Shadowing Practice: Effortless English - Intimacy - Audio - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Intimacy.
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Dear Abby, My husband, James,
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and I have been married only three years.
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We are both in our twenties.
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Everything is really great between us except our sex life.
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As far as he is concerned, that's fine too.
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But I'm not satisfied.
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It may seem odd to hear the female wants to have sex more frequently than a young and healthy male,
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but that's the case in our relationship.
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Abby, I work with the public and I get frequent remarks about what a beautiful woman I am.
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This makes it hard for me to believe that I don't attract him at all.
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I have expressed many times that I wish we were more intimate.
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I have even expressed it to him in more than one letter,
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hoping to reach him.
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I am at a total loss as to how to make him realize how important this is to me.
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Is there something wrong with my body?
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I just don't know who to turn to for advice on this subject.
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Please help me.
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Signed.
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Short on intimacy in Ohio.
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Intimacy.
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Dear Abby, My husband James and I have been married only three years.
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We are both in our twenties.
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Everything is really great between us except our sex life.
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As far as he is concerned,
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that's fine too, But I'm not satisfied.
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It may seem odd to hear the female wants to have sex more frequently than a young and healthy male,
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but that's the case in our relationship.
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Abby, I work with the public and I get frequent remarks about what a beautiful woman I am.
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This makes it hard for me to believe that I don't attract him at all.
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I have expressed many times that I wish we were more intimate.
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I have even expressed it to him in more than one letter,
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hoping to reach him.
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I am at a total loss as to how to make him realize how important this is to me.
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Is there something wrong with my body?
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I just don't know who to turn to for advice on this subject.
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Please help me.
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Signed.
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Short on intimacy in Ohio.
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Intimacy.
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Dear Abby, My husband, James,
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and I have been married only three years.
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We are both in our twenties.
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Everything is really great between us except our sex life.
45
As far as he is concerned, that's fine too.
46
But I'm not satisfied.
47
It may seem odd to hear the female wants to have sex more frequently than a young and healthy male,
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but that's the case in our relationship.
49
Abby, I work with the public and I get frequent remarks about what a beautiful woman I am.
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This makes it hard for me to believe that I don't attract him at all.
51
I have expressed many times that I wish we were more intimate.
52
I have even expressed it to him in more than one letter,
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hoping to reach him.
54
I am at a total loss as to how to make him realize how important this is to me.
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Is there something wrong with my body?
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I just don't know who to turn to for advice on this subject.
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Please help me." Signed, Short on Intimacy in Ohio.
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Intimacy.
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Dear Abby, My husband, James,
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and I have been married only three years.
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We are both in our twenties.
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Everything is really great between us except our sex life.
63
As far as he is concerned, that's fine too.
64
But I'm not satisfied.
65
It may seem odd to hear the female wants to have sex more frequently than a young and healthy male,
66
but that's the case in our relationship.
67
Abby, I work with the public and I get frequent remarks about what a beautiful woman I am.
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This makes it hard for me to believe that I don't attract him at all.
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I have expressed many times that I wish we were more intimate it.
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I have even expressed it to him in more than one letter,
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hoping to reach him.
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I am at a total loss as to how to make him realize how important this is to me.
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Is there something wrong with my body?
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I just don't know who to turn to for advice on this subject.
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Please Please help me." Signed,
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Short on Intimacy in Ohio.
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Intimacy.
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Dear Abby, My husband, James,
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and I have been married only three years.
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We are both in our twenties.
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Everything is really great between us, except our sex life.
82
As far as he is concerned,
83
that's fine too, but I'm not satisfied.
84
It may seem odd to hear the female wants to have sex more frequently than a young and healthy male,
85
but that's the case in our relationship.
86
Abby, I work with the public and I get frequent remarks about what a beautiful woman I am.
87
This makes it hard for me to believe that I don't attract him at all.
88
I have expressed many times that I wish we were more intimate.
89
I have even expressed it to him in more than one letter,
90
hoping to reach him.
91
I am at a total loss as to how to make him realize how important this is to me.
92
there something wrong with my body?
93
I just don't know who to turn to for advice on this subject.
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Please help me.
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Signed.
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Short on intimacy in Ohio.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel C1 se basa en el vídeo “Effortless English - Intimacy - Audio”. Las palabras que más se repiten: Abby, intimacy, expressed, sex, twenties. Este vídeo tiene 96 frases y 896 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 10:17. El hablante habla despacio, unas 87 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 86 % 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:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| intimacy sustantivo | /ˈɪn.tɪ.mə.si/ | intimidad |
| frequent adjetivo | /ˈfɹiː.kwənt/ | frecuente |
| attract verbo | /əˈtɹækt/ | atraer |
| intimate adjetivo | /ˈɪn.tɪ.mət/ | íntimo |
| satisfy verbo | /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/ | satisfacer |
| litter sustantivo | /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ | cama, lecho |
| remark verbo | /ɹɪˈmɑɹk/ | aclarar |
| express verbo | /ɪkˈspɹɛs/ | expresar, expremir |
| concern sustantivo | /kənˈsɝn/ | interés, concernencia |
| frequently adverbio | /ˈfɹiː.kwənt.li/ | frecuentemente, con frecuencia |
| female sustantivo | /ˈfiː.meɪl/ | hembra, fembra (disused) |
| subject sustantivo | /ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɛkt/ | sujeto, subjeto |
| reach verbo | /ɹiːt͡ʃ/ | alcanzar |
| male sustantivo | /meɪl/ | varón, macho |
| advice sustantivo | /ədˈvaɪs/ | consejo, asesoramiento |
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | have been married · have expressed · have even expressed |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | is concerned |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 15 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: intimacy /ˈɪn.tɪ.mə.si/, twenty /ˈtwɛnti/ [-ɛɾ̃i]
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: husband /ˈhʌzbənd/, realize /ˈɹi(.ə)ˌlaɪz/
- /h/ — una aspiración suave, no la “j”: husband /ˈhʌzbənd/, healthy /ˈhɛl.θi/
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 intimacy, frequent, attract.
¿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.