Shadowing Practice: I Tried Selling a Car for $0 - Learn English Speaking with Video
Creando lección...
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Oh.
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Hello?
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You see it all the time.
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People list furniture, phones, cars, for free online.
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Then, when you ask them if it's really free, they say...
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So I asked myself, what if you messaged someone, but the car was actually free?
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So I got this car a few days ago from my homeboy Jeff at Lake Johnson Ford.
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Also, I named the car Jeff.
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Then I went for a ride in Jeff with Jeff.
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We got the 16 inches right here It's about the size of a large pizza.
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Got the fresh Ford in them right there.
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Let's start this bad boy up.
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Dude, who was driving this thing?
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Shaq?
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I'm below average height Hear that?
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It's a V8 Power windows So we officially bought the car.
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We got it all cleaned up We went through the car wash
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and then we took some bomb pictures for our listening
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and within a few hours hours we were uploading a free car to the internet and we're live.
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No one has messaged me for this car.
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Okay well I got a few messages but it was just people calling me a liar, scammer, and 5-8.
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Why?
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How do you know that?
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I don't know if we'll be able to get rid of it online but I have an idea.
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Since no one believed me I figured I would take Jeff out of the highway
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and give him to the first person who stops assuming they want it.
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It's literally unlocked.
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Just get inside of this car
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and take it I don't care now we wait would
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that sketch you out if you saw
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that really I think there's just gonna be like a dude
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inside maybe I come with the car baby it's a bundle
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anyone can take this car someone please take this car it
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costs zero dollars here this Tacoma is gonna stop this Tacoma
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is gonna stop look at Jeff over there look at Jeff over there just doing his time Bang!
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I named the car Jeff, it's his name.
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Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, here we go.
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Come on, take the car, take the car.
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It's a free car, my guy.
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Jeff is trembling.
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Is this Jeff's new owner?
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He opened, oh my gosh. Is it free?
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What the ?
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He seems interested.
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Is he leaving?
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This is so much harder than I expected.
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Everyone wants to know what the strings attached are.
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Why can't I just give you a free car?
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No way.
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Where's the car?
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Where's the car, dude?
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Did someone take the car?
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Nah, it's just right there.
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Logan, did you move it there?
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I moved it!
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Now, I'm getting desperate.
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After two failed attempts at giving away this car, I went to OfficeMax to print out like a hundred flyers.
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Now I'm actually spending money to give away this car for free.
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Which is stupid.
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You giving away a free car?
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Yeah.
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Oh.
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Who could possibly walk by this pole and not accept the free car?
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What the...
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So these girls didn't actually want the car, but they offered to help us find someone that would.
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It's really like a referral program, like whoever can give away the most, um...
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Cards?
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Flyers?
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Yes.
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Okay.
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You don't like a free car?
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Uh, I don't want to be doing this.
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You're saying no?
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I don't want a free car.
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Alright, well...
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We're doing a free car giveaway?
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Hey guys, you're doing a free car giveaway?
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No, thank you.
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It'll be alright.
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She was wrong.
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No one accepted my flyers.
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So next I went to the only place that I know that cars like to hang out.
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Parking lots.
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I put flyers in car windshields.
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I even put flyers on empty parking spots because obviously someone would have parked their car there if they had a car.
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Who am I kidding?
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That doesn't make any sense.
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Next I spent all day reaching out to billboard owners so I can get an ad up.
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Trying to find the cheapest option I possibly could.
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$2,500 to $7,500 each per month.
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Are we really gonna spend that much money trying to give away a free car?
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We have to do it.
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We have to do this.
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What are we doing?
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Alright, here we go.
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Oh my god No way dude.
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Let's go farther.
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Oh way dude That is wild.
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It's kind of embarrassing the sheer number of cars
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that are seeing my face right now There's someone out there that wants this vehicle.
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That's what I'm trying to see look up there That's me okay, if we don't get a phone call by the end of the night like I quit That was a lot of money.
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I didn't get a phone call.
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So I'm running out of options.
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So yesterday I posted a TikTok about the car and I said top comment wins.
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Top comment gets the free car.
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So I'm gonna check who the winner is.
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Oh my gosh.
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It has four million views and the top comment is...
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Oh my gosh.
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You're kidding me.
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So after four days and almost $4,000 of trying to give away this car in real life, I decided to check our listing one last time.
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Now the offers are rolling in.
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Is this still available?
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Hello, is this still available?
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Hi, Ryan Price.
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What the price?
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I know, not free.
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Angela, it's free.
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What's the real price on the Fiesta?
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Travis, I'm gonna keep it $3,000.
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I was about to say I love you just because the, you know, the Iron Man.
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It's free.
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It's free.
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It literally is just free of charge.
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What would you be willing to pay, Dawn?
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What a gorgeous name.
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Good afternoon.
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Is this still available?
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Come on, Nyleen.
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Free.
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Zero dollars.
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My husband said there has to be a cash to it.
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Your husband's a liar.
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I'm just kidding.
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Let me chill out without it.
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How much is it?
