Shadowing Practice: Let's Learn English at the Gym! 🏋🏽🏃💪 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Let's learn English at the gym.
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Well, welcome to this English lesson at the gym.
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I want to start this lesson by teaching you two phrases that we use to describe people who regularly go to the gym.
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We would say that they are in shape, or we would say that they are fit.
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If you go to the gym regularly, if you exercise regularly, eventually your body changes.
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And we would then describe you by saying that you are in shape, or saying that you are fit.
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So this is what we would call a gym.
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You would come to a gym if you want to exercise or if you want to work out.
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We can also use the noun form, though, we can say you come to a gym to do a workout.
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Notice it becomes one word then.
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A gym has all of the equipment that you need in order to exercise.
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It has all the equipment you need in order to work out or to do a workout.
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So this is a really nice gym.
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This gym actually doesn't require a membership, though, for me, because it's at my school.
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But most gyms will require that you pay a membership fee, that you get a membership so you can go to that gym.
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So a gym is a place where you can go to exercise or to workout.
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So there are two things that you can do before you workout.
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The first is that you can do a warm up when you do a warm up.
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You lift lighter weights or you walk before you run so that your body is ready for the exercise.
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So the first thing you can do is warm up.
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The second thing you can do is that you can stretch.
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You can do things like this to stretch out the muscles in your body to get ready to do some harder exercise.
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If I'm going to run, I usually walk for about ten or 15 minutes before I run as a warm up.
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And then after I walk, I do some light stretching before I run.
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By the way, I also stretch after I run.
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At my age, stretching is as important as the exercise.
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One type of exercise is called cardio, which is short for cardiovascular training.
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These are exercises you do to improve the fitness of your heart and lungs.
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One of the things you can do is you can use a treadmill.
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A treadmill is an exercise machine that you can use for walking or running.
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You can also just walk or jog outside if you want as well.
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Now, I can't show you other exercise machines for cardio here because we don't have them.
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But you could use an exercise bike.
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You could use an elliptical machine.
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You could use a rowing machine.
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All of those are great for raising your heart rate.
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One of the things that you measure when you do cardio is you measure your heart rate.
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How many beats per minute is your heart beating?
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For me, I know I'm getting a good cardio workout if my heart rate is above 135 beats per minute.
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If it goes above 175 beats per minute, that's a little too high and I will slow down.
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So cardio is one way to improve your cardiovascular fitness.
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It's a way to improve the fitness of your heart and your lungs.
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Another type of exercise involves using weights to make your body stronger.
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And we call this lifting weights or weight lifting or weight training or strength training or resistance training.
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It has a lot of names.
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And it's used to describe anything you do with weights like these free weights, free weights or any weights not attached to a machine.
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This particular type of free weight is called a dumbbell.
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Down here on the floor I have a barbell.
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You can see it's just a little bit longer than a dumbbell.
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And over here, I also have what's called a kettlebell.
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So a kettlebell is kind of a fun little weight that you can do other things with that would be impossible with a dumbbell or a barbell.
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So those are all called free weights or sometimes we just call them weights.
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You might also use what's called a resistance band.
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So this is like a giant rubber band, which when you pull it, has a lot of resistance.
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This is also used for strength training, or you might use a machine.
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So this machine here is used to work out...
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Uh, I was pointing to my legs...
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It's used to work out the chest muscles.
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I only have it set to 20 pounds, but you can see how as I push this, the weights go up and down.
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So strength training, weight training, weight lifting, lifting weights.
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All of those names are used to refer to the type of exercise you do to get stronger.
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We should talk a little bit about reps and sets.
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Reps is just a short way of saying repetitions.
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If I lift this weight ten times, we count that as ten repetitions.
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If I then set the weight down, rest for a bit and do it ten more times for ten repetitions that would be my second set.
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Okay? So let me explain a little more clearly.
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If I lift a weight ten times, I call that ten reps or ten repetitions.
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If I do that three times, so I lift the weight ten times, rest, lift ten more times, rest, lift it ten more times and rest.
