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When I was a kid,
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I loved planting seeds in my backyard garden.
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I would dig little holes,
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put the seeds in, cover them with soil,
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and water them every day,
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waiting for something wonderful to happen. But you know what?
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Nothing would happen for a long time.
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Days would go by, and I wouldn't see anything growing from those spots in the dirt.
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As a kid, I didn't understand why it took so long for the seeds to grow into little plants.
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I wanted to see them grow right away.
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But my mom would tell me good things need time.
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She said the seeds needed time under the dirt to get bigger before they could push through the soil.
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That seed experience taught me something important that still helps me today.
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Just like those seeds, good things in our lives like learning new skills,
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reaching goals, or becoming a better person need time to grow from small beginnings into something big and great.
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We live in a world where we can get almost anything we want quickly.
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Think about the seed.
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You water it, give it sunshine,
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but that little sprout doesn't appear overnight.
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It takes time for the roots to grow strong,
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for the stem to reach for the sun.
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The same thing goes for many things in our lives.
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If you want to learn a new skill, like playing the guitar.
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You might get frustrated if you can't play a song perfectly right away.
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But with practice, little by little,
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your fingers will get used to the strings and you'll start to make beautiful music.
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This applies to our relationships too.
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Building strong friendships and loving relationships takes time.
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You need to know someone,
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trust them, and learn how to work together.
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It's like baking a cake.
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You can't rush the mixing, baking, or cooling.
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But what about success?
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We see people online doing amazing things and it feels like it happened overnight.
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But here's the thing.
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Many people have inspiring stories of achieving amazing things after a long time of hard work.
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J.K.
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Rowling, the author of Harry Potter,
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was rejected by publishers many times before someone finally believed in her books.
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Or what about Colonel Sanders,
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the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken?
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He started his business at 66 years old.
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He was told his recipe was no good hundreds of times before someone gave him a chance.
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He got rejected about 1009 times.
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However, he never gave up on his dream.
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These are just a few examples,
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but they show the power of patience.
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Success doesn't always happen overnight.
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It takes hard work, a little bit of luck,
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and most importantly, the belief that things will turn around.
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Just like the seed, we humans take time to grow.
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We have to practice every day,
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even when it feels slow.
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We're building those skills step by step,
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just like roots growing strong.
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So how can we learn to be more patient while good things take time to grow?
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Well, it might sound easy,
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but start small and set little goals you can do.
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Celebrate the tiny improvements.
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Take deep breaths when you feel impatient.
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Make plans and give yourself enough time.
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And don't forget to take care of yourself too,
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just like a gardener takes care of plants.
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In our busy world, it's easy to feel like we always have to rush.
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We rush to work, rush to finish chores,
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rush to get to the next thing.
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But what if I told you that slowing down might actually be the key to feeling better?
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When I was younger, I would try to do many things very fast.
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If I had homework, I would rush through it.
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If I was making something,
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I would try to finish it as quickly as I could.
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I thought that was the best way to get things done quickly.
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But I started to notice that when I rushed,
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I would make a lot of mistakes.
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My homework would have errors.
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The things I made didn't turn out very well.
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And I didn't enjoy the journey at all.
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I was just focused on getting to the end result fast.
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Later on in life, I realized rushing is never a good thing to do.
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It can actually be the opposite it.
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Rushing can make things messy.
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We might forget something important or pick the wrong thing.
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But when we take a breath and slow down, we can think clearly.
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That way, we make decisions we're happy with,
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not ones we regret later.
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Taking your time isn't just about avoiding mistakes.
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It's about feeling good about what you do.
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You can take pride in your work when you put care into each step instead of rushing.
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You can find joy in the journey, not just the destination.
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Nature is a great teacher when it comes to taking time.
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Animals, for example, don't just jump into winter.
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They spend all summer and fall getting ready.
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Squirrels gather nuts bears eat lots of food to build fat stores,
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and birds fly south to warmer places.
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They know rushing won't help them survive the cold winter.
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Just like those animals, taking time to prepare ourselves can make a big difference.
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Maybe you're working towards a goal.
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Instead of stressing and pushing yourself too hard,
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take some time to learn, practice, and get ready.
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You'll be much more likely to succeed if you're well prepared.
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Let's slow down, take our time,
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and not rush through life's important things.
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The results will be so much better when we give them the time they need to grow and develop.
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So remember, good things take time.
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Don't be afraid to slow down,
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breathe, and enjoy the ride.
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You deserve it!
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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 “Good Things Take Time, Be Patient”. Las palabras que más se repiten: seed, rush, grow, rushing, slow. Este vídeo tiene 108 frases y 960 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 7:08. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 134 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 85 % 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 14 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
overnight adverbio/əʊvə(ɹ)ˈnaɪt/de un día para otro, de la noche a la mañana
bake verbo/beɪk/hornear, enhornar
homework sustantivo/ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/deberes, tarea
frustrate verbo/ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪt/frustrar
sprout sustantivo/spɹaʊt/brote, retoño
impatient adjetivo/ɪmˈpeɪʃənt/impaciente
squirrel sustantivo/ˈskwɪ.ɹ(ə)l/ardilla
messy adjetivo/ˈmɛsi/desordenado, desprolijo
backyard sustantivo/bækˈjɑːd/traspatio, patio trasero
inspire verbo/ɪnˈspaɪə(ɹ)/inspirar, infundir
importantly adverbio/ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/importantemente
publisher sustantivo/ˈpʌblɪʃɚ/editor, editorial
sunshine sustantivo/ˈsʌnʃaɪn/sol, insolación
patience sustantivo/ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/paciencia

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
slow down verbodesacelerar, decelerar
turn around verbodarle una vuelta, dar(se) una vuelta
turn out verboresultar

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • You can't rush the mixing, baking, or cooling.
  • The things I made didn't turn out very well.
  • Taking your time isn't just about avoiding mistakes.
  • It's about feeling good about what you do.
  • Maybe you're working towards a goal.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 19 contracciones y formas reducidas, como didn't, don't, can't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: impatient /ɪmˈpeɪʃənt/, publisher /ˈpʌblɪʃɚ/, sunshine /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/, patience /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: sprout /spɹaʊt/, squirrel /ˈskwɪ.ɹ(ə)l/

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 overnight, bake, homework.

¿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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