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The End Delay.
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For something to happen at a later time than expected or intended.
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For example, the wedding was delayed for financial reasons.
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How long have you been waiting?
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How long have you been waiting?
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How long have you been waiting?
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I just got here, which means I arrived only a few minutes ago.
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Example, we have to go.
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Todd's wife just got here.
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Breakdown, for a car or vehicle to stop working because of engine problems.
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Example, my car broke down on my way to work.
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To get rid of something is to dispose of something or throw it in the trash or discard something.
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The example is I'm trying to get rid of my old sofa do you want it
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Jerry says George's car is a piece of junk
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this is an expression referring to his car being rubbish
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it's trash it doesn't work very well it's a piece of junk the exit it's the exit from the highway
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or the motorway that road the road taken to leave shaking is to be moving and vibrating very quickly.
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The example is, I was so scared my hand was shaking.
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Violently shaking, in this case is an adverb, so we're using violently to explain the action of shaking.
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So in this case, it's performed the action in a violent way.
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A nervous breakdown, So this is not the same as George's car breaking down.
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So nervous breakdown, a very stressful situation when a person temporarily can't function properly.
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It's an emotional thing.
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So he had a nervous breakdown after losing his job.
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Stopped dead.
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Expression used to say that something stopped very suddenly.
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You have no car.
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So it's an informal but still correct way to question somebody.
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It's strange because the normal ways we would construct a phrase like this for a question would be, don't you have a car?
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Or haven't you got a car?
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But you're going to hear people say, so you have no car?
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So you have no time?
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And what good are you?
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What good are you?
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Is how Jerry pronounces it.
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What good are you?
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It's a rhetorical question, suggesting that George is just wasting Jerry's time.
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He has no purpose.
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He has no reason.
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An example is, what good is that guy if he can't even boil an egg?
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So if he can't boil an egg, it means he can't really cook anything.
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He's no good.
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Back to the scene.
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I'll tell you one thing, this chauffeur's going to be waiting a while.
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O 'Brien's not showing up.
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How do you know?
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He was in Chicago.
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The flight was overbooked.
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They wouldn't let him on the plane.
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He kept screaming how he had to get to Madison Square Garden.
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He should take his limo.
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Yeah, right.
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Wait a second.
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Think about it.
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He's not showing up.
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Where do you see the line for Kansas?
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It's like 45 minutes long.
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You said he's in Chicago.
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He's definitely in Chicago.
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Well, the guy's just standing there.
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How would we do it?
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We just go up to him.
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We say, we're O 'Brien.
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Maybe he knows O 'Brien.
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No, he doesn't know O 'Brien.
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If he knew O 'Brien, he wouldn't have a sign.
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Let's just do it.
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What if we get caught?
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What's going to happen?
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They can't kill us.
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A chauffeur.
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A chauffeur is a personal driver, generally, of an expensive, fancy car like a limousine.
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This is a word derived from French.
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To show up is a phrasal verb means to appear, arrive at a destination or event.
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The example, he said he would come but he never showed up.
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He never came, never arrived.
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He didn't appear.
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To overbook is when a restaurant or plane has accepted more people than it can hold.
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The restaurant is overbooked so we can't get a table.
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Wouldn't let him, pronunciation, wouldn't let him on.
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Wouldn't let him on.
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Wouldn't let him on.
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They wouldn't let him on the plane.
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Screaming is to speak very loudly to show that you're angry or to show that you're really scared.
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It can be used in both situations.
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He's always screaming at his kids.
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So possibly a dad who is quite an angry dad and he's speaking really loudly to yell, to scream.
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Madison Square Garden is a famous entertainment center in New York.
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They generally have basketball games or big shows and concerts there.
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Limo is the abbreviation for a limousine, which is the long, expensive car used by rich people and celebrities.
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And to go up to him, to go up to someone, is to approach someone.
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She went up to the shop assistant to complain.
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So now let's watch the last part of the scene.
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Well, I like Dylan.
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You could be Colin.
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Colin O 'Brien.
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I'm Dylan Murphy.
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I'm Colin O 'Brien.
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Are we really doing this?
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Come on.
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Hey, do you have the time?
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Clock over there.
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Hey, Brian?
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Yes, sir.
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Sorry we're late.
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Here, let me take that for you.
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Oh, thank you.
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I'll get the car and I'll bring it around front.
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Thank you very much.
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Dylan?
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Go.
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Who's going to be the guy? be who's gonna be who's
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gonna be O 'Brien who's gonna be O 'Brien just me just me as you see we don't
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we don't pronounce the T at the end of just
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doesn't have that plosion just me not just me just me just me you don't want to be you.
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You don't want to be you.
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You don't want to be you.
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Let me take that for you.
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Let me take that for you.
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Let me take that for you.
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Alright, so now that you know all of those little pieces of vocabulary and pronunciation, let's watch the scene one more time
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and you guys are going to be seriously surprised about how much more you understand and enjoy that scene.
