Shadowing Practice: English Listening Practice - Old Age - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hey everybody, this is Connor and you're listening to episode 112 of the Listening Time Podcast.
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for older people, and things like that.
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Alright, let's get started.
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Are your ears ready?
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You know what time it is, it's listening time.
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Okay, let's talk about old age.
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So first of all, let's talk about how old age is viewed in the U .S.
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I think there are a lot of mixed opinions when it comes to this.
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The phrase mixed opinions refers to opinions that might be contradictory. are mixed opinions.
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So, There are some positive feelings when it comes to old age,
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and I think one of the main positive things is that we tend to associate old age with retirement,
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with being retired and not working anymore.
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And in the U .S., retirement is seen positively.
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It's interesting because I want was talking with my wife about this recently
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and we were comparing the attitudes regarding retirement in the US and in Mexico.
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And it's interesting because in Mexico and probably in most countries around the world,
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isn't necessarily seen as some amazing thing, right?
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People don't have this idea that they're going to have a fantastic life once they're retired,
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and they're going to do tons of fun activities and travel around the world and all that kind of stuff.
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However, oftentimes Americans retirement.
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We romanticize it a little bit.
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We tend to think that this will be a great time in our lives,
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and people often prepare very hard for many years for retirement,
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and once they're their life to the max.
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So many retired people like to travel to many places and take up new hobbies and find fun things to do.
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By the way, in English, we can use the phrasal verb "take up" when referring to starting a hobby.
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took up tennis That just means that I started this hobby.
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So, older people, when they're retired,
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they often take up new hobbies and try to do a lot of fun activities.
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So, in that sense, this part of old age can definitely be seen positively in the U .S.
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However, there are also some negative feelings when it comes to old age.
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In the US, just like everywhere else in the world, older people tend to have more health problems.
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So there are often aches and pains that people have to deal with.
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In English, the word ache refers to a pain that you have.
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For example, if I say I have a headache, I'm saying that I have pain in my head.
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When you get older, you tend to have more aches and pains,
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your body doesn't feel the same as it felt when you were younger,
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and you might have some more serious health conditions.
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You might have health conditions that don't allow you to have this really active lifestyle.
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like when we're older, and so that can cause maybe some fear when it comes to getting older.
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So, as you can see, there are some mixed opinions, mixed feelings, because on the one hand,
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When you get older and you retire, in the US you can often have a lot of fun.
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But on the other hand, your body might not be in the best shape to have all of this fun.
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So it's not completely positive or completely negative.
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positives and negatives of course
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and I think my advice to myself would be to try to do well now in order to reap the benefits later.
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In English when we say that you reap benefits we're saying
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that you receive benefits the benefits of something that you do now.
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And you reap those benefits, you receive them at a later time, usually.
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This can be applied to your body.
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If you take care of your body when you're younger, then hopefully you'll have a better body in the future.
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And if you take care of your mind when you're younger, hopefully you'll be in good mental health in the future.
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And if you focus on your relationships, when you're younger.
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Hopefully, you'll have good relationships in the future when you're older,
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and you'll have a good circle of people around you
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that are willing to help you in case you need help and who you can connect with at that age.
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So hopefully, I'm able to do those things.
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older people in the US.
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In the US, older people tend to try to be as independent as possible for as long as possible.
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This is just part of our culture.
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We are more independent than other cultures,
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and people really value being able to take care of themselves.
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Most people don't really want other people to take care of them, right?
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People here want to take care of themselves, feel independent, feel in control of their own life.
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That's one of the cultural elements here.
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So that also tends to apply to a lot of older people.
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They want to hold on to their independence as long as possible.
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So it's quite common for people here to continue living on their own,
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even when they're a little bit older, right?
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If people are 80 years old.
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but they're in great health and they don't need any help with their daily lives,
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it's possible that they might live alone, even if they're 80 years old.
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Of course, the older you get, the more likely it is that you'll need some help, right?
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and might be able to do everything for themselves.
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So, if they can, they tend to do that.
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However, sometimes they decide to go to a retirement community.
