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My name is Grace Miller.
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I am 59 years old, and I live in Tacoma, USA.
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I became a mother when I was just 22 years old.
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My husband left us when our son, Ethan, was only two.
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He never came back, and I never heard from him again.
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From that day, Ethan and I were alone.
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I worked two jobs to give my son a good life.
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During the day, I worked at a small grocery store.
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At night, I cleaned offices.
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Many nights, I came home with tired feet and sore hands, but when I saw Ethan sleeping peacefully, I forgot how tired I was.
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I never bought new clothes for myself.
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I never went on holidays.
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If I had a little extra money, I spent it on Ethan.
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When he wanted a bicycle, I saved for months.
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When he needed new shoes for school, I worked extra hours.
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I wanted him to have everything I never had.
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Ethan was a good boy.
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He often hugged me and said, Mom, when I grow up, I will take care of you.
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You will never have to work again.
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Those words became my biggest hope.
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Years passed.
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Ethan grew into a kind and hardworking young man.
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He finished college and got a good job at a company in Seattle.
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i was so proud of him
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when he was twenty -eight he married a woman named olivia she was beautiful smart
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and always dressed well at first she treated me kindly she called me mom and smiled whenever she visited
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After their wedding, Ethan asked me to move into their new house.
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Mom, why are you living alone?
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Come and stay with us, he said.
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I was happy.
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I thought my little family would finally be together again.
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Their house was in a quiet neighborhood in Tacoma.
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It had a beautiful garden, a large kitchen, and a warm living room.
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I helped Olivia with cooking and cleaning.
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I also took care of their dog whenever they were busy.
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For the first few months, everything was fine.
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But slowly, things began to change.
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Olivia started making small comments.
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Grace, could you please keep your things in your room?
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The living room looks crowded.
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Then she said, we usually eat dinner later.
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You don't have to wait for us.
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I did not mind these things.
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I told myself that every young couple needed their own space.
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But soon, Ethan also began to change.
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He stopped sitting with me in the evening.
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When I tried to talk to him, he often looked at his phone.
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Sometimes, I asked him about his work, but he gave short answers.
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One evening, I made his favorite chicken soup.
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I had learned the recipe from my mother, and Ethan used to love it when he was a child.
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I placed the bowl in front of him.
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Do you remember the soup?
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I asked with a smile.
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he took one spoon and said mom i'm not really hungry then he got up
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and went upstairs i stood in the kitchen looking at the untouched bowl
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i did not understand what i had done wrong a few weeks later something happened
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that i will never forget it was a sunday morning i was watering the flowers in the garden
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when olivia came outside grace can we talk for a minute she asked of course dear
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She looked uncomfortable.
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Ethan and I have been talking.
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We think we need more privacy.
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We want to start a family, and we need more space in the house.
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I smiled a little.
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That's wonderful.
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I would love to help when you have a baby.
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She looked down and said, I don't think you understand.
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We want you to find another place to live.
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I stopped watering the flowers.
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For a moment, I thought I had heard her wrong.
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What do you mean?
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I asked quietly.
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Just then, Ethan came out of the house.
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He looked at me but did not come closer.
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Mom, Olivia is right.
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We think it's better if you move out.
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You can find a small apartment nearby.
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We will help you with the rent for a few months.
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I looked at my son, the same boy I had carried when he was sick,
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The same boy whose school shoes I had cleaned when he was too young to do it himself.
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The same boy who once promised that I would never be alone.
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And now he was asking me to leave.
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Is this what you really want, Ethan?
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I asked.
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He looked away.
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Mom, please don't make this difficult.
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It's our house, and we need our own life.
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I felt tears in my eyes, but I did not cry in front of them.
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I simply said, all right.
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That night, I packed my clothes into two old suitcases.
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i took a few family pictures my favorite cooking pot
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and a small plant
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i had grown from a seed ethan did not help me
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pack olivia stayed in their bedroom the next morning ethan drove me to a small apartment near downtown tacoma
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Before I got out of the car, he handed me some money.
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Mom, this should help you for a while, he said.
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I looked at the money, then at him.
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I don't need you to pay me to leave, Ethan.
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I only wanted a place in your life.
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He had no answer.
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I got out of the car and closed the door.
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My new apartment was small, but it was clean.
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The first few nights were very difficult.
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The silence felt louder than anything I had ever heard.
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I missed cooking for someone.
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I missed hearing footsteps in the hallway.
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Most of all, I missed my son.
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But I slowly started building a new life.
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I joined a small community center where older people met every Wednesday.
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I made new friends.
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One woman named Helen became very close to me.
