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Hey, everybody.
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Welcome to another episode of this Easy English Podcast,
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where you will be learning English through comprehensible input.
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Let's get started.
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In today's video, we will be playing Would You Rather.
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Yeah.
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And Would You Rather is a very famous, famous game.
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And it's a game that I remember playing a lot and really enjoying when I was a child.
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And I still enjoy it today.
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If you don't know how to play Would You Rather, the rules are very simple.
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So one person will basically ask the question, Would You Rather?
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And then they'll give you two different options to choose from.
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And then the other person has to decide which one they would pick.
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So let's get started.
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I have chosen two different questions for you, and you've chosen two different questions for me, right?
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Yes.
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Okay.
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Should I start?
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Sure.
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Yeah.
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Okay.
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I will start first.
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I'm going to ask you my first question.
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Okay.
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My first would you rather question is pretty simple.
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Would you rather
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have the ability to talk to animals
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or would you rather be able to fluently speak every single
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language in the world oh that's tricky okay yeah i think i'll choose the animal one only because
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it'd be interesting to see the mind of an animal and like what they think and
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just to know their thoughts would be interesting you know
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and like to see exactly what each animal is thinking
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and i'm sure they all think differently in their own ways yeah that's very true
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because when you're talking to a person obviously it's helpful to be able to speak their language But like,
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their thoughts are still going to be the regular thoughts that you encounter with people, right?
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But if you can speak to an animal, then you know more about animals than pretty much anybody has ever known about animals, ever.
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Plus, another thing is, I feel like with animals, if you can't talk to them, you're never going to be able to really communicate with them.
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While with a person, if you don't speak their language, you can still find a way to communicate with them.
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Exactly, yeah right yeah like you can use your phone you
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can translate from language to language on your phone especially with
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technology nowadays um i think there's also like right meta glasses
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where you can um translate what people are saying right yeah like
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when you wear the glasses i i don't know how good it is
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but i know that it can be like
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when somebody's talking to you it'll translate into your ears what they're saying in your own language
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so yeah as technology gets better it does become easier to communicate with people.
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But I'm curious what you guys think about this question, because obviously if you're watching this video, you're probably learning English and you probably think it would be really nice
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if I could just immediately become fluent in English and in every other language.
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So let us know down in the comments, which option you would choose between these two all right do
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you have a would you rather question for me yes let me pull it up real quick
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because okay um this one is little like you think about it
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and you're like ah you know it's just a question
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that you're just like oh gives you like bad like thoughts okay okay
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so it's would you rather get a paper cut every time you turn a page
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or bite your tongue every time you eat.
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Oh yeah.
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That one definitely does sound horrible.
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Yeah.
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In the moment it's like, ah, you know, like it's really bad.
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And you're just like a little bit mad about it happening, but yeah.
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Yeah.
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If you guys don't know what a paper cut is, a paper cut is like when you are turning a page of a book or something like that.
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And the paper kind of like cuts your finger and people say
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that it hurts really really bad and then the other one is
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that I bite my tongue every time you eat every time I eat something well
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that one this is actually easier okay than you might think at least for me okay
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because one of them is very easily avoidable like I just can stop reading books.
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And if I stop reading books, I'll never get a paper cut.
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But you can't stop eating food.
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It's necessary to eat food.
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So I don't want to bite my tongue every time I eat food.
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You are right.
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But also like if you're trying to sign something like important documents, like signing a house or whatever, you're going to have to turn pages.
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um so there are some things you can't really avoid I feel like with turning pages
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because there are like there's definitely going to be moments where you need to turn a page yeah
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but I feel like I could at least get somebody else to turn the page for me like
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if I had to sign something on a piece of paper I could just give it to you
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and I could ask you to turn to the page for me
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but I can't have somebody eat food for me
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so I'm still gonna I'm still gonna say
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that I would rather get a paper cut every time i turn a page
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because i just think it's more easily avoidable
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and i can just avoid turning pages for the rest of
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my life yeah yeah plus you can read books on your phone
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or have like kindle is
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that what it's called right the device where you just it's
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just only for reading yeah for sure yeah you definitely can just replace books with your phone
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or with your computer and these days you can do
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so much reading online
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that i don't think it's a super big deal all right my next question for you is another one
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that is a little bit hard to think about the last
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one you uh asked was kind of um uh just two really bad scenarios
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but this one I would say is a little more disturbing.
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It's a little more like creepy to kind of think about.
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So here goes it.
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Would you rather have teeth for hair?
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So like instead of hair, you have just a bunch of teeth on your head.
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Or would you rather have instead of your teeth, you have hair instead?
