Shadowing Practice: Extra English episode 1 Hectors arrival (part2) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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My cars.
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You play with cars?
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Yes, you play, no, I play with cars.
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He plays with cars.
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I read, I love the library.
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Fascinating.
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We go to the library too, don't we Bridget?
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Yes yes, it's great good I live here you live in a museum full of old things
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old things? yes, I have lots of old things I live in a museum ok,
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I live in a museum thank you Hector,
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and now we'll show you the flat This is the bedroom.
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Thank you.
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When do you sleep?
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No, you don't understand.
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We only have one bedroom.
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One?
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I have 20.
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20?
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Yes.
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He lives in a museum with 20 bedrooms.
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Oh, very funny, 20 bedrooms.
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Well, you can sleep here.
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Thank you.
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Oh, no, no, no, Hector.
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It's a bed.
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A bed?
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Oh, here's a cushion.
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Oh, thank you.
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Oh, this, of course, is the TV.
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Just relax, I must go to the bathroom.
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Psst, Annie, bathroom.
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Now!
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Oh my goodness, what are we going to do?
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He plays with toy cars.
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He is not a sexy Argentinian.
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But he is sweet.
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And he is polite.
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But those clothes!
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Oh, he is so old-fashioned.
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He must go.
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Oh, it's not good.
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Room service.
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Hello, who are you?
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Oh, you are quick.
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Good.
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Eh?
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My luggage is downstairs.
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Huh?
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Bring it up, please.
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What are you doing?
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I pull you comb.
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You are the butler.
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The butler?
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I am Nick.
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I live next door.
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Oh, I am Hector.
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Oh, Hector from Argentina.
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Yes, from Argentina.
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Where are the girls?
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The girls?
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Yeah, Bridget and Annie.
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Oh, they live here.
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Yeah, I know.
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Where's Bridget?
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Does she know you are here?
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Bridget, she gave me this.
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Hello, Nick.
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Oh, this is Hector from Argentina.
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Yeah, I know.
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Isn't he wonderful?
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Wonderful.
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Are you hungry?
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Who?
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We'll buy your lunch.
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What would you like to eat?
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Fish and chips?
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Oh, fish and sheeps.
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Nick, Hector make friends?
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Nick, teach Hector some English.
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Yeah, OK.
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I'll teach Hector some English.
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Yo, Dan, how's it going?
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The chicks in the apartment opposite have a visitor.
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Hector from Argentina.
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Oh, you are quick.
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Good.
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He can't speak English.
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Man, he thought I was the butler.
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I pulled you come.
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You are the butler.
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The butler?
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And even worse, I think he fancies Bridget.
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She gave me this.
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The girls have gone out so I will teach him to speak English.
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I'll teach Hector some English.
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See what I mean?
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Stay cool, end.
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PS.
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Big decision.
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Today I joined an acting agency.
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Brad Pitt is history.
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OK.
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This is the oven.
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This is the oven.
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Annie's dog sleeps in the oven.
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Annie's dog sleeps in the oven.
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So you say, Annie, the dog is in the oven.
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Annie, the dog is in the oven.
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Great.
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Now Bridget.
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Oh.
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Oh dear.
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Well, Bridget likes strong men, especially strong legs.
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I am strong.
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Yeah?
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Can you cycle 50 kilometers?
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No way.
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Well, go on then, show me.
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Yeah, look.
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Adios, amigo.
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Oh, Bridget,
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Annie, lunch!
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Fish and ships!
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Yes, lunch Hector.
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Look, Bridget, 50 kilometers.
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Oh, Annie, the dog is in the oven.
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What?
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Hi.
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Everything okay?
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Great.
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I am, how do you say?
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Dead.
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Hot.
