Shadowing Practice: JJ Pranked Mikey In Human Fall Flat! - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Let's compete to see who can reach the goal  the fastest. Hey, stop that, Mikey. Hey, I did it. Come on already. Hey, you're holding me  back. Stop it. Let's just get to the goal. Come on. Take me with you. No. All right, let's get  started. Today, we're playing a game called Human Fall Flat. Check out how well I did on my skin.  It's almost the same as it is in Minecraft. Yeah, you're still a turtle, just like you always  are. What now? Well, the goal of the game is to use these wobbly characters to solve puzzles  in order to escape. That sounds like fun. I'm great at solving puzzles. Really? In that case,  I'll leave the puzzles to you. So, how should we solve this first stage? Let's see. Mhm. There's  a wooden crate here. I think we should use it to climb up on. I almost had it. You're not even  climbing. Hm. This doesn't seem right. Okay, I'll change my strategy. Look, a switch. This  opens it. Then I can cross. But if you do that, I'll get left behind. Oh, true. Maybe we can  go here. Oh. Huh? Wait, were you trying to jump around to the next room? Would that even work?  Ouch. I guess not. But I'm getting closer, right, Mikey? I think this is what we're supposed to do.  I'll just take this crate and place it over here like this. See? Oh, yeah. I get it. I did it. So,  that's how it works. That's right. This game is all about solving puzzles. It was silly of me to  try taking a shortcut. Yeah. Okay. From now on, I won't try taking any more shortcuts. In this  game, slow and steady wins the race. So, we just have to focus, be patient, and take everything one  step at a time. Isn't that right, JJ? Way to go, Mikey. Oh, but hang on. Check this out. Don't  try taking a shortcut. I think if I just Stop, JJ. Didn't you see me fail over and over back  there? Wa! I know it seems fun, but this is a co-op game. We have to do things properly. Hey,  Mikey, the shortcut worked. Huh? I'm sure that was just luck. Shortcuts aren't that easy to pull  off. This is a puzzle game, so you got to solve the puzzles like this. What are you doing with  that? Don't you see that switch over there? Oh, yeah. All right, let's go up together. Oh, do you  want to put the wooden crate up here? I do. But aren't shortcuts also a kind of puzzle solving?  JJ, what if I do this? No shortcuts. Let's play it safe. But I think this could work. No  way. I'm done taking shortcuts. Oh, JJ, come on. Enough with the shortcuts already. I need  you to come help me. This is a co-op game. Oh, let's do this. Mikey, check it out. I made it.  Huh? Wo! See, I did it. Shortcuts don't work, JJ.
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Watch. I'll even beat you there. I'm already here.  Huh? I lost. Woohoo! The shortcut worked. I guess Nice jump. Way to go. What now? Are you trying to  take a shortcut? Definitely not. You are, Mikey. I thought you weren't going to try any shortcuts. I  wasn't trying that at all. You said you'd be slow and steady and just focus on solving puzzles.  That's right. Nothing beats playing it safe.
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Huh? But doing that leaves me trapped over here.  Thanks, JJ. No, wait. Hey, open it. What? Come on.
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Fine. Okay. Here. You're not going to try  a shortcut? No, I'm not. I'm just going to investigate a little. H. Seems like you're  taking a shortcut. Oh, this works. See? Hey, you're right. Piece of cake. Wait, Mikey, I'm  coming, too. Once I jump down, it's game over. Oh, then wait for me. Are you sure you don't want  to solve the puzzle? Nah. Shortcuts are also a type of puzzle solving. This is hard.  Hurry. Oh, there's the goal. I fell. Oh, well, go ahead. Sure. Piece of cake. All  right, we made it to the second stage.
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This one looks tough. Yeah, I'll try to take a  shortcut by climbing onto the train. Hang on, Mikey. Didn't you say earlier we should give  up on trying to take shortcuts and just focus on solving the puzzles? Well, I guess I  might have said that. What can you do?
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What are you doing, Mikey? Do you really think  you can make it up there? I can. Just watch. Ouch.
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Ouch. Ouch. It doesn't seem like you can, though.  I can. Oh, wait. You got it. Oh, you can do it.
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A, you were so close. All right, my mic is off  now. Mikey is doing the opposite of what he said he would at the beginning. He keeps saying he'd  try to solve the puzzles, but now he's focused on finding shortcuts. So, I think I'll play a prank  on him. I'm going to tell him that I found a shortcut somewhere that'll be impossible for him  to pull off. Let's see how this goes. H I think I'm making progress. Shortcuts are just a kind of  puzzle after all. Huh? Oh, Mikey. Huh? There's a shortcut here. I just did it. Really? Yeah, it's  over here. But I'm getting close with mine. Should I go over there? Oh, you are. Good luck. What  are you doing? All right. Where's your shortcut?
