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Have you ever had a day when nothing makes sense?
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A day when you sit alone and think,
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why is this happening to me?
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If you have, you are not alone.
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I have felt that way too.
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Everyone has moments like that,
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even if they don't talk about them.
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Life is full of ups and downs.
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Sometimes it lifts you up.
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Sometimes it pushes you down.
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Sometimes it surprises you in ways you cannot expect.
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People often say, everything happens for a reason.
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But when you are sad,
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hurt, or confused, these words can feel empty.
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You hear them, but they don't touch your heart.
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Still, even in difficult moments,
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there may be a small good thing hiding somewhere.
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It can be very small,
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like a tiny seed or a little light.
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You may not see it at first,
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but it is still there.
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Finding the good does not mean pretending that everything is fine.
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It means taking a slow breath and asking yourself,
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is there something I can learn from this?
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Is there something good that might grow from this?
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This is not easy.
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Life does not always go as planned.
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In fact, sometimes life behaves in a funny way.
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It feels almost like Murphy's Law is following us.
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Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.
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Have you felt that before?
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You wake up late.
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You spill your drink.
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You miss a bus.
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Your phone battery dies.
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Your plans fall apart.
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And you feel like the universe is playing a joke on you.
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But Murphy's Law is not here to hurt us.
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It is a reminder that life is unpredictable.
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We cannot control everything.
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We can plan, but plans can change.
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We can try, but results are not always in our hands.
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Sometimes, when things go wrong,
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something good is quietly moving toward us.
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Let me tell you a story about my friend Cassie.
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She planned a weekend trip to a beautiful beach town.
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She wanted to relax, enjoy the sun,
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and listen to the waves.
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She waited for this trip for many weeks.
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She woke up early, packed her bags, and felt excited.
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But when she arrived at the port,
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she learned that a big storm was coming.
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All ferry trips were cancelled.
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There was nothing she could do.
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Her dream weekend disappeared in one moment.
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She felt sad and frustrated.
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She thought, why today?
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Why now?
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But with nowhere to go,
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she walked around the town and found a small bookstore.
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She entered it just to pass the time.
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Inside, she saw something special.
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On a low shelf, covered in dust,
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was a first edition copy of her favorite childhood book.
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A book she had been searching for for years.
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She picked it up, and her eyes filled with joy.
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Her ruined plan brought her a beautiful gift.
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A moment she still remembers today.
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A moment she would never have had if the storm had not cancelled her trip.
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Life works like this sometimes.
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We focus so much on the destination that we forget to look around.
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We forget that unexpected moments can bring unexpected happiness.
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Life is like an old, gentle teacher.
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It teaches us through events,
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through surprises, and through quiet moments.
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Some lessons come softly.
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Others come strongly.
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But every lesson carries meaning.
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Listening to these lessons does not mean ignoring your feelings.
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It's okay to feel sad.
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It's okay to feel angry.
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It's okay to feel lost.
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Your emotions are real.
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Your feelings matter.
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But when you are ready,
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you can also ask, what is life trying to teach me?
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What can I learn from this moment?
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A setback might be showing you a new direction.
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A loss might be teaching you to appreciate the people you have.
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A breakup might be helping you learn more about yourself.
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A mistake might be guiding you toward growth.
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Life changes like the weather.
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There are sunny days and there are stormy nights.
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Not every day is easy.
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Not every night is peaceful.
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And during hard days, one thing can help you feel a little lighter.
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Gratitude.
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Gratitude is not about pretending that pain is gone.
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Gratitude is about noticing one small good thing,
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even when everything feels hard.
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Think about your body when you get injured.
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Your body slowly heals.
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It builds new tissue.
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It becomes stronger.
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Your heart heals the same way.
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It needs time.
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It needs care.
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And gratitude becomes the gentle medicine that supports your healing.
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When you feel upset or tired, try this simple step.
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Look for one thing you can be grateful for.
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Just one.
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It can be very small.
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A warm drink.
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A soft blanket.
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A message from a friend.
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The sound of rain.
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A quiet moment to sit and breathe.
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Gratitude does not fix everything.
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but it helps your heart feel safe again.
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It helps your mind slow down.
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It helps your spirit stand up one more time.
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You can even keep a small gratitude journal.
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Write down two or three things each day or think about them before you sleep.
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Over time, gratitude changes the way you see life.
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It helps you see light even during dark moments.
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But there is something else,
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something deeper, that helps us live with peace.
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Acceptance.
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Acceptance is not giving up.
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Acceptance is not saying, this is perfect.
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Acceptance is facing life as it is.
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It is letting go of the need to control everything.
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It is trusting that some things are beyond your power.
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There are moments when, no matter how hard you try,
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the answer is still NO. There are times when you cannot fix something.
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There are days when you cannot change the situation around you.
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And that is okay.
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It does not make you weak.
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It makes you human.
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Acceptance means taking a slow breath and saying,
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this is what I cannot change,
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but I can choose how I move forward.
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Acceptance teaches us humility.
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It teaches us patience.
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It teaches us to open our hearts.
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When we accept what we cannot control,
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we free ourselves from heavy worry.
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We free ourselves from regret.
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We free ourselves from fear.
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Acceptance gives us space to grow,
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space to heal, space to move.
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And when we combine acceptance with gratitude, something beautiful happens.
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We begin to find peace.
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Even without perfect answers, we begin to trust life even when we don't understand everything.
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We begin to see meaning, even in small moments.
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Life will not always go according to plan.
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Sometimes it will follow Murphy's Law.
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Sometimes it will break your expectations.
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Sometimes it will test your patience.
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But life can also surprise you.
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It can give you something better than what you planned.
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It can lead you somewhere new.
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It can show you who you really are.
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So take a deep breath.
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Walk slowly and trust your journey.
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You are stronger than you think.
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You are learning every day,
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and even in difficult times,
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there is something good waiting for you.
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Something small.
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Something gentle.
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Something real.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel A2 se basa en el vídeo “Everything Happens For A Reason”. Las palabras que más se repiten: moment, gratitude, acceptance, cannot. Este vídeo tiene 173 frases y 1171 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 10:18. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 114 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 88 % 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