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Hot, yeah, I am hot.
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I need a...
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Shower.
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Yeah, I need a shower.
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Be my guest.
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Oh, thank you.
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Right!
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That's it.
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He must go.
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Why?
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so nice.
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He used my bike.
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And he said that the dog was in the oven.
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What a horrible joke.
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Where is Charlie?
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Charlie?
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What a bad, bad boy.
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He must go.
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Can he stay with you, Nick?
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Uh-uh.
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Sorry, ladies.
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Oh, please, Nick.
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You have a spare room.
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No way.
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Not my problem.
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He must go now.
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But he's in the shower.
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I don't care.
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Hector, please come out.
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We want to talk to you.
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I like fish and chips.
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Hector, please come out.
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We want to talk to you.
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Okay, one moment, please.
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I like fish and chips.
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Yes, you want me?
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We think we.. we.. we have a problem.
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It's like this.
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Go on then, tell him.
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Yes, Bridget?
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Richard?
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Hector, the thing is...
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Stay there.
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I'll talk to him.
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Hector, can I have a word, please?
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Ricky Martin!
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Hector, is this you?
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Yes, I'm my parents.
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The Romero family.
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One of the richest families in Argentina.
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Who are these?
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My...
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Servant?
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Yeah, my servants.
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Your cars?
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Yeah, my cars.
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Hector, you are rich.
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Why stay here?
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I want friends, good friends.
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People like you for your money?
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That's awful.
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Listen, keep it a secret.
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Okay, okay.
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He could stay here.
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Yes, poor boy.
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Hector come and stay with me.
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I have two rooms.
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Shut up Nick.
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Hector will stay with us won't you Hector?
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Come and sit down.
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Heta, please, call me Gigi.
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Oh, Charlie, there you are.
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Oh, Annie, the dog is in the oven.
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The oven?
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Yes, Nick is a good English teacher.
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Yes, a very good English teacher.
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I'd love to see your photos again.
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Oh, me too.
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Oh, your sweet toy cars.
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They are not toys.
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Today, Hector arrives and it's bonfire night.
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Let's party.
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What sort of music do you like?
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Music?
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Yeah, music.
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Like, you know, soul, funk, dance.
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Watch me like this.
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Interesting.
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I dance like this.
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Ooh.
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I'll get in, I'll get in.
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Hello.
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Oh, yeah, that's great.
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Sure, come up.
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It's the landlady!
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The tarantula!
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Quick, hide Hector!
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I'm off, I owe two weeks' rent.
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next time in extra the flatmates go shopping for Hector Hector go shopping for the girls
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but what happens when Hector goes shopping for himself extra don't miss it
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel A2 se basa en el vídeo “Extra English episode 1 Hectors arrival”. Las palabras que más se repiten: Hector, Bridget, oven, Nick, cars. Este vídeo tiene 233 frases y 942 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 14:06. El hablante habla despacio, unas 67 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 80 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar. 48 de sus 233 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
oven sustantivo/ˈʌ.vn̩/horno
butler sustantivo/ˈbʌt.lɚ/sumiller, sommelier (somelié)
bedroom sustantivo/ˈbɛdˌɹum/alcoba, dormitorio
chip sustantivo/t͡ʃɪp/astilla, cepa
servant sustantivo/ˈsɝvənt/sirviente, sirvienta f criado
awful adjetivo/ˈɔːfʊl/infumable, malísimo
hungry adjetivo/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/hambriento, tener hambre
horrible adjetivo/ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/horrible, horroroso
sexy adjetivo/ˈsɛksi/sexy
arrive verbo/əˈɹaɪv/llegar, arribar
fancy sustantivo/ˈfæn.si/fantasía, magín
toy sustantivo/tɔɪ/juguete
relax verbo/ɹɪˈlæks/relajar, aflojar
spare adjetivo/spɛɚ/de reserva, de repuesto
sheep sustantivo/ˈʃiːp/pusilánime, papanatas

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
come out verbo/ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/revelarse, salir a la luz
come up verbosalir a relucir
go out verbosalir
shut up/ʃʌt ʌp/cállate la boca, cállate
sit down verbosentarse

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • Does she know you are here?
  • What would you like to eat?
  • I am, how do you say?
  • Hector, can I have a word, please?
  • People like you for your money?

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónwe'll show · We'll buy · I'll teach
Obligación: must / have to / need to decir que algo es necesariomust go

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 17 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'll, don't, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: sheep /ˈʃiːp/, cushion /ˈkʊʃən/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: oven /ˈʌ.vn̩/, servant /ˈsɝvənt/, arrive /əˈɹaɪv/, visitor /ˈvɪzɪtɚ/
  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: visitor /ˈvɪzɪtɚ/, downstairs /daʊnˈstɛɹz/
  • /h/ — una aspiración suave, no la “j”: hungry /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/, horrible /ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/

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 oven, butler, bedroom.

¿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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