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I read an interesting article about technology on the train this morning.
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Really?
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What did it say?
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It was discussing whether technology in our lives is a good or a bad thing.
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Surely it's a good thing.
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It makes our lives much easier.
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Well, that's what I thought, too.
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But the article raised some interesting points,
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such as the fact that computers were designed to make a variety of tasks easier,
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so that they could be completed quicker.
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However, with PCs, smartphones, and laptops,
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we spend more time than ever before staring at screens.
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The article said
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that the tools we created to give us more free time have actually started consuming more of our free time.
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Actually, that's true.
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People get obsessed with their phones and end up staring at them for hours and hours every day.
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That's in addition to all the time they spend on their computers at work.
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I know.
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The article also talked about how instant messaging and being constantly connected to the Internet
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had made it impossible for us to ever really switch off our brains and relax.
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That's true, too.
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I often put my phone on flight mode at home,
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so nobody can call me.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “ESL Conversation about Technology”. Este vídeo tiene 23 frases y 202 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 1:31. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 133 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. 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

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

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
stare verbo/stɛɚ/mirar fijamente, quedarse mirando
connect verbo/kəˈnɛkt/conectar, empalmar
instant sustantivo/ˈɪnstənt/instante
relax verbo/ɹɪˈlæks/relajar, aflojar
laptop sustantivo/ˈlæp.tɑp/portátil, computador portátil
smartphone sustantivo/ˈsmɑɹtfoʊn/teléfono inteligente
consume verbo/kənˈsum/consumir
obsess verbo/əbˈsɛs/obsesionarse
discuss verbo/dɪˈskʌs/discutir, conversar
task sustantivo/tæsk/tarea, faena
mode sustantivo/moʊd/modo, medio
switch sustantivo/swɪt͡ʃ/interruptor, suich
tool sustantivo/tul/herramienta, utensilio
surely adverbio/ˈʃʊɹli/seguramente, deber/haber de
constantly adverbio/ˈkɑnstənʔli/constantemente

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
end up verboterminar, ir a parar
switch off verboapagar

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: stare /stɛɚ/, smartphone /ˈsmɑɹtfoʊn/, switch /swɪt͡ʃ/

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 stare, connect, instant.

¿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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