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Here it is. Where? You can see if you look at it  like this. I'll bet if you make it over there, it'll lead you straight to the goal. Oh, there's  something there. Yeah. Well, okay. I made it a moment ago. You did? Mhm. Shortcuts may not be  good, but since they're here, what choice do we have? But not solving the puzzles, that's pretty  much cheating. Here I go. I'll try again. Mikey, seriously, it's impossible. I did it earlier.  For real? Just try your best. I will. Actually, wait. I was lying. Huh? What? So, there isn't  a shortcut there? No, I was just kidding about that. But it seemed like I could do it. Come look.  Huh? What are you doing? Gotcha. Seriously? Well, let's get back to it. Do you still think you  can make it this way? Yeah. Oh. H. Wouldn't it be better to go from here? I made it. Really? I  fell. I think it'd be faster if we took this and went over there. H Oh, I see. Hey, see that was  much faster. Nice shortcut. You love shortcuts.
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They're the best. Is this the goal? I'm going  to fall. What happened? What? Hey, how? Let go, Mikey. Let go. Oh, no. I've got you. So, let go.  Okay. See, you're right. Now what? Hey, pull me up. I can't pull you up, Mikey. Oh, no. Come on.  No way. You won't let go, right? This is bad. I'm not going to let go of you. Stop it. I'm going to  let go of you. Hey, GJ. All right, let's compete to see who can reach the goal the fastest. Hey,  stop that, Mikey. Hey, I did it. Come back. Come on already. Hey, you're holding me back. Stop it.  Let's just get to the goal. Come on. Take me with you. No. Yes. Now's my chance. Whoever reaches the  goal first gets 100 ice cream sandwiches. Okay, let's go. Can't you climb it, Mikey? No. I've  got an idea. Huh? Let's go this way. Hey, Mikey.
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Another shortcut. When you die, you fall back  down from the sky. So, I grabbed onto the ceiling.
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Woohoo! Huh! I guess we did end up using  a lot of shortcuts today. Well, anyways, I'm going to beat this. Goodbye for now. Bye.
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Hey, hey, hey.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “JJ Pranked Mikey In Human Fall Flat!”. Las palabras que más se repiten: shortcut, Mikey, puzzle, goal, solving. Este vídeo tiene 14 frases y 1356 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 10:14. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 132 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 81 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente. 56 de sus 14 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Las 12 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
shortcut sustantivo/ˈʃɔːtkʌt/atajo, atrecho
puzzle sustantivo/ˈpʌzəl/enigma, rompecabezas
climb verbo/ˈklaɪ̯m/escalar, subir
wooden adjetivo/ˈwʊdn̩/de madera
prank sustantivo/pɹæŋk/travesura, broma
turtle sustantivo/ˈtɝtl̩/tortuga, quelonio
subscribe verbo/səbˈskɹaɪb/suscribirse, subscribirse
cheat verbo/ˈt͡ʃiːt/enfullar, machetear
ceiling sustantivo/ˈsilɪŋ/techo, cielorraso
leaf sustantivo/lif/hoja, foja (desus.)
investigate verbo/ɪnˈvɛs.tə.ɡeɪt/indagar
trap sustantivo/tɹæp/trampa, cepo

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
go over verbosentar, pasar
pull off verbollevarse el gato al agua, poner una pica en Flandes
check out verboinvestigar, chequear
end up verboterminar, ir a parar
fall back verboretirar, retroceder
get back to verboresponder / contestar (en un rato), volver / tornar a contactar
go ahead verbo/ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/venga, adelante
go up verbosubir

Frases que vale la pena repetir

Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:

  • Didn't you see me fail over and over back  there?
  • What are you doing with  that?
  • Don't you see that switch over there?
  • JJ, what if I do this?
  • You're not going to try  a shortcut?

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Oraciones condicionales if + oración, will/would + verbo — una condición y su resultadoif you do that, I'll get · if you make it over there, it'll lead
Consejo con “should” should + verbo — decir qué es buena ideashould we solve · should give · Should I go
Past continuous was/were + -ing — una acción en curso en un momento del pasadowasn't trying · was lying
Posibilidad con “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo posible pero no seguromight have · may not be

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 62 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, I'll, you're. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: puzzle /ˈpʌzəl/, anyways /ˈɛn.iˌweɪz/

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 shortcut, puzzle, climb.

¿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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