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These are communities or residential buildings that are designed for seniors.
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By the way, we can use the word "senior" to talk about an older person.
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So these communities are intended for seniors who can still take care of themselves,
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mostly, but they might have very easy access to help or care if they need it in these communities.
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So, they live among other older people there
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and they probably have a lot of activities and social events
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and things like that and they have easy access to help if they need it,
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but they can live independently for the most part.
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So we have those retirement communities and a lot of people
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like those types of communities when they're older because it really provides a lot of socializing and things like that.
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And if people need a little bit more assistance,
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if they need their daily life,
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maybe their health, then they might live in an assisted living facility.
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This is a place where people who aren't completely independent might live and they receive some help.
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They receive more help than in a retirement community, for example.
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So they'll probably have with their tasks, health issues, things like that,
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but they can still be somewhat independent and try to do a lot of things on their own in this place.
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But if the person really can't take care of themselves
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and they really need someone else to take care of them and help them out,
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then they often go to live in a nursing home.
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you all the help that you need, someone is always there to provide you with whatever assistance is necessary.
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That is kind of a long -term care facility.
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we might call it.
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So you receive everything that you need in order to
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live your daily life and you have all the help that you might want.
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So that's for people that really can't take care of themselves anymore.
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So those are some different living situations that people might have once they reach an older age.
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So how about living with your kids or your grandkids when you're older?
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Well, this isn't that common in the U .S.
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It happens.
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Some people do this.
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But it's definitely not as common as it is in many other countries around the world.
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For example, in Mexico, this is really common.
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especially if one of the grandparents has passed away.
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For example, if the grandfather is no longer alive,
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it's very common for the grandmother to live with her children and her grandchildren.
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I had some friends who had this living situation, their grandparents lived with them,
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but practically all of these friends that had this were children of immigrants.
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So their parents and their grandparents were from other countries, and in their countries this was normal.
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So I can't really remember having friends who weren't the children of immigrants who had this type of living situation.
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So that should show you that it's not that common here.
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Again, People do this?
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and some people, they like this, but I would say that it's not the norm here.
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By the way, in English, we can say that something is the norm when we want to say
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that it's normal or it's the normal thing to do.
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So that's not the norm here.
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However, me personally, I tend to like the idea of having
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live with you when they get too old to take care of themselves.
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That's something that I have always offered to my parents.
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If they need to live with us, then I think that they should.
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I think that if it's possible,
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that would be a nice thing to be able to do for my parents since they took care of my childhood.
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So I like that idea, but I would say that many other people might not like that idea.
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And so that really just depends on your own personality, your own preferences.
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Not everyone would agree with that, but that's kind of my opinion.
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And lastly, let's talk about some activities So in the U .S.,
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older people are encouraged to take care of their health,
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and older people tend to be conscious that they need to exercise and keep their body in shape.
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And so it's really common to see older people walking early in the morning or at different times during the day.
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I tend to walk pretty early in the morning.
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I like walking and I see almost exclusively older people.
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I don't really see a lot of younger people walking around the neighborhood at this time.
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And that's because younger people tend to have to work or go to school or whatever.
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But you get my point.
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I see a lot of older people walking around the neighborhood pretty early in the morning,
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and they do this in groups sometimes, or they might do it with their spouse,
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but that's very common, and it's common for them to try to engage in light exercise.
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programs.
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It just depends on their preference.
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And there are some sports that older people really like in the U .S.
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I would say the most popular sport for seniors in the U .S is golf.
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I love golf.
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I haven't played in years, but I still love this sport.
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And I hope to take it up again in the future.
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you notice that there are a lot of older people playing on the course.
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So this sport is not very hard on your body,
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so I think that's why it's a great type of sport for older people.
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And I sometimes see older people playing tennis, too.
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Tennis is definitely harder on your body than golf.
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You definitely have to move more
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But I think that a lot of older people can also play tennis and enjoy this sport.
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And I'm sure there are plenty of other sports that would be good options for seniors as well.
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And some older people like to garden.
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They might try to take really good care of their garden or their front yard or their backyard.
