Shadowing Practice: Grade 7-Unit 3-Grammar - Learn English Speaking with Video

Este vídeo tiene 26 frases y 199 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:02. El hablante habla despacio, unas 66 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. 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

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

• collect /ˈkɑlɪkt/ (verbo) — juntar, recoger. To gather together; amass.
• flower /ˈfloʊɚ/ (sustantivo) — flor. A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual…
• toy /tɔɪ/ (sustantivo) — juguete. Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child.
• puppy /ˈpʌpi/ (sustantivo) — cachorro, perrito. A young dog, especially before sexual maturity (12–18 months).
• litter /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ (sustantivo) — cama, lecho. Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals.
• vegetable /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/ (sustantivo) — verdura, legumbre. A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice…
• recycle /ɹəˈsaɪkəl/ (verbo) — reciclar. To break down and reuse component materials.
• bottle /ˈbɒt.l̩/ (sustantivo) — botella, frasco. A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids.
• plastic /ˈplæstɪk/ (sustantivo) — plástico. A synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting.
• weekend /ˈwiˌkɛnd/ (sustantivo) — fin de semana, finde. The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries, Saturday and Sunday.
• plant /plɑːnt/ (sustantivo) — planta, mata. An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis, and typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a…
• join /ˈd͡ʒɔɪn/ (verbo) — juntar, yuntar. To connect or combine into one; to put together.

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

• pick up (verbo) — coger, asir. To lift; to grasp and raise.

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 collect, flower, toy.