Shadowing Practice: English for Everyday Activities – Section 1 – Starting the Day - Read along with highlighted text - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Section 1.
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Starting the Day Chapter 1.
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First thing in the morning.
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Dan's alarm clock rings.
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And he wakes up.
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He gets out of bed.
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He goes into the bathroom.
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After using the toilet and flushing it, he washes his hands.
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He brushes his teeth, shaves, and takes a shower.
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He dries himself off with a towel.
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Then he brushes his hair.
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He gets dressed.
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He makes breakfast and eats it.
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Then he leaves the apartment.
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Chapter 2.
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Brushing Your Teeth, Flossing Jenny runs some water over her toothbrush.
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She squeezes toothpaste onto her toothbrush.
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She moves her toothbrush up and down and back and forth.
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To rinse her mouth, she takes some water, swishes it back and forth in her mouth,
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and spits it into the sink.
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She rinses off her toothbrush.
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Then she puts it back in the toothbrush rack.
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She flosses her teeth by pulling out a long piece of floss, slipping it between her teeth,
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and moving it back and forth and up and down.
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Chapter 3 Taking a Shower Dan pulls the shower curtain shut.
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By turning the knob, he turns the water on.
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He washes his hair with shampoo and the rest of his body with soap.
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Then he rinses off with water.
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after turning the water off.
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He steps out of the shower.
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He takes a towel from the towel rack.
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Then he dries himself off.
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He wraps a towel around himself, and he dries his hair.
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He puts some deodorant under his arms.
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Chapter 4 Getting Dressed A Man Tom puts on some underwear.
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a t-shirt, some socks, some pants, and a shirt.
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a, some, a pair of, a t-shirt, a jacket, a shirt,
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some socks, a pair of socks, some underwear, some underpants.
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A pair of underpants.
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Some shoes.
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A pair of shoes.
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Some pajamas.
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A pair of pajamas.
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Some glasses.
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A pair of glasses.
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Some shorts.
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A pair of shorts.
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Some pants.
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A pair of pants.
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Putting on a pair of pants Tom steps into his pants.
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Then he pulls them up.
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He fastens the waistband and zips up the fly.
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He slips a belt through the belt loops and buckles it.
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Putting on a shirt Tom slips an arm into each sleeve.
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He buttons the shirt and the cuffs.
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He straightens his collar.
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He tucks his shirt into his pants.
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Chapter 5 Getting Dressed A Woman Pam puts on Some panties,
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a bra, a dress, or a blouse or a shirt, and a skirt, or some pants,
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and some socks, or some nylons, stockings, or some pantyhose.
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Dressing for hot weather If it's hot, Pam wears light clothes, a short-sleeved cotton shirt,
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and a pair of cotton shorts.
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She goes barefoot indoors and wears sandals outdoors.
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Dressing this way keeps her cool.
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Dressing for Cold Weather If it's cold, Pam wears heavy clothes, a long-sleeved shirt,
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a wool sweater, long pants, and thick wool socks.
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Before going outdoors, she puts on a heavy coat and some gloves or mittens.
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She wraps a scarf around her neck.
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and puts on a hat and some boots.
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Dressing this way keeps her warm.
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Chapter 6 Making a Bed I put a bottom sheet on the mattress.
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If I have a fitted sheet, I slip it over the mattress.
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If I have a flat sheet, I tuck it under the mattress.
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Then I tuck the top sheet under the mattress at the foot of the bed.
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I pull the top sheet tight, spread a blanket over the bed, and smooth it out.
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I spread a bedspread over the bed.
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I fluff up the pillows and lay them at the head of the bed.
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I pull the bedspread over the pillows.
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and smooth it out.
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Chapter 7 Making Breakfast 1 Making Coffee Making Tea Making Coffee with an Electric Coffee Maker
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Pam scoops some ground coffee into the filter.
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Then she pours some water into the coffee maker.
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She turns the coffee maker on by pressing the switch.
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The water heats up and drips through the ground coffee and into the coffee pot.
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Making tea.
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Dan boils water in a tea kettle.
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He pours the hot water into a teapot and adds some tea leaves.
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As the tea leaves soak in the water, the water becomes tea.
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Dan strains the tea.
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Then he adds sugar and milk and stirs his tea.
