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In this video, you're going to learn how to improve your English pronunciation. And at the end of this video, I'll give you a link to a webpage that contains free pronunciation exercises.
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First of all, why is it so hard for you and I to improve our English pronunciation?
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Well, one of the reasons is that we can't make some sounds in English because those sounds are not present in our native languages. So when we speak English, we replace those difficult sounds with some other sounds that we can make. That's why we mispronounce words all the time.
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So the first step to improving your pronunciation is to learn to pronounce all of the main sounds in English correctly.
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So how do you do that?
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Well, one way to do that is to find some pronunciation exercises for each sound in English and just practice. After you've practiced making all the sounds, you will have the perfect pronunciation.
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Now, I really wish it were that simple. But it's not. There is a problem. And the problem is the sounds in English are very similar to each others.
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Now why is that a problem?
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Well...unlike babies, adults don't have the ability to easily distinguish between all the different sounds in a foreign language. So when you hear two different sounds in English, if those sounds are similar, you brain might perceive those sounds as the same.
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That's why learning to make each sound separately may not work.
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In the past, I couldn't hear the difference between these sounds. So to me, the words "cheap" and "sheep" sounded the same. If I did an exercise teaching how to pronounce these words, I would mispronounce all of them. And I would believe that I was pronouncing those words correctly even though that wasn't true.
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And that's the biggest challenge when it comes to improving your pronunciation. If you can't hear the difference between two sounds, how can you learn to produce each sound correctly?
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So what should you do?
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Fortunately, there's a method for overcoming this problem. This method is based on a number of research studies. These studies suggest that if you have trouble differentiating between two sounds or two words, the best way to train your brain to recognize the difference is to listen to the words at the same time. I mean not exactly at the same time but you listen to one word immediately after the other. If you hear those words at the same time, you are more likely to notice the difference. And after you've noticed the difference, you can then practice pronouncing those words.
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There are many free pronunciation exercises that apply this idea. These exercises contrast one sound with another.
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And here is what such an exercise might look like. This exercise contrasts the "AA" sound with the "EH" sound.
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This kind of exercise has three key benefits: Firstly, it makes you aware that the words in each pair are pronounced differently.
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Secondly, in an exercise like this, the presenter tends to exaggerate when pronouncing words, making it even easier to hear the differences.
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And lastly, since similar words are presented together for comparison, it reduces the tendency for a non-native speaker to pronounce two different words the same way.
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Now you might be wondering, does this really work? And the answer is yes. I used this method myself to improve my pronunciation. Before I began applying this method, I mispronounced a lot of words. And here are some examples. Look at these word pairs. The words in each pair are pronounced differently. But I used to pronounce them the same way. So sometimes I would say something confusing. But thanks to this method, I was able to fix most of the mistakes and now my pronunciation is much better.
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Alright, now it's time for you to improve your pronunciation. I've created a resource page that includes exercises for all the confusing sounds in English. Just click here to go to that page.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “How to Pronounce English Words Correctly”. Las palabras que más se repiten: sound, word, pronunciation, exercise, English. Este vídeo tiene 22 frases y 690 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 4:27. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 155 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. El 86 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar. 6 de sus 22 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| pronunciation sustantivo | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | pronunciación |
| mispronounce verbo | /ˌmɪspɹəˈnaʊns/ | pronunciar mal |
| correctly adverbio | /kəˈɹɛk(t).li/ | correctamente |
| confuse verbo | /kənˈfjuːz/ | confundir, barahustar |
| differently adverbio | /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/ | diferentemente |
| exaggerate verbo | /ɛɡˈzæd͡ʒ.ə.ɹeɪt/ | exagerar |
| differentiate verbo | /dɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪt/ | diferenciar |
| lastly adverbio | /ˈlæstli/ | postreramente, postrimeramente |
| perceive verbo | /pɚˈsiv/ | percibir, apercibirse de |
| presenter sustantivo | /pɹɪˈzɛntə(ɹ)/ | presentador, presentadora |
| secondly adverbio | /ˈsɛk.(ə)ndli/ | en segundo lugar |
| distinguish verbo | /dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/ | distinguir |
| tendency sustantivo | /ˈtɛn.dən.si/ | tendencia |
| fortunately adverbio | /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/ | afortunadamente, dichosamente |
| subscribe verbo | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | suscribirse, subscribirse |
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | is based · are pronounced · are presented |
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | you've practiced · you've noticed · I've created |
| Posibilidad con “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo posible pero no seguro | might perceive · may not work · might look |
| Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupo | the biggest · the best |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 10 contracciones y formas reducidas, como can't, you've, couldn't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, differentiate /dɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪt/, distinguish /dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/, sheep /ˈʃiːp/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/, exaggerate /ɛɡˈzæd͡ʒ.ə.ɹeɪt/, differentiate /dɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪt/, fortunately /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: perceive /pɚˈsiv/, overcome /ˌəʊ.vəˈkʌm/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: confuse /kənˈfjuːz/, exaggerate /ɛɡˈzæd͡ʒ.ə.ɹeɪt/, presenter /pɹɪˈzɛntə(ɹ)/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como pronunciation, mispronounce, correctly.
¿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.