Shadowing Practice: Latest U.S. Visa Interview | American Embassy Test 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Virginia what's yours?
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My name is Elisa Gawani.
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Say it once more.
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My name is Elisa Gawani.
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I can get the Ellie but I didn't get the rest of it.
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Elisa.
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Elisa.
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Yes.
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Got it.
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All right have a seat.
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My name is Bob.
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Nice to meet you.
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I'm here to observe.
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All right have a seat.
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We can ask you some questions.
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Thank you.
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Tell me why do you want to study in the United States?
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As my major is Business Administration
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and the US is known for the largest business economy in the world
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which provides unique curriculum activities in the field of business
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and I believe
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that United States is the right destination for them to gain knowledge about the business world
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so that's why I chose United States.
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All right what university have you selected?
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I have applied for Murray State University Murray State Kentucky yes yes I know
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that I'm from Kentucky how do you plan to pay for
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your education my parents are going to pay for my education with a combined annual income of 45,000 USD dollar
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which includes my father business of automobiles from
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that he owns around 40,000 USD dollar
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and my mother worked at a government sector of Department of
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Road as a senior employee from that's the uh owns around five thousand usd dollar
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and we have a saving also which is
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which will be used for my future education
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which is around 59 000 usd dollars wow that's very expensive
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isn't it have you already applied to the school yes have they offered you a scholarship uh no ma'am
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but i'm capable to get the scholarship but my university has the policy
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that after the enrollment of students they only provide the scholarship for that i need visa What is your GPA?
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My GPA in my high school was 3.23 on the scale of 4.
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Alright, that's good.
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What do you plan to do after you complete your education?
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After completing my education I will come back to Nepal
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and we start my career as an entrepreneur investing in different manufacturing companies,
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clothing brand and i will expand my father's business of automobiles here in nepal with the different cities
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and i will i will start up uh organization which will work for the welfare of the street dogs
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your father is uh sells automobiles yes automobiles recondition automobiles i don't know what that is
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that is like a bike uh scooter okay it's any kind
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of automation yes for transportation yes all right do you ride a motorbike yes i do i'm amazed okay
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and muscle fit very much have you ever been arrested no did you have any disciplinary problems
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when you were in school no all right do you drink
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no do you have a relationship with anyone here in this country no how about in the united states
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no have you ever been there no ma'am all right one
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more question you have relatives in the united states no sir i don't have
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so you're the first one to go yes all right um
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how will you handle any language barriers you may encounter in
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your classes a language barrier like my english My English proficiency is strong.
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I have worked on it.
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I have made my English proficiency very strong by talking with foreigners, taking class of English.
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So I don't think I will have any language barrier in English.
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All right.
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Every discipline has a peculiar vocabulary, even business.
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So I hope that you are thoroughly familiar with the terminology that's used in business.
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Have you gone over that kind of terminology?
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Have you looked into that? For business?
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Business, yeah.
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I have searched about business, and my father is also engaged in business, so I'm familiar with the business field.
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All right.
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I'm going to ask her about, have you ever experienced homesickness?
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Yes.
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Being away from home a long time, and you get feeling bad?
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Yes, I definitely feel homesickness.
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Okay.
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Where did you go when you were homesick? In here.
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Here I live with my parents.
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Yes, but did you visit someplace else in Nepal?
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Yes, but yes, I do.
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And I have visited Chitwal.
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Oh, yes.
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Yes, Gandruk.
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We are near a place.
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Did you say you have brothers and sisters?
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Yes, I have younger brother and elder sister.
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So you have your oldest child?
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Are you the oldest child?
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No, no, I have my older sister, after that me and my younger brother.
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Oh, so you're the middle child.
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Yes.
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All right.
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The middle child is supposed to have personality.
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During vacation times, where will you go?
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During my vacation time, I will explore United States.
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I will make friends.
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I will hang out with them, and I will call them in my place for Nepali food.
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Well, very good.
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Will you get to come home anytime in the four years?
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Will you get to come back to Nepal?
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Yes, I will definitely come Nepal.
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During your vacation?
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Okay, good.
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What if somebody offers you a job when you're about to graduate and say, we have a good job for you here in the United States?
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What would you say?
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I will deny that job because I want to work in my home country and I want to expand my father's business.
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and I want to see my home country develop in the business field, so that's why I will deny that.
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That's a good answer.
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Let me see if there's anything else I need to ask you before we go.
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Will you be living on campus in the dormitory?
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Yes, ma'am.
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We think that's a very good idea
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because you will learn more English from your friends probably than you will learn when you're in class.
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What are your thoughts on the current global economic situation?
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The current global economics is going down.
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I think that's because of several reasons like war between Russia and Ukraine and so many destructions,
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Israel and Palestine, I think.
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Good answer.
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I think that's all I have to ask you.
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I hope you get your visa.
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If I had the power, I would gladly grant it.
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Thank you so much.
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On afternoon, I have my interview.
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Oh, you do?
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Yes. When? On Tuesday.
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Next Tuesday?
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Oh, very close.
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Oh, we'll be in the United States.
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So I hope, tell Selena, she will email me.
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Okay.
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Okay, thank you so much.
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Thank you.
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Have a nice day.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “Latest U.S. Visa Interview”. Las palabras que más se repiten: english, automobiles, nepal, Elisa, usd. Este vídeo tiene 128 frases y 1080 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 7:17. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 148 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 84 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar. 26 de sus 128 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

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

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
automobile sustantivo/ˈɔː.tə.məˌbil/automóvil, carro
scholarship sustantivo/ˈskɑːləɹʃɪp/beca
barrier sustantivo/ˈbæɹi.ə/barrera
homesickness sustantivomorriña
proficiency sustantivo/pɹəˈfɪʃənsi/suficiencia, pericia
terminology sustantivo/ˌtɝ.məˈnɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/terminología
visa sustantivo/ˈviːzə/visa, visado
dormitory sustantivo/ˈdɔɹ.mɪˌtɔɹ.i/dormitorio
foreigner sustantivo/ˈfɔɹ.ɪ.nɚ/extranjero, extranjera
scooter sustantivo/ˈskuːtə(ɹ)/patineta, patín del diablo
peculiar adjetivo/pɪˈkjul.jɚ/peculiar, raro
gladly adverbio/ˈɡlædli/gustosamente, a solaz
disciplinary adjetivo/ˌdɪsɪˈplɪnəɹi/disciplinario
automation sustantivo/ˌɔ.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/automatización
vocabulary sustantivo/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/vocabulario

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
go over verbosentar, pasar
start up verbo/stɑɹˈtʌp/encender, acender

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • All right what university have you selected?
  • Have you gone over that kind of terminology?
  • Have you looked into that?
  • I'm going to ask her about, have you ever experienced homesickness?
  • Where did you go when you were homesick?

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahorahave applied · have worked · have made
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo haceis known · been arrested · is also engaged
Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosaalso which is · organization which will

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 16 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, you're, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: scholarship /ˈskɑːləɹʃɪp/, proficiency /pɹəˈfɪʃənsi/, automation /ˌɔ.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: automobile /ˈɔː.tə.məˌbil/, proficiency /pɹəˈfɪʃənsi/, terminology /ˌtɝ.məˈnɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, dormitory /ˈdɔɹ.mɪˌtɔɹ.i/, disciplinary /ˌdɪsɪˈplɪnəɹi/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: scholarship /ˈskɑːləɹʃɪp/, scooter /ˈskuːtə(ɹ)/
  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: visa /ˈviːzə/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, observe /əbˈzɜːv/
  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: visa /ˈviːzə/, observe /əbˈzɜːv/

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 automobile, scholarship, barrier.

¿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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