Shadowing Practice: English Speaking Practice Lesson with Real-Life Conversations | Shadowing Practice - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hi everyone!
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Welcome back to our channel.
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Do you want to speak English confidently?
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You are in the right place.
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Our speaking exercises are fun,
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simple, and perfect for beginners.
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In this video, we have three easy steps to help you practice.
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Let's see how it works.
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Part 1.
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Listening Practice Part 2.
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Listen and Repeat Part 3.
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Shadowing Practice Now, are you ready to improve your English?
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Let's get started.
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Part 1.
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Listening Practice Listen to a short conversation between two native speakers.
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Try to understand the story.
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Emma, it is raining very heavily outside.
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I know.
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The weather is terrible today.
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I was planning to go for a walk.
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I do not think that is a good idea now.
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My shoes are already wet from this morning.
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You should have taken an umbrella.
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I did take one.
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Then why are your shoes wet?
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Because I forgot to open the umbrella. That explains a lot.
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The streets are full of water now.
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I saw a car driving through a big puddle.
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Did it splash water everywhere?
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Yes, and some people were not happy.
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Rain always causes problems.
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Especially when you need to go outside.
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I also forgot my jacket at work yesterday.
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So now you have no jacket and wet shoes.
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Exactly.
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My situation is getting worse.
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At least you are inside the house now. That is true.
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Do you still need to go anywhere today?
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I need to buy some groceries later.
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Maybe you should wait until the rain stops.
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I hope it stops soon.
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The weather report says it may rain all day.
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That is not good news.
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You can stay home and relax instead.
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I suppose I do not have many choices.
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Sometimes staying home is the best plan.
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You know what?
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I think you're right.
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Finally, a rainy day has one advantage.
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What is that?
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You have an excuse to do nothing.
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That actually sounds pretty nice.
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See?
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Rain is not always bad.
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Part 2.
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Listen and repeat.
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Listen carefully and say them out loud after the speaker.
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It's great for your pronunciation.
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Ready?
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Let's practice together.
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Emma, it is raining very heavily outside.
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I know!
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The weather is terrible today.
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I was planning to go for a walk.
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I do not think that is a good idea now.
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My shoes are already wet from this morning.
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You should have taken an umbrella.
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I did take one.
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Then why are your shoes wet?
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Because I forgot to open the umbrella. That explains a lot.
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The streets are full of water now.
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I saw a car driving through a big puddle.
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Did it splash water everywhere?
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Yes, and some people were not happy.
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Rain always causes problems.
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Especially when you need to go outside.
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I also forgot my jacket at work yesterday.
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So now you have no jacket and wet shoes.
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Exactly.
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My situation is getting worse.
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At least you are inside the house now. That is true.
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Do you still need to go anywhere today?
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I need to buy some groceries later.
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Maybe you should wait until the rain stops.
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I hope it stops soon.
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The weather report says it may rain all day.
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That is not good news.
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You can stay home and relax instead.
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I suppose I do not have many choices.
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Sometimes staying home is the best plan.
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You know what?
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I think you're right.
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Finally, a rainy day has one advantage.
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What is that?
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You have an excuse to do nothing.
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That actually sounds pretty nice.
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See?
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Rain is not always bad.
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Part 3.
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Shadowing Practice This is the best part.
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You will become one of the characters.
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When character A speaks, you reply as character B.
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Then we change.
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When character B speaks, you reply as character A.
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It feels like a real conversation.
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Ready?
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Let's get started.
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Emma, it is raining very heavily outside.
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I was planning to go for a walk.
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My shoes are already wet from this morning.
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I did take one.
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Because I forgot to open the umbrella.
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The streets are full of water now.
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Did it splash water everywhere?
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Rain always causes problems.
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I also forgot my jacket at work yesterday.
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Exactly.
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My situation is getting worse. That is true.
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I need to buy some groceries later.
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I hope it stops soon.
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That is not good news.
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I suppose I do not have many choices.
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You know what?
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I think you're right.
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What is that?
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That actually sounds pretty nice.
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Now, reply as character A.
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I know.
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The weather is terrible today.
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I do not think that is a good idea now.
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You should have taken an umbrella.
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Then why are your shoes wet? That explains a lot.
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I saw a car driving through a big puddle.
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Yes, and some people were not happy.
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Especially when you need to go outside.
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So now you have no jacket and wet shoes.
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At least you are inside the house now.
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Do you still need to go anywhere today?
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Maybe you should wait until the rain stops.
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The weather report says it may rain all day.
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You can stay home and relax instead.
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Sometimes staying home is the best plan.
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Finally, a rainy day has one advantage.
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You have an excuse to do nothing.
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See?
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Rain is not always bad.
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Great job today!
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Practice this conversation again to improve your English-speaking and pronunciation see you in the next lesson

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel A2 se basa en el vídeo “English Speaking Practice Lesson with Real-Life Conversations”. Las palabras que más se repiten: rain, wet, shoes, practice, umbrella. Este vídeo tiene 148 frases y 896 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 11:10. El hablante habla despacio, unas 80 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 87 % 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

14 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
shoe sustantivo/ˈʃu/zapato, taba
jacket sustantivo/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/chaqueta, campera
umbrella sustantivo/ʌmˈbɹɛl.ə/paraguas, ambrela
relax verbo/ɹɪˈlæks/relajar, aflojar
splash verbo/splæʃ/chacualear, chapalear
rainy adjetivo/ˈɹeɪni/lluvioso, pluvioso
groceries sustantivo/ˈɡɹoʊ.s(ə.)ɹiz/comestibles, abarrotes
shadow sustantivo/ˈʃædəʊ̯/sombra
pronunciation sustantivo/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/pronunciación
lesson sustantivo/ˈlɛs.ən/lección
carefully adverbio/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/cuidadosamente
beginner sustantivo/bəˈɡɪnɚ/bisoño, novato
puddle sustantivo/ˈpʌdəl/charco, poza
confidently adverbio/ˈkɑnfɪdəntli/confidentemente

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • Let's see how it works.
  • Then why are your shoes wet?
  • Do you still need to go anywhere today?
  • It's great for your pronunciation.

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Consejo con “should” should + verbo — decir qué es buena ideashould have · should wait
Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupothe best
Past continuous was/were + -ing — una acción en curso en un momento del pasadowas planning
Posibilidad con “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo posible pero no seguromay rain

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 3 contracciones y formas reducidas, como you're. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: shoe /ˈʃu/, splash /splæʃ/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, confidently /ˈkɑnfɪdəntli/

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 shoe, jacket, umbrella.

¿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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