Shadowing Practice: Extra English episode 5 A star is born (part2) - Learn English Speaking with Video

Creando lección...
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Ah!
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I co-starred with Russell Crowe in this one.
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You? In Gladiator?
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Wow, Nick, I didn't realize.
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What were you?
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The Centurion. Which Centurion?
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Er...
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Ah!
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Here it is.
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There!
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That's me, on the ground.
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Huh, a dead centurion.
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Yeah, good, eh?
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I had some words, but they were cut.
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What did you say?
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Um...
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Hey, but now I've got the whole script just for me on television every night.
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Nick, tell me.
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What is it?
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It's my show.
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When I'm a star, I will not forget you, my friend.
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Join me at 5.30pm today when I'll show you how to make a delicious chocolate mousse.
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A dessert for lovers.
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You'll need chocolate, eggs and butter.
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And don't forget the way to a heart is through the stomach.
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The way to the heart is through the stomach.
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What does that mean?
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It means, if you want a girlfriend, cook for her.
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I want to learn how to cook.
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Anyway, what do you mean by I watch too many adverts?
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Well, remember when you wanted us to change our washing powder?
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Oh, hello there.
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As a mother, I must fight difficult stains every day.
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Tomato ketchup.
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Chocolate.
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Bravey. and egg.
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But help is here.
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I will wash one shirt in ordinary washing powder and the other in news!
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So, the shirt washed in normal washing powder is...
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Still dirty.
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But, the shirt washed in new sap in...
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Annie, have you seen my red T-shirt anywhere?
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Oops.
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See what I mean?
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Oh, hello, Bridget.
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Hello, Hector.
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Oh, hi, Annie.
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Oh, thank you.
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Yes, I know.
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Do you know where Nick is?
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No, we've just arrived.
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I'm a great actor.
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Um, I think I know where Nick is.
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I'm too busy.
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No, it's not the money.
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I don't need 15 million quid.
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Look, talk to my agent, Bridget.
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I have an idea.
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Oh.
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So Robert De Niro said yes already.
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Hmm.
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Hello?
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Hello?
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Nick Jessup?
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Yeah?
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I have an executive from Warner Brothers on the line for you.
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Right.
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Hello, Nick.
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You are very big in England.
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What are you working on now?
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Hi.
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Well, it's something that all of England watches.
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It's the, um...
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You can laugh, but tomorrow night at six o'clock,
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you will see that Nick from next door has star quality.
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And then Spielberg will call.
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Now, excuse me.
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I must learn my life.
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You know how much I love adverts.
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Do you remember my Chunky Chunks?
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Hello and welcome to the Chunky Chunks challenge. And Zap.
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New Zap.
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My favourite advert right now is for chocolate mousse.
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Chocolate mousse, the chocolate dessert for lovers.
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Hello, all the gorgeous chefs.
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And welcome to Charlotte's Kitchen.
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Today, mmm, chocolate mousse.
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A dessert for lovers.
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First, take some chocolate.
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Chocolate?
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And melt it over hot water.
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Melt?
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Oh, over hot water.
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Now, my darlings, you must separate the eggs into two bowls.
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Separate the eggs?
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Separate the yolk from the white.
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Oh, the yolk...
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Hector?
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Ah, hello, Annie.
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Mix the yolk and the chocolate.
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Add the butter.
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And now for the fun!
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Whisking!
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I love whisking, don't you?
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Oh, whisking?
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Ah, you need Annie's magic whisk.
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Yes, please.
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Nearly finished, my darling.
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Finally add the whites to the chocolate.
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And put it in the fridge.
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And in 30 minutes, this delicious chocolate mousse The chocolate mousse will be ready for your lover to taste.
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Mmm.
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And put it in the fridge.
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Why, Hector, who's the lucky lady?
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I think I know.
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Chocolate mousse, my favorite dessert.
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Nick!
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What time is it?
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Six o'clock.
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Quick, change channels!
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It's six o'clock and time for the weather with Rock Thrust. With Rock Thrust.
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The weather?
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Rock Thrust?
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Meek!
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Hi!
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Hi, Rock Thrust!
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Get down with it!
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And here is the weather.
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Big smile.
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And here is the weather.
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In the south, it will be hot.
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Fun, fun.
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Oh, sorry.
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Hot.
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So, put on your beach clothes.
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And in the west, it will be windy.
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I'm sorry.
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Windy.
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And in the East, it will rain. So, don't forget your...
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umbrella.
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And there could be some.
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Oh, no. Not lightning.
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And that's the weather with me, Rob Raston.
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Ah, come in and sit down.
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Close your eyes.
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Now, are you ready for a taste of paradise?
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Chocolate so smooth, it will melt a beautiful lady's heart.
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Ready?
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Chocolate mousse.
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The chocolate dessert for lovers.
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Oh, Hector, that was so much fun.
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I love doing adverts, especially with your delicious chocolate mousse.
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Oh, I'm glad you like it.
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Well, hello.
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It's, uh, Rock Thrust.
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Would you like your messages, Mr. Thrust?
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As your agent, I take 10%.
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Oh, Borelick, you must be very tired now.
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Yeah, I am.
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Working the television must be exhausting.
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Yes, because I had to run all the way from the studio.
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Run?
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Why?
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Because I was chased.
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Next time in Extra.
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Bridget wins the lottery.
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Nick finds love at the traffic lights.
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And why does Hector become a dustman?
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Extra.
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Don't miss it.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “Extra English episode 5 A star is born”. Las palabras que más se repiten: chocolate, mousse, Nick, Thrust, Hector. Este vídeo tiene 170 frases y 830 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 12:57. El hablante habla despacio, unas 64 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. Solo el 79 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente. 35 de sus 170 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
mousse sustantivo/muːs/espuma, mousse
dessert sustantivo/dɪˈzɝt/dulce, postre
lover sustantivo/ˈlʌvɚ/amante, enamorado
whisk sustantivo/ˈwɪsk/barrido
centurion sustantivo/sɛnˈtjʊɹ.i.ən/centurión
yolk sustantivo/joʊk/yema
melt verbo/mɛlt/derretirse, fundirse
powder sustantivo/ˈpaʊ.dɚ/polvo
windy adjetivo/ˈwɪn.di/ventoso
darling sustantivo/ˈdɑɹlɪŋ/amado, amada
stain sustantivo/steɪn/mancha, lamparón
oops/ups/uy, vaya
exhaust verbo/ɪɡˈzɔst/agotar
tomato sustantivo/təˈmeɪ.toʊ/tomate, jitomate
umbrella sustantivo/ʌmˈbɹɛl.ə/paraguas, ambrela

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
sit down verbosentarse

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • That's me, on the ground.
  • What did you say?
  • You'll need chocolate, eggs and butter.
  • What are you working on now?
  • I love whisking, don't you?

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hacewere cut · was chased
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónwill not forget · I'll show · You'll need
Obligación: must / have to / need to decir que algo es necesariomust fight · must learn · must separate

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 15 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, I'm, didn't. 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 mousse, dessert, lover.

¿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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