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Thank you.
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In this video, we'll be walking around the streets of Seoul, trying some street food, visiting the famous Namsan Tower.
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And throughout this trip, You can improve your English and build your vocabulary.
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Let's go!
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Right now we're in Hongdae, which is a young neighborhood in Seoul.
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And I can smell fresh bread.
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I just bought some croissants, I think.
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They smell really good.
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The smell was wafting through the air and, uh, Yeah, they're kind of like.. buttery croissants Taste test.
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- Mm.
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Oh yeah They're very savoury.
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Savory is like the opposite of Sweden.
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- Mm -hmm.
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- That's right.
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Oh yeah.
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I'm enjoying these.
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enjoying our time here in Seoul.
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Have a wonderful, magical New Years.
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I hope you are too.
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Thank you.
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We're in Hongdae and it is It's young, it's hip, it's lively.
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And if you ever visit Korea, I'd recommend to go here.
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Bye.
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Now we're on a bus and heading to Namsan Tower.
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Buses, subways and taxis can all be called public transport.
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When I visit a new place I love to ride the buses and the subways and the public transport. Do you?
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The bus has stopped and the pedestrians are crossing the road.
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The light is on red.
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I take that.
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I take that.
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The bus has arrived!
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Cable car.
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Where's the cable cow?
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Up there?
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up there.
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Let's go.
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Outfit check.
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I am wearing earmuffs.
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These are earmuffs.
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This is a woolly hat.
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This is a scarf.
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and this is a Puffer Jackets.
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- Yeah.
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Stay warm in the winter.
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You can see my breath.
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Well, let's see.
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Above me is a skyscraper.
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That massive building is called a skyscraper.
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I'll talk that one before.
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Now we're going down An underpass.
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Oh.
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some pretty sunflowers Chang is walking down the underpass.
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Say hello.
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Hello, hello, hello.
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You can hear the echo.
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Chang's wearing earmuffs too, can you show your earmuffs?
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Yeah, but...
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- My hat.
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- Aww.
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- A cute polar bear.
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And we, I'm going up there.
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Up to the top.
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Well, we've arrived on the top of the mountain.
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Yeah, wow.
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In this picture, the sun is setting behind the trees.
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The light is warm and orange, and the trees are silhouettes against the sky.
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In this picture, Chang is holding a Kodak camera and taking a picture.
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and she's smiling.
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She is wearing a white puffy jacket.
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The sunlight is hitting her hair and making it glow orange.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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You got a padlock to lock our love, Jang?
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I am standing on a padlock bridge.
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These are padlocks and...
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over the years people have locked them to the bridge to declare their love for each other.
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Without the padlock, the love is dead.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Namsan Tower.
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Above me is a juxtaposition of the old and the new.
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A juxtaposition is opposites within the same space.
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So, We have To my right, a pavilion or Zhongjia in Korean.
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and that was built for relaxing, enjoying nature and spending time in the peace and quiet.
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It's made of wood and stone.
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Above that is the Seoul Tower or the Namsan Tower.
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and that was initially built for TV and radio signals.
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Now it's mainly used for tourists.
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These two things juxtapose each other in the landscape.
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Thank you.
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There are many people visiting the North Seoul Tower.
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We call these people tourists.
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There is a family of three taking a photo.
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There is a woman pushing a pushchair are a pram.
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We also call this a Boogie.
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Thank you.
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- Thank you.
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This is a large stone wall and...
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A long time ago, the soldiers would use it to
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Shoot arrows or guns through the loopholes These are called loop holes or arrow slits,
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which are tiny holes in the wall where the soldiers would defend the city and protect Soul Thank you.
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You can see my breath.
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It's very cold.
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These bushes have shed their leaves.
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The branches are bare, which means they are empty.
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They have shed their leaves like a snake sheds its skin.
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- Speaking of trees and bushes, this is a pine tree.
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You can tell by The needles.
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These are pine needles.
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Just like the needles that go in your skin when you go to the doctors.
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On this tree, it's made up of different parts, like our body.
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The big thick part at the bottom is called the trunk.
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That is like the core of the tree.
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These are called limbs, like the limbs on our body.
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And at the end, we have the branches.
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which are the thinner parts. If I...
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Snap off this little part.
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It's called a twig.
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A twig.
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It's a funny word.
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Twig.
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This is a signpost and it points to different major cities in the world.
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I'll go to London.
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Moon, say hello. To sun.
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you you We are in the gift shop where you buy souvenirs,
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knick -knacks, random little items like this, whatever this is.
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Souvenirs, things to remember the trip.
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Very colourful.
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I need a shower mat.
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All right guys, it's bloody freezing.
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Our fingers and toes are about to fall off.
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We've had some fun at the top of the mountain looking at the sunset
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and we're going to get one more photo with the Kodak for the memes, the memories.
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I'll see you guys down the mountain you We're in Hongdae and there are neon signs all over.
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There is a busker busking.
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And of course, lots of places to shop.
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Here are some more neon signs and two people walking up the stairs.
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This is a giant billboard.
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And this is an old TV that's glitching.
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Hey Jay, how can you help me improve my English?
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I can help you improve your English by chatting with you about anything you like.
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The coolest thing is that we can talk about the video you've just watched on Sprout.
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This will reinforce the vocabulary and help to build your speaking confidence.
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I'm more than just J .I.
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I'm your speaking friend.
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The final stop for the day is an Italian restaurant called Comfy in the Hongdae area.
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Inside, the decoration is warm and ambient.
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We are eating pasta, pizza, and drink in a cheeky cocktail.
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Cheers.
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The final word of the day: Fairy lights.
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The fairy lights are wrapped around the trunk of the tree.
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And, just for you guys, A bonus word.
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This is a flashing sign.
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I'll see you guys in the next episode.
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Max, why is it so zoomed in?
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Ah, I think because I'm zoomed on this.
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Yeah, there we go.
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Alright.
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That was ridiculous.
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Idea now guys.
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We're going to do a cinematic Seoul and Busan episode.
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where we film lots of different things and Yeah, cinematic.
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poetic and there's going to be lots of ambient sounds just like we did the Hoi An video.
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And this is just a mental note for later.
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Nice one.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “Learn English in Seoul”. Las palabras que más se repiten: tree, Seoul, Tower. Este vídeo tiene 166 frases y 1160 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 12:16. El hablante habla despacio, unas 95 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. Solo el 79 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

