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Never in a million years did I think I would become a successful business owner.
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I used to be the black sheep of my family.
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driving everyone nuts with my behavior.
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As a teenager, I would drive my parents' car very fast.
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I hung out with some kids who liked to do bad things in the neighborhood.
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My parents didn't know all the bad things I was doing.
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I would pull the wool over my parents' eyes,
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saying I was staying after school,
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when I was really meeting up with my friends.
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I went behind my parents' backs quite often.
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But one day, I was caught red-handed.
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I was at my friend Tony's house while his parents were out of town.
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We were drinking alcohol and listening to loud music.
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I got in an argument with him and,
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in the heat of the moment,
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I shoved him and he fell down the stairs.
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Normally, I wouldn't hurt a fly,
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but I had drunk too much and I was out of control.
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I felt that about what I had done.
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Tony was badly injured.
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I had to call my parents to take us to the hospital.
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I made a fool of myself when my parents came to the door and I still had a drink in my hand.
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My mother was as pale as a ghost when she saw me.
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My parents took Tony to the hospital but they told me that I was out of line.
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I realized that all that glitters is not gold and I had been acting foolishly.
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I told my parents I was sorry but actions speak louder than words.
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They didn't trust me after that day.
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I wasn't allowed to use the car or go to my friends' houses for a long time.
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Over my dead body, my dad would say to me when I wanted to take the car.
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So I soon became a couch potato.
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I wasn't interested in school and I refused to do my schoolwork.
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My grades were always bad because I was lazy.
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Once in a blue moon,
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I would do my homework,
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but most of the time I thought there was no point.
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Instead, I wanted to be in a rock band.
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I learned to play the guitar by ear,
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and I thought I was really good.
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I was using music to distract me from my failures.
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That same school year, I had a teacher,
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Mr. Andrews, who challenged me.
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His style of teaching caught my eye from the very beginning.
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We were all eyes and ears while he was teaching.
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The classroom was as quiet as a mouse.
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He told me I was good at reading and writing.
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The sky's the limit.
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You just have to believe in yourself.
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Work on yourself every day,
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and good things will happen.
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He challenged me to think outside the box,
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giving me challenging material and helping me to make up my mind about it.
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Even when I felt I had bitten off more than I could chew,
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he encouraged me that I could do it.
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Soon I became a very good student.
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Everyone was surprised, including me.
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I still missed the mark,
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but that only encouraged me to try harder.
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I began to do everything by the book.
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I listened to my parents and never stayed out too late.
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I realized education is very important because it can open so many doors.
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I ended high school on a high note.
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And was able to go to a good college.
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Later, when I was finishing college,
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I got a great idea for a business.
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I created a special program for high schools to train kids who are unmotivated.
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I wanted to help the teenagers break their bad habits and create better ones.
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Some of the kids in this program are starting from scratch and can't read very well.
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Some kids seem scared of their own shadow,
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too afraid to ask their teachers for help.
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I have seen these kids go from being nervous to acting as cool as a cucumber.
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My business has really taken off the last couple of years since I graduated.
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I can barely keep track of how many schools my program is being used in.
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It is possible to turn over a new leaf and change your life for the better.
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I'm glad I learned the lessons I did,
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because they brought me down to earth.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “English Idioms 3”. Las palabras que más se repiten: parents, eye, program. Este vídeo tiene 76 frases y 741 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 6:10. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 120 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 81 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
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| teenager sustantivo | /ˈtiːnˌeɪ̯d͡ʒə/ | adolescente, adolescentes |
| cucumber sustantivo | /ˈkjuˌkʌmbɚ/ | pepino |
| injure verbo | /ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ/ | lastimar, lisiar |
| schoolwork sustantivo | /ˈskulˌwɝk/ | trabajo escolar, tarea académica |
| glitter verbo | /ˈɡlɪtəɹ/ | brillar, resplandecer |
| shove verbo | /ʃʌv/ | empujar, empellar |
| chew verbo | /tʃuː/ | masticar, mascar |
| distract verbo | /dɪˈstɹækt/ | distraer, despistar |
| intro sustantivo | /ˈɪntɹoʊ/ | intro |
| wool sustantivo | /wʊl/ | lana |
| scare verbo | /skɛɚ/ | asustar, atemorizar |
| pale adjetivo | /peɪl/ | pálido |
| potato sustantivo | /pəˈteɪ.təʊ/ | patata, papa |
| homework sustantivo | /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/ | deberes, tarea |
| stairs sustantivo | /ˈstɛɹz/ | escalera, gradas |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| make up verbo | /ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/ | reponer, suplir |
| take off verbo | quitarse |
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
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| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | was caught · wasn't allowed · are unmotivated |
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | have seen · has really taken |
| Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosa | kids who liked · kids who are |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 7 contracciones y formas reducidas, como didn't, wasn't, can't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: foolishly /ˈfuːlɪʃli/, shove /ʃʌv/, sheep /ˈʃiːp/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: schoolwork /ˈskulˌwɝk/, scare /skɛɚ/, stairs /ˈstɛɹz/, scratch /skɹæt͡ʃ/
- /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: teenager /ˈtiːnˌeɪ̯d͡ʒə/, injure /ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ/
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 teenager, cucumber, injure.
¿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.