Shadowing Practice: How to talk about films in English - Learn English Speaking with Video

Hi everyone, I'm George.

Because of lockdown, lots of people have been watching more films this year.

So today, we're going to learn how to talk about movies in English.

Oh, and before I continue, don't forget to like the video and to subscribe to the channel.

You Hiya, what film?

Birthday Revenge.

Any good?

Yeah?

It's useful to learn some film vocabulary to continue the conversation about the movie you've seen.

You might want to start by talking about the genre.

Is it an action film?

A fantasy.

A horror. or a sci -fi

After you've told the person the genre you might want to say

when or where the film is set This means when

or where the action happens

So you could say it's a sci -fi film set on the moon or it's set in London in the

1930s or it's set in Korea in the year 3000 I saw a film last night.

Oh yeah, what film?

Birthday Revenge.

Any good?

Yeah, it's an action film set in London.

Next, you can tell someone the general story by using the phrase, it's about.

For example, it's about a boy who gets bitten by a radioactive spider and has superhuman spider -like abilities.

It's about a gangster boss called Tommy Lee who has a birthday party but one of the gangsters called Johnny isn't there.

Where's Johnny?

I'm at the supermarket.

You're going to wish you came to my birthday party.

Next you could talk about the film's special effects.

When we talk about special effects we mean the action that's made using computers

or special equipment to make the film look more exciting.

For example, the film had amazing special effects or the special effects were really impressive.

There's some really impressive special effects.

You might also want to talk about the soundtrack, the music used in the film.

For example, the soundtrack was awesome Or, that film had a great soundtrack.

It has an awesome soundtrack.

Next, you could talk about the cast, the actors in the film.

For example, it has a great cast.

You could also talk about the acting too.

For example, the acting was really convincing, which means realistic or the acting was a bit unconvincing, not very realistic.

The acting is a bit rubbish.

If you hurt me Tommy I will call the police.

The film might also have a twist which is a sudden change in the story which you didn't expect.

For example, the film had a brilliant twist.

There's a great twist at the end.

Why Why weren't you at my birthday party?

Tommy, your birthday is next Tuesday.

What?

That's why I wasn't at your party.

But that's not possible.

The film might also have some plot holes in it too.

Plot means story, so there are lots of holes in the story.

It doesn't really make sense.

For example, the film was great but it had a few plot holes.

But there are a few plot holes in it.

Why didn't you tell me before?

I don't know.

What film have you seen recently?

Please tell us about it in the comment section below.

And if you enjoyed the video, please like it and don't forget to subscribe to the channel.

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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 talk about films in English”. Las palabras que más se repiten: film, example, birthday, effects, soundtrack. Este vídeo tiene 60 frases y 546 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 4:15. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 128 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. 11 de sus 60 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
soundtrack sustantivo	/ˈsaʊndˌtɹæk/	banda sonora, banda de sonido
twist verbo	/twɪst/	torcer, despescuezar
gangster sustantivo	/ˈɡæŋ.stəː/	gángster, pandillero
subscribe verbo	/səbˈskɹaɪb/	suscribirse, subscribirse
realistic adjetivo	/ˌɹɪəˈlɪs.tɪk/	realista, realístico
genre sustantivo	/ˈ(d)ʒɑnɹə/	género
spider sustantivo	/ˈspaɪ̯dɚ/	araña
excite verbo	/ɪkˈsaɪt/	emocionar
superhuman adjetivo		sobrehumano
lockdown sustantivo	/ˈlɑkˌdaʊn/	encerramiento, enclaustramiento
radioactive adjetivo	/ˌɹeɪdioʊˈæktɪv/	radiactivo
supermarket sustantivo	/ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/	supermercado
vocabulary sustantivo	/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/	vocabulario
convince verbo	/kənˈvɪns/	convencer, llevar al huerto
phrase sustantivo	/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/	frase

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

Next you could talk about the film's special effects.
That's why I wasn't at your party.
Why didn't you tell me before?
What film have you seen recently?

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	you've seen · you've told
Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosa	convincing, which means · twist which is
Posibilidad con “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo posible pero no seguro	might want · might also want · might also have
Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un plan o algo que se ve venir	we're going to learn · You're going to wish

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 15 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, didn't, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: genre /ˈ(d)ʒɑnɹə/, rubbish /ˈɹʌbɪʃ/
Palabras largas — cuida el acento: radioactive /ˌɹeɪdioʊˈæktɪv/, supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

/v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: radioactive /ˌɹeɪdioʊˈæktɪv/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, convince /kənˈvɪns/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como soundtrack, twist, gangster.

¿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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