Shadowing Practice: Improve Your English Pronunciation with the Shadowing Method - Learn English Speaking with Video
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They say that shadowing improves your English accent.
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But how?
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If you want clearer pronunciation and a more natural accent,
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then today I'm going to show you how to shadow in a way that no one else is teaching.
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And since I'm at my lovely home,
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come inside with me and let's shadow.
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Shadowing is when you listen to someone speaking and you repeat what they say as closely as possible.
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This is one of the best and quickest ways to improve your English speaking.
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So as you first watch this video,
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I'm gonna show you vocabulary around my house and I want you to first listen.
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Pay attention to my pronunciation,
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my tone of voice, and even my body language.
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Then I'm going to repeat a second time
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and I'll show you a close-up shot of my mouth so that you can see the shape of my mouth,
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the shape of my jaw,
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my lips, my tongue, to make shadowing as easy as possible for you.
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Ready?
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Let's go.
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This is a bookshelf.
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It's made up of many shelves.
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There are books on the shelves.
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I brought these books from my hometown York back in England.
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Now let's shadow what I just said.
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This is a bookshelf.
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It's made up of many shelves.
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There are books on the shelves.
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I brought these books from my hometown York.
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Back in England.
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Good.
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Remember to pay attention to shelf and shelves.
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Again, shelf and shelves.
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Good.
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This is a rug.
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I'm sitting on the rug and holding a mug.
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We bought this rug and this mug about five months ago
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when we moved in to our new home and they add a a pop of colour to the house.
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They make it feel more creative.
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We bought this rug and this mug about five months ago when we moved into our home.
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They add a pop of colour to the house.
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And they make it feel more creative.
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Guys, remember to pay attention to rug and mug.
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Can you say them fast?
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A bug on a rug found a mug on a rug,
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and the bug and the mug on the rug had a hug.
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If you can say that, you're a legend.
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That is the ceiling.
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Our ceiling is quite high.
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Actually, I like that about our house.
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It makes it feel spacious.
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Up here you can see a glass roof,
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and we call that a roof light.
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The roof light lets in the sunlight,
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which keeps our plants happy.
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Do you know what else keeps our plants happy?
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A good drink.
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I love this.
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This is our tap and it also serves as a plant waterer, a hose pipe.
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It's raining inside.
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That's enough water for you Mr. Cheeseplant.
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Time to shadow.
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That is the ceiling.
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Our ceiling is quite high.
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Actually, I like that about this house.
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It makes it feel spacious.
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Up here, you can see a glass roof.
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And we call that a roof light.
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It lets in the sunlight,
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which keeps our plants happy.
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Now, two words to pay attention to here.
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Ceiling and roof.
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Good.
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Quick notes, a ceiling is on the inside of the house and a roof is on the outside of a house.
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This is a kettle.
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I just boiled the kettle.
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This kettle has a black handle and it's made of glass, plastic and metal.
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A very British way to say boil the kettle is to pop the kettle on.
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I just popped the kettle on.
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This is a kettle.
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I just boiled the kettle.
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This kettle has a black handle,
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and it's made of glass, plastic and metal.
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A very British way to say boil the kettle is to pop the kettle on.
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I just popped the kettle on.
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Now, something to notice when you are listening to English speakers.
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They drop the T.
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So, I would say kettle.
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Kettle.
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Instead of kettle.
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This is just for your listening.
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I would encourage you to say kettle.
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That's the proper way.
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Another one to notice is it's made of becomes it's made of.
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It's made of.
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This mug, it's made of ceramic.
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What are you doing in my microwave?
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Get out of here.
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This is a microwave, and I use it to heat up my food.
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In the UK, a lot of people eat microwave meals,
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because they're cheap and convenient.
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This is the microwave.
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I use it to heat up my food.
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In the UK, a lot of people eat microwave meals.
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Because they're cheap and convenient.
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Okay, with this one, we're going to practice word stress.
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Not that stress.
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Microwave.
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Microwave.
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Good.
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Next one.
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Convenient.
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Convenient.
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Convenient.
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Again, convenient.
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Together, it's convenient to cook food in a microwave.
