Shadowing Practice: Five Day Weather Forecast - Studio C - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Now let's kick it back on over to John Billows for our five-day weather forecast.
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John.
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Thank you, Tim.
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Well, not a lot of surprises this week.
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We're going to have some highs in the mid to upper 70s, and things are going to cool down to about 50 degrees or so each night.
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So not quite swimming season just yet, but we're getting there.
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Let's take a look at the nation.
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We've been tracking a small cold front that's been moving in from the northwest here.
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What's that?
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Okay, it sounds as though the cold front has expanded in size, and you can see that here.
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Okay, and it looks like it's continuing to grow.
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Look at that.
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Okay, if we jump back to our five-day forecast, we're going to see a few changes.
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Expect highs in the upper 40s with lows down to 20 degrees or so each night.
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Might want to break out the heavy blankets again this week.
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If we come back to wow, okay, it looks like the cold front has really gained some momentum here, and it appears that a storm has started to gather as well,
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but fortunately it doesn't look too serious.
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Okay, it's actually becoming a little serious.
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It seems that hail is starting to fall, about a millimeter in diameter.
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OK, it seems our initial estimate was a little off.
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They're more the size of basketballs.
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Pieces of ice the size of basketballs are falling from the sky.
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So that is pretty serious.
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Everyone should probably be taking refuge under concrete structures just as fast as humanly possible.
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Let's see how this will affect the five-day forecast.
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Highs will now be in the upper 10s, with lows in the negative 20s, and if you look on Tuesday, there is a slight chance of death.
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Let's go back to the map here, and oh my.
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Okay, it seems that the storm and the cold front have clashed violently, and we now have a flood warning.
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And a fire warning.
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Look at that.
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Not sure how those two can be happening at the same time.
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Okay, it appears that the flood water is the thing that is actually on fire.
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Apparently the flood destroyed 15 gas stations, so about half the flood is now comprised of gasoline and oil.
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The fire and the flood are traveling together at untold speeds, so we encourage everyone in the area to quickly move to higher ground.
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Nope, cancel that.
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We've just been instructed to tell everyone to evacuate to Mexico.
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Nope, never mind.
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They're coming here.
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We're heading to Canada.
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Okay, if we jump back to our five-day forecast...
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Okay, scratch that.
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Mother's love.
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Okay, the flood fire, which we are now referring to as the flyer, has destroyed several cities and...
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Okay, it sounds like an earthquake has started as well.
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That is unfortunate timing.
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We're getting word now that, okay, yes, it's been confirmed that California has broken off of the United States and is starting to float away.
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Okay, quick update on the hail situation.
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Good news, the ice particles have shrunk down now to the size of baseballs.
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Oh, never mind, they are now enormous Volkswagen Beetle-sized pieces of ice, and they are covered in long spikes.
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So, oh my, looks like we have We have a tornado.
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No, two tor- 17 tornadoes, which are now hurling the car-sized spike balls at 85 miles an hour in every direction.
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Okay, we have received word now that volcanoes are erupting.
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So let's look at the five day forecast, and we'll see the temperatures are still fluctuating, but the chances of death have stabilized at about 99.99%.
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So going back to the map here, sweet glory.
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The tornadoes have made it so that it is literally raining cats and dogs, and California is starting to sink, and the inhabitants are being attacked by sharks.
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Okay, we have confirmation that this is the end of the world.
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So we'll go once more to our five-day forecast, which is now our one-day forecast, and that will about wrap it up.
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Back to you, Tim.
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I wanna run, I wanna slide into the light I wanna step into a dream with you

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 59 frases y 708 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:58. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 178 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. El 84 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

15 palabras menos comunes del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

  • forecast /ˈfɔːkɑːst/ (sustantivo) — pronóstico, vaticinio. An estimation of a future condition.
  • flood /flʌd/ (sustantivo) — inundación, avenida. An overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
  • tornado /tɔɹˈneɪ.doʊ/ (sustantivo) — tornado, ciclón. A violent wind in the form of a mobile, rapidly rotating, funnel cloud that has contacted the ground.
  • nope /noʊp/ — nop, no po. No.
  • spike /spaɪk/ (sustantivo) — clavo, pincho. A sort of very large nail.
  • hail /heɪl/ (sustantivo) — granizo, pedrisco. Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.
  • encourage /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ (verbo) — alentar, arengar. To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
  • refer /ɹɪˈfɜː/ (verbo) — referir, remitir. To direct the attention of (someone toward something).
  • concrete /ˌkɑnˈkɹit/ (adjetivo) — concreto. Real, actual, tangible.
  • confirm /kənˈfɝm/ (verbo) — confirmar. To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.
  • glory /ˈɡlɔːɹi/ (sustantivo) — gloria. Great beauty and splendor.
  • expand /ɪkˈspænd/ (verbo) — ampliar. To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open.
  • slide /ˈslaɪ̯d/ (sustantivo) — tobogán, resbaladilla. An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
  • estimate /ˈɛs.tɪ.mət/ (sustantivo) — presupuesto, estimación. A rough calculation or assessment of the value, size, or cost of something.
  • enormous /ɪˈnɔː.məs/ (adjetivo) — enorme, ingente. Extremely large; greatly exceeding the common size, extent, etc.

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

  • look at (verbo) — mirar, funar. To observe or watch.
  • break out (verbo) — escapar forzadamente, fugarse. To escape, especially forcefully or defiantly.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 15 contracciones y formas reducidas, como we're, wanna, they're. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “th”: gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, earthquake /ˈɝθkweɪk/, northwest /nɔɹθˈwɛst/
  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: confirmation /ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/, clash /ˈklæʃ/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: unfortunate /ʌnˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt/, confirmation /ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/, diameter /daɪˈæmɪdɚ/, momentum /ˌmə(ʊ)ˈmɛntəm/, fortunately /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

  1. Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
  2. Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
  3. Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como forecast, flood, tornado.

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 ahorahas expanded · has really gained · have clashed
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo haceis now comprised · been instructed · been confirmed
Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosatornadoes, which are · forecast, which is
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos díaswe're getting · is starting · are falling

¿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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