Shadowing Practice: Lesson 27: I Can't Come In - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hello!
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I'm sure that today in Washington DC there are a lot of great things to do,
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but I am not doing any of them.
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I'm sick.
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Right now I'm going to call my boss and tell her I cannot come into work.
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Hello?
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Ms. Weaver?
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Hi.
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I can't come to work today.
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Why not?
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What is wrong?
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Well, Well, yesterday I felt fine.
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In the morning, I painted for hours.
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In the afternoon, I cut wood.
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Then I built a fire.
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Ana, what do you mean?
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Why can't you come to work today?
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I do not feel well.
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I think I'm sick.
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I'm sorry to hear that.
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I was sick last week too.
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I had the flu.
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What did you do?
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I slept a lot and I drank a lot of water.
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Do you have a doctor?
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Yes, I do.
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You should call your doctor and get lots of rest.
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Thanks, Ms. Weaver.
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I'll call right now.
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Calling my doctor.
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I do not feel well.
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I think I'm sick.
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I was sick last week, too.
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I had the flu.
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Now, where does this thing go?
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Hello, this is Dr. Bennett.
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How can I help you?
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Hello, Dr. Bennett.
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This is Anna.
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Oh, hi, Anna.
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How can I help you?
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I think I'm sick.
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Let me ask you a couple of questions.
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Do you have a sore throat?
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Yes, I have a sore throat.
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Do you have a cough?
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Yes, I have a cough.
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When did you start feeling sick?
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This morning.
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Yesterday, I felt great.
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In the morning, I painted for hours.
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In the afternoon, I cut wood.
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Excuse me, Anna.
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But I don't need to know all that.
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Do you have a fever?
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My thermometer says 125 degrees.
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What?
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Yeah, that's not right.
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Oh, wait.
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The thermometer was in my hot cup of coffee.
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Please take it again, Anna.
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Okay, the thermometer says 100.5 degrees.
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100.5 degrees is not too high.
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I want you to drink lots of water.
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Rest in bed and get lots of sleep.
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That is what my boss said to do.
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Dr. Bennett, when can I go to work?
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Don't go to work for a couple of days.
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Yes!
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I mean, I don't want to make my co-workers sick.
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That's right.
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Call me back in a couple of days.
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I will, Dr. Bennett, and thanks.
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When did you start feeling sick?
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Well, you heard the doctor.
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No work for a couple of days.
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I need water, sleep, and, um, lots of movies.
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Well, the doctor didn't say anything about movies. But it can't hurt.
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Until next time!

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 79 frases y 431 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 4:36. El hablante habla despacio, unas 94 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. Solo el 81 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

15 palabras menos comunes del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

  • throat /ˈθɹoʊt/ (sustantivo) — garganta, gorja. The front part of the neck.
  • sore /soɹ/ (adjetivo) — dolorido. Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive.
  • worker /ˈwɝ.kɚ/ (sustantivo) — trabajador, obrero. One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor.
  • fever /ˈfivɚ/ (sustantivo) — fiebre, calentura. A higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease.
  • thermometer /θɚˈmɑ.mɪ.tɚ/ (sustantivo) — termómetro. An apparatus used to measure temperature.
  • paint /peɪnt/ (verbo) — pintar. To apply paint to.
  • excuse /ɪksˈkjuz/ (verbo) — excusar, perdonar. To forgive; to pardon; to overlook.
  • sick /ˈsɪk/ (adjetivo) — mareado. In poor health; ill.
  • doctor /ˈdɑktɚ/ (sustantivo) — doctor, doctora. A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification may award…
  • hello /hɛˈloʊ/ — hola, holi. A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.
  • degree /dɪˈɡɹiː/ (sustantivo) — grado. A completed curriculum of study in tertiary education.
  • yesterday /ˈjɛstɹdeɪ/ (sustantivo) — ayer. The day immediately before today; one day ago.
  • drink /ˈdɹɪŋk/ (verbo) — beber, tomar. To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
  • boss /bɔs/ (sustantivo) — jefe, jefa. One who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.
  • afternoon /ˌæf.tɚˈnun/ (sustantivo) — tarde. The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 15 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, can't, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “th”: throat /ˈθɹoʊt/, thermometer /θɚˈmɑ.mɪ.tɚ/

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 throat, sore, worker.

¿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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