Shadowing Practice: Learn English With Home Alone 2: Lost in New York - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Excuse me, but this is an emergency.

Yes, sir?

What city is that over there?

That's New York, sir.

Yikes, I did it again.

Is something wrong, sir?

I'll be fine.

Oh, no. My family's in Florida,

and I'm in New York.

My family's in Florida?

I'm in New York.

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Home Alone 2, Lost in New York.

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Yep, one quick score.

We get ourselves a couple of phony passports,

and we hightail it to some foreign country.

Arizona? owner?

These two use a lot of slang.

Score can mean quite a few different things.

Coming from these guys and the shenanigans,

dishonest activities they're known for committing,

it's relatively easy to tell that what they mean is a robbery.

So their plan is to make a robbery and then as he says get a pair of phony passports.

If you describe something as phony you mean it is false or fake, not real.

After that they plan to hightail it to another country meaning leave the country quickly.

You can safely say Marv isn't the sharpest tool in the shed.

This is an idiom to say he's unintelligent.

Arizona is not a country,

it's a state in the United States.

That's very smart mom.

You bust out of jail to rob 14 cents from a Santa Claus?

Every little bit helps.

Besides, now we got our new nickname.

We're the Sticky Bandits.

Real cute.

Very cute.

By bust out of jail he means they escaped from prison.

Generally bust has the opposite meaning.

That is if a criminal is busted it means they're caught by the police.

And if regular non-criminal person is busted it means they're caught doing something they're not supposed to be doing

or something you're embarrassed about.

How are your sales doing?

How are my sales doing?

Busted.

You know my numbers are down a little bit.

That's because of the economy.

Every little bit helps.

Besides now we got our new nickname.

We use besides to add another reason for something.

Why am I even discussing this with you?

You don't have any magic.

Ha!

Stick that on your Facebook page and lick it.

Like it, like it, whatever.

Besides, I still have plenty enough asses left to carry out my delightfully diabolical plan.

We're the sticky bandits.

As you can see, he's wearing a type of sticky glove.

If something is sticky things get attached to it.

A bandit is someone who robs people,

especially one of a group of people who attack travelers.

What's the matter?

I thought I saw something.

Pardonne-moi mon chéri.

Serves your right come on let's go.

I think she likes me.

If you say it serves someone right

when something unpleasant happens to them you mean that it's their own fault and you have no sympathy for them.

Another way we might mean the same is with the phrase that's what you get.

I've got a gun in my pocket you open your mouth and you'll be spitting gum out through your forehead.

Can you now guess what he says next if we don't show you the subtitles?

I've got a gun in my pocket.

What did he say?

I've got a gun in my pocket.

I'll put a gun in my pocket.

I have some gum in my pocket.

I've got a gun in my pocket.

Most times you'll hear native English speakers contract have got to to gotter.

I've got a question here about a toothbrush.

Hear it one more time and then during the pause practice saying it like him.

I've got a gun in my pocket.

Sonny!

Yes?

Nothing would thrill

me more greatly than to shoot you.

Knocking off a youngster ain't gonna mean all that much to me.

Understand?

But since we're in a hurry,

I'll make a deal with you.

Do throw down your camera and we won't hurt you.

Promise?

I cross my heart and hope to die.

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Okay.

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Nothing would thrill me more greatly than to shoot you.

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If something thrills you it makes you feel happy and excited.

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So, Chad, like your parents must have been thrilled when you told them you were engaged.

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You guys are getting married tomorrow and and I couldn't be more thrilled for both of you.

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We often use this word in its noun form as well.

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Winning first place must have been quite a thrill.

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Also he says nothing would thrill me more

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which is a bit of a fixed expression only it's more common to hear nothing would make me happier.

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Why just some of it?

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Do the whole thing?

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Yes nothing would make me happier.

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Knockin' off a youngster ain't gonna mean all that much to me understand?

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Knock off is a slang expression that means to kill.

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It can also mean to steal which is how Harry used it in this clip.

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That's brilliant Harry.

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Brilliant!

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Yep, there's nobody dumb enough to knock off a toy store on Christmas Eve.

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The word youngster is a bit old-fashioned today but it means child or young person.

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But since we're in a hurry I'll make a deal with you.

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You throw down your camera and we won't hurt you.

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A deal is an agreement or arrangement that helps the two people or group of people involved.

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The deal he wants to make with Kevin is that he gives them the camera and in return they won't hurt him.

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Oh I know, I'm sorry.

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Look I'll make a deal with you okay?

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For every night

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that you're asleep before I get home from work I will wake you up in a way

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that has proved very popular in the past.

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There's an interesting feature of connected speech in how he says two things in this clip.

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I'll make a deal with you and we won't hurt you.

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You'll hear native English speakers often change the yh sound for a chh sound

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when it is after a t or a th.

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However, this is also a prevalent feature of the New York accent of the bad guys in the movie.

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You'll never hear from us again, okay?

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You promise?

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I cross my heart and hope to die.

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This is an expression used to say that you promise

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that you will do something or that what you are saying is true.

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Adam Levine sings this in the chorus of this song.

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Okay, kid.

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Give it to me.

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Direct it.

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Okay, kid.

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You want to throw bricks?

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Go ahead, throw another one.

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You got any more?

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Come on, Marv, get up.

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You don't have any more bricks.

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He's out of them.

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Did you notice here he says don't instead of doesn't?

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While definitely amusing and colourful characters they do not stand out for their proper use of English.

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They speak more of what we would call street English

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and this is also apparent in their use of ain't instead of isn't in this clip.

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Knocking off a youngster ain't gonna mean all that much to me understand?

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Or here.

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This ain't like the last time.

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This ain't his house.

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The kid's running scared.

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He ain't got a plan.

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Mama.

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What?

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What?

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And we came back!

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What?

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I did it!

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Nobody throws bricks at me and gets away with it!

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Come on Marv, get up!

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You go this way, I'm going around the back.

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I did it!

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Nobody throws bricks at me and gets away with it!

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If someone gets away with something they did,

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they're not caught or punished when they've done something wrong.

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You'll never get away with this.

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Rocco's gonna kill you, whoever you are!

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Yep, one quick score.

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We get ourselves a couple of phone passports and we hightail it to some foreign country.

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Arizona?

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Can you remember the expression I used humorously to say Marv isn't so smart?

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Isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer?

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Isn't the sharpest tool in the shed?

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Isn't the sharpest tool in the box?

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I said option B but the other two options are also correct.

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That's very smart mom.

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You bust out of jail to rob 14 cents from a Santa Claus.

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Every little bit helps.

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Besides now we got our new nickname.

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We're the Sticky Bandits.

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Real cute.

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Very cute.

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I thought I saw something.

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Pardonne-moi, mon chéri.

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I got a gun in my pocket.

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You open your mouth and you'll be spitting gum out through your forehead.

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Sonny!

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Yes?

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Yes!

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Nothing would thrill me more greatly than to shoot you.

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If something thrills you, it makes you feel excited, bored, scared.

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Knockin' off a youngster ain't gonna mean all that much to me, understand?

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Mm-hmm.

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But since we're in a hurry,

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I'll make a deal with you.

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You throw down your camera,

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and we won't hurt you.

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You promise?

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I cross my heart and hope to die.

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Okay.

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Directed.

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Okay, kid.

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You want to throw bricks?

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Go ahead, throw another one.

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Don't do that.

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Now if you love Christmas as much as I do

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and are looking for some recommendations of which movies to watch during this holiday season,

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I highly recommend you check out this lesson we made with the top 10 Christmas movies of all time.

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Let's take a look at that now.

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Hey everyone, in today's lesson we are counting down my top 10 Christmas movies of all time.

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Now, I absolutely love Christmas.

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I love the decorations, the traditions,

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spending time with family and especially the movies so I'm very excited to share these ones with you today.

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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 With Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”. Las palabras que más se repiten: pocket, throw, gun, thrill, movie. Este vídeo tiene 219 frases y 1711 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 16:04. El hablante habla despacio, unas 106 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 82 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar. 38 de sus 219 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:

Palabra	Pronunciación	Significado
thrill verbo	/θɹɪl/	emocionar, excitar
bust verbo	/bʌst/	reventar, partir
youngster sustantivo	/ˈjʌŋstɚ/	jovenzuelo, jovenzón
sticky adjetivo	/ˈstɪki/	pegajoso, pegadizo
brick sustantivo	/ˈbɹɪk/	ladrillo, tabique
bandit sustantivo	/ˈbændɪt/	bandido, bandida
phony adjetivo	/ˈfoʊni/	falso, falaz
nickname sustantivo	/ˈnɪkneɪm/	apodo, mote
passport sustantivo	/ˈpæspɔɹt/	pasaporte
hurry verbo	/ˈhʌ.ɹi/	apresurarse, apurarse
sling sustantivo	/ˈslɪŋ/	honda
subtitle sustantivo	/ˈsʌbtaɪtəl/	subtítulo, título seccional / menor
spit verbo	/spɪt/	escupir
forehead sustantivo	/ˈfɔɹ.hɛd/	frente, testuz
robbery sustantivo	/ˈɹɑbəɹi/	robo, choreo

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

Palabra	Pronunciación	Significado
get away with verbo		irse de rositas, salir impune / inulto (de)
get up verbo		levantarse
go ahead verbo	/ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/	venga, adelante
carry out verbo	/ˈkæ.ɹi aʊt/	llevar a cabo, llevar al cabo
check out verbo		investigar, chequear
go around verbo		cundir

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

How are your sales doing?
How are my sales doing?
Why am I even discussing this with you?
Look I'll make a deal with you okay?
You want to throw bricks?

Gramática en este vídeo

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

Estructura	En el vídeo
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora	have told · has proved · they've done
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace	is busted · have been thrilled
Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosa	someone who robs · people who attack · steal which is
Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupo	the best · the sharpest

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 72 contracciones y formas reducidas, como ain't, I've, I'll. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

Los sonidos de “th”: thrill /θɹɪl/, toothbrush /ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/, sympathy /ˈsɪm.pəθ.i/
Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: shenanigans /ʃɪˈnæn.ɪ.ɡənz/, toothbrush /ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/, decoration /ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃən/, punish /ˈpʌnɪʃ/, recommendation /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/
Palabras largas — cuida el acento: diabolical [ˌdaɪəˈbɑlɪkəɫ], humorously /ˈhju.məɹ.ɪs.li/, shenanigans /ʃɪˈnæn.ɪ.ɡənz/, unintelligent /ˌʌnənˈtɛləd͡ʒənt/, decoration /ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃən/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: sticky /ˈstɪki/, sling /ˈslɪŋ/, spit /spɪt/, scare /skɛɚ/
/v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: glove /ɡlʌv/, prevalent /ˈpɹɛvələnt/
/z/ — sonora, no /s/: shenanigans /ʃɪˈnæn.ɪ.ɡənz/, unpleasant /ʌnˈplɛzn̩t/, pause /pɔːz/, phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como thrill, bust, youngster.

¿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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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

Frases que vale la pena repetir

Gramática en este vídeo

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?