Shadowing Practice: I like Jadoo / Hello Jadoo - Learn English Speaking with Video

Este vídeo tiene 241 frases y 1395 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 11:32. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 121 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.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

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

• homework /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/ (sustantivo) — deberes, tarea. Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.
• snail /sneɪl/ (sustantivo) — caracol, churo. Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell.
• castle /ˈkɑːsəl/ (sustantivo) — castillo, castro. A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or…
• desk /dɛsk/ (sustantivo) — escritorio, pupitre. A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a…
• snack /snæk/ (sustantivo) — tentempié, refrigerio. A light meal.
• whoa /woʊ/ — so, cho. Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
• cloth /klɒθ/ (sustantivo) — tela. A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes…
• pencil /ˈpɛnsəl/ (sustantivo) — lápiz. A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper.
• bore /boɹ/ (verbo) — aburrir. To inspire boredom in somebody.
• ear /ˈɪə̯/ (sustantivo) — oído, oreja. The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.
• ordinary /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/ (adjetivo) — ordinario. Having regular jurisdiction; now only used in certain phrases.
• bother /ˈbɑðɚ/ (verbo) — molestar, agobiar. To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
• regret /ɹɪˈɡɹɛt/ (verbo) — lamentar, arrepentirse [de]. To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.
• settle /ˈsɛtəl/ (verbo) — resolver, dirimir. To determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an order of succession, etc).
• goodbye /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ — adiós, hasta luego. Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

• play with (verbo) — juguetear con. To fiddle with; make small adjustments to, for example to something mechanical in order to improve its performance.
• come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — hala, vamos. Come along with me; join me in going.
• get in (verbo) — acceder. To get into or inside something, literally or figuratively.
• get into (verbo) — entrar en, entrar a. To move into (an object), such that one ends up inside it.
• bring up (verbo) — levantar, alzar. To mention.
• come out /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ (verbo) — revelarse, salir a la luz. To be discovered; to be revealed.
• fit in (verbo) — caber en, encajar en. To be physically capable of going into a space.
• get back (verbo) — regresar. Return to where one came from.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 74 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, I've, didn't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

• Los sonidos de “th”: cloth /klɒθ/, bother /ˈbɑðɚ/
• Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: childish /ˈt͡ʃaɪldɪʃ/, stationary /ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛɹi/
• Palabras largas — cuida el acento: ordinary /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/, miniature /ˈmɪn.(i)ə.tʃəɹ/, stationary /ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛɹi/

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 homework, snail, castle.

Gramática en este vídeo

Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo: