Shadowing Practice: Expressing ability: Can - Learn English Speaking with Video

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They can dance, they can sing,
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they can do most anything, together side by side. Can you sing?
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Yes, I can.
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People, people who need people,
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are the luckiest people in the world.
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How's that?
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Very nice. Can you sing?
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No, I can't.
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Feelings, nothing more than feelings.
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You see, I can't sing.
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Sorry.
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That's okay.
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Can you play the violin?
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Yes, I can.
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That's beautiful.
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Thank you.
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Can you play the violin?
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No, I can't.
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I'm sorry, I just can't play the violin.
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That's all right. Can you speak Hungarian?
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No, I can't, but I can speak Romanian.
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What languages can you speak?
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I can speak English and Chinese.
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I can't speak Chinese, but I can speak Spanish.
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I can't speak Spanish, but I can speak Japanese.
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Japanese?
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No, I can't speak Japanese, but I can't speak Korean.
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No, I'm afraid I can't speak Korean, but I can speak Portuguese.
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I can't speak anything today.
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I have laryngitis.
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Sorry. Can Jack fix cars? Of course he can.
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He fixes cars every day.
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He's a mechanic.
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I'm not sure what you like.
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So you're looking for a job.
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Yes, I am.
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Well, tell me.
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What can you do?
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I can fix cars.
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Oh, you're a mechanic.
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Yes, that's right.
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Well, let's see if we can find a job for a mechanic.
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I'm afraid we don't have any jobs for mechanics right now.
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Can you do anything else?
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Hmm.
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Well, I can do lots of things, I guess.
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Such as?
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Well, I...
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I can...
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Uh...
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I can...
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Hmm.
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Tell you what.
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Let's check and see what kinds of jobs we have right now.
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I'm sure we can find a job that's right for you.
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Thank you.
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Let me see.
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Oh, here we are.
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Betty's Bakery is looking for a baker.
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Can you bake bread and cakes?
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No, I can't.
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I can bake chocolate chip cookies, but I can't bake bread or cakes.
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All right.
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Let's see what else we have.
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Ah, the Ajax Bus Company is looking for a bus driver.
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Can you drive a bus?
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I'm afraid I can't.
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I can drive a car, but I can't drive a bus.
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That's too bad.
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Let's keep looking here.
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Hmm.
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Here's one.
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The Renaissance restaurant is looking for a chef. Can you cook?
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Oh, no. I can't cook at all.
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Well.
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Here's a job for a secretary.
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Can you type?
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No, I can't.
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Hmm.
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This school is looking for a teacher.
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Can you teach?
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Sorry, I can't.
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Here's one for a painter.
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No, definitely not.
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I can't paint.
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This company is looking for a truck driver.
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I can't drive a truck.
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This place needs a dancer.
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I can't dance.
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Here's one for a writer.
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I can't write.
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This is terrible.
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I can't believe this.
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I can't claim this.
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I can't bake.
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I can't drive a bus.
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I can't cook.
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I can't type.
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I can't teach.
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I can't paint.
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I can't drive a truck.
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I can't dance.
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I can't write.
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I can't do anything.
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Woe is me.
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What can I do?
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What can I do?
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What can I do?
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You can act.
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I can what?
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You can act.
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And I have a job for you.
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Here.
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The Stage Light Theater Company is looking for an actor.
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Me?
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An actor?
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Yes.
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You're an excellent actor.
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Go down to the Stage Light Theater right now.
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I think you can get the job.
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Do you really think so?
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Believe me, you can act.
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You're a terrific actor.
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Thank you.
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Thank you so much.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel A2 se basa en el vídeo “Expressing ability: Can”. Las palabras que más se repiten: speak, drive, bus, mechanic, bake. Este vídeo tiene 125 frases y 587 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 5:28. El hablante habla despacio, unas 107 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 79 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar. 24 de sus 125 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

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

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
bake verbo/beɪk/hornear, enhornar
mechanic sustantivo/mɪˈkænɪk/mecánico, mecánica
violin sustantivo/ˌvaɪ.əˈlɪn/violín
chip sustantivo/t͡ʃɪp/astilla, cepa
baker sustantivo/ˈbeɪ.kɚ/panadero, panadera
chef sustantivo/ʃɛf/chef
cookie sustantivo/ˈkʊki/galleta
dancer sustantivo/ˈdænsəɹ/bailarín, bailador
painter sustantivo/ˈpeɪntɚ/pintor, pintora
terrific adjetivoterrífico
laryngitis sustantivo/lɛɹɪnˈd͡ʒaɪtɪs/laringitis
sing verbo/ˈsɪŋ/cantar
cook verbo/kʊk/cocinar, cocer
teach verbo/ˈtiːt͡ʃ/enseñar
cake sustantivo/keɪk/bizcocho, cake

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • Can you play the violin?
  • What languages can you speak?
  • Can you do anything else?
  • Can you bake bread and cakes?
  • Can you drive a bus?

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 45 contracciones y formas reducidas, como can't, I'm, you're. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

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 bake, mechanic, violin.

¿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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