Shadowing Practice: IS COLLEGE WORTH IT? - Learn English Speaking with Video

Hey there, welcome to Life Knocking.

So college is a reality for some of you, or it might be.

It's a tough decision and either way it can change the course of your life forever.

No pressure though, seriously, we got you.

Let's go over some of the pros and cons of higher education

and you can decide on your own whether it's right for you.

Major pro right off the bat,

college grads with bachelor's degrees earn on average of 30,000 more per year than high school graduates.

This can add up to around $500,000 more dollars per lifetime.

Think of all the pizzas you can buy with that money.

Major con right off the bat,

the downside to this is that while many students do become successful,

college is still very expensive.

Massive student loan debt often results in students moving back in with their parents and working multiple jobs.

Over 25% of college students decide to not even return for a second year,

so you'll have to decide whether it's worth your time and money and how exactly can you pay it off.

Pro!

College does provide nifty things such as job fairs,

career services, internships, and volunteer opportunities.

Nearly 80% of college students complete internships during school,

which always comes in handy when applying for jobs after graduation.

Also depending on your school,

you'll have access to some brilliant professors that you might not have ever gotten to meet otherwise.

These connections, whether short term or long term, are very beneficial.

As for the con, the total cost of going to college also includes the cost of missing opportunities.

Climbing a ladder, working your way up,

and making connections is a route that many people choose to take.

Pro, college does help students explore new options.

Many people do not declare a major when they sign up for classes

so college is a great way for the students to test the waters and figure out their passion.

My passion is educating you guys.

Con, sadly though, recent college graduates are actually under or unemployed.

Over 16% of recent graduates are either jobless,

searching, part-time, or have completely given up.

While work might seem hard to find,

college graduates do have a higher chance of employment opportunities.

Many jobs require a degree of some level to actually apply.

Based on Georgetown University's economy and job projections,

around 63% of jobs will require some level of college education or a degree.

Who knows what the percentage would be in a couple of years,

but it really does help to have that fancy piece of paper.

Sort of con, interestingly enough,

over 44% of recent college graduates with a bachelor's degree or higher are working jobs that don't even require a degree.

Hmm, I've been thinking, should I go to the University of Good Looks?

Heh, I'm just kidding, I have my masters from there.

Let us know your thoughts.

How do you feel about college?

Is it a waste of time,

or is it necessary to go somewhere?

And tell us, what do you want to do in life?

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel C1 se basa en el vídeo “IS COLLEGE WORTH IT?”. Las palabras que más se repiten: student, graduates, con, degree, pro. Este vídeo tiene 56 frases y 563 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 2:48. El hablante habla rápido, unas 201 palabras por minuto, así que espera sonidos enlazados y reducidos. 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:

Palabra	Pronunciación	Significado
passion sustantivo	/ˈpæʃən/	pasión
internship sustantivo	/ˈɪntɜːnʃɪp/	pasantía, práctica
earn verbo	/ɝn/	ganar, granjear
percentage sustantivo	/pə(ɹ)ˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/	porcentaje
pizza sustantivo	/ˈpi.tsə/	pizza
lifetime sustantivo	/ˈlaɪf.taɪm/	vida
fancy sustantivo	/ˈfæn.si/	fantasía, magín
explore verbo	/ɪkˈsploɹ/	explorar
con verbo	/kɑn/	engañar, estafar
volunteer sustantivo	/ˌvɑlənˈtɪɹ/	voluntario
climb verbo	/ˈklaɪ̯m/	escalar, subir
depend verbo	/dɪˈpɛnd/	depender/pender (de), ser dependiente (de)
sadly adverbio	/ˈsædli/	tristemente, con alma en pena
beneficial adjetivo	/ˌbɛn.ɪˈfɪʃ.əl/	beneficioso
graduation sustantivo	/ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/	graduación

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

Palabra	Significado
check out verbo	investigar, chequear
figure out verbo	averiguar, captar
give up verbo	rendirse, entregar
go over verbo	sentar, pasar

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 7 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, I'm, you'll. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: passion /ˈpæʃən/, internship /ˈɪntɜːnʃɪp/, beneficial /ˌbɛn.ɪˈfɪʃ.əl/, graduation /ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/, projection /pɹəˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/
Palabras largas — cuida el acento: beneficial /ˌbɛn.ɪˈfɪʃ.əl/, graduation /ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

/dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: percentage /pə(ɹ)ˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/, graduation /ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/, educate /ˈɛd͡ʒ.əˌkeɪt/, projection /pɹəˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

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

¿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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