Shadowing Practice: Hummingbirds – A Closer Look - Learn English Speaking with Video

Este vídeo tiene 17 frases y 169 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 1:38. El hablante habla despacio, unas 104 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. Solo el 76 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

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

• finger /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/ (sustantivo) — dedo, alambres. A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other…
• flower /ˈfloʊɚ/ (sustantivo) — flor. A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual…
• liquid /ˈlɪk.wɪd/ (sustantivo) — líquido. A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those…
• tail /ˈteɪ̯l/ (sustantivo) — cola, rabo. The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to their posterior and near the anus or cloaca.
• upside /ˈʌpˌsaɪd/ (sustantivo) — lado bueno, lado positivo. The highest or uppermost side or portion of something.
• weigh /weɪ/ (verbo) — pesar. To determine the weight of an object.
• needle /ˈniː.dəl/ (sustantivo) — aguja, yawri. A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a…
• spike /spaɪk/ (sustantivo) — clavo, pincho. A sort of very large nail.
• gram /ˈɡɹæm/ (sustantivo) — gramo. A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.
• insect /ˈɪn.sɛkt/ (sustantivo) — insecto. An arthropod (in the Insecta class) characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton.
• backward /ˈbækwɚd/ (adjetivo) — retrógrado. Situated toward or at the rear of something.
• hum /ˈhʌm/ (verbo) — canturrear, tararear. To make a sound from the vocal cords without pronouncing any real words, with one's lips closed.
• hummingbird /ˈhʌmɪŋˌbɜɹd/ (sustantivo) — colibrí, chupaflor. Any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae that have the ability to hover.
• beak /biːk/ (sustantivo) — pico. A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc.
• fascinate /ˈfæsɪneɪt/ (verbo) — fascinar. To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone.

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

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

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 finger, flower, liquid.

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