Shadowing Practice: Learning English in the Cleaning Section - Learn English Speaking with Video

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- Do you know the difference between a brush and a sponge?
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Cleaning brushes are usually good for cleaning tough dirt, for example, when you need to scrub the floor.
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On the other hand, a sponge is a soft tool, great for gentle cleaning.
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Hi guys!
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Today we're diving into the world of English vocabulary right here from the cleaning supplies aisle at Walmart.
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Ready to brush up on your English skills?
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Let's get started.
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This is multi -purpose cleaner or all -purpose cleaner.
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It's great for cleaning many surfaces such as countertops, tables, and sinks.
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This one costs $4 .88.
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Do you think that's cheap or expensive?
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How much does this cost in your country?
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Let me know in the comments.
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These are plunges and they're used for washing dishes for cleaning surfaces like - Crubbing surfaces.
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the word Punch is only used for cleaning space and not for what you see in the picture.
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This in the picture is a loofah and not a sponge, okay?
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This is dish soap.
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also called dish washing liquid.
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Dish soap costs from $2 to $6 here in the United States.
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But this one, which is a small one, is only $96.
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97 cents.
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- Shh.
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I have allergic rhinitis so I always have to look for unscented dish soap.
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Unscented means without perfume.
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My hands are also sensitive, so I need gloves to protect my skin from contact with these products.
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You can say I'm looking for unscented dish soap and cleaning gloves.
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This is a degreaser which removes grease.
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oil and sticky residues from surfaces.
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I always keep two or three at home and you can use the phrase Would you hand me the degreaser, please?
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If you have learned something, don't forget to share this video with a friend and hit the like button.
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This is glass cleaner used to clean windows.
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glass surfaces and mirrors.
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You can say I need glass cleaner for my bathroom mirror.
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These are disinfecting wipes for cleaning germs on surfaces.
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I like to use these wipes to clean the bathroom.
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I'm obsessed with cleaning the bathroom.
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This is a mop.
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You use it with water and cleaning solution to clean the floor.
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$34 .96 - Hands?
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What?
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Here in the US, the Swiffer brand is really common.
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They're basically mops that come with disposable pads.
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Pads are these attachments that are used to clean floors.
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You can also use the word pad to refer to a feminine product such as the one you see in the picture.
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This is a broom and you use it to Sweep the floor.
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Let's sweep the floor.
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And this is a dust pan to pick up the dirt.
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This is a scrubbing brush.
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It's great for cleaning tough stuff canes and pants, you know?
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You might hear you can use a scrubbing brush to clean hands or to clean the floor.
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These are trash bags and we use them to line our trash cans.
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You might hear when you take out the trash, make sure to replace the trash bag.
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lighten or whiten materials you can use this word as a verb to you can say to bleach
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when you mean to whiten for example i need to bleach my shirts to get rid of the stains
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and here there are toilet bowl cleaners you can say where's the toilet bowl cleaner i need to clean the toilet
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a type of product that generates foam when sprayed or agitated.
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Wait, I found a toilet cleaning stamp.
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These stamps keep toilet rings and limescale buildup away.
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A toilet ring refers to a stain or buildup that forms around the inside rim of a toilet bowl.
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Very gross, I know, but it helps. with vinegar.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “Learning English in the Cleaning Section”. Las palabras que más se repiten: cleaning, toilet, clean, cleaner, surfaces. Este vídeo tiene 83 frases y 826 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 7:12. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 115 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 73 % 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
dish sustantivo/dɪʃ/vajilla
brush sustantivo/bɹʌʃ/pincel, cepillo
soap sustantivo/soʊp/jabón, sopín
sponge sustantivo/spʌnd͡ʒ/esponja
scrub verbo/skɹʌb/fregar, tallar
phrase sustantivo/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/frase
buildup sustantivo/ˈbɪldʌp/prolegómeno, preámbulo
degreaser sustantivodesengrasador
whiten verbo/ˈ(h)waɪ̯.tən/blanquear, albear
bleach sustantivo/bliːt͡ʃ/lejía, lavandina
stain sustantivo/steɪn/mancha, lamparón
glove sustantivo/ɡlʌv/guante, maniquete (fingerless)
sweep verbo/swiːp/barrer
wipe verbo/waɪp/enjugar, trapear
pad sustantivo/pæd/almohadilla, pad

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
pick up verbocoger, asir
take out verbosacar

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • Do you think that's cheap or expensive?
  • How much does this cost in your country?
  • I'm obsessed with cleaning the bathroom.

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 ahorahave learned · I've arranged
Posibilidad con “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo posible pero no seguromight hear
Obligación: must / have to / need to decir que algo es necesarioneed to scrub · have to look · need to be
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos díaswe're diving · I'm looking · are disinfecting

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 9 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, I'm, they're. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: dish /dɪʃ/, brush /bɹʌʃ/, dashboard /ˈdæʃˌboɹd/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: sponge /spʌnd͡ʒ/, scrub /skɹʌb/, stain /steɪn/, sweep /swiːp/, stamp /stæmp/
  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: glove /ɡlʌv/, vinegar /ˈvɪnəɡɚ/, verb /vɝb/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, dive /daɪv/
  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/, residue /ˈɹɛzɪduː/, disposable /dɪsˈpoʊzəbl̩/

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 dish, brush, soap.

¿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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