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And that can be a good activity for people.
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And it can be something that is even a little bit therapeutic for people.
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So that can be a great activity for older people.
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And of course, if they can, older people tend to like to travel.
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As I mentioned, people, once they retire,
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sometimes want to travel as much as possible with all of their free time.
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So that's another great activity.
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And of course, one other very spending time with grandchildren.
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That's obviously something that a lot of grandparents really like to do.
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All right, why don't we stop there for today?
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I hope this episode was interesting for you.
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Remember that you have the transcript available if you need it, and if you want to practice with the difficult sounds of English
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and you need help understanding native speakers when they speak fast, make sure to become a Listening Time member so
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that you can access my listening practice seminars and start to understand those concepts,
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those patterns, a little bit better.
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That's patreon .com slash listening time.
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And of course, if you're a Spanish or a Portuguese speaker, reading fiction in English.
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Alright, thank you for listening to this episode, and I'll talk to you on the next episode of Listening Time.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “English Listening Practice - Old Age”. Las palabras que más se repiten: older, tend, listening, English. Este vídeo tiene 206 frases y 2530 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 23:53. El hablante habla despacio, unas 106 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 90 % 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
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| retire verbo | /ɹəˈtaɪɹ/ | jubilar |
| grandparent sustantivo | /ˈɡɹæn(d)pɛəɹənt/ | abuelo, abuela |
| hobby sustantivo | /ˈhɑ.bi/ | afición, hobby |
| ache verbo | /ˈeɪk/ | doler, sufrir |
| reap verbo | /ˈɹiːp/ | segar, cosechar |
| norm sustantivo | /nɔːm/ | norma |
| podcast sustantivo | /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ | podcast, pódcast |
| depend verbo | /dɪˈpɛnd/ | depender/pender (de), ser dependiente (de) |
| grandchild sustantivo | /ˈɡɹændˌtʃaɪld/ | nieto |
| specialize verbo | /ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/ | especializar |
| transcript sustantivo | /ˈtɹæn.skɹɪpt/ | transcripción |
| seminar sustantivo | /ˈsɛmɪnɑɹ/ | seminario |
| positively adverbio | /ˈpɑ.zɪ.tɪv.li/ | inequívocamente, terminantemente |
| immigrant sustantivo | /ˈɪmɪɡɹənt/ | inmigrante |
| preference sustantivo | /ˈpɹɛf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/ | preferencia |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| walk around verbo | deambular |
| look forward to verbo | no ver la hora de, quedar a la espera de |
| pass away verbo | fallecer, dejarnos |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- I hope everybody's doing great.
- You'll get that specialized training.
- Are your ears ready?
- You know what time it is, it's listening time.
- All right, why don't we stop there for today?
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | is viewed · are mixed · being retired |
| Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosa | people who are · people who aren · friends who had |
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | has passed · have always offered · haven't played |
| Posibilidad con “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo posible pero no seguro | might be · might have · might not be |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 55 contracciones y formas reducidas, como you're, they're, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “th”: therapeutic /ˌθɛɹ.əˈpjuː.tɪk/, grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/, grandfather /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: specialize /ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/, shorten /ˈʃɔɹtn̩/, socialize /ˈsoʊʃəlaɪz/, conscious /ˈkɑn.ʃəs/, residential /ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: positively /ˈpɑ.zɪ.tɪv.li/, contradictory /ˌkɑntɹəˈdɪktəɹi/, romanticize /roʊˈmæntɪsaɪz/, therapeutic /ˌθɛɹ.əˈpjuː.tɪk/, independently /ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: specialize /ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/, spouse /spaʊ̯s/
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: positively /ˈpɑ.zɪ.tɪv.li/, verb /vɝb/, exclusively /ɪkˈskluːsɪvli/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: specialize /ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/, positively /ˈpɑ.zɪ.tɪv.li/, oftentimes /ˈɔf.ənˌtaɪmz/, phrasal /ˈfɹeɪzəl/, romanticize /roʊˈmæntɪsaɪz/
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 retire, grandparent, hobby.
¿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.