Shadowing Practice: English Speaking Practice - Shadowing - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Okay, this one is funny.
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This story is funny.
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Don't go anywhere.
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Stay for this story.
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All right.
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It's a funny story.
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Here we go.
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Let's take a look at it.
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A couple in their 60s.
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That means that they are about 60 years old.
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A couple that is about 60 years old.
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is taking a walk Along the beach.
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while admiring The Beautiful Sunset.
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Alright, shout it with me.
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A couple in their 60s is taking a walk along the beach while admiring the beautiful sunset.
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A couple in their 60s is taking a walk along the beach while admiring the beautiful sunset.
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A couple in their 60s is taking a walk along the beach while admiring the beautiful sunset.
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Suddenly, the wife spots a dirty lamp.
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What is she spots it?
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If you spot something, you see it, you discover it.
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Oh, I spot it.
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I spot that dirty lamp over there lying on the sand.
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It's lying on the sand, lying, laying.
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And the husband, bends down, he bends down, bend over, bend down, to dust it off.
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Dust off.
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Take the dust off of it, dust it off.
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Dust the lamp off.
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Okay, here we go.
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We're going to shadow it.
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Say it with me.
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Suddenly, the wife spots a dirty lamp lying on the sand, and the husband bends down to dust it off.
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Suddenly, the wife spots a dirty lamp lying on the sand, and the husband bends down, to dust it off.
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Suddenly, the wife spots a dirty lamp lying on the sand and the husband bends down to dust it off.
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To their surprise, oh, they were surprised because A genie pops out.
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Pop!
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It came out suddenly, it popped out.
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A genie pops out of the lamp and expresses gratitude,
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thankfulness, to the couple.
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for freeing him, setting him free, freeing him from His imprisonment,
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He's in the state of being in a prison, imprisonment.
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Okay, let's shadow it.
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Here we go.
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To their surprise, a genie pops out of the lamp and expresses gratitude to the couple for freeing him from his imprisonment.
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To their surprise, a genie pops out of the lamp and expresses gratitude to the couple for freeing him from his imprisonment.
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and expresses gratitude to the couple for freeing him from his imprisonment.
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Woo!
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That's a long sentence.
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That's difficult.
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as a reward, For your kindness, the genie says, I'll grant each of you One wish.
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So one wish for each person.
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I will grant.
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If you grant someone something, you give it to them.
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I'll grant you each.
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I'll grant each of you one wish.
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Come on, Chad, get it right.
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as a reward for your kindness.
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The genie says, I'll grant each of you one wish.
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Thank you.
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"As a reward for your kindness," the genie says,
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"I'll grant each of you one wish." "As a reward for your kindness," the genie says,
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"I'll grant each of you one wish." The wife,
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thrilled with the opportunity, says, Okay, so the wife, she's very excited.
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She's thrilled, thrilled.
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with the opportunity. So she says...
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Repeat after me.
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The wife, thrilled with the opportunity, says, say it.
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you
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I want lifetime tickets for my husband
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and me to sail around the world on any first -class cruise ship of our choice.
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Woo, that's a good wish.
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So she wants to cruise on cruise ships for the rest of her life maybe.
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So she wants tickets for her husband and herself to sail around the world.
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So Say it with me.
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Here we go.
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I want lifetime tickets for my husband
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and me to sell around the world on any first -class cruise ship of our choice.
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I want lifetime tickets for my husband
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and me to sell around the world on any first -class cruise ship of our choice.
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I want lifetime tickets for my husband
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and me to sail around the world on any first -class cruise ship of our choice.
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Poof.
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In an instant.
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In an instant, instantly, she is holding two VIP cards that can be used anytime on the world's finest cruise ships.
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Her wish has been granted.
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Poof!
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In an instant, she is holding two VIP cards that can be used anytime on the world's finest cruise ships.
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Poof!
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In an instant, she is holding two VIP cards that can be used anytime on the world's finest cruise ships.
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Poof!
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time on the world's finest cruise ships.
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All right, good job.
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The genie, Then turns to the husband and asks, And for you, sir?
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"What is your wish?" Say it with me.
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The genie then turns to the husband and asks, "For you, sir, and for you,
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sir, what is your wish?" The genie then turns to the husband and asks,
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"And for you, sir, what is your wish?" "And for you,
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sir, what is your wish?" The husband looks at his wife,
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then leans towards the genie.
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and whispers I want my wife to be 30 years younger than me.
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I'm not gonna say anything.
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I'm not saying anything.
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Let's just shadow.
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The husband looks at his wife Then leans towards the genie and whispers,
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"I want my wife to be thirty years younger than me." The husband looks at his wife,
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then leans towards the genie and whispers,
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"I want my wife to be 30 years younger than me." So,
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Poof!
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Suddenly, he's 90 years old.
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Ah, his wife is 30 years younger than him, right?
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They are in their 60s and then poof, suddenly he's 90 years old.
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Be careful what you wish for.
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That's the moral of the story.
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Be careful what you wish for.
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Poof!
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Suddenly, he's 90 years old.
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All right, that's the fun little joke there.
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Let's say it nonstop.
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Just speak it with me.
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Try to speak it in a smooth, clear voice.
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I'll do my best not to mess up.
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You can do your best not to mess up too.
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Here we go.
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A couple in their 60s is taking a walk along the beach while admiring the beautiful sunset.
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Suddenly, the wife spots a dirty lamp lying on the sand, and the husband bends down to dust it off.
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So To their surprise, a genie pops out of the lamp
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and expresses gratitude to the couple for freeing him from his imprisonment.
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"As a reward for your kindness," the genie says, "I'll grant each of you one wish." Thank you.
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The wife, thrilled with the opportunity, says:
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I want lifetime tickets for my husband
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and me to sail around the world on any first -class cruise ship of our choice.
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you Poof.
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In an instant, she is holding two VIP cards that can be used anytime on the world's finest cruise ships.
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The genie then turns to the husband and asks,
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"And for you, sir, what is your wish?" The husband looks at his wife,
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then leans towards the genie and whispers, I want my wife to be thirty years younger than me.
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Poof!
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Suddenly, he's 90 years old.
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Good workout.
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That was fun, huh?
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That was fun.
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I enjoy doing these kind of lessons.
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Keep moving forward one step at a time.
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That was lesson 2 -9 -1.
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in our 10 ,000 step journey to fluency.
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Get all the steps at EnglishCoachChad .com.
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I'll see you in the next video.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “English Speaking Practice - Shadowing”. Las palabras que más se repiten: husband, genie, wife, wish, cruise. Este vídeo tiene 146 frases y 1216 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 11:29. El hablante habla despacio, unas 106 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. Solo el 79 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