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that so basically would you rather have teeth for hair
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or hair for teeth okay that's weird
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that is really weird yeah about that'd be
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so freaky to have hair as your teeth
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because how would you eat that's true like I feel like
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you'd get it probably smell you need to wash it yeah Yeah.
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I think your only way of eating if you had hair for teeth would be like how a baby eats.
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So you could only eat like really soft food because you wouldn't be able to chew your food.
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Okay.
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But also probably when you're eating food, you would be like tasting the hair in your mouth the entire time, which would be kind of nasty.
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Right.
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I think.
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Yeah, that would be nasty.
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It'd be like eating hair.
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Yeah.
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So which one would you choose?
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if you had to choose one i feel like with the
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teeth on your head you can kind of get more protection
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like more protection from like a weapon like a weapon or
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if you fall on your you know fall backward
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or something that's true yeah i mean
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if you were like riding on a bike you probably wouldn't need to wear a helmet on your head
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because you would have like a whole helmet of teeth yeah
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but I wonder how strong it would be you know a teeth are pretty strong yeah
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so it'd probably be pretty strong
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so I guess there is sort of a positive side to it maybe
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but also you can wear wigs wigs are a thing
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so you can just oh have a wig cover it up
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yeah you could put a wig just over all of the teeth
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so I think I'm gonna go with the teeth one yeah plus an added benefit is
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that you could make a lot of money from the tooth fairy
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when the tooth fairy comes you would have a ton of teeth
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and you would get a lot of money from the tooth fairy
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i'm curious in your guys's country where you guys are from
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is the tooth fairy a thing in the united states it's like this thing
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that we tell little kids where we say a tooth fairy is going to come
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and basically give them money whenever they lose a tooth so
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if they lose one of their their baby teeth the tooth fairy will come
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and give them money for
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that tooth all right allison is going to be joining us for the last part of this podcast
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but let us know down in the comments
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which option you would choose from that would you rather question all right let's hear the final
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question that you have for me would you rather give up traveling or celebrating holidays
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um traveling completely
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so i can't travel even just like to another state in the u .s no traveling at all yes
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or all holidays i think i'd have to give up holidays
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because i feel like holidays are fun but you don't necessarily need them
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and i would say one of the best things about holidays is the fact
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that you're able to spend time with friends and family but you can do that on any regular day Um,
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but traveling, if you don't travel at all throughout your life, then I feel like you're definitely missing out on something, you know, and I'm somebody who likes to go new places and explore new places,
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not just in other countries in the world, but also just here in the United States.
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Um, so I would definitely really miss that if I wasn't able to do that.
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Yeah.
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I mean, giving up Christmas would definitely be difficult because I love Christmas, but I think I would have to let it go
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but let us know down in the comments what option you would choose from
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that would you rather question anyways i hope you guys enjoyed this easy english podcast
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if you're enjoying these english podcasts then let us know down in the comments
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Este vídeo tiene 156 frases y 1793 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 10:52. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 165 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. El 88 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es fácil de seguir.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
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| tooth sustantivo | /tuθ/ | diente, leva |
| podcast sustantivo | /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ | podcast, pódcast |
| bite verbo | /baɪt/ | morder, tarascar |
| translate verbo | /tɹænzˈleɪt/ | traducir, trasladar |
| curious adjetivo | /ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/ | curioso, tener curiosidad |
| nasty adjetivo | /ˈnæs.ti/ | sucio |
| helmet sustantivo | /ˈhɛlmɪt/ | casco, yelmo |
| wig sustantivo | /wɪɡ/ | peluca, zorongo |
| finger sustantivo | /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/ | dedo, alambres |
| necessarily adverbio | /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/ | necesariamente |
| horrible adjetivo | /ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/ | horrible, horroroso |
| ear sustantivo | /ˈɪə̯/ | oído, oreja |
| helpful adjetivo | /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/ | servicial, adyuvante |
| input sustantivo | /ˈɪnpʊt/ | aportación, aporte |
| explore verbo | /ɪkˈsploɹ/ | explorar |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| give up verbo | rendirse, entregar |
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
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| Oraciones condicionales if + oración, will/would + verbo — una condición y su resultado | if I stop reading books, I'll never · if you had hair for teeth would be |
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | have chosen · has ever known |
| Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -ing | stop reading · stop eating · avoid turning |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos días | is thinking · you're talking · are saying |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 52 contracciones y formas reducidas, como you're, don't, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/, differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/, comprehensible /kɒmpɹəˈhɛnsɪbəl/
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 tooth, podcast, bite.
¿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.