Shadowing Practice: Lesson 2 - Speak English Clearly! The Imitation Technique - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hi!
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Welcome to the second imitation training video lesson.
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It's going to help you reduce your accent and pronunciation problems quickly and become a clearer, more confident English speaker.
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Now, do you remember the three steps that we need to follow when we're doing an imitation exercise?
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The first step is to listen to me and read the text at the same time.
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Then it's your turn.
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You're going to hear me read each sentence and there will be a pause after.
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So you can copy my pronunciation, stress, pause and intonation exactly.
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Then you're going to try the bigger challenge of shadowing me without looking at the text.
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Ready?
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Small talk is such an important part of socialising.
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When you're at work, or at university, or when you're travelling.
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Any time that you're meeting new people.
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It's those first few questions or conversation topics that we use to introduce ourselves to a stranger.
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Small talk helps us to introduce ourselves to people
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that we've never met before and it helps us to ease into more detailed conversation.
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Now small talk can make or break your future relationships with people that you meet so it's important to get it right.
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The main idea with small talk is to make
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that other person feel as comfortable as possible and really enjoy speaking with you.
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Some of my favourite small talk questions are What's your dream job?
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Now this is a really fun way to get a conversation started
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because the person that you're talking to can give any answer that they want.
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Another one is If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be?
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Now not everyone gets to travel
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So it can be a really fun way of starting a conversation with someone about travel
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and adventures and visiting new places even if they haven't done much travel themselves.
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Do you like to cook?
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Asking about your favourite dishes and culinary adventures sparks delicious conversation.
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It's easy to keep talking about food and eating for hours.
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Hey, I really like your t -shirt.
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A genuine compliment is always going to get a good reaction from someone.
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Just try not to make it too sleazy.
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Now these questions are guaranteed to help you enjoy small talk and have some interesting conversations with new people that you meet.
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Okay, now for step number two.
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You're going to imitate exactly what I say, The pronunciation, the stress, the pause.
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Ready?
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Small talk is such an important part of socialising.
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When you're at work or at university or when you're travelling.
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Anytime that you're meeting new people.
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It's those first few questions or conversation topics that we use to introduce ourselves to a stranger.
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Smalltalk helps us to introduce ourselves to people that we've never met before.
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And it helps us to ease into more detailed conversation.
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Now small talk can make or break your future relationships with people that you meet.
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So it's important to get it right.
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The main idea with small talk is to make that other person feel as comfortable as possible
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and really enjoy speaking with you.
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Some of my favourite small talk questions are...
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What's your dream job?
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Now this is a really fun way to get a conversation started
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because the person that you're talking to can give any answer that they want.
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Another one is If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
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Now, not everyone gets to travel.
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So it can be a really fun way of starting a conversation with someone about travel and adventures and visiting new places
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even if they haven't done much travel themselves.
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Do you like to cook?
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Asking about your favourite dishes and culinary adventures sparks delicious conversation.
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It's easy to keep talking about food and eating for hours.
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Hey, I really like your t -shirt!
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A genuine compliment is always going to get a good reaction from someone.
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Just try not to make it too sleazy.
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Now these questions are guaranteed to help you enjoy small talk and have some interesting conversations
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with new people that you meet.
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This is step three where you're going to shadow exactly what I've said as I'm saying it.
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So you'll be listening to me and speaking at the same time.
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Ready?
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Small talk is such an important part of socialising when you're at work or at university or when you're travelling,
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any time that you're meeting new people.
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It's those first few questions or conversation topics that we use to introduce ourselves to a stranger.
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Small talk helps us to introduce ourselves to people
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that we've never met before and it helps us to ease into more detailed conversation.
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Now small talk can make or break your future relationships with people that you meet so it's important to get it right.
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The main idea with small talk is to make the other person feel as comfortable as possible
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and really enjoy speaking with you.
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Some of my favourite small talk questions are What's your dream job?
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Now this is a really fun way to get a conversation started
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because the person that you're talking to can give any answer that they want.
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Another one is, If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
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Now, not everyone gets to travel,
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so it can be a really fun way of starting a conversation with someone about travel and adventures and visiting new places,
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even if they haven't done much travel themselves.
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Do you like to cook?
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Asking about your favourite dishes and culinary adventures sparks delicious conversation.
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It's easy to keep talking about food and eating for hours.
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Hey, I really like your t -shirt!
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A genuine compliment is always going to get a good reaction from someone.
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Just try not to make it too sleazy.
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Now these questions are guaranteed to help you enjoy small talk and have some interesting conversations with new people that you meet.
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See you tomorrow!
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Este vídeo tiene 88 frases y 999 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 9:43. El hablante habla despacio, unas 103 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 menos comunes del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
- adventure /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/ (sustantivo) — aventura. A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
- introduce /ˌɪntɹəˈdus/ (verbo) — presentar. To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
- topic /ˈtɑpɪk/ (sustantivo) — tema, tópico. A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest.
- guarantee /ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/ (sustantivo) — garantía, caución. Anything that assures a certain outcome.
- genuine /ˈd͡ʒɛn.juˌɪn/ (adjetivo) — genuino, auténtico. Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native.
- delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ (adjetivo) — delicioso, sabroso. Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty.
- ease /iz/ (verbo) — aliviar. To free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc.
- dish /dɪʃ/ (sustantivo) — vajilla. A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.
- pause /pɔːz/ (sustantivo) — pausa. A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
- spark /ˈspɑɹk/ (sustantivo) — chispa, centella. A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire, resulting from an electrical surge or excessive heat created by friction.
- compliment /ˈkɑmpləmənt/ (sustantivo) — cumplido, falago. An expression of praise, congratulation, or respect.
- culinary /ˈkʌlɪˌnɛɹi/ (adjetivo) — culinario. Relating to the practice of cookery or the activity of cooking.
- pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ (sustantivo) — pronunciación. The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken.
- shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/ (sustantivo) — sombra. A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
- distress /dɪˈstɹɛs/ (sustantivo) — distrés, distress. Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
- talk about (verbo) — hablar de, hablar sobre. Used to draw attention to the speaker's characterization of someone or something.
- look at (verbo) — mirar, funar. To observe or watch.
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 26 contracciones y formas reducidas, como you're, haven't, we've. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, dish /dɪʃ/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, imitation /ɪmɪˈteɪ̯ʃən/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: culinary /ˈkʌlɪˌnɛɹi/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, imitation /ɪmɪˈteɪ̯ʃən/, intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/
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 adventure, introduce, topic.
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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| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | we've never met · haven't done · I've said |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | are guaranteed |
| Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -ing | enjoy speaking · keep talking |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos días | we're doing · you're travelling · you're meeting |
¿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.