Shadowing Practice: Lesson 18-1 - She Always Does That - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hello from Washington, D.C.
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Today at work I am reading the news for the first time.
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I am really nervous, but my boss, Ms. Weaver, is here to help me.
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Now, Anna, remember, when we read the news we are always reading facts.
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We never show our feelings.
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Sure thing, Ms. Weaver.
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Great.
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Are you ready?
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Yes.
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Okay, let's try the first story.
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Hello, and welcome to The News.
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A new book is very popular with children and families.
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This is it.
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It is about a lost duckling.
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The duck's mother cannot find him.
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Stop.
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Anna, when you say the words duck and duckling, you look really sad.
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I do?
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Yes.
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Sad is a feeling.
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Sad is not a fact.
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Sorry.
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Let me try again.
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Okay, she's trying again. And go.
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Hello, and welcome to the news.
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A new book is very popular with children and families.
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This is it.
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It is about a lost duckling.
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The duck's mother cannot find him, but a family gives him a home.
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Stop, Anna.
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You are doing it again.
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This story is very sad.
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I have an idea.
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Let's read the second story.
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She's reading the second story and go.
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Hello, and welcome to the news.
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In Indiana, a grandmother is the first 80-year-old woman to win the race car 500.
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That is awesome!
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Stop!
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Stop.
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Anna, please.
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No feelings.
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Right.
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But it is awesome that an 80-year-old grandmother wins a car race.
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Just the facts, Anna.
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Right.
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Hello and welcome to the news.
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In Indiana, a grandmother is the first 80-year-old woman to win the race car 500.
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She rarely talks to reporters, but when she does, she often says, nothing can stop me now.
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I am very happy for her.
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Stop, stop, stop.
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Anna, you cannot say you are happy.
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But I am happy.
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But you can't say it.
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Why?
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This is the news.
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Happy and sad are feelings.
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You can't have them in the news.
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Okay.
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I got it.
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Okay, let's try the third story.
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She's reading the third story.
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Hello, and welcome to the news.
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City politicians in Big Town are using city money to have a big party on a cruise ship.
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They are taking money for the party from the children's library.
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What?
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That makes me very angry.
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No, no, no. Anna, you cannot say you are angry.
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This is the news.
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What can I do, Ms. Weaver?
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Take out my feelings and put them here on the news desk?
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Yes, yes, that's right.
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Now you've got it.
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Let's repeat the first story.
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This is going to be a very long day.
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Until next time.
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Hello and welcome to the news.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel A2 se basa en el vídeo “Lesson 18-1 - She Always Does That”. Las palabras que más se repiten: Anna, welcome, sad, feeling, cannot. Este vídeo tiene 77 frases y 446 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 4:11. El hablante habla despacio, unas 107 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 89 % 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:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
grandmother sustantivo/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/abuela
desk sustantivo/dɛsk/escritorio, pupitre
rarely adverbio/ˈɹɛəɹli/rara vez, raramente
reporter sustantivo/ɹɪˈpoɹ.tɚ/reportero, reportera
cruise sustantivo/kɹuz/crucero
duck sustantivo/dʌk/pato, ánade
politician sustantivo/ˌpɑ.ləˈtɪʃ.ən/político, política
duckling sustantivo/ˈdʌklɪŋ/patito
angry adjetivo/ˈæŋ.ɡɹi/enojado, enfadado
repeat verbo/ɹɪˈpiːt/repetir, menudear
hello/hɛˈloʊ/hola, holi
welcome/ˈwɛl.kəm/¡bienvenido!, ¡bienvenida!
awesome adjetivo/ˈɔːsəm/asombroso
ship sustantivo/ˈʃɪp/barco, buque
library sustantivo/ˈlaɪˌbɹɛɹ.i/biblioteca

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
take out verbosacar

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • Let's read the second story.
  • You can't have them in the news.
  • Take out my feelings and put them here on the news desk?
  • Let's repeat the first story.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 3 contracciones y formas reducidas, como can't, you've. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: politician /ˌpɑ.ləˈtɪʃ.ən/, ship /ˈʃɪp/

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 grandmother, desk, rarely.

¿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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