Shadowing Practice: Lady Gaga - Poker Face (Lyrics) - Learn English Speaking with Video

Este vídeo tiene 25 frases y 426 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:33. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 120 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 80 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

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

• poker /ˈpoʊkɚ/ (sustantivo) — atizador. A metal rod, generally of wrought iron, for adjusting the burning logs or coals in a fire; a firestick.
• breathe /bɹiːð/ (verbo) — respirar. To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
• hook /hʊk/ (sustantivo) — gancho, garfio. A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
• casino /kəˈsiːnəʊ/ (sustantivo) — casino. A public building or room for gambling.
• chick /t͡ʃɪk/ (sustantivo) — polluelo, pollo. A young bird.
• gambling /ˈɡæm.bl̩.ɪŋ/ (sustantivo) — juego de azar, timbeo. An activity characterized by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by skill and/or chance, usually with money wagered on the outcome.
• glue /ɡlu/ (sustantivo) — cola, goma. A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance.
• bunker /ˈbʌŋ.kə/ (sustantivo) — búnker. A hardened shelter, often partly buried or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks.
• bluff /blʌf/ (sustantivo) — farol, bluf. An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one’s position in order to intimidate or deceive; braggadocio.
• intuition /ˌɪn.tjuːˈɪʃ.ən/ (sustantivo) — intuición. Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes.
• muffin /ˈmʌf.ɪn/ (sustantivo) — panecillo, muffin. A type of flattish bun, usually cut in two horizontally, toasted and spread with butter, etc., before being eaten.
• roulette /ɹuːˈlɛt/ (sustantivo) — ruleta. A game of chance in which a small ball is made to move round rapidly on a circle divided off into numbered (usually red and black) spaces. When the ball stops…
• stun /stʌn/ (verbo) — anonadar, aturdir. To incapacitate; especially by inducing disorientation or unconsciousness.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 36 contracciones y formas reducidas, como can't, I'll, I'm. 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 poker, breathe, hook.