Shadowing Practice: Everyday Problems and Situations - English Conversation - Learn English Speaking with Video

Can you believe we won the match?

We were so lucky!

And I scored the goal at the end.

The winning goal!

I'm on cloud nine!

Yeah, whatever.

Thanks for the support, Susan.

Well, you know it's not a deserved victory.

Because you hit the ball with your hand.

That was cheating, and you know that.

It's not our fault that the referee didn't see it.

It's his mistake, not ours.

But you should have told the truth.

If I had told the truth, my teammates would have hated me for missing such a great opportunity.

I'm sure anyone would have done the same way.

I doubt that seriously.

You mean you would have told the truth and risked to be hated by anyone in your team?

They would have finally accepted it, and everybody would have admired and respected you for being an honest person.

What more do I need to say to get my point across?

What are you going to do with all those batteries, Dan?

I'm going to throw them away.

It's illegal to throw batteries in the trash.

Really?

Why?

Because they contain heavy metals that can be harmful for the environment.

Then how do I get rid of them?

There are recycling bins placed all around campus, so you can drop the batteries into one of those bins.

They have been brought to communities across the city, including at colleges, parks, and athletic fields That's very good I didn't even know batteries are recyclable

Are you also going to throw away those magazines and cans?

Yes, I am They are also recyclable, you know If we recycle paper,

then not so many trees will have to be cut down I see I haven't thought about that before.

Then recycling is a good thing.

Yes, it's good because fewer supplies are wasted.

Recycled materials can be used to make other useful products.

It's a way to help the environment and decrease the amount of trash in our landfills.

I'm going there right now to drop some bottles.

Come with me if you like.

Yeah, great.

I'm coming.

We have to separate e-waste,

plastic, metal, glass, paper, and organic waste.

They each have specific colors to make it easier to identify.

Recycling is very easy to do.

I didn't even realize that.

It takes just a few minutes a day to sort my garbage.

The time we spend recycling is little, enough to help our town stay clean and healthy.

Mom, I cleaned up my closet and found a lot of clothes that don't fit me anymore.

What should I do with them?

You can donate them.

Another child can reuse them.

This is good for the environment too.

What do you mean?

If you throw them away, they'll be taken to the landfills.

Decomposing textiles emit toxins that are released into the air and are polluting our environment.

The bigger our landfills, the higher the levels of pollution.

Oh, I see.

Okay, I'm going to donate them to someone who needs them.

Jennifer, you should always turn off the faucet while brushing your teeth or hands to save water.

Why do we need to save water, Mom?

It helps to preserve our environment.

How's that?

Reducing our water usages reduces the energy required to process and deliver it to homes, which in turn helps to reduce pollution.

And what else should we do to save energy?

We should turn off the lights when leaving a room and unplug devices when not in use.

We can also wash clothes at a cooler temperature and with a full load.

We can use the stairs instead of the elevators.

We save our electric bill and the planet at the same time.

Let's go grocery shopping.

We need something for dinner.

I'll be happy to go, Mom.

Can I pick up the grocery I like?

I'll allow a few items.

Don't get greedy.

We need to shop wisely and opt for natural and organic food.

We're only going to buy what we need.

We should buy local food, which consumes less energy, and hence less pollution.

This way, we are going to shop in an eco-friendly way.

Okay, let's go, Mom.

I'm ready.

First, let me take a reusable shopping bag.

Hey, wait a minute!

What's wrong?

That salesperson gave me back $15 extra by mistake.

Can you believe it?

He is not even able to count the money properly.

Let's go to the bakery and have some delicious cakes.

It's all on me.

I don't think that's the right thing to do.

You should give the money back to the salesperson.

You must be joking, right?

No, I am not joking.

That money will be deducted from his own paycheck.

You know salespersons work hard, and they are poorly paid. But it's only $15.

It's not much.

It may be little for you, but it's much for him.

Come on, you'll feel good about yourself.

Oh, I guess you're right.

It's not fair that I should keep it, I suppose.

Hey, Vivian, do you fancy going to the movie theater tonight?

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Oh, I'm not in the mood to go anywhere, Angela.