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

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
genie sustantivo/ˈd͡ʒiː.ni/genio
cruise sustantivo/kɹuz/crucero
lamp sustantivo/ˈlæ̝mp/lámpara
bend verbo/bɛnd/cimbrar, cimbrear
imprisonment sustantivo/ɪmˈpɹɪzn̩.mənt/aprisionamiento
thrill verbo/θɹɪl/emocionar, excitar
gratitude sustantivo/ˈɡɹæ.tɪ.tud/gratitud, conoscencia
admire verbo/ədˈmaɪɹ/admirar
kindness sustantivo/ˈkaɪnd.nəs/amabilidad, bondad
sunset sustantivo/ˈsʌnˌsɛt/puesta del sol, puesta de sol
reward sustantivo/ɹɪˈwɔɹd/recompensa
sail sustantivo/seɪl/vela, candonga
lean verbo/ˈliːn/inclinarse, debruzar
anytime adverbiocuando sea, sea cuando sea
fluency sustantivo/ˈfluːənsi/fluidez, fluencia

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
mess up verbodesbarajustar, desbarahustar
come out verbo/ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/revelarse, salir a la luz
move forward verboir adelante, adelantar

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • Let's take a look at it.
  • We're going to shadow it.
  • I'll grant each of you one wish.
  • I'm not gonna say anything.
  • I'll do my best not to mess up.

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Comparativos -er than / more … than — comparar dos cosasyounger than
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos díasis taking · is holding · I'm not saying
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónI'll grant · will grant · I'll do
Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un plan o algo que se ve venirWe're going to shadow · gonna say

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 14 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'll, I'm, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: cruise /kɹuz/, imprisonment /ɪmˈpɹɪzn̩.mənt/

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 genie, cruise, lamp.

¿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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