Shadowing Practice: Imagine Dragons - Bones (Lyrics) - Learn English Speaking with Video

Este vídeo tiene 22 frases y 340 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:06. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 110 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 77 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

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

• bone /boʊn/ (sustantivo) — hueso. A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.
• patience /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/ (sustantivo) — paciencia. The quality of being patient.
• entertain /ˌɛntəˈteɪn/ (verbo) — divertir, entretener. To amuse (someone); to engage the attention of agreeably.
• mirror /ˈmiɹɚ/ (sustantivo) — espejo. A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
• gray /ɡɹeɪ/ (adjetivo) — gris. Of a color between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness.
• pace /peɪs/ (sustantivo) — paso. A step taken with the foot.
• bullet /ˈbʊlɪt/ (sustantivo) — bala, proyectil. A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
• flame /fleɪm/ (sustantivo) — flama, llama. The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat.
• dynamite /ˈdaɪ.nəˌmaɪt/ (sustantivo) — dinamita. A class of explosives made from nitroglycerine in an absorbent medium such as kieselguhr, used in mining and blasting.
• wane /weɪn/ (verbo) — menguar, amenguar. To progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity etc.; to decline.
• darken /ˈdɑɹkən/ (verbo) — oscurecer, obscurecer. To make dark or darker by reducing light.
• hurdle /ˈhɝd(ə)l/ (sustantivo) — valla. An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race.
• reaper /ˈɹiːpɚ/ (sustantivo) — cosechador, cosechadora. One who reaps; a person employed to harvest crops from the fields by reaping.
• vulture /ˈvʌlt͡ʃɚ/ (sustantivo) — buitre, zopilote. Any of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae.

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

• come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — hala, vamos. Come along with me; join me in going.
• go ahead /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ (verbo) — venga, adelante. To proceed with; to begin.
• look at (verbo) — mirar, funar. To observe or watch.
• play with (verbo) — juguetear con. To fiddle with; make small adjustments to, for example to something mechanical in order to improve its performance.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 6 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, gonna. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

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 bone, patience, entertain.