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Welcome back English practicer.
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How you doing?
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Are you ready to do some English speaking?
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Let's practice.
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Let's practice some conversational English about transportation.
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Alright, we're going to be talking about buses, trains, and cars.
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You know, it's a daily part of city life.
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So it's good to practice.
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Let's imagine you're at a bus stop and someone asks you, Do you know when the next bus arrives? Do you?
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Do you know when the next bus arrives?
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At a basic level, you might say, in 10 minutes.
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That's really basic, right?
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But let's go a little bit higher.
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With the next level, you could say, I think the next bus should arrive in about 10 minutes, but sometimes it comes a little late during rush hour.
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Yeah, add more information to it.
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Let's say this together, shall we?
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I think the next bus should arrive in about 10 minutes, but sometimes it comes a little late during rush hour.
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Did you catch the flow?
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Let's try again.
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I think the next bus should arrive in about 10 minutes, but sometimes it comes a little late during rush hour.
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Good job.
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Here's another thing we could say.
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I'm not completely sure, but according to the schedule, it should be here around at,
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let's not forget, at, around 315.
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All right, I'm not completely sure, but according to the schedule, it should be here at around 315.
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You want to say it with me?
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Here we go.
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I'm not completely sure, but according to the schedule, it should be here at around 315.
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Again, I'm not completely sure, but according to the schedule, it should be here at around 315.
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It should be here at around 315.
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All right, good job.
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Here's another example.
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Imagine you're in a taxi and the driver asks, where would you like to go?
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Where would you?
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Where would you like to go?
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Instead of just saying Downtown.
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Downtown.
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Please.
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You can say, I'd like to go downtown near Main Street.
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Close to the library, please.
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I'd like to go downtown near Main Street.
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Close to the library, please.
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I'd like to go downtown near Main Street.
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Close to the library, please.
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Close to the library.
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Library.
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Good.
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Or, could you take me to the central train station near the North entrance?
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I need to catch a train at 6 o'clock.
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Could you take me to the Central Train Station near the North entrance?
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I need to catch a train at 6 o'clock.
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1 more, Could you take me to the central train station near the North entrance?
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I need to catch a train at 6 o'clock.
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Now, imagine we're driving together in my car and I ask, where would to go?
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You answer.
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I'm thinking of somewhere with a nice view and good coffee.
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Maybe a cozy cafe by the river where we can just relax and talk for a while.
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All right, I'm going to say that two times, follow along, try to say it with me.
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I'm thinking of somewhere with a nice view and good coffee.
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Maybe a cozy cafe by the river where we can just relax and talk for a while.
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Again, I'm thinking of somewhere with a nice view and good coffee.
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Maybe a cozy cafe by the river where we can just relax
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and talk for a while we can just relax
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and talk for a
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while okay you could also say anywhere quiet is fine
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with me anywhere quiet is fine with me okay with me maybe a park or somewhere by the water,
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where we can walk and get some fresh air.
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Sounds good.
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I'm going to say that.
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Here we go.
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Anywhere quiet is fine with me.
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Maybe a park or somewhere by the water, where we can walk and get some fresh air.
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Okay, I'm going to try again.
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Here we go.
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Anywhere quiet is fine with me.
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Maybe a park or somewhere by the water, where we can walk and get some fresh air.
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Transportation also involves giving directions.
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For example, you might say, Go straight for two blocks, then turn right at the traffic light, and the bank will be on your left.
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Go straight for two blocks, then turn right at the traffic light, and the bank will be on your left.
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Okay, that's just some basic instructions.
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How about this?
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Or you could make your English more practical and better suited to real life situations and say something like this,
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walk down the street until you reach the park and then you'll see the bus station right next to it.
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Yeah, you'll see the bus station right next to it, right next to the park.
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Walk down this street until you reach the park and then you'll see the bus station right next to it.
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Again, walk down this street until you reach the park, and then you'll see the bus station right next to it.
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More examples of giving directions.
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Take the second exit at the roundabout.
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Then keep going straight until you see a big supermarket on your right.
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The post office is just behind it.
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The post office is just behind that supermarket.
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It's just behind it.
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Here we go again.
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Take the second exit at the roundabout.
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Then keep going straight until you see a big supermarket on your right.
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The post office is just behind it.
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Shall we do it again?
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One more time.
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Take the second exit at the roundabout.
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Then keep going straight until you see a big supermarket on your right.
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The post office is just behind it.
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If you get lost, just ask someone for the train station.
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It's a famous place, so most people will know how to get there.
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So you're asking, where's the train station?
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And they explain it to you, and then they tell you.
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But if you get lost, if you get lost, just ask someone for the train station.
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It's a famous place, so most people will know how to get there.
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If you get lost, just ask someone for the train station.
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It's a famous place, so most people will know how to get there.
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So most people will know how to get there.
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Say that.
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So most people will know how to get there.
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How to get there.
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Good job!
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How was that for English speaking practice for today?
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Boom!
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Good workout.
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forward one step at a time.
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I'll see you in the next practice video.

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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 Speaking Practice: Listen and Shadow English”. Las palabras que más se repiten: train, station, bus, park, somewhere. Este vídeo tiene 119 frases y 1070 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 7:49. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 137 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 90 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es fácil de seguir. 20 de sus 119 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

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

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
downtown sustantivo/ˈdaʊ̯nˌtaʊ̯n/centro, centro/núcleo urbano/ciudadano/citadino
arrive verbo/əˈɹaɪv/llegar, arribar
relax verbo/ɹɪˈlæks/relajar, aflojar
supermarket sustantivo/ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/supermercado
rush verbo/ɹʌʃ/correr, apurarse
entrance sustantivo/ˈɛn.tɹəns/entrada
exit sustantivo/ˈɛɡzət/salida, partida
practical adjetivo/ˈpɹæk.tɪ.kəl/práctico
boom verbo/bum/retumbar
involve verbo/ɪnˈvɑlv/involucrar
taxi sustantivo/ˈtæksi/taxi, taxímetro
instruction sustantivo/ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/instrucción
workout sustantivo/ˈwɝk.aʊ̯t/entrenamiento
café sustantivo/ˌkæˈfeɪ/café, cafetería
cosy adjetivo/ˈkoʊzi/acogedor, hogareño

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • Do you know when the next bus arrives?
  • Let's say this together, shall we?
  • Did you catch the flow?
  • You want to say it with me?
  • Where would you like to go?

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 arrive
Posibilidad con “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo posible pero no seguromight say
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónwill be · you'll see · will know
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos díaswe're driving · I'm thinking · you're asking

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 23 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, you'll, I'd. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: rush /ɹʌʃ/, instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/, conversational /ˌkɒnvə(ɹ)ˈseɪʃənəl/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/, conversational /ˌkɒnvə(ɹ)ˈseɪʃənəl/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: arrive /əˈɹaɪv/, involve /ɪnˈvɑlv/, conversational /ˌkɒnvə(ɹ)ˈseɪʃənəl/
  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: exit /ˈɛɡzət/, cosy /ˈkoʊzi/

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 downtown, arrive, relax.

¿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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