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Hello everyone and welcome to a brand new style of video.
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My name is Dylan and today today you and I need to have a little chat.
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Okay so just to be clear this is an interactive speaking exercise where you
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and I will pretty much be talking to each other.
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So first I will read my line and then your line will appear on the screen.
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You just need to read this out loud as if you were replying to me in real life.
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So today's dialogue takes place between a barista and a customer in a cafe.
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Congratulations as you have a new job.
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Today you'll be serving me coffee.
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And then we'll swap places.
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Cool, alright let's do this.
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Hi there and welcome to Costa Coffee.
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How can I help?
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Alright mate can I just have a coffee please?
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Of course.
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What type of coffee would you like?
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Just a medium latte please.
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One medium latte that is no problem.
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Would you like any sugar?
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No thanks.
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have you got wi-fi in here oh yeah we do the password is just just down there on the counter
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oh right yeah i see it cheers is it any good sorry i i need to conduct some business
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so of course you do yes our wi-fi is very fast
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don't worry as you can see there are lots of people that come here to work.
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So we have one latte here.
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There you go sir.
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Is there anything else you would like today?
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Um maybe.
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What cakes do you have today?
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Today we have a chocolate cake,
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we have a Victoria sponge and oh we actually have this delicious carrot cake as well.
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It's actually made freshly in store for us every single day and the amazing thing about it is
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that basically actually it's fine i'm on a diet
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so i didn't really i didn't really eat that type of stuff
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but thanks anyway well why did you uh never mind right
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that'll be three pounds please today sir do you have a membership card i do actually
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but i left it in my car sorry it's a brand new car
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that i bought with all the money that i've made for my business you know you know how it is.
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Yeah, of course, I know how it is.
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Right, well, unfortunately, sir, if you don't have your card with you in store,
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you are actually unable to claim any loyalty points.
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However, if you download our latest app,
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you can just scan your receipt and claim your points after your purchase.
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Oh, right.
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Cheers.
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And sorry, is the app available to download on the latest iPhone?
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Yes, yes, obviously our app is compatible with a new phone.
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Would you like to pay cash or card?
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Card, please.
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No problem.
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Would you like a receipt?
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Um, nah, it's alright.
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Cheers, though.
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Greg.
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Yeah, thanks.
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Enjoy your coffee, mate.
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Okay, let's get into it.
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I will start by taking your order please.
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Hi there and welcome to Costa Coffee.
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How can I help?
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Of course.
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What type of coffee would you like?
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one medium latte
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that is no problem would you like any sugar oh yeah
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we do the password is just just down there on the counter
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Of course you do.
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Yes, our Wi-Fi is very fast.
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Don't worry.
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As you can see, there are lots of people that come here to work.
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So we have one latte here.
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There you go, sir.
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Is there anything else you would like today?
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Today we have a chocolate cake.
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We have a Victoria sponge and...
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Oh, we actually have this delicious carrot cake as well.
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It's actually made freshly in store for us every single day.
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And the amazing thing about it is that basically...
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Well, why did you...
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Never mind.
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Right, that'll be £3 please today, sir.
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Do you have a membership card?
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Yeah, of course, I know how it is.
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right well unfortunately sir
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if you don't have your card with you in store you are actually unable to claim any loyalty points however
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if you download our latest app you can just scan your receipt and claim your points after your purchase
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yes yes obviously our app is compatible with a new phone would you like to pay cash
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or card no problem would you like a receipt
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Yeah, thanks.
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Enjoy your coffee, mate.
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Nice job.
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Now you are in barista mode and you will be taking my order, please.
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Let's swap.
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Alright mate, can I just have a coffee please?
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Just a medium latte please.
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No thanks.
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Have you got Wi-Fi in here?
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Oh right, yeah, I see it.
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Cheers.
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Is it any good?
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Sorry, I need to conduct some business, so...
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Actually it's fine, I'm on a diet so I didn't really eat that type of stuff but thanks anyway.
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I do actually, but I left it in my car.
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Sorry, it's a brand new car that I bought with all the money that I've made for my business.
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You know how it is.
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Oh right, cheers.
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And sorry, is the app available to download on the latest iPhone?
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card please um nah it's all right cheers though greg
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thank you so much for watching i hope you enjoyed today's exercise and i hope you found it helpful as well.
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As mentioned previously this is a brand new style of video for me
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but I did really enjoy making it so please comment down below
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and let me know your thoughts and of course any suggestions that you may have for future videos.
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Right if you do enjoy my videos why not subscribe to the channel
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so you never miss an upload and like the video so
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that it performs better and then I can make some more great right guys thank you again
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so much for watching as always please comment down below
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and let me know which country you are from and until next time cheers

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “Everyday British English Conversations”. Las palabras que más se repiten: coffee, card, cheers, latte, cake. Este vídeo tiene 120 frases y 1061 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 10:32. El hablante habla despacio, unas 101 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 86 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar. 18 de sus 120 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
cheers/t͡ʃɪəz/salud, chinchín
latte sustantivo/ˈlɑ.teɪ/latte
receipt sustantivo/ɹɪˈsiːt/recepción, recibimiento
barista sustantivo/bəˈɹis.tə/barista
sponge sustantivo/spʌnd͡ʒ/esponja
carrot sustantivo/ˈkæɹət/zanahoria
swap verbo/ˈswɑp/canjear, cambalachear
compatible adjetivo/kəmˈpæt.ə.bəl/compatible
password sustantivo/ˈpæs.wɜɹd/contraseña, santo y seña
scan verbo/skæn/escrutar
loyalty sustantivo/ˈlɔɪəlti/lealtad
reap verbo/ˈɹiːp/segar, cosechar
spear sustantivo/spɪə̯(ɹ)/lanza, venablo
upload verbo/ˈʌpˌloʊd/subir, cargar
subscribe verbo/səbˈskɹaɪb/suscribirse, subscribirse

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • Alright mate can I just have a coffee please?
  • What type of coffee would you like?
  • Would you like any sugar?
  • Is there anything else you would like today?
  • What cakes do you have today?

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahorai've made
Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupoour latest · the latest
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónwill pretty · will read · you'll be
Obligación: must / have to / need to decir que algo es necesarioneed to have · need to read · need to conduct

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 15 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, didn't, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: freshly /ˈfɹɛʃli/, suggestion /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: compatible /kəmˈpæt.ə.bəl/, interactive /ˌɪn.tɚˈæk.tɪv/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: sponge /spʌnd͡ʒ/, swap /ˈswɑp/, scan /skæn/, spear /spɪə̯(ɹ)/
  • /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: sponge /spʌnd͡ʒ/, suggestion /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/

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 cheers, latte, receipt.

¿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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