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Chapter 8 Making Breakfast Too Preparing Cold Cereal Making Toast Preparing Cold Cereal
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Pam pours some cereal from the box into her bowl.
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She pours in some milk and sprinkles some sugar on her cereal.
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Then she peels a banana, slices it, and puts the slices on her cereal.
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Making Toast Dan puts two slices of bread into the toaster.
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By pressing the starter, He lowers the bread into the toaster.
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Hot wires inside the toaster toast the bread.
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The toast pops up when it's done.
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Dan spreads some butter and jam on his toast.
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Chapter 9 Making Breakfast 3 Frying an Egg There are four burners on Dan's stove.
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He turns on the gas and one of the burner's lights.
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He puts a frying pan on the burner and melts some butter in the pan.
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He cracks an egg into the pan and throws the shell into the garbage.
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The egg fries.
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Dan flips it over once with a spatula and then takes it out of the pan.
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He puts the egg on a plate.
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Chapter 10 Eating Breakfast Pam and Dan sit down at the table.
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Pam drinks some coffee from her mug. And eats some cereal.
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Dan drinks some tea.
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And has an egg with bacon and toast.
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Sometimes, he dips his toast into the yolk of his egg.
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As they eat, they read the news and talk a little bit.
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It says here that taxes are going up. As usual.
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After eating, they wipe their lips with their napkins and leave the table.
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Chapter 11 Leaving the House Tom puts on a jacket and zips it up.
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He puts on his shoes and ties them.
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He picks up his key and wallet and puts them in his pockets.
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He picks up his backpack.
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Then, he says goodbye to Jenny.
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See you later, Jen.
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Bye, Tom.
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He opens the door, steps outside, and shuts the door.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel A2 se basa en el vídeo “English for Everyday Activities – Section 1 – Starting the Day - Read along with highlighted text”. Las palabras que más se repiten: Chapter, shirt, pair, tea, coffee. Este vídeo tiene 122 frases y 1036 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 12:34. El hablante habla despacio, unas 82 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 69 % 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 del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| pants sustantivo | /pænts/ | pantalón, pantalones |
| toast sustantivo | /toʊst/ | pan tostado, tostada |
| cereal sustantivo | /ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əl/ | cereal, herbal |
| sheet sustantivo | /ʃit/ | hoja, folio |
| sock sustantivo | /sɑk/ | calcetín, media |
| slip verbo | /ˈslɪp/ | deslizarse, resbalar |
| pour verbo | /poɹ/ | escanciar, echar |
| towel sustantivo | /ˈtaʊ̯əl/ | toalla, toballa |
| mattress sustantivo | /ˈmætɹɪs/ | colchón |
| shoe sustantivo | /ˈʃu/ | zapato, taba |
| brush sustantivo | /bɹʌʃ/ | pincel, cepillo |
| maker sustantivo | /ˈmeɪk.ɚ/ | hacedor, fabricante |
| leaf sustantivo | /lif/ | hoja, foja (desus.) |
| slice sustantivo | /slaɪs/ | rebanada, lonja |
| sleeve sustantivo | /sliv/ | manga |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| pick up verbo | coger, asir | |
| get out of verbo | salirse de, ponerse fuera de | |
| go up verbo | subir | |
| pop up verbo | aparecerse | |
| pull out verbo | retirarse | |
| wake up verbo | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | despertarse, recordar |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
- Los sonidos de “th”: smooth /smuːð/, cloth /klɒθ/, thick /θɪk/, toothbrush /ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/, toothpaste /ˈtuθpeɪst/
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: sheet /ʃit/, shoe /ˈʃu/, brush /bɹʌʃ/, wash /wɑʃ/, shell /ʃɛl/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: slip /ˈslɪp/, slice /slaɪs/, sleeve /sliv/, smooth /smuːð/, strain /stɹeɪn/
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: sleeve /sliv/, shave /ˈʃeɪ̯v/, glove /ɡlʌv/, stove /stoʊv/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: zip /zɪp/, squeeze /skwiːz/, indoors /ɪnˈdɔɹz/, pajamas /pəˈd͡ʒɑ.məz/, pantyhose /ˈpæntɪhəuz/
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 pants, toast, cereal.
¿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.