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Good.
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You are a star.
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This is a canvas, and the canvas is hanging on the wall.
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On the canvas, there is a painting of a dog.
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She's wearing yellow sunglasses, a pink headscarf,
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and she looks very chic.
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There is a chick on her shoulder.
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Chang painted this with acrylic paints.
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This is a canvas.
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The canvas is hanging on the wall.
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On the canvas, there's a painting of a dog.
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She's wearing yellow sunglasses and a pink headscarf.
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She looks chic.
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There is a chick on her shoulder.
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Chang painted this with acrylic paints.
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Good job.
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For this one, there were two similar words.
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Chic and chick.
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Can you hear the difference?
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Chic and chick.
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One more time.
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Sh- Chic.
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And it means cool, groovy.
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And then chick.
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Chick.
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Which is a baby chicken.
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Try this one.
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She's a chic chick.
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She's a chic chick.
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Can you say it fast?
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She's a chic chick.
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If you like this video and you want to practice shadowing further,
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I just released a shadowing tool on SproutLanguage.com.
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Let me show you.
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So first I'm gonna go to settings and choose the speed for J.I.
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I'll choose slower.
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I'll click shadowing and type in home.
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When I'm talking with J.I.
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I can click this button here to reveal the text.
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I can click the turtle button to make him speak more slowly.
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And now I can select any language to translate the text.
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My home is a lovely place.
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My home is a lovely place.
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Two thousand years later.
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Yep, alright.
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See you later.
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What a guy.
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If you want to practise with J.I.,
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you can download the Sprout app on your phone and start practising today from your sofa,
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from the comfort of your own home.
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Thank you guys.
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I hope you found this video useful and I'll see you in the next one.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “Improve Your English Pronunciation with the Shadowing Method”. Las palabras que más se repiten: kettle, chick, chic, rug, microwave. Este vídeo tiene 166 frases y 1108 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 13:31. El hablante habla despacio, unas 82 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. 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
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
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| kettle sustantivo | /ˈkɛ.təl/ | caldera, calentador |
| chick sustantivo | /t͡ʃɪk/ | polluelo, pollo |
| chic adjetivo | /ʃik/ | chic |
| microwave sustantivo | /ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌweɪv/ | microonda |
| shelf sustantivo | /ʃɛlf/ | estante, balda |
| convenient adjetivo | /kənˈviː.niənt/ | conveniente, cómodo |
| canvas sustantivo | /ˈkæn.vəs/ | lona |
| ceiling sustantivo | /ˈsilɪŋ/ | techo, cielorraso |
| boil verbo | /bɔɪ(ə)l/ | hervir, herver |
| acrylic adjetivo | /əˈkɹɪl.ɪk/ | acrílico |
| bookshelf sustantivo | /ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf/ | estantería, librero |
| headscarf sustantivo | /ˈhɛdˌskɑɹf/ | pañueleta |
| spacious adjetivo | /ˈspeɪʃ.əs/ | espacioso, desahogado |
| pronunciation sustantivo | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | pronunciación |
| sunglasses sustantivo | gafas de sol |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| get out of verbo | salirse de, ponerse fuera de |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- Can you say them fast?
- Do you know what else keeps our plants happy?
- What are you doing in my microwave?
- Can you hear the difference?
- Can you say it fast?
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -ing | practice shadowing · start practising |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos días | is teaching · I'm sitting · are listening |
| Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un plan o algo que se ve venir | I'm going to show · gonna show · I'm going to repeat |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicción | I'll show · I'll choose · I'll click |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 17 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, I'll, gonna. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: chic /ʃik/, shelf /ʃɛlf/, bookshelf /ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf/, spacious /ˈspeɪʃ.əs/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: microwave /ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌweɪv/, convenient /kənˈviː.niənt/, canvas /ˈkæn.vəs/, groovy /ˈɡɹuvi/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: hose /hoʊz/, translate /tɹænzˈleɪt/
- /h/ — una aspiración suave, no la “j”: headscarf /ˈhɛdˌskɑɹf/, hometown /ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/, hose /hoʊz/
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 kettle, chick, chic.
¿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.