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What do you do in the mornings?
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Well, I get up at about 5.30 in the mornings and get ready for work.
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When I get to my workplace, I start working and it's around 8.30 in the morning.
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At weekends, I just sleep in the mornings. Is breakfast important?
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For me, it's really important because I can't really do anything if I don't eat breakfast.
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It gives me enough energy for a day and keeps me awake.
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What is your morning routine?
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Every day, I wake up at about 6.30 a.m and have breakfast.
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Then I leave my house at around 7.30 in the morning.
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When I get to my office, I start working straight away.
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Do you like to get up early in the morning?
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I don't, but I always do it.
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It feels kind of nice as the day feels longer, so I can do a lot of things if I wake up early.
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But still, I feel quite tired when I get up early in the mornings.
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Well, one of my favorite buildings is the Shard in London, England.
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I used to visit neighboring towns to see that building and took loads of pictures of it.
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It's divided into different sections.
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There are some restaurants on the first few floors, hotels, and residential areas in the middle sections sections,
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and also, an observatory on the top floors.
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It's a 72-story building, and it narrows down in size towards the top.
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As it's the tallest building in London, it actually stands out in the surrounding.
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Also, it looks stunning when it's lightened up at night.
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Well, I like this building because I love its observatory.
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Like I said, at the top, a floor is used as an observatory and there, I can see the scenery of London.
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I love seeing views of cities, so whenever I go somewhere, I always go to observatories, but this one was the best.
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I used to spend lots of time there.
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Also, it looks really cool.
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I always went across the River Thames to see the Shard as it looked fabulous.
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Especially at night, it looked really sparkly with lots of lights.
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I absolutely loved it.
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I wish I could go there again.
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Is it important to preserve old buildings?
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I think so.
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Mostly those are valuable for nations' culture and history.
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Especially old palaces or birthplaces should definitely be preserved in order to pass on customs and cultures to future generations.
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What aspect of culture do old buildings reflect?
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Probably architecture style of the past, I guess.
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They are surely different to ones in modern society so people can have a glance on how they were built.
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It also reflects the life habits of people in the past.
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The buildings were built for different purposes which meet people's needs.
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So modern people can have a look at their lifestyle.
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Would you say buildings in the past were better than those of today, or those of today are better than those in the past?
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I think modern buildings are better because I believe they are safer.
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Also, they can be used for various purposes according to its design, functions, and so on.
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And those ones built in these days are usually cleaner.
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Do you think it's worth the money to preserve old buildings?
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If those are historically valuable or a heritage of a nation, yes.
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But I believe residences should be replaced with new ones for safety.
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How have buildings changed in the past few years?
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Well, the buildings became taller and normally bigger than the ones in the past.
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Also, one building is used for various functions.
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Some buildings can be used for residences, shopping centers, and offices simultaneously.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 52 frases y 615 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 4:06. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 150 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. El 83 % 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 del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
observatory sustantivo/əbˈzɜːvət(ə)ɹi/observatorio
preserve verbo/pɹəˈzɝv/preservar
reflect verbo/ɹɪˈflɛkt/reflejar, reflectar
residence sustantivo/ˈɹɛz.ɪ.dəns/residencia
palace sustantivo/ˈpælɪs/palacio
custom sustantivo/ˈkʌstəm/costumbre, usanza
architecture sustantivo/ˈɑː.kɪˌtɛk.t͡ʃə/arquitectura
aspect sustantivo/ˈæspɛkt/aspecto
narrow adjetivo/ˈnæɹəʊ/estrecho, angosto
routine sustantivo/ɹuˈtin/rutina
heritage sustantivo/ˈhɛɹ.ɪ.tɪd͡ʒ/herencia, heredad
residential adjetivo/ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl/residencial
lifestyle sustantivo/ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/género/estilo de vida/vivir/vivencia, estilo/género vital/vivencial
habit sustantivo/ˈhæb.ɪt/costumbre, hábito
simultaneously adverbio/ˌsaɪmlˈteɪnɪəsli/simultáneamente

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
get up verbolevantarse
wake up verbo/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/despertarse, recordar

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 3 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, can't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: observatory /əbˈzɜːvət(ə)ɹi/, architecture /ˈɑː.kɪˌtɛk.t͡ʃə/, residential /ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl/, simultaneously /ˌsaɪmlˈteɪnɪəsli/, historically /hɪˈstɔɹɪkli/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

  1. Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
  2. Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
  3. Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como observatory, preserve, reflect.

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
“Used to” used to + verbo — un hábito o estado pasado que ya no es ciertoused to visit · used to spend
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo haceis used · be preserved · were built

¿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.

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