Shadowing Practice: Heinemann Grade K - 58 Birds - Learn English Speaking with Video

Este vídeo tiene 58 frases y 275 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:12. El hablante habla despacio, unas 86 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. Solo el 79 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

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

• duck /dʌk/ (sustantivo) — pato, ánade. Any of certain aquatic birds of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet, distinguished from swans and geese by generally being smaller and…
• eagle /ˈiːɡəl/ (sustantivo) — águila. Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
• penguin /ˈpɛŋ.ɡwɪn/ (sustantivo) — pingüino. Any of several flightless sea birds, of the family Spheniscidae within the order Sphenisciformes, found in the Southern Hemisphere, marked by their usual…
• swim /swɪm/ (verbo) — nadar. To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
• flamingo /fləˈmɪŋɡoʊ/ (sustantivo) — flamenco. A wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae of the order Phoenicopteriformes.
• parrot /ˈpæɹət/ (sustantivo) — papagayo, loro. A kind of bird, many species of which are colorful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae.
• bird /ˈbɜːd/ (sustantivo) — pájaro, ave. An animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of…
• pink /ˈpɪŋk/ (sustantivo) — clavel. A color reminiscent of pinks, the flowers.
• welcome /ˈwɛl.kəm/ — ¡bienvenido!, ¡bienvenida!. Greeting given upon someone's arrival.
• color /ˈkʌl.ə/ (sustantivo) — color. The spectral composition of visible light.
• drink /ˈdɹɪŋk/ (verbo) — beber, tomar. To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
• fish /ˈfɪʃ/ (sustantivo) — pez, pescado. A typically cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills; any vertebrate that is not a tetrapod.
• fly /ˈflaɪ̯/ (sustantivo) — mosco, mosca. Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies.
• hello /hɛˈloʊ/ — hola, holi. A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

• look at (verbo) — mirar, funar. To observe or watch.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 4 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, don't, I'll. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

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 duck, eagle, penguin.