15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
acceptance sustantivo/əkˈsɛp.təns/aceptación
gratitude sustantivo/ˈɡɹæ.tɪ.tud/gratitud, conoscencia
breathe verbo/bɹiːð/respirar
heal verbo/ˈhiːl/curar, sanar
lesson sustantivo/ˈlɛs.ən/lección
gentle adjetivo/ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩/gentil, apacible
pretend verbo/pɹəˈtɛnd/aparentar, hacer de
unexpected adjetivo/ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/inesperado, inopinado
patience sustantivo/ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/paciencia
cancel verbo/ˈkæn.sl̩/tachar
ignore verbo/ɪɡˈnɔː/ignorar, desoír
confused adjetivo/kənˈfjuːzd/confundido
strongly adverbio/ˈstɹɔŋli/fuertemente
happiness sustantivo/ˈhæpinɪs/felicidad
dust sustantivo/dʌst/polvo

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
wake up verbo/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/despertarse, recordar
fall apart verbodespedazarse, desintegrarse
give up verborendirse, entregar
move forward verboir adelante, adelantar
slow down verbodesacelerar, decelerar
stand up verbolevantarse, ponerse de pie
walk around verbodeambular
write down verboapuntar, anotar

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • Have you ever had a day when nothing makes sense?
  • You hear them, but they don't touch your heart.
  • Have you felt that before?
  • What can I learn from this moment?

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 ahoraHave you ever had · have felt · Have you felt
Posibilidad con “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo posible pero no seguromay be · may not see · might grow
Comparativos -er than / more … than — comparar dos cosasbetter than · stronger than
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos díasis following · is playing · is quietly moving

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 3 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: patience /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/, tissue /ˈtɪʃ.(j)u/, destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/, emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/, shelf /ʃɛlf/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: unexpected /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/, destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/, expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/, humility /hjuːˈmɪlɪti/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: strongly /ˈstɹɔŋli/, spill /spɪl/, stormy /ˈstɔɹmi/
  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: arrive /əˈɹaɪv/, behave /bɪˈheɪv/
  • /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: gentle /ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩/, injure /ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ/

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 acceptance, gratitude, breathe.

¿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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