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I was on season 13.
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You can find me.
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I had blue hair.
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Yeah, it was a lot of fun.
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But yeah, I'm going to the West Coast with my fiancee,
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who's a woman, so I'm a lesbian.
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It's great.
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Yeah, I'm so excited.
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My nearest future plan actually when I go home to Colorado is to sell the house and move into the mountains.
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I'll probably go back to grad school and get my master's degree in speech therapy.
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Is any of this truthful Yeah, this is actually true.
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I'm getting married in March.
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Oh, congratulations!
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I'm just enjoying every moment in life.
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Yeah, and be happy.
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That's.. yeah, that's it.
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Okay, Easy English fans, thanks again for coming along with us to learn.
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We are here on the streets of Old Town,
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got some really good answers from everyone.
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Like these videos, share them on Facebook, on Twitter.
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We want this to be a community thing.
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We want you guys to get involved.
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Also, we're looking to maybe transition in the way that we do our subtitles.
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So if you're interested in translating subtitles and that sort of thing,
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be sure to send us a message,
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leave a comment, get in touch with us somehow and let us know that you want to get involved with this.
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So thanks again for coming along with us hope you learned a lot and enjoy these videos and keep learning languages.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “Easy English 29 - Talking about the future”. Este vídeo tiene 126 frases y 875 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 5:28. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 160 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. El 85 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
subtitle sustantivo/ˈsʌbtaɪtəl/subtítulo, título seccional / menor
ninja sustantivo/ˈnɪnd͡ʒə/ninja
invite verbo/ɪnˈvaɪt/invitar, convidar
corset sustantivo/ˈkɔː(ɹ).sɪt/corsé, corset
excite verbo/ɪkˈsaɪt/emocionar
fiancée sustantivo/fiˈɑn.seɪ/novia, prometida
realtor sustantivo/ˈɹi(ə)l.təɹ/agente inmobiliario, agente inmobiliaria
truthful adjetivo/ˈtɹuːθ.f(ə)l/veraz
educator sustantivo/ˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪtɚ/educador, educadora
banker sustantivo/ˈbæŋkəː/banquero, banquera
homemade adjetivocasero, hecho en casa
translate verbo/tɹænzˈleɪt/traducir, trasladar
subscribe verbo/səbˈskɹaɪb/suscribirse, subscribirse
retire verbo/ɹəˈtaɪɹ/jubilar
fabulous adjetivo/ˈfæbjʊləs/fantástico, fabuloso

Frases que vale la pena repetir

Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:

  • What do you plan to make?
  • You don't even have a dog?
  • What are your plans for the future generally?
  • What do you guys hope to do tomorrow?
  • What do you like to play?

Gramática en este vídeo

Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupothe fullest · My nearest
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos díaswe're going · I'm going · We're doing
Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un plan o algo que se ve venirwe're going to be · We're going to go · I'm going to take
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónwe'll go · will be · will live

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 41 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, we're, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: partially /ˈpɑɹʃəli/, residential /ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: educator /ˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪtɚ/, residential /ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/, wherever /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/
  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: translate /tɹænzˈleɪt/, lesbian /ˈlɛz.bi.ən/, residential /ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl/
  • /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: ninja /ˈnɪnd͡ʒə/, educator /ˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪtɚ/

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 subtitle, ninja, invite.

¿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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