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Hello everybody and welcome back to GSL English.
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My name is Gideon and today we are going to be practicing our listening, speaking and pronunciation skills.
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Firstly, let me explain how this video lesson is going to work.
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Now, the topic of today's lesson is artificial intelligence.
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So that is what we are going to talk about.
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There are three parts to this lesson.
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Firstly, I want you to listen and read along as I Secondly,
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you are going to listen and then repeat after me.
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And thirdly, we are going to speak at the same time.
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And once we have completed our listening and speaking exercises, I'm going to be breaking down some of the vocabulary.
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So make sure you stay to the end.
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Here are some tips to make the most of this video lesson.
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Firstly, listen carefully to my pronunciation.
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I want you to listen and repeat the way that all of those words are connected together.
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Secondly, what I want you to do is repeat this exercise as many times as you can over the next week.
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Because improving our speaking and pronunciation is more than just saying words.
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It has to do with muscle memory.
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English.
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So the more we repeat this exercise, the more we do it, the more our mouth gets used to it.
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And thirdly, try recording yourself.
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Listen to your pronunciation back, compare it with mine, and then you can see how you need to improve.
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Okay, so part one, I want you to listen and read along
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and also focus on how I connect words together to sound fluent.
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So when it comes to using artificial intelligence in our everyday lives, opinions tend to vary quite a bit.
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Some people are all for it, thinking it's a fantastic thing, while others have their reservations.
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Those who are in favour of AI Siri and Alexa with us everywhere we go.
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And of course on a larger scale we have advancements in healthcare and transportation.
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On the other hand, many have their concerns as well, one of which being safety and security.
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AI is constantly collecting data and personal information.
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Some worry that this information could eventually be misused.
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Ethical issues also come into play.
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All in all, opinions on AI in everyday life are pretty mixed.
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Some people love the convenience, while others have concerns about privacy, job security and ethics.
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and go through the whole text in one sitting and if you need to you can repeat it.
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So when it comes to using artificial intelligence in our everyday lives,
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opinions tend to vary quite a bit.
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Some people are all for it, thinking it's a fantastic thing.
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while others have their reservations.
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Those who are in favour of AI Argue that it makes everyday life more convenient.
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We have virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa with us everywhere we go.
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And of course on a larger scale, we have advancements in healthcare and transportation.
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Thank you.
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On the other hand, many have their concerns as well,
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one of which being safety and security.
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AI is constantly collecting data and personal information.
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Some worry that this information could eventually be misused.
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Ethical issues also come into play.
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All in all, opinions on AI...
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and everyday life are pretty mixed.
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Some people love the convenience,
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while others have concerns about privacy, job security and ethics.
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Okay, the final part of our lesson today.
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Now we time.
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So just try and follow along with me and let's see how it goes.
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Bye.
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So, when it comes to using artificial intelligence in our everyday lives, opinions tend to vary quite a bit.
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Some people are all for it thinking it's a fantastic thing, while others have their reservations.
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Those who are in favour of AI argue that it makes everyday life more convenient.
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We have virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa with us everywhere we go. in healthcare and transportation.
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On the other hand, many have their concerns as well, one of which being safety and security.
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AI is constantly collecting data and personal information.
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Some worry that this information could eventually be misused.
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Ethical issues also come into play.
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All in all, opinions on AI in everyday life are pretty mixed.
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Some people love the convenience, while others have concerns about privacy, job security and ethics.
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Okay, so you did really well with that exercise and I hope you enjoyed it.
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Now we can sit back, relax and just look at some of the vocabulary we used in this lesson.
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So we use this sentence, opinions tend to vary quite a bit.
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What does tend mean?
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opinions are regularly or frequently different when talking about artificial intelligence.
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Okay, the next word we are going to look at is in this sentence: "Those who are in favor of AI".
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But what does "favor" mean?
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Well, basically it means that you approve or support something.
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So in this instance, those in favor of AI means that they support it, they like it to succeed.
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We also use this great expression on the other hand.
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And basically, we use this expression to introduce a contrasting statement.
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So in this case, we started off talking about those that are in favour of AI.
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And then we said, on the other hand,
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to introduce the thoughts of those When something is being misused,
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it is not being used in an appropriate way or the way that it was intended to be used.
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So, for example, in this instance, talking about artificial intelligence, collecting data and information,
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some worry that that information is going to be used in a way that is not appropriate or right.
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And then we ended with this brilliant expression, all in all.
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all of your thoughts together to summarize what you have been speaking about and then conclude the discussion,
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the video or even the essay that you are writing.
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All in all, a great concluding comment.
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So I hope you enjoyed today's video.
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Now as a reminder, go back, try this exercise as many times as you can this week
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and you will see how much your English speaking and pronunciation Yes.
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The more you speak, the more your mouth and your brain gets used to speaking in English, the easier it gets.
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So try this every day.
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Let me know in the comments if it helps you.
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But also let me know if you would like me to do another video like this.
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So if you enjoyed this video, please give it a like, subscribe for more English content that helps you to improve your speaking,
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pronunciation, vocabulary, and everything else.
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you guys.

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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 Speaking”. Las palabras que más se repiten: opinions, everyday, speaking, pronunciation, artificial. Este vídeo tiene 96 frases y 1112 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 10:11. El hablante habla despacio, unas 109 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 86 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
pronunciation sustantivo/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/pronunciación
artificial adjetivo/ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/artificial
misuse verbo/mɪsˈjuːz/abusar
vary verbo/ˈvɛəɹi/variar
firstly adverbio/ˈfɜɹstli/primeramente
vocabulary sustantivo/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/vocabulario
convenience sustantivo/kənˈvinjəns/conveniencia
ethical adjetivo/ˈɛθɪkəl/ético
advancement sustantivo/ædˈvæns.mənt/ascenso, progreso
conclude verbo/kənˈkluːd/concluir
convenient adjetivo/kənˈviː.niənt/conveniente, cómodo
virtual adjetivo/ˈvɜɹt͡ʃuəl/virtual
summarize verbo/ˈsʌməˌɹaɪz/resumir
fluent adjetivo/ˈfluənt/fluyente, fluente
subscribe verbo/səbˈskɹaɪb/suscribirse, subscribirse

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
break down verbodescomponerse, averiarse
go through verboatravesar
sit back verborelajarse

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo haceare connected · be misused · being misused
Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosaThose who are
Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un plan o algo que se ve venirare going to be · are going to talk · are going to listen
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos díasis being · is not being · are writing

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

  • Los sonidos de “th”: ethical /ˈɛθɪkəl/, ethics /ˈɛθ.ɪks/, thirdly /ˈθɚdli/
  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, artificial /ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, artificial /ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: vary /ˈvɛəɹi/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, convenience /kənˈvinjəns/, advancement /ædˈvæns.mənt/
  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: misuse /mɪsˈjuːz/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, summarize /ˈsʌməˌɹaɪz/

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 pronunciation, artificial, misuse.

¿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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