Shadowing Practice: Easy Spanish Reading Practice | Short Stories for Beginners for A1-A2. Part 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

Este vídeo tiene 79 frases y 534 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 4:03. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 132 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 46 % 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:

• grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/ (sustantivo) — abuela. A mother of someone's parent.
• potato /pəˈteɪ.təʊ/ (sustantivo) — patata, papa. The edible starchy tuber of the plant species Solanum tuberosum.
• curious /ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/ (adjetivo) — curioso, tener curiosidad. Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying.
• flower /ˈfloʊɚ/ (sustantivo) — flor. A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual…
• delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ (adjetivo) — delicioso, sabroso. Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty.
• keyboard /ˈki.bɔɹd/ (sustantivo) — teclado. A set of keys laid out in a gridlike pattern, used for typing on a typewriter, computer, etc.
• cookie /ˈkʊki/ (sustantivo) — galleta. A small, flat, baked good which is either crisp or soft but firm.
• paragraph /ˈpæɹəɡɹæf/ (sustantivo) — párrafo, parágrafo. A passage in text that starts on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented, and usually marks a change of topic.
• vegetable /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/ (sustantivo) — verdura, legumbre. A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice…
• pasta /ˈpɑ.stə/ (sustantivo) — pasta. Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating.
• tomato /təˈmeɪ.toʊ/ (sustantivo) — tomate, jitomate. A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.
• sofa /ˈsoʊ̯fə/ (sustantivo) — sofá, sillón. An upholstered seat with a raised back and one or two raised ends, long enough to comfortably accommodate two or more people.
• bravo /ˈbɹɑvoʊ/ — bravo. Used to express acclaim, especially to a performer.
• veterinary /ˈvɛtəɹɪnɛɹi/ (adjetivo) — veterinario. Of or relating to the medical or surgical treatment of non-human animals, especially domestic and farm animals.
• interrupt /ˌɪntəˈɹʌpt/ (verbo) — interrumpir, interromper. To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly, especially by speaking.

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

• get in (verbo) — acceder. To get into or inside something, literally or figuratively.
• go through (verbo) — atravesar. To travel from one end of something to the other.
• look at (verbo) — mirar, funar. To observe or watch.
• play with (verbo) — juguetear con. To fiddle with; make small adjustments to, for example to something mechanical in order to improve its performance.
• walk around (verbo) — deambular. To walk with no planned destination; to meander.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

• Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, especial /ɛsˈpɛʃəl/

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 grandmother, potato, curious.