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That's so unusual.

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Did something happen?

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My sister won't speak to me.

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I accidentally broke her phone.

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The phone slipped right out of my hand and fell down on the floor, cracking the screen pretty badly.

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After that, it started making random touch inputs and before long it was completely unusable.

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I took the phone to a repair shop, but the repairman said it couldn't be fixed.

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That's too bad.

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Well, you should buy her a new one.

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Unfortunately I don't have so much money.

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It's a very expensive phone.

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It was a birthday present from her fiancé.

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I'll have to work part-time to save money.

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But that takes time, and she needs a new phone now.

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I can lend you the money if you like.

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You can pay me back at your convenience.

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Really?

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You would do that for me? Of course.

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What are friends for?

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You're the best.

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Thanks a lot.

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I appreciate it.

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The smog in our city is getting worse and worse.

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The air used to be so clean here when we were children.

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This smog comes from the factory they built five years ago.

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Sometimes it just pumps out enormous clouds of thick gray smoke.

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Yeah, that factory is nothing but trouble.

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It's more than just the factories, though.

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There are too many cars which pollute with their exhaust fumes, especially at rush hour.

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Another problem is that people dump their rubbish everywhere.

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In the fields and parks.

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Out of the car.

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And they don't give fine.

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They act the same way with dog poo.

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Dog poo is considered as rubbish, since you have to pick it up and throw it in a bin.

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just like an empty packet of crisps or soda can.

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So if one can get away with throwing a soda can on the ground, then why not with the dog poo?

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It makes me really mad.

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I know what you mean, Bill.

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I saw someone throwing some litter out of the window of their car as they were driving past.

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I shouted after them, but they didn't take any notice of me.

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And on top of everything, there are more trees being cut down every day.

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That's why I've decided to not buy any more new physical books.

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So how can you still read books without harming the environment?

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I borrow from libraries and friends, or I buy e-books or second-hand books.

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Yeah that sounds like a good idea.

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We should also plant trees in our neighborhood to improve the air quality.

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Matthew, you're very good with computers.

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Can you give me a hand with it?

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Sure, what's the problem?

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I'm trying to print this file, but somehow I can't get my printer to print it.

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it a few months ago

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and it worked perfectly until now did i miss something did

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you switch the printer on of course i did just check

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and see okay let's see

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if you click on the start icon go into the printer's

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folder check the settings oh no what's wrong what happened why did the screen go blank It seems the computer crashed.

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I need to restart it.

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The computer crashed?

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But I haven't gotten to save the document.

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Is it lost forever in this case?

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You can't be serious.

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You didn't save it?

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No!

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I just forgot to do it.

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An evening's work came to nothing!

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That's a big mistake.

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You should save your work every few minutes.

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Well, there's no point saying that now, is there?

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Here's your bill, sir.

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Have a great night.

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Thank you.

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Excuse me, sir.

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I can see on the receipt that tuna salad is also included in the order, but this is a mistake because I didn't order that.

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Oh, sorry about that.

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I'll bring you the tuna salad right away.

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Or I can wrap it up to go if you like.

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No, I don't want the tuna salad.

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Could you just take it off the bill, please?

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Okay.

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Would you like to have a gift card for a free tuna salad next time you visit?

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I'm afraid I don't like this salad, so this is not going to help.

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I'm sorry.

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The problem is you paid by credit card, and it's already been entered into the cash register.

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Well, this is ridiculous.

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I'd like to speak to the manager.

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Hey, Tim.

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You look really upset.

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What's the matter?

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I just got fired from my job, and I'm really mad.

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Really?

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But what happened?

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You've always been so hardworking and responsible.

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I just got angry with a manager.

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That's why I was fired.

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But what did he do to upset you so much?

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He called one day saying he had a problem with his computer and needed my help.

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I asked him what the problem was.

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And he said that his screen had suddenly gone black and didn't know what to do.

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I asked him if he had pressed any buttons by mistake.

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But he assured me he didn't.

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Then I asked him to check that the computer was not unplugged accidentally.

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He tried to check that, but said he couldn't see very well because it was too dark.