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Sorry, the flight was delayed.
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How long have you been waiting?
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I just got here.
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My car broke down on the belt plug.
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Oh, I can't believe it.
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Why did you get rid of that piece of junk?
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One mile from the exit, it starts shaking, really violently shaking, like it's having a nervous breakdown.
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Then it completely stopped there.
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So you have no car?
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No. So what good are you?
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I'll tell you one thing.
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This chauffeur's going to be waiting a while.
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O 'Brien's not showing up.
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How do you know?
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He was in Chicago.
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The flight was overbooked.
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They wouldn't let him on the plane.
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He kept screaming how he had to get to Madison Square Garden. Should take his limo.
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Yeah, right.
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Wait a second.
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Think about it.
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He's not showing up.
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Where do you see the line for Kev's?
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It's like 45 minutes long.
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You said he's in Chicago.
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He's definitely in Chicago.
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Well, the guy's just standing there.
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How would we do it?
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We just go up to him.
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We say, we're O 'Brien.
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Maybe he knows O 'Brien.
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No, he doesn't know O 'Brien.
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If he knew O 'Brien, he wouldn't have a sign.
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Let's just do it.
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What if we get caught?
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What's gonna happen?
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They can't kill us.
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Who's gonna be O 'Brien?
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I'll be O 'Brien. Who am I?
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You.
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Just me?
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Yeah.
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Okay.
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You don't want to be you?
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Well, if you're gonna be O 'Brien, why can't I be somebody?
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Like who?
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Dylan Murphy.
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Okay.
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What, now you want to be Dylan Murphy?
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Well, I like Dylan.
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You could be Colin.
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Colin O 'Brien.
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I'm Dylan Murphy.
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I'm Colin O 'Brien.
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Are we really doing this?
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Come on.
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Hey, do you have the time?
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Clock over there.
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Hi, Brian.
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Yes, sir.
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Sorry we're late.
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Here, let me take that for you.
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Oh, thank you.
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I'll get the car and I'll bring it around front.
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Thank you very much.
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Dylan?
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Go.
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I'm sorry.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación se basa en el vídeo “Learn English with TV Series: Seinfeld 'The Limo'”. Las palabras que más se repiten: Brien, Dylan, example, shaking, Colin. Este vídeo tiene 190 frases y 1320 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 9:53. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 133 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 82 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar. 40 de sus 190 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| shake verbo | /ˈʃeɪk/ | agitar, sacudir |
| scream verbo | /skɹiːm/ | gritar, alaridar |
| breakdown sustantivo | /ˈbɹeɪkˌdaʊn/ | avería, descompostura |
| arrive verbo | /əˈɹaɪv/ | llegar, arribar |
| exit sustantivo | /ˈɛɡzət/ | salida, partida |
| junk sustantivo | /d͡ʒʌŋk/ | basura, chatarra |
| violently adverbio | /ˈvaɪ(ə)ləntli/ | violentamente, a lo bestia |
| clock sustantivo | /klɑk/ | cuentakilómetros |
| trash sustantivo | /tɹæʃ/ | basura, tlazol |
| delay sustantivo | /dɪˈleɪ̯/ | retraso, demora |
| scare verbo | /skɛɚ/ | asustar, atemorizar |
| boil verbo | /bɔɪ(ə)l/ | hervir, herver |
| loudly adverbio | /ˈlaʊdli/ | en voz alta, ruidosamente |
| pronunciation sustantivo | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | pronunciación |
| violent adjetivo | /ˈvaɪ.ə.lənt/ | violento |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| show up verbo | comparecer, personarse |
| break down verbo | descomponerse, averiarse |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- How long have you been waiting?
- How would we do it?
- What if we get caught?
- Are we really doing this?
- You don't want to be you?
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 you been waiting |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | was delayed · was overbooked · is overbooked |
| Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosa | here, which means · limousine, which is |
| Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -ing | stop working · kept screaming · starts shaking |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 59 contracciones y formas reducidas, como can't, wouldn't, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: shake /ˈʃeɪk/, trash /tɹæʃ/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/, rubbish /ˈɹʌbɪʃ/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: violently /ˈvaɪ(ə)ləntli/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, celebrity /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/, destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/, temporarily /ˌtɛmpəˈɹɛɹəli/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: scream /skɹiːm/, scare /skɛɚ/, stressful /ˈstɹɛsfəl/
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: arrive /əˈɹaɪv/, violently /ˈvaɪ(ə)ləntli/, violent /ˈvaɪ.ə.lənt/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, verb /vɝb/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: exit /ˈɛɡzət/, phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/, dispose /dɪsˈpoʊz/, limousine /ˌlɪm.əˈziːn/, phrasal /ˈfɹeɪzəl/
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 shake, scream, breakdown.
¿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.