Shadowing Practice: English SHADOWING Practice - Repeat-After-Me: Fluency Training - Learn English Speaking with Video

Elige un modo de práctica

Cada modo abre una sala de práctica a pantalla completa.

56 oraciones
Si las oraciones son demasiado cortas o largas, haz clic en Editar para ajustarlas.
1
English speaking practice. Using the shadowing technique, we are going to master our pronunciation and our fluency flow. Here we go. I had an important job interview last week.
2
Say that. Say that sentence after me. I had an important job interview last week.
3
I had an important I had an important had an important job interview last week.
4
And I really really really really really wanted to wanted to wanted to wanted to make a wanted to make a wanted to make a good impression.
5
And I really wanted to make a good impression. And I really wanted to make a good impression.
6
I had an important job interview last week and I really want her to make a good impression.
7
Okay, right now we're doing um repeat after me. Try to dial in that pronunciation and that that flow and then later we'll do the shadowing part. All right.
8
Or do you want to do some shadowing right now? Why don't we let's do some shadowing right now. Let's go ahead. Say it with me. Here we go. I had an important job interview last week and I really wanted to make a good impression. Let's do it again. Here we go.
9
I had an important job interview last week and I really wanted to make a good impression. Is that good? Let's Let's go on. I put my I put on my best suit. Carefully carefully printed out my resume.
10
carefully printed out my resume and made sure to to made sure to arrive 10 minutes early.
11
Yeah. And I made sure to arrive 10 minutes early.
12
Okay, shadow me. Ready? I put on my best suit, carefully printed out my resume, and made sure to arrive 10 minutes early. Again, I put on my best suit, carefully printed out my resume, and made sure to arrive 10 minutes early. As I walked into the building, as I walked into the building, as I walked into into into the building, I actually felt pretty confident. I actually felt pretty confident.
13
like as if I' I'd contraction for I' had I had done everything right so far.
14
Like I'd done everything right so far.
15
Say that with me. As I walked into the building, I actually felt pretty confident like I'd done everything right so far. As I walked into the building, I actually felt pretty confident, like I'd done everything right so far. I greeted the receptionist, smiled, and sat down to wait, trying to stay calm and collected. Stay calm and collected. That's a set phrase, calm and collected. They come together. It means um it means to be relaxed and in control like okay everything's going to be fine. I am I'm relaxed. I'm in control. I am calm and collected.
16
All right. Say that with me. I greeted the receptionist. Smiled and sat down to wait, trying to stay calm and collected. One more time. I greeted the receptionist, smiled, and sat down to wait, trying to stay calm and collected. A few minutes later, they called my name. A few minutes later, they called my name. A few minutes later, they called my name. I jumped up way too quickly.
17
Way too quickly. Much too quickly. Way too quickly. And in that split second, that split split is very, very narrow. That split second, in that sudden moment, my coffee tipped and spilled all over my pants. Right on the front.
18
Right on the front. That's the worst place. It makes you look like you did something.
19
All right, I jumped up way too quickly and in that split second, my coffee tipped and spilled all over my pants right on the front. Again, I jumped up way too quickly and in that split second, my coffee tipped and spilled all over my pants right on the front. I froze for a moment, then started frantically dabbing at the stain with tissues. All right, let's stop.
20
What's the word frantically? Frantically. Um, frantically is just like, ah, that's frantically. Ah, dabbing. Dabbing is so he has tissue. He's not white. Whoops.
21
He's not wiping the stain. He's dabbing the stain. So, you're just going like this. So, frantically, frantically dabbing the stain with tissues. Frantically dabbing the stain with tissues, which somehow only made it spread and look worse.
22
which somehow only spread only only made it spread and look worse.
23
All right, let's say all of it. Here we go. I froze for a moment, then started frantically dabbing at the stain with tissues, which somehow only made it spread and look worse. All right, we can do better. Let's Let's make it smooth. Here we go. I froze for a moment, then started frantically dabbing at the stain with tissues, which somehow only made it spread and look worse.
24
There was no saving it. There was no saving it. No helping what had happened.
25
I ended up walking into the interview looking like I'd had some kind of accident looking like so if that I' was not contracted we would have had had right looking like I had had some kind of accident that is okay that's per perfectly fine sometimes Sometimes we'll contract the first had in order to not not have had had in a row. So, let's just look at it from the start.
26
There was no saving it. I ended up walking into the interview looking like I'd had some kind of accident. Looking like I'd had some kind of accident.
27
looking like, appearing like, seeming like that I had had I'd had some kind of accident.
28
Okay, moving on. The manager took one look at me, paused for a second, and then to his credit to his credit that is um you know praising his actions. He he deserves to be praised for his actions. He was he was a honorable person to his credit.
29
kindly offered me a bottle of water and a napkin.
30
All right. So, to his credit, he kindly offered me a bottle of water and a napkin.
31
From the top, the manager took me. Sorry, let's start over. I messed up. Here we go.
32
The manager took one look at me, paused for a second, and then to his credit, kindly offered me a bottle of water and a napkin. Let's try again. The manager took one look at me, paused for a second, and then, to his credit, kindly offered me a bottle of water and a napkin.
33
That helped a little, but I was already mortified. Mortified. That means humiliated, embarrassed.
34
Totally mortified. I was already humiliated and embarrassed.
35
That helped a little, but I was already mortified.
36
The worst part was how nervous I got after that.
37
The spilling the coffee was not the worst part. The worst part was how nervous I got after that.
38
Are you kidding? It gets worse. How can it get any worse? Let's see. When he asked me the classic question, why do you want this job? My mind went completely blank.
39
And all I managed to say was And all I managed to say was because I need the money.
40
It's too honest. Don't say that.
41
My mind went completely blank and all I managed to say was because I need the money.
42
Maybe the boss will hire him because he is honest. You never know. Definitely not my best answer.
43
Definitely not my best answer. Wait, we should have shadowed that last one. I'm going to go back.
44
Let's say it together. Here we go. When he asked me the classic question, why do you want this job? My mind went completely blank and all I managed to say was because I need the money.
45
All right, definitely not my best answer. I could have done better.
46
All right, that's the story. Now, we're going to shadow it from start to finish nonstop. Try to say it with me or you can just listen and follow along. But if you're an advanced English practicer, try try to shadow me. Here we go.
47
I had an important job interview last week and I really wanted to make a good impression.
48
I put on my best suit, carefully printed out my resume, and made sure to arrive 10 minutes early.
49
As I walked into the building, I actually felt pretty confident, like I'd done something everything right so far. Messed up. That's okay. It's okay. Keep going.
50
I greeted the receptionist, smiled, and sat down to wait, trying to stay calm and collected.
51
A few minutes later, they called my name. I jumped up way too quickly, and in that split second, my coffee tipped and spilled all over my pants right on the front.
52
I froze for a moment, then started frantically dabbing at the stain with tissues, which somehow only made it spread and look worse. There was no saving it. I ended up walking into the interview looking like I had had some kind of accident. The manager took one look at me, paused for a second, and then to his credit, kindly offered me a bottle of water and a napkin.
53
That helped a little, but I was already mortified. The worst part was how nervous I got after that.
54
When he asked me the classic question, "Why do you want this job?" My mind went completely blank and all I managed to say was, "Because I need the money." Definitely not my best answer.
55
Boom. Good workout. Way to go. Way to exercise your English speaking muscles.
56
Keep moving forward one step at a time. I'll see you in the next practice video.

