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At this time, Ryan Burton, President of the Class of 2015, will welcome you.

Good morning everyone.

On behalf of the Class of 2015, I would like to welcome all faculty,

alumni, friends, family, distinguished guests to the 87th commencement ceremony of La Plata High School.

Well, graduates, we made it.

As a group, we did indeed start from the very bottom.

Now it looks like the whole team's here.

Think about how far we have come individually and as a class.

Looking back to freshman year, it seems like it was just yesterday.

There was the first football game, the first class, the first girlfriend,

the second girlfriend, the third girlfriend,

the figuring out that you were the problem.

Yet, our hearts repaired and we grew physically and mentally.

Think about the music and fashion trends that we lived through and all the different dance moves that were created.

You had the jerk, the Dougie, the whip.

Does anyone remember that song Friday by Rebecca Black?

Now we have a song called Tuesday.

It's funny how things change.

This class of 2015 has undoubtedly been one of the most successful and outstanding classes in La Plata High School's history.

We accumulated a whopping $12,637,544 in scholarship money.

In our years at La Plata, our athletic programs brought home 10 SMAC titles, 9 regional titles, and 3 state titles.

Our various student organizations outdid themselves and proudly represented our school.

Unplugged, its academic, MESA, math team, and many more flourished over the past four years, winning countless awards.

Yet, our four years at La Plata were no walk in the park.

We were presented with many challenges and obstacles that we had to overcome.

I cannot even begin to imagine how many families were torn apart because of Edline.

Every student has experienced his or her fair share of disappointment and upset, including me.

I'll never forget the day I saw the Spider-Man movie for the first time.

I leapt off the couch and said to my mom, when I grow up, I want to be Spider-Man.

She looked at me and said, Ryan, grow up, you graduate next week.

Things might not always go the way you planned, but I know we can all agree that this class is resilient.

We survived an earthquake, two blackouts and Ebola.

The fact that we made it here, decorated with these awards and accomplishments,

is just a testament to our perseverance and commitment to excellence.

Graduates, you are all destined for greatness.

Each and every one of you has the potential to change the world.

You have all grown into powerful, intellectual individuals who will make a massive footprint on this earth.

Tables turn, bridges burn, you live and learn.

and often times it's the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination.

So as we part ways equipped with priceless knowledge we embark on a life sure to be filled with challenges and success.

Street poet and philosopher Drake once said Oh well, I guess you'll lose some and win some.

Long as the outcome is income.

You know I want it all and then some.

While the idea of material success does influence our lives heavily, I ask that you follow your dreams and do what makes you happy.

Class, strive to be the best version of yourself.

Fly through the turbulence and live life because you are a warrior.

Be phenomenal or be forgotten.

Congratulations, class of 2015.

Thank you.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “Funniest Graduation Speech of All Time”. Las palabras que más se repiten: Plata, titles, graduate, girlfriend. Este vídeo tiene 49 frases y 576 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 5:52. El hablante habla despacio, unas 98 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 82 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

Palabra	Pronunciación	Significado
accumulate verbo	/əˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪt/	acumular
alumnus sustantivo	/əˈlʌmnəs/	alumno
commencement sustantivo	/kəˈmɛnsmənt/	incoación
decorate verbo	/ˈdɛkəɹeɪt/	decorar, engalanar
embark verbo	/ɪmˈbɑɹk/	embarcarse
perseverance sustantivo	/ˌpɝsəˈvɪɹəns/	perseverancia
resilient adjetivo	/ɹɪˈzɪl.jənt/	tenaz, resistente
unplug verbo	/ʌnˈplʌɡ/	desenchufar
whopping adjetivo	/ˈ(h)wɑpɪŋ/	enorme, gigante
equip verbo	/ɪˈkwɪp/	equipar
footprint sustantivo	/ˈfʊtpɹɪnt/	pisada, huella
flourish verbo	/ˈflʊ̈ɹ.ɪʃ/	florecer, florescer
turbulence sustantivo	/ˈtɝ.bjə.ləns/	turbulencia
priceless adjetivo	/ˈpɹaɪslɪs/	inestimable, no tener precio
blackout sustantivo	/ˈblæk.aʊt/	desmayo

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

Palabra	Significado
grow up verbo	crecer
figure out verbo	averiguar, captar

Gramática en este vídeo

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

Estructura	En el vídeo
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace	were created · were presented · were torn
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora	have come · has experienced

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

Los sonidos de “th”: athletic /æθˈlɛt.ɪk/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, earthquake /ˈɝθkweɪk/
Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: flourish /ˈflʊ̈ɹ.ɪʃ/, accomplishment /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt/, distinguish /dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/, freshman /ˈfɹɛʃ.mən/, scholarship /ˈskɑːləɹʃɪp/
Palabras largas — cuida el acento: accumulate /əˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪt/, perseverance /ˌpɝsəˈvɪɹəns/, accomplishment /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt/, philosopher /fəˈlɑsəfɚ/, phenomenal /fɪˈnɒmɪnəl/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: strive /ˈstɹaɪv/, scholarship /ˈskɑːləɹʃɪp/
/v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: perseverance /ˌpɝsəˈvɪɹəns/, strive /ˈstɹaɪv/, individually /ˌɪndɪˈvɪd͡ʒ(u)əli/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como accumulate, alumnus, commencement.

¿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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