Shadowing Practice: Get ready for Movers Unit 3 (Page 21+22+26) - Learn English Speaking with Video

Este vídeo tiene 86 frases y 398 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:32. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 113 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 90 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es fácil de seguir.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

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

• tennis /ˈtɛnɪs/ (sustantivo) — tenis. A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.
• playground /ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd/ (sustantivo) — espacio infantil, patio lúdico/recreativo (infantil). A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides).
• supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/ (sustantivo) — supermercado. A large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods, and/or clothing.
• litter /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ (sustantivo) — cama, lecho. Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals.
• comic /ˈkɑmɪk/ (sustantivo) — cómico, comediante. A comedian.
• homework /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/ (sustantivo) — deberes, tarea. Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.
• favourite /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/ (adjetivo) — favorito, preferido. Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.)
• cream /kɹiːm/ (sustantivo) — nata, crema. The butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.
• circle /ˈsɜɹkəl/ (sustantivo) — círculo. A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).
• shop /ʃɑp/ (sustantivo) — tienda, negocio. An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
• sister /ˈsɪs.tɚ/ (sustantivo) — hermana, sor. A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.
• library /ˈlaɪˌbɹɛɹ.i/ (sustantivo) — biblioteca. An institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people often lending them out, as well as providing various…
• station /ˈsteɪʃən/ (sustantivo) — estación. A regular stopping place for ground transportation.
• train /ˈtɹeɪn/ (sustantivo) — cola. The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground.
• birthday /ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/ (sustantivo) — cumpleaños, natalicio. The anniversary of the day on which someone is born.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

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

• Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: shop /ʃɑp/, station /ˈsteɪʃən/

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 tennis, playground, supermarket.