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

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
earmuffs sustantivoorejeras
padlock sustantivo/ˈpædˌlɑk/candado
twig sustantivo/twɪɡ/ramita, ramilla
needle sustantivo/ˈniː.dəl/aguja, yawri
croissant sustantivo/kɹəˈsɑnt/croissant, cruasán
kinematic adjetivo/kɪn.əˈmæt.ɪk/cinemático
savory adjetivo/ˈseɪ.və.ɹi/sabroso
skyscraper sustantivo/ˈskaɪˌskɹeɪpɚ/rascacielos, torre
souvenir sustantivo/ˈsu.vəˌnɪɹ/recuerdo, tornaviaje
underpass sustantivopaso inferior
neon sustantivo/ˈniˌɑn/neón
limb sustantivo/lɪm/miembro, extremidad
vocabulary sustantivo/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/vocabulario
zoom verbo/zuːm/zumbar
trunk sustantivo/tɹʌŋk/tronco, cepa

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
fall off verbocaer
go up verbosubir
walk around verbodeambular

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • I'll talk that one before.
  • Chang's wearing earmuffs too, can you show your earmuffs?
  • I'll see you guys in the next episode.
  • Ah, I think because I'm zoomed on this.

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 ahorahas stopped · has arrived · we've arrived
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hacebe called · is called · was built
Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosaHongdae, which is · bare, which means
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos díasI'm enjoying · are crossing · am wearing

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 23 contracciones y formas reducidas, como we're, I'm, I'll. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: juxtaposition /ˌd͡ʒʌk.stə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/, pushchair /ˈpʊʃ.t͡ʃɛə(ɹ)/, decoration /ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃən/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: juxtaposition /ˌd͡ʒʌk.stə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/, kinematic /kɪn.əˈmæt.ɪk/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, decoration /ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃən/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: skyscraper /ˈskaɪˌskɹeɪpɚ/, scarf /skɑːf/, stairs /ˈstɛɹz/, snap /snæp/, snake /sneɪk/
  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: savory /ˈseɪ.və.ɹi/, souvenir /ˈsu.vəˌnɪɹ/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, pavilion /pəˈvɪljən/, lively /ˈlaɪv.li/
  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: juxtaposition /ˌd͡ʒʌk.stə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/, zoom /zuːm/, juxtapose /ˈd͡ʒʌk.stəˌpoʊz/, freeze /ˈfɹiːz/, cheers /t͡ʃɪəz/

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 earmuffs, padlock, twig.

¿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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