Shadowing Practice: English in a Minute: Sitting Pretty - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Welcome to English in a Minute.
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Sitting is a normal thing that we do.
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We sit at work, at home, at restaurants.
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Honestly, we probably sit too much.
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But what does it mean to be sitting pretty?
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Dan, how is your new apartment?
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It's great.
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It has the best views of DC.
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And guess what?
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My book is selling really well.
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Wow!
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You!
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Dan, you are really sitting pretty.
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Sorry, Anna.
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It's my publisher.
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How much money?
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If you are sitting pretty, you are living in comfort.
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You are in a good place in your life.
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We can also use this to describe someone with a good chance at winning a competition.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Este vídeo tiene 19 frases y 112 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 0:54. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 125 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 92 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es fácil de seguir.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
10 palabras menos comunes del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
- comfort /ˈkʌm.fət/ (sustantivo) — comodidad, confort. Contentment, ease.
- publisher /ˈpʌblɪʃɚ/ (sustantivo) — editor, editorial. A person or (especially) a company who publishes, especially books.
- restaurant /ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/ (sustantivo) — restaurante, restorán. An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.
- apartment /əˈpɑɹt.mənt/ (sustantivo) — apartamento, departamento. A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.
- describe /dɪˈskɹaɪb/ (verbo) — describir. To represent in words.
- sit /sɪt/ (verbo) — sentarse, estar sentado. To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.
- welcome /ˈwɛl.kəm/ — ¡bienvenido!, ¡bienvenida!. Greeting given upon someone's arrival.
- sell /sɛl/ (verbo) — vender. To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.
- competition /ˌkɑm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/ (sustantivo) — competición. The action of competing.
- honestly /ˈɑ.nɪst.li/ (adverbio) — honestamente, francamente. In an honest manner.
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: publisher /ˈpʌblɪʃɚ/, competition /ˌkɑm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/
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 comfort, publisher, restaurant.
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupo | the best |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos días | is selling · are really sitting · are sitting |
¿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.