Shadowing Practice: IELTS Speaking Part 2 | Describing My Best Friend (Example Answer) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hi! Today I would like to talk about one of my closest friends, Ana.
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We've known each other for two decades now.
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We met in elementary school when our teacher put us together for a science project, and we hit it off immediately.
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It turned out that we were neighbors and only lived two doors down from each other, so we hung out all the time and have really gotten to know each others' families over the years.
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Her parents are like a second family to me!
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Ana is someone I really look up to.
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She is kind and intelligent, but what I admire most is her ambition, tenacity and work ethic.
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When she sets her mind to something, there's no stopping her!
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For example, last year she became interested in learning Italian.
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Within six months she was having natural, fluid conversations with our Italian neighbours, learned to make her own pasta, and booked a month-long trip to Rome!
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Despite her dedication and focus, Ana is also quite outgoing and charismatic.
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She has this knack for making people laugh and lightening up any situation.
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However, she can be a bit blunt at times, which some people might find off-putting.
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I have to admit, there have been a number of times we've butted heads.
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For instance, she's vegan and I… well, I'm a full-on BBQ enthusiast!
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Despite some of our differences, we have never had a falling out, and I always appreciate her honesty and straightforwardness.
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Ana has many qualities I love, but what I admire most about her is her reliability as a friend.
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Whenever I have self-doubts or need a shoulder to cry on, she's always there for me, no questions asked.
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We've been through thick and thin together, and our bond has only grown stronger with time.
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I think it's important to have at least one truly close friend we can always count on, and for me, that person is Ana.
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Her ambition, reliability, and sense of humour make her an exceptional person, and I feel fortunate to have her in my life.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Este vídeo tiene 21 frases y 349 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 2:45. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 127 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 81 % 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 del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
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| admire verbo | /ədˈmaɪɹ/ | admirar |
| reliability sustantivo | fiabilidad | |
| ambition sustantivo | /æmˈbɪʃ.ən/ | ambición |
| thick adjetivo | /θɪk/ | grueso, espeso |
| elementary adjetivo | /ˌɛləˈmɛntəɹi/ | elementario |
| intelligent adjetivo | /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/ | inteligente |
| butt sustantivo | /bʌt/ | culo, culamen |
| fluid sustantivo | /ˈflu.ɪd/ | fluido |
| lightning sustantivo | /ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ/ | relámpago, rayo |
| exceptional adjetivo | /ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl/ | excepcional |
| honesty sustantivo | /ˈɑ.nɪ.sti/ | honradez, sinceridad |
| fortunate adjetivo | /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt/ | afortunado, propicio |
| dedication sustantivo | /ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/ | dedicación, dedicatoria |
| vegan sustantivo | /ˈviːɡən/ | vegano, vegana |
| pasta sustantivo | /ˈpɑ.stə/ | pasta |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| fall out verbo | caerse |
| look up to verbo | respetar |
| turn out verbo | resultar |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 4 contracciones y formas reducidas, como we've, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “th”: thin /ˈθɪn/, thick /θɪk/, ethic /ˈɛθ.ɪk/, enthusiast /ɪnˈθuːziˌæst/
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: ambition /æmˈbɪʃ.ən/, exceptional /ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl/, dedication /ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: elementary /ˌɛləˈmɛntəɹi/, intelligent /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/, exceptional /ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl/, dedication /ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/, charismatic /ˌkɛɹəzˈmætək/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como admire, reliability, ambition.
¿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.