Shadowing Practice: How to Talk About Picnics | Easy English Conversation for Beginners - Learn English Speaking with Video

Este vídeo tiene 24 frases y 235 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 1:24. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 168 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. El 83 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

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

• picnic /ˈpɪknɪk/ (sustantivo) — jira, pícnic. An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink.
• relax /ɹɪˈlæks/ (verbo) — relajar, aflojar. To make something loose.
• snack /snæk/ (sustantivo) — tentempié, refrigerio. A light meal.
• grass /ɡɹɑːs/ (sustantivo) — pasto, hierba. Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as…
• juice /d͡ʒuːs/ (sustantivo) — zumo, jugo. A liquid made from plant, especially fruit.
• basket /ˈbæskɪt/ (sustantivo) — cesta, cesto. A lightweight woven container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.
• blanket /ˈblæŋ.kɪt/ (sustantivo) — manta, cobija. A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.
• backyard /bækˈjɑːd/ (sustantivo) — traspatio, patio trasero. A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.
• restaurant /ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/ (sustantivo) — restaurante, restorán. An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.
• laugh /læf/ (verbo) — reír. To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and…
• 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…
• wave /weɪv/ (verbo) — ondular, olear. To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.
• fruit /fɹut/ (sustantivo) — fruta, fruto. A product of fertilization in a plant, specifically

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

1. Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
2. Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
3. Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como picnic, relax, snack.