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I told him to turn the light on, but he said he couldn't because the power went off a few minutes ago.

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That's a good one.

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I thought he was trying to play a prank on me.

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I was so furious that I began to insult him, and then I just hung up the phone on him.

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My boss soon found out about this and fired me.

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This is so unfair.

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The manager was supposed to apologize to me, but I was fired instead.

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Well, I don't know what to say.

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I'm really sorry this happened to you.

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You were right to be upset.

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But still, you shouldn't have lost your temper and insulted the manager.

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OMG, look at that scale!

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I weigh 68 kilograms!

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I must start to exercise right away and lose weight.

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I bet I weigh more than you do.

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I don't think so.

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You look slimmer than me.

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Maybe, but I've been eating out a lot lately, so I'm sure I put on weight.

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I'll bet you $100 that I weigh more than you do.

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Okay, jump on the scale, let's see.

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Look, I gained 3 kilograms.

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I told you I put on weight.

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That's right, but you still don't weigh more than me.

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The scale shows 67 kilograms.

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You know I wasn't serious about that $100.

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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 Problems and Situations - English Conversation”. Este vídeo tiene 229 frases y 1961 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 15:19. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 128 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 83 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar. 36 de sus 229 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:

Palabra	Pronunciación	Significado
recycle verbo	/ɹəˈsaɪkəl/	reciclar
salad sustantivo	/ˈsæl.əd/	ensalada
tuna sustantivo	/ˈtjuː.nə/	atún
weigh verbo	/weɪ/	pesar
kilogram sustantivo	/ˈkɪləɡɹæm/	kilogramo, quilogramo
landfill sustantivo	/ˈlæn(d).fɪl/	vertedero, tiradero
salesperson sustantivo		vendedor, vendedora
pollution sustantivo	/pəˈluʃən/	polución, contaminación
pollute verbo	/pəˈluːt/	contaminar, polucionar
recyclable adjetivo		reciclable
smog sustantivo	/smɑɡ/	esmog, neblumo
unplug verbo	/ʌnˈplʌɡ/	desenchufar
printer sustantivo	/ˈpɹɪntɚ/	impresor
insult sustantivo	/ɪnˈsʌlt/	insulto, improperio
cloth sustantivo	/klɒθ/	tela

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

Palabra	Significado
cut down verbo	talar
turn off verbo	apagar
clean up verbo	limpiar
get away with verbo	irse de rositas, salir impune / inulto (de)
go off verbo	explotar
pick up verbo	coger, asir
throw away verbo	tirar, echar

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

Can you believe we won the match?
Then how do I get rid of them?
What should I do with them?
Can I pick up the grocery I like?
You would do that for me?

Gramática en este vídeo

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

Estructura	En el vídeo
Oraciones condicionales if + oración, will/would + verbo — una condición y su resultado	If you throw them away, they'll be
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace	be hated · have been brought · be cut
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora	have been brought · haven't thought · I've decided
Consejo con “should” should + verbo — decir qué es buena idea	should have · should I do · should always turn

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 57 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, don't, didn't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

Los sonidos de “th”: cloth /klɒθ/, athletic /æθˈlɛt.ɪk/
Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: pollution /pəˈluʃən/, rubbish /ˈɹʌbɪʃ/, shout /ʃaʊt/, assure /əˈʃʊɹ/, brush /bɹʌʃ/
Palabras largas — cuida el acento: accidentally /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/, elevator /ˈɛləˌveɪtɚ/, apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: smog /smɑɡ/, slim /ˈslɪm/, stairs /ˈstɛɹz/, slip /ˈslɪp/
/v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: elevator /ˈɛləˌveɪtɚ/, convenience /kənˈvinjəns/, preserve /pɹəˈzɝv/
/z/ — sonora, no /s/: decompose /ˌdiːkəmˈpəʊz/, wisely /ˈwaɪzli/, exhaust /ɪɡˈzɔst/, closet /ˈklɑzɪt/, stairs /ˈstɛɹz/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como recycle, salad, tuna.

¿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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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

Frases que vale la pena repetir

Gramática en este vídeo

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?