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She was funny, kind, and always knew how to make me smile.
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I also started helping at a local food center.
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Every Saturday, I cooked meals for people who could not afford them.
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For the first time in many years, I was doing something for myself.
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Six months passed.
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Ethan called sometimes, but our talks were short.
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Then, one cold evening, someone knocked on my apartment door.
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When I opened it, I saw Ethan standing outside.
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He looked tired.
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His eyes were red, and he was holding a small paper bag.
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Hi, Mom, he said.
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I stepped aside and let him come in.
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He sat on the sofa and looked around my little apartment.
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How are you?
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He asked.
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I'm doing well, I replied.
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He was quiet for a moment.
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Then he said, Olivia and I have been having problems.
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We argue a lot.
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I thought having more space would make us happier, but somehow, things became worse.
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I listened without saying anything.
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He looked at me and added, I also miss you, Mom.
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Those words hurt more than he knew.
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I wanted to hug him.
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I wanted to tell him that I had missed him every single day.
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But I also wanted him to understand something.
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Ethan, I said softly, I will always be your mother.
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You can visit me, call me, and share your problems with me,
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but I cannot keep waiting for a place in your home where I am not wanted.
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He lowered his head.
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I'm sorry, Mom.
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I reached for his hand.
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I forgive you, but love is not only about saying sorry.
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It is also about how we treat people when they are living with us.
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He nodded slowly.
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Before leaving, he asked, can I come again next Sunday?
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I smiled.
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Yes, but next Sunday, you are going to help me cook lunch.
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For the first time in many months, we both laughed.
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Ethan did visit the following Sunday.
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We cooked together, talked about his childhood, and shared a simple meal.
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Things did not become perfect in one day.
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He still had a lot to learn, and I still needed time to heal.
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But he began calling more often and visiting without being asked.
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Today, I still live in my little apartment in Tacoma, Washington, USA.
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I have my own friends, my own routine, and a peaceful life.
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I love my son, but I have learned that being a mother does not mean forgetting your own worth.
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Sometimes, the people we love most hurt us without understanding the pain they cause.
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And sometimes, the strongest thing we can do is walk away without losing our kindness.
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If this story touched your heart, please like this video, share it with your friends and family, and comment below.
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Do you think Ethan deserved another chance?
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación se basa en el vídeo “Learn English with Simple Stories”. Las palabras que más se repiten: ethan, looked, mom, olivia, apartment. Este vídeo tiene 163 frases y 1474 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 9:16. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 159 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. El 83 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| meal sustantivo | /ˈmiːl/ | comida, pitanza |
| flower sustantivo | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | flor |
| shoe sustantivo | /ˈʃu/ | zapato, taba |
| soup sustantivo | /sup/ | sopa, caldo |
| cloth sustantivo | /klɒθ/ | tela |
| argue verbo | /ˈɑɹ.ɡju/ | argüir, argumentar |
| bedroom sustantivo | /ˈbɛdˌɹum/ | alcoba, dormitorio |
| silence sustantivo | /ˈsaɪ̯ləns/ | silencio |
| hungry adjetivo | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | hambriento, tener hambre |
| downtown sustantivo | /ˈdaʊ̯nˌtaʊ̯n/ | centro, centro/núcleo urbano/ciudadano/citadino |
| routine sustantivo | /ɹuˈtin/ | rutina |
| privacy sustantivo | /ˈpɹaɪ.və.si/ | intimidad, privacidad |
| knock verbo | /nɑk/ | llamar a, golpear |
| tear verbo | /tɛɹ/ | rasgar, desgarrar |
| forgive verbo | /fɚˈɡɪv/ | disculpar |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| get out of verbo | salirse de, ponerse fuera de |
| get up verbo | levantarse |
| grow up verbo | crecer |
| move out verbo | mudarse de acá, independizarse |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- Mom, why are you living alone?
- Grace, could you please keep your things in your room?
- You don't have to wait for us.
- Do you remember the soup?
- What do you mean?
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — una acción que empezó antes y continúa | have been talking · have been having |
| Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -ing | started making · stopped sitting · stopped watering |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — una acción en curso en un momento del pasado | was watering · was asking · was doing |
| Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupo | my biggest · the strongest |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 8 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: privacy /ˈpɹaɪ.və.si/, forgive /fɚˈɡɪv/
- /h/ — una aspiración suave, no la “j”: hungry /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/, heal /ˈhiːl/, hug /hʌɡ/, hallway /ˈhɔlˌweɪ/, hardworking /ˈhɑːɹdˌwɜːɹ.kɪŋ/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como meal, flower, shoe.
¿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.