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Please free.
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I think that's what I says Dang, maria thumbs up It's quick a little thumbs up as well.
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Ding please don't be hostile.
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It's free Gosh, man.
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Everyone asks what's free.
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What's wrong with it?
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Only thing wrong with it is
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that you ain't driving it I am like salesman of the year here I've been at this for hours
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and literally no one believes that I am actually giving away a car for free I'm literally begging people at this point.
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Please come take it.
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Please.
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Hey, Seuss, it's free.
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Please take it.
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Maria, come take it.
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I'm not playing.
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Maria was so mad at me.
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So after hours of DMing people, someone finally wanted to give me a shot and look at this car.
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My man's Jose.
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This man is a legend.
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Look at the question marks, the dollar signs.
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That's four question marks in a row.
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So Jose said his car broke down and he needs another one
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and he wants to know the price to come see it and make a deal today.
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Look at that man!
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That's a savage right there.
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I already know he's got kids.
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This is literally every dad's profile picture on Facebook.
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No way is that his real hair.
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Yes sir!
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That's my boy right there.
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So I actually have some challenges for Jose just to make sure that he's actually a good owner for Jeff.
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First I want to see if this dude's gonna put on his mask whenever he gets out of his truck.
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Alright, here's the car.
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Well done Jose.
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This is it.
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Oh hello.
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Hey y'all nice to meet you.
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Well here can we go for a test drive?
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Okay okay you can drive.
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Next I put $500 in the cup holder so
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when we go for a test drive and I get out of the car we'll see if he takes it.
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I'm actually gonna go get some a snack.
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Okay I'll be right back.
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He's literally so nice.
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Not only that, but I'm going to tell Jose
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that I forgot my wallet and asked to borrow a dollar to buy some snacks.
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Do you guys have a dollar?
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Oh, no, no, no, just one dollar.
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Oh, thank you.
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He's so nice.
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He's so nice.
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All right.
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Thank you.
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I think it's pretty obvious Jose is amazing.
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So we drove back and I'm gonna tell his family that the car is theirs.
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Yes sir.
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Also for gas, here's $500.
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I'm honestly shocked at how difficult it was to give away a free car.
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If this video hits 200,000 likes, I'll do this with a Tesla next.
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So keep an eye out for 5A dudes on the internet giving away free stuff.
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you
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “I Tried Selling a Car for $0”. Las palabras que más se repiten: Jeff, Jose, dollar, dude. Este vídeo tiene 197 frases y 1443 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 7:59. El hablante habla rápido, unas 181 palabras por minuto, así que espera sonidos enlazados y reducidos. El 84 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar. 37 de sus 197 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 |
|---|---|---|
| gosh | /ɡɑːʃ/ | Dios mío, caramba |
| snack sustantivo | /snæk/ | tentempié, refrigerio |
| thumb sustantivo | /ˈθʌm/ | pulgar, pólice |
| liar sustantivo | /ˈlaɪ.ɚ/ | mentiroso, mentirosa |
| embarrass verbo | /ɪmˈbæɹəs/ | avergonzar, abochornar |
| tremble verbo | /ˈtɹɛmbl̩/ | temblar, sacudir |
| windshield sustantivo | /wɪnˈʃiːld/ | parabrisas, guinshil |
| referral sustantivo | /ɹɪˈfɜː.ɹəl/ | remisión, derivación |
| salesman sustantivo | vendedor | |
| attach verbo | /əˈtæt͡ʃ/ | adjuntar, atachar |
| billboard sustantivo | /ˈbɪlˌboɹd/ | cartelera, valla publicitaria |
| unlock verbo | /ʌnˈlɑk/ | abrir, abrir con llave |
| bundle sustantivo | /ˈbʌn.dl̩/ | haz, atado |
| theirs | /ðɛɚz/ | suyo, suya |
| upload verbo | /ˈʌpˌloʊd/ | subir, cargar |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| get out of verbo | salirse de, ponerse fuera de | |
| break down verbo | descomponerse, averiarse | |
| clean up verbo | limpiar | |
| go through verbo | atravesar | |
| look up verbo | /ˌlʊk ˈʌp/ | mejorar |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- How do you know that?
- Why can't I just give you a free car?
- You don't like a free car?
- We're doing a free car giveaway?
- Hey guys, you're doing a free car giveaway?
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 | has messaged · I've been |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — una acción en curso en un momento del pasado | was driving · were uploading |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos días | is trembling · Is he leaving · I'm getting |
| Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un plan o algo que se ve venir | gonna be · gonna stop · gonna spend |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 46 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, gonna, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “th”: thumb /ˈθʌm/, theirs /ðɛɚz/
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, windshield /wɪnˈʃiːld/, sheer /ʃɪɚ/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: snack /snæk/, sketch /ˈskɛt͡ʃ/
- /h/ — una aspiración suave, no la “j”: homeboy /ˈhoʊm.bɔɪ/, hostile /ˈhɑstəl/, holder /ˈhoʊɫdɚ/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como gosh, snack, thumb.
¿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.