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That would mean I did three sets.
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I did three sets of ten reps or repetitions.
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Sometimes you want to work out on the floor and then you might want to use a yoga mat or what we sometimes call an exercise mat.
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This is just a soft mat that makes the floor a little nicer.
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It makes it a little easier to work out on the floor.
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If you were going to do push ups, for instance, you might want to use a yoga mat.
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So I'm sitting on an exercise ball, which is something else you might find at a gym.
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You can use an exercise ball to stretch out and to do other exercises.
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You also might find what's called a weighted ball.
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So this ball actually weighs three kilograms.
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I could use this ball to do different exercises to strengthen my body.
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So you will definitely find balls at a gym.
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Not the kind that you use to kick around or to play sports, but the kind you use for stretching and to do some strength training.
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So because this is just a small gym, there are no employees.
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No one works at this gym.
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So I can't hire a personal trainer to help me work out.
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A personal trainer is someone who designs a workout program for you and then helps you do it.
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Instead, I have my fitness tracker.
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A fitness tracker is a small device that you wear on your wrist that kind of keeps track of the things you're doing when you're working out.
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And because this is a small gym, there are no fitness classes.
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Fitness classes are things you can sign up for where a trainer helps a whole bunch of people do the same exercises.
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But I like this gym for a couple of reasons.
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Number one, there's hardly ever anyone here.
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And number two, it's totally free.
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Well, hey, thank you so much for watching this English lesson.
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I hope you learned some English words and phrases that you can use in your next conversation about working out.
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Thanks for watching. Bye.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “Let's Learn English at the Gym! 🏋🏽🏃💪”. Las palabras que más se repiten: weight, exercise, gym, ten, training. Este vídeo tiene 99 frases y 1338 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 7:33. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 177 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. El 83 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| workout sustantivo | /ˈwɝk.aʊ̯t/ | entrenamiento |
| cardio sustantivo | /ˈkɑɹ.di.oʊ/ | cardio |
| repetition sustantivo | /ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/ | repetición |
| trainer sustantivo | /ˈtɹeɪnɚ/ | entrenador, entrenadora |
| barbell sustantivo | /ˈbɑɹˌbɛl/ | barra con pesas, barra |
| kettlebell sustantivo | /ˈkɛtəlˌbɛl/ | pesa rusa |
| treadmill sustantivo | /ˈtɹɛd.mɪl/ | cinta ergométrica, máquina de caminar |
| tracker sustantivo | /ˈtɹækə(ɹ)/ | rastreador, rastreadora |
| cardiovascular adjetivo | /ˌkɑːdi.əʊˈvæskjʊlə(ɹ)/ | cardiovascular |
| lung sustantivo | /ˈlʌŋ/ | pulmón |
| yoga sustantivo | /ˈjoʊ.ɡə/ | yoga |
| phrase sustantivo | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | frase |
| elliptical adjetivo | /ɪˈlɪp.tɪ.kəl/ | elíptico |
| kilogram sustantivo | /ˈkɪləɡɹæm/ | kilogramo, quilogramo |
| worksheet sustantivo | hoja de trabajo |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| go up verbo | subir |
| slow down verbo | desacelerar, decelerar |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- How many beats per minute is your heart beating?
- You might also use what's called a resistance band.
- You also might find what's called a weighted ball.
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosa | people who regularly · cardio, which is · ball, which is |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | is called |
| Posibilidad con “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo posible pero no seguro | might also use · might use · might want |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos días | I'm getting · I'm sitting · you're doing |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 12 contracciones y formas reducidas, como you're, I'm, can't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “th”: thumb /ˈθʌm/, strengthen /ˈstɹɛŋ(k)θən/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: repetition /ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/, cardiovascular /ˌkɑːdi.əʊˈvæskjʊlə(ɹ)/, elliptical /ɪˈlɪp.tɪ.kəl/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: cardiovascular /ˌkɑːdi.əʊˈvæskjʊlə(ɹ)/, involve /ɪnˈvɑlv/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como workout, cardio, repetition.
¿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.