Shadowing Practice: I Hate Mondays | Improve Your English | English Listening Skills - Speaking Skills. - Learn English Speaking with Video

Creando lección...
1
In today's video, Amy will tell you a story, how she hate Monday.
2
You'll learn some useful vocabulary and expressions that are commonly used in everyday conversations.
3
Listen carefully.
4
Hi, my name is Amy.
5
I'm a high school student, and I really don't like Mondays.
6
Let me tell you why.
7
Every Sunday night I feel sad because I know Monday is coming On Mondays I have to wake up early
8
I hear my alarm clock ringing I want to stay in bed,
9
but I can't My mom says, Amy, time to get up You don't want to be late for school
10
I get dressed and eat my breakfast quickly Sometimes I just eat toast because there is no time for anything else
11
Then I run to catch the school bus
12
The bus is always crowded and I can't find a seat I have to stand
13
and hold on tight as the bus moves When I get to school,
14
I feel so sleepy My first class is math.
15
I like math, but not on Mondays.
16
My brain feels slow, like a turtle.
17
I can't think clearly, and my teacher always asks hard questions.
18
During lunch, I talk to my friends.
19
They don't like Mondays either.
20
We say, why can't every day be Saturday?
21
We laugh, but we know we have to go back to class soon.
22
After lunch, I have gym class.
23
I usually like gym.
24
But on Mondays, I am too tired to run or play games.
25
I just want to sit down and rest.
26
My gym teacher says, Come on, Amy, you can do it!
27
But I just want to go home.
28
Finally, the school day ends.
29
I go home and do my homework.
30
I feel a little better because I know Tuesday is coming.
31
Tuesdays are not as bad as Mondays.
32
So, that's why I don't like Mondays.
33
They are long, tiring, and make me feel grumpy.
34
But I try to think positive.
35
My mom says, Amy, after Monday, the week gets better.
36
I hope she's right.
37
Before we begin our speaking practice, let's learn some new words and expressions from our story.
38
Catch the bus means to get on the bus to go somewhere.
39
I have to catch the bus to get to school on time.
40
Crowded means full of people with no room to move.
41
Example, the bus was so crowded that I had to stand Sleepy means feeling like you need to sleep Example,
42
after a long day at school,
43
I felt very sleepy Slow like a turtle means moving or thinking very slowly
44
He walked to school slow like a turtle.
45
Gym class means a class where you exercise and play sports.
46
We played basketball in gym class today.
47
Tired means feeling like you need to rest.
48
She felt tired after running 5 miles.
49
Rest means to relax and do nothing.
50
After the hike I just want to sit down and rest.
51
Finally means at the end of a long time.
52
Finally, the weekend is here.
53
Grumpy means in a bad mood, not happy.
54
He was grumpy because he didn't get enough sleep.
55
Alright, time to speaking practice.
56
Repeat after Amy.
57
Hi, my name is Amy.
58
I'm a high school student.
59
And I really don't like Mondays.
60
Let me tell you why.
61
Let me tell you why.
62
Every Sunday night, every Sunday night, I feel sad.
63
I feel sad Because I know Monday is coming Because I know Monday is coming
64
On Mondays, I have to wake up early On Mondays,
65
I have to wake up early I hear my alarm clock ringing I hear my alarm clock ringing
66
I want to stay in bed, but I can't I want to stay in bed,
67
but I can't My mom says My mom says
68
Amy, time to get up.
69
You don't want to be late for school.
70
You don't want to be late for school.
71
I get dressed and eat my breakfast quickly.
72
I get dressed and eat my breakfast quickly.
73
Sometimes I just eat toast Because there is no time for anything else
74
Because there is no time for anything else Then I run to catch the school bus.
75
Then I run to catch the school bus The bus is always crowded The bus is always crowded
76
And I can't find a seat and I can't find a seat.
77
I have to stand and hold on tight.
78
I have to stand and hold on tight as the bus moves. As the bus moves.
79
When I get to school I feel so sleepy.
80
My first class is math.
81
I like math, I like math,
82
but not on Mondays, but not on Mondays.
83
My brain feels slow like a turtle My brain feels slow like a turtle
84
I can't think clearly and my teacher always asks hard questions.
85
During lunch I talk to my friends.
86
They don't like Mondays either.
87
They don't like Mondays either.
88
We say, We say, Why can't every day be Saturday?
89
Why can't every day be Saturday?
90
We laugh.
91
We laugh.
92
But we know we have to go back to class soon.
93
But we know we have to go back to class soon.
94
After lunch I have gym class.
95
I usually like gym.
96
I usually like gym but on Mondays but on Mondays
97
I am too tired I am too tired to run or play games to run or play games
98
I just want to sit down and rest I just want to sit down and rest My gym teacher says
99
My gym teacher says Come on Amy, you can do it!
100
Come on Amy, you can do it!
101
But I just want to go home.
102
But I just want to go home.
103
Finally the school day ends.
104
Finally the school day ends I go home and do my homework I go home and do my homework
105
I feel a little better I feel a little better
106
Tuesdays are not as bad as Mondays.
107
So, that's why I don't like Mondays.
108
So, that's why I don't like Mondays.
109
They are long They are long Tiring Tiring
110
And make me feel grumpy And make me feel grumpy But I try to think positive
111
But I try to think positive.
112
My mom says, My mom says, Amy!
113
Amy!
114
After Monday, the week gets better.
115
After Monday, the week gets better.
116
I hope she's right.
117
I hope she's right.
118
All right.
119
Let's listen to the story one more time.
120
Hi, my name is Amy.
121
I'm a high school student, and I really don't like Mondays.
122
Let me tell you why.
123
Every Sunday night, I feel sad because I know Monday is coming.
124
On Mondays, I have to wake up early.
125
I hear my alarm clock ringing.
126
I want to stay in bed, but I can't.
127
My mom says, Amy, time to get up.
128
You don't want to be late for school.
129
I get dressed and eat my breakfast quickly.
130
Sometimes I just eat toast because there is no time for anything else.
131
Then I run to catch the school bus.
132
The bus is always crowded, and I can't find a seat.
133
I have to stand and hold on tight as the bus moves.
134
When I get to school, I feel so sleepy.
135
My first class is math.
136
I like math, but not on Mondays.
137
My brain feels slow, like a turtle.
138
I can't think clearly, and my teacher always asks hard questions.
139
During lunch, I talk to my friends.
140
They don't like Mondays either.
141
We say, why can't every day be Saturday?
142
We laugh, but we know we have to go back to class soon.
143
After lunch, I have gym class.
144
I usually like gym.
145
But on Mondays, I am too tired to run or play games.
146
I just want to sit down and rest.
147
My gym teacher says, Come on, Amy, you can do it!
148
But I just want to go home.
149
Finally, the school day ends.
150
I go home and do my homework.
151
I feel a little better because I know Tuesday is coming.
152
Tuesdays are not as bad as Mondays.
153
So, that's why I don't like Mondays.
154
They are long, tiring, and make me feel grumpy.
155
But I try to think positive.
156
My mom says, Amy, after Monday, the week gets better.
157
I hope she's right.

Sobre esta lección

¿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.

Técnica de shadowing: lee la guía completa paso a paso →