Shadowing Practice: How to Actually Learn English With Me - Learn English Speaking with Video
Creando lección...
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after helping more than 400 students go from being afraid of making mistakes,
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being beginner English learners, not even speakers,
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just learners, to becoming confident English speakers through my English community,
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I wanted to finally come on YouTube and show you how they did it,
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how you guys did it.
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I started teaching English about six years ago.
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When I first started teaching English,
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I realized pretty quickly that I wasn't the type of teacher to talk about grammar for an hour.
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I realized I was a very patient person and that I really don't mind if I have to repeat myself five times,
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or if it takes someone a little bit longer to find the right word.
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I actually love that part of teaching.
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I realized I loved teaching, but I didn't love teaching grammar.
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I loved helping my students to find their voice in English.
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I wanted my students talking.
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So instead of just opening a textbook and saying,
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okay, today we're going to learn about past tense,
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I would turn whatever lesson we were learning that day into an actual conversation.
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That way, learning didn't have to feel like a chore,
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like something boring or stressful.
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Why can't we enjoy learning English?
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And I never wanted a student to feel afraid of making a mistake.
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I wanted my classroom to be a place where you could try.
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Because I started realizing that not every student needed an explanation of English.
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They needed someone patient enough to let them speak.
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They needed more time to answer while they became better. at speaking.
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They needed conversations that were actually interesting.
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And I realized it's something that nobody else was doing.
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Finding a way to offer an affordable option for people all around the world to start actually speaking English.
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So that's when I knew what I had to create.
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I created a space where English learners from all around the world could connect and start speaking English together.
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And it all started with having conversation clubs with all of my students in the Slow English community.
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I started having conversations every week with around 15 to 25 members in my community.
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We would meet once a week and just speak.
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I got to have fun and spontaneous conversations with students and my followers from all around the world.
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It was so much fun to see you guys grow in a way that didn't feel like studying or even learning.
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We were just having conversations the way that I've always taught English in real life and in my videos.
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After a little while, it was starting to get difficult for me to teach all of my classes,
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all of the conversation clubs.
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So then my dad started helping me.
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He has been an English teacher for a very long time, more than 15 years.
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And all he did was have engaging,
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spontaneous, and fun conversations with the community.
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From topics like languages and accents, to colors and smells.
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to deeper conversations about love and intelligence.
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There is no limit of speaking topics in the slow English community.
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And I remember the first members loved it.
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They loved it because there was no pressure to speak.
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There was absolutely no judgment
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and they got to have fun talking about interesting topics every single day alongside other English learners from all around the world.
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And when I say all around the world, I mean it.
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From Mexico to Cambodia, Argentina to Germany,
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Saudi Arabia to Brazil, the Dominican Republic to Sweden.
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I mean it everywhere.
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I'm truly amazed and so proud of this community that we've built together.
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And the best news you'll hear today is that by the time I post this video,
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the community will be open.
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But not for long.
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The community will close again in seven days.
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And it won't be opening again for a while.
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And I do this so that I can control the influx of students
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and so that I have the chance to meet all of the new members who join.
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And I love this time of the year
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when I get to meet all of the English learners that learn with me every single day.
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So if you're ready to start working towards your dreams of speaking English, then this is the time.
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So don't wait any longer to be the person that you wish to be.
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To being the version of yourself that doesn't just talk about their dreams,
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but the person who actually accomplishes them.
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I can't wait to see you guys inside.
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And remember, never stop learning.
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Bye
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Primeras impresiones: ¿Por qué este video es ideal para practicar el habla?
Este video se destaca por su lenguaje coloquial y natural, perfecto para aprender a expresarse con confianza. La narradora usa frases cotidianas, repeticiones intencionales y una velocidad pausada, lo que lo convierte en material ideal para el shadow speech (imitar la pronunciación y el ritmo). Además, aborda temas relatable como el miedo a equivocarse y el aprendizaje práctico, lo que motiva a los estudiantes a involucrarse.
Analicemos: Frases que suenan naturales y por qué
- "I didn't love teaching grammar. I loved helping my students to find their voice in English.": La contracción "didn't" y la estructura "loved helping" son típicas del inglés hablado. Evita el formalismo, lo que la hace fácil de imitar con shadow speak.
- "Why can't we enjoy learning English?": La pregunta retórica crea una conexión con el oyente. La pronunciación de "enjoy" con énfasis en la primera sílaba es clave para sonar natural.
- "There was no pressure to speak. There was absolutely no judgment": La repetición de "there was" y la palabra "absolutely" añaden énfasis, un recurso común en conversaciones reales. Ideal para practicar la fluidez con shadowspeaks.
Rutina de práctica: Repetir y grabar para mejorar
Una forma efectiva de usar este video es con un ciclo de repetición: 1) Escucha un fragmento de 5-10 segundos. 2) Repítelo inmediatamente, imitando el tono, la velocidad y la pronunciación (esto es shadowing). 3) Graba tu versión. 4) Compara y corrige diferencias. Haz esto diariamente, usando un app de shadowing para guiarte. Focus en frases con contracciones y preguntas, ya que son cruciales para la fluidez. Con el tiempo, notarás cómo mejora la pronunciación en inglés y pierdes el miedo a hablar.
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | I've always taught · has been · we've built |
| Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -ing | started teaching · loved teaching · loved helping |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — una acción en curso en un momento del pasado | were learning · was doing · were just having |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicción | you'll hear · will be · will close |
¿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.