Descargar app

Todo lo que necesitas para hablar con fluidez

Pronunciación con IAEvalúa cada oración
Práctica de IPADomina cada sonido
VocabularioConstruye tu banco de palabras
Juego de vocabularioAprende mientras juegas

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “English SHADOWING Practice - Repeat-After-Me: Fluency Training”. Las palabras que más se repiten: frantically, interview, dabbing, stain, tissue. Este vídeo tiene 56 frases y 1611 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 13:54. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 116 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

Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
frantically adverbio/ˈfɹæn.tɪk.li/frenéticamente, desesperadamente
stain sustantivo/steɪn/mancha, lamparón
tissue sustantivo/ˈtɪʃ.(j)u/tejido
mortify verbo/ˈmoɹtɪfaɪ/mortificar
napkin sustantivo/ˈnæpˌkɪn/servilleta, toballeta (disused)
spill verbo/spɪl/derramar, verter
kindly adverbio/ˈkaɪn(d)li/bondadosamente
resume verbo/ˈɹɛz.ə.meɪ/reanudar, retomar
receptionist sustantivo/ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃə.nɪst/recepcionista, secretaria
greet verbo/ɡɹiːt/saludar
pause sustantivo/pɔːz/pausa
freeze verbo/ˈfɹiːz/helarse, congelarse
humiliate verbo/hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/humillar, papear
pronunciation sustantivo/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/pronunciación
embarrassed adjetivo/ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/avergonzado

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
end up verboterminar, ir a parar
mess up verbodesbarajustar, desbarahustar
come together verbo/ˈkʌm tʊˈɡɛðɚ/juntarse, concitarse
go ahead verbo/ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/venga, adelante
move forward verboir adelante, adelantar
start over verbovolver a empezar, empezar de cero

Frases que vale la pena repetir

Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:

  • Why don't we let's do some shadowing right now.
  • All right, let's say all of it.
  • Looking like I'd had some kind of accident.
  • I'm going to go back.
  • I'll see you in the next practice video.

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hacewas not contracted · be praised · was already mortified
Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupomy best · the worst
Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un plan o algo que se ve venirare going to master · everything's going to be · I'm going to go
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónwe'll do · we'll contract · will hire

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 21 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'd, I'm, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: tissue /ˈtɪʃ.(j)u/, receptionist /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃə.nɪst/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, contraction /kənˈtɹækʃ(ə)n/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: receptionist /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃə.nɪst/, humiliate /hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: stain /steɪn/, spill /spɪl/
  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: resume /ˈɹɛz.ə.meɪ/, pause /pɔːz/, freeze /ˈfɹiːz/, praise /pɹeɪz/, phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/

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 frantically, stain, tissue.

¿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.

Técnica de shadowing: lee la guía completa paso a paso →