Shadowing Practice: Lesson 1 - Speak English Clearly! The Imitation Technique - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hello! Welcome to the very first video training lesson for the imitation technique.
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Thank you so much for signing up! I know you are going to love this training.
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Now, imitating something is similar to copying something.
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Usually, imitating is copying actions or words so this technique is all about copying something that a native speaker is saying, exactly.
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It teaches you to listen to the sounds and patterns of English and trains you to make those same sounds yourself. You're training your mouth with your ears.
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So you're listening to the sounds and you're not training your mouth with your eyes by reading and guessing the pronunciation of words, you are training your mouth with your ears.
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By practising with this technique, you'll reduce your accent and pronunciation problems more quickly and become a clearer and more confident English speaker. Now, there are three steps that you'll need to remember when you're using the imitation technique. First, you'll need to listen to me and read the text at the same time. So when I talk on this video you'll see the words come up at the bottom of the screen. In the text, the important stress has been marked so you'll be able to hear the stresses in my expression and read them as well.
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Then, it will be your turn! So you're going to hear me read each sentence again but there will be a pause after each one and this is where you'll need to copy exactly what I've said.
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Listen for my pronunciation, the stress, the pause, the intonation and then you'll need to copy it exactly.
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You can do this step as many times as you need to before you move on to step number three. Then the bigger challenge is for you to shadow me, which is to copy everything that I'm saying again but this time you won't have any text on the screen, you're just listening to the words that I'm saying.
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Now it might be a little bit tricky, especially the first time, because you'll be listening to me and speaking at the same time! So it might take you a few times to get comfortable doing it. And remember that you might not understand everything that's being said as I'm saying it, but that's not the point of this training.
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We're not testing your understanding of English. We're testing and practising your pronunciation and speaking skills. So if you don't understand it, don't worry!
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But do it again and again and again until the sounds that you are making sound very similar to the ones that I'm making in the video.
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And that's it! The imitation technique is simple yet so effective.
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If you practise this technique regularly, soon you'll sound more natural, more confident and more relaxed when you're speaking English. Let's try it!
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I love to travel to different countries, I love meeting new people and tasting different foods (that's my favorite part!) To date, I think I've visited about twenty-two different countries but there are so many more places on my list.
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Almost every person that I know, who has a decent income, does some sort of travel every year, usually overseas. to a different country. In my opinion, travelling overseas and to different countries makes us more accepting of each other's differences and teaches us respect for different cultures, traditions and beliefs.
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It also helps me to tell some pretty interesting stories about my adventures.
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I love talking to people about places they've visited and things that they've seen in the world,. I think it's because I can easily relate to them and it's easy for me to share my stories and experiences with them. Plus, I love getting recommendations about places to visit. It helps me to plan where my next holiday is going to be.
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Okay, now for step number two. You're going to imitate exactly what I say - the pronunciation, the stress, the pause. And there will be a pause after each sentence that will let you do that. Ready?
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I love to travel to different countries I love meeting new people and tasting different foods (that's my favorite part!) To date, I think I have visited about twenty-two different countries but there are so many more places on my list.
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Almost every person that I know, who has a decent income, does some sort of travel every year, usually overseas, to a different country.
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In my opinion, travelling overseas and to different countries makes us more accepting of each other's differences and teaches us respect for different cultures, traditions and beliefs.
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It also helps me to tell some pretty interesting stories about my adventures.
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I love talking to people about places they've visited and things that they have seen in the world.
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I think it's because I can easily relate to them and that's easy for me to share my stories and experiences with them.
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Plus, I love getting recommendations about places to visit.
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It helps me to plan where my next holiday is going to be.
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This is step three, where you're going to shadow exactly what I've said, as I'm saying it. So you'll be listening to me and speaking at the same time.
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Remember, it might take you a couple of goes to get this right but that's OK! Ready?
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I love to travel to different countries. I love meeting new people and tasting different foods (that's my favorite part). To date, I think I've visited about twenty-two different countries but there are so many more places on my list.
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Almost every person that I know, who has a decent income, does some sort of travel every year, usually overseas to a different country. In my opinion, travelling overseas and to different countries makes us more accepting of each other's differences and teaches us respect for different cultures, traditions and beliefs.
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It also helps me to tell some pretty interesting stories about my adventures!
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I love talking to people about places they've visited and things that they've seen in the world. I think it's because I can easily relate to them and it's easy for me to share my stories and experiences with them. Plus, I love getting recommendations about places to visit. It helps me to plan where my next holiday is going to be.
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So that's it! Tomorrow I'm going to send you a new lesson to practise with!
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If you're watching this on YouTube and you haven't signed up on my website yet, you will need to do that to get the next lesson for tomorrow.
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So you need to write your email address on my website www.mmmenglish.com/signup So, then come and join us! We've got four more lessons to get through.
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See you tomorrow!
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “Lesson 1 - Speak English Clearly! The Imitation Technique”. Las palabras que más se repiten: places, countries, overseas, technique, visited. Este vídeo tiene 38 frases y 1135 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 10:13. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 111 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 87 % 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
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
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| technique sustantivo | /tɛkˈniːk/ | técnica |
| overseas adverbio | /ˌoʊvɚˈsiːz/ | en ultramar, ultramarinamente |
| pronunciation sustantivo | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | pronunciación |
| lesson sustantivo | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | lección |
| pause sustantivo | /pɔːz/ | pausa |
| adventure sustantivo | /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/ | aventura |
| belief sustantivo | /bɪˈliːf/ | creencia |
| decent adjetivo | /ˈdiː.sənt/ | decente |
| relate verbo | /ɹɪˈleɪt/ | relatar |
| recommendation sustantivo | /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/ | recomendación |
| distress sustantivo | /dɪˈstɹɛs/ | distrés, distress |
| shadow sustantivo | /ˈʃædəʊ̯/ | sombra |
| ear sustantivo | /ˈɪə̯/ | oído, oreja |
| practise verbo | /ˈpɹæktɪs/ | practicar |
| skill sustantivo | /skɪl/ | destreza, habilidad |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| get through verbo | /ɡɛt ˈθɹu/ | aguantar, salir adelante |
| sign up verbo | inscribir, alistar |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- You're training your mouth with your ears.
- We're testing and practising your pronunciation and speaking skills.
- We've got four more lessons to get through.
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 | has been marked · I've said · I've visited |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | has been marked · being said |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 42 contracciones y formas reducidas, como you'll, you're, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, recommendation /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, imitation /ɪmɪˈteɪ̯ʃən/, intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, recommendation /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/, imitation /ɪmɪˈteɪ̯ʃən/, intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: overseas /ˌoʊvɚˈsiːz/, adventure /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: overseas /ˌoʊvɚˈsiːz/, pause /pɔːz/
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 technique, overseas, pronunciation.
¿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.