Shadowing Practice: FUN FOR FLYERS 4TH - UNIT 17E - PAGE 39 - Learn English Speaking with Video

Creando lección...
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17e.
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A day's work.
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Listen and look.
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There is one example.
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Where did Sarah take each thing?
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What's the matter, Aunt Sarah?
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I'm a bit tired, that's all.
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There was something wrong with one of my computer programs this morning, and I couldn't send any emails.
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I had to take a letter to an office instead because it was important.
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It was on the top floor of a skyscraper.
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The view was amazing.
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Well, the view sounds good.
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Can you see the letter B?
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Now you listen and write a letter in each box.
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You know the prize I won on Saturday?
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You mean that silly teddy bear?
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It's huge!
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I know.
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I took it back to the fun fair after my busy day at work.
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Why?
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Its fur wasn't very clean.
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They gave me another one.
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I'll give it to your cousin, I think.
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Oh, I saw Helen at lunchtime as well.
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I like her.
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She's really cool.
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She is, isn't she?
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I needed to give her back her scarf.
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The one she left in the car park last Sunday.
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That's right.
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I took it to the new cafe in High Street.
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We had some delicious apple pie and ice cream there.
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Wow!
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And I gave someone my umbrella today.
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Why?
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Well, I saw lots of people at the bookshop, the one next to the castle, because Matt Eagle was there.
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The pop star?
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Amazing!
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Why was he there?
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He was just doing some shopping.
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I wanted to ask him some questions, but he was too busy to talk to me.
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Then it started to rain, so I gave it to him.
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I wanted to come home after that, but I couldn't.
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Why not, Aunt Sarah?
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Because I had to take a map to a hotel first.
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I met an inventor there yesterday.
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He was really nice, and he needed one.
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He doesn't like using his phone for that.
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Oh!
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I found one in the supermarket on the corner.
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He was really pleased when I gave it to him.
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So, did you do any writing for the newspaper today?
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Yes, and I took some good photos earlier in the day.
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I used a new tablet to take those.
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I borrowed it from someone at work.
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Great!
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Where did you go to take the pictures?
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To the castle.
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A group of actors are making a film there.
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I asked them lots of questions because so many people are interested in the story.
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Yes, it was a busy day.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación se basa en el vídeo “FUN FOR FLYERS 4TH - UNIT 17E - PAGE 39”. Las palabras que más se repiten: gave, Sarah, busy, letter. Este vídeo tiene 61 frases y 418 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:20. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 125 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 83 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar. 13 de sus 61 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

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

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
litter sustantivo/ˈlɪt.ɚ/cama, lecho
castle sustantivo/ˈkɑːsəl/castillo, castro
cousin sustantivo/ˈkʌz(ə)n/primo, prima
silly adjetivo/ˈsɪl.i/bobo, tonto
delicious adjetivo/dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/delicioso, sabroso
tablet sustantivo/ˈtæblət/placa
borrow verbo/ˈbɑɹ.oʊ/pedir prestado, tomar prestado
umbrella sustantivo/ʌmˈbɹɛl.ə/paraguas, ambrela
supermarket sustantivo/ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/supermercado
scarf sustantivo/skɑːf/bufanda, chalina
inventor sustantivo/ɪnˈvɛntɚ/inventor, inventora
bookshop sustantivolibrería
café sustantivo/ˌkæˈfeɪ/café, cafetería
skyscraper sustantivo/ˈskaɪˌskɹeɪpɚ/rascacielos, torre

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • I'm a bit tired, that's all.
  • You mean that silly teddy bear?
  • I'll give it to your cousin, I think.
  • Where did you go to take the pictures?

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 7 contracciones y formas reducidas, como couldn't, doesn't, I'll. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: scarf /skɑːf/, skyscraper /ˈskaɪˌskɹeɪpɚ/

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 litter, castle, cousin.

¿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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