Shadowing Practice: English in a Minute: Frontrunner - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Welcome to English in a Minute.
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When you run in a race, it is definitely a good thing to be at the front.
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Front runner.
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So I am guessing Jonathan and Anna are racing each other.
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Those two are so competitive.
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So I saw White Coast Blue Sea last night.
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Finally!
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Pretty great, huh?
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Well, I'm not sure I understand why people are saying it's the frontrunner for best picture at the Oscars.
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What?
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Are you serious?
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I just can't talk to you right now.
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A frontrunner is the person or thing that is most likely to win a competition.
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You can use this expression to talk about a sports team, a political candidate, or yes, a movie nominated for an award.
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And that's English in a Minute.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 15 frases y 128 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 0:56. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 137 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 82 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

10 palabras menos comunes del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

  • runner /ˈɹʌnɚ/ (sustantivo) — corredor, corredora. A person who moves, on foot, at a fast pace, especially an athlete.
  • nominate /ˈnɑ.mɪ.neɪt/ (verbo) — postular, nominar. To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.
  • candidate /ˈkæn.ɪ.dɪt/ (sustantivo) — candidato, candidata. A person who seeks to be elected or appointed to a position or privilege.
  • competitive /kəmˈpɛt.ɪ.tɪv/ (adjetivo) — competitivo. Of or pertaining to competition.
  • expression /əkˈspɹɛʃ.n̩/ (sustantivo) — expresión. The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.
  • welcome /ˈwɛl.kəm/ — ¡bienvenido!, ¡bienvenida!. Greeting given upon someone's arrival.
  • definitely /ˈdɛf.ɪ.nɪt.li/ (adverbio) — definitivamente, indudablemente. Without question and beyond doubt.
  • competition /ˌkɑm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/ (sustantivo) — competición. The action of competing.
  • award /əˈwɔɹd/ (sustantivo) — laudo. A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.
  • sport /spoɹt/ (sustantivo) — deporte, sport. Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

  • talk about (verbo) — hablar de, hablar sobre. Used to draw attention to the speaker's characterization of someone or something.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: expression /əkˈspɹɛʃ.n̩/, competition /ˌkɑm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: competitive /kəmˈpɛt.ɪ.tɪv/, definitely /ˈdɛf.ɪ.nɪt.li/, competition /ˌkɑm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/

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 runner, nominate, candidate.

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos díasam guessing · are saying

¿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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