Shadowing Practice: Georgie Meets Mandy’s Parents | Young Sheldon - Learn English Speaking with Video

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How was your dinner with Mandy?
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We ran into her parents.
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Hmm.
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Then how'd that go?
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About as weird as you think.
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Hmm.
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They still don't want anything to do with her?
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Nope.
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She was pretty upset.
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Poor thing.
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Were you mad at Mom for getting pregnant?
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Oh, yeah.
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Did you stop talking to her?
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Hell no. I wanted her to hear how pissed off I was.
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But all that being mad at her just was a waste of time.
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What made you come around?
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I guess you showing up.
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I do have a natural charm, don't I?
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You did.
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And then you learned to talk.
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Hey, Mr. McAllister.
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Remember me?
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You're kind of hard to forget.
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Thank you.
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I was hoping we could talk.
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Oh, uh, yeah, you know,
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this might not be the best...
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What's he doing here?
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Oh, hey.
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You work here, too.
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Hi.
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He wanted to talk.
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Great.
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Let's talk about how we busted our butts to send Amanda to college,
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give her opportunities we never had,
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and now she's knocked up and right back in Medford.
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Let's talk about that.
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I know you're not happy about it,
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but you're going to have a grandkid.
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And cutting Mandy out ain't going to change that.
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He's not wrong.
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Well, he's not right either.
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You know, it doesn't necessarily have to be a bad thing.
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My mom got pregnant with me before she and my dad got married.
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So you're gonna marry my daughter?
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Well, if she'd stop saying no. Well, that's something.
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Jim?
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Mm-hmm.
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Why won't she marry you?
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What's wrong with you?
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Hmm, tough to say.
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Maybe I'm too ambitious and put work first sometimes.
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You know what?
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I do the same thing.
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I do?
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Well, it was lovely to see you both.
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Maybe someday you can tell me more about the tire business.
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I bet it's fascinating.
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Oh, well, I'd like that.
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You know, my son takes no interest in it.
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His loss.
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Goodbye, Mr. Cooper.
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Goodbye, ma'am.
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Steel belted radials.
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Who came up with that?
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Oh, it was Michelin.
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Oh, yeah.
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There you go.
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He asked.
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They cut me off if they want to be a part of this kid's life,
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then they can start by apologizing I don't know your mom doesn't seem like the apologetic type of gal.
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Oh, so now you're the expert on my parents I got a handle on your dad your mom.
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She's a tougher nut.
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It reminds me of you You think that was smart or dumb dumb
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What are you doing here?
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Oh, hi, sweetie.
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Yeah, hi.
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What are you doing here?
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Mandy, your mom and dad miss you.
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Then they should be talking to me.
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Well, you know how stubborn your mom can be.
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Too well.
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But, um, maybe she's not the only one being stubborn.
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Excuse me?
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I came to you for help,
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and you kicked me out.
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Okay, how about we all take a breath?
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Oh, I could make brandies.
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Mary?
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Look, this is my life.
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If y'all want to be a part of it,
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you know where to find me.
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Yeah.
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Don't help me.
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Good to see you, Mr. McAllister.
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Quit following me.
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If it would have helped.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “Georgie Meets Mandy’s Parents”. Las palabras que más se repiten: mom, Mandy, dad. Este vídeo tiene 97 frases y 537 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:24. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 158 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. El 86 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar. 21 de sus 97 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Las 11 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
stubborn adjetivo/ˈstʌbɚn/testarudo, obstinado
apologetic adjetivo/əˌpɑləˈd͡ʒɛtɪk/disculpatorio, disculpante
fascinate verbo/ˈfæsɪneɪt/fascinar
radial adjetivo/ˈɹeɪdi.əl/radial
brandy sustantivo/ˈbɹændi/brandy, coñac
ambitious adjetivo/æmˈbɪʃ.əs/ambicioso
tire verbo/ˈtaɪ̯ɚ/cansar, cansarse
bust verbo/bʌst/reventar, partir
someday adverbioalgún día
charm sustantivo/t͡ʃɑɹm/encanto
apologize verbo/əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/disculparse [with con], pedir(le) perdón [with a]

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
come around verbo/kʌ.məˈɹaʊnd/entrar en razón
come up with verboingeniar, ingeniarse
show up verbocomparecer, personarse

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • Did you stop talking to her?
  • What made you come around?
  • I do have a natural charm, don't I?
  • Why won't she marry you?
  • What's wrong with you?

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 18 contracciones y formas reducidas, como you're, don't, doesn't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: apologetic /əˌpɑləˈd͡ʒɛtɪk/, apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: stubborn /ˈstʌbɚn/, sweetie /ˈswi.ti/
  • /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: apologetic /əˌpɑləˈd͡ʒɛtɪk/, apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/

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 stubborn, apologetic, fascinate.

¿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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