Shadowing Practice: Megan Fox Interview (Original HD 1080i) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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We're back now at 8 -11 with one of the biggest names in Hollywood, Megan Fox.
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She turned heads in the Transformer films, and now she gets her first title role in Jennifer's Body,
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playing a small -town cheerleader possessed by a demon who feeds on high school boys.
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This isn't really your house, is it?
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No, baby.
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This is our house.
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Just for you and me.
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We can play mommy and daddy.
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No way.
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I need you frightened.
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I need you hopeless.
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Megan Fox, good morning.
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We just went to a point she was putting coffee down, nothing more sinister.
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And you said to me earlier, this is a comedy.
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You want people to know that.
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You don't want to think this is hardcore horror.
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Exactly.
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It's not.
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No, it's a it's a sort of irreverent dark comedy with some horror elements to it.
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But people should should go into it.
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Prepare to laugh, hopefully. To snicker.
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So there are going to be some snickers here.
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You're not looking for people to come up with serious critiques afterward.
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Well, no, not of not if you're going in thinking you're going to see a slasher
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or a thriller it's not that what what made you take this role
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because you're in an unusual place in your career right now I'm sure stuck between this this wild popularity
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that has been given to you or
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that you've achieved through these movies these huge Transformers movies
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and this other area where you want to be known as an actress
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so so tell me about this role as it came along
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and what made you say yes to it well the script I mean Diablo Cody wrote the script
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and that's really all I needed to know before I even
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opened it I wanted to be a part of something
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that she she was a part of because she's so brilliant and i admire her and um
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on the first page there's a belly laugh i laughed out loud reading
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and there's a laugh on every page after that
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so i you know i just had to be a part of it i thought
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that the writing was unbelievably original and it was something
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that we haven't seen in theaters in a long time a movie like this it feels very 80s
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when you watch it let's stay on this place you're in right now though i I mean, how kind of delicate a situation do you find yourself in?
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Your choices now are going to get analyzed a lot by
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the people who either want to see you in one way
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or aren't used to seeing you or want to see you in another way.
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Right.
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So how does that affect your decision -making?
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I try to just do, I mean, mainly I'm just happy that I'm working and that I'm still working and I continue to get these opportunities,
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but I try to make choices that are different from whatever project I was last working on.
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And this is definitely very unique.
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And then I've worked on a project since with Josh Brolin and John Malkovich.
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And I've been lucky enough to surround myself with extremely talented people.
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You have been very out front and honest about some of the movies you've done.
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You said acting -wise you were terrible in the first Transformers.
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And you said you tried very hard in the second. Which is very honest.
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Does this allow you to expand, this role?
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Well, I think it's not about allowing me to expand because that was never the issue.
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I think I'm just new, you know.
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I'm very green still and trying to figure things out and wanting to become better.
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And this was definitely a more complex character for me
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because there's a lot going on with her and a lot going on with all the characters in the movie.
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So it was a lot of work.
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I put a lot of effort into it.
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You're also outspoken about your personal life.
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You said this, and I think it surprised a lot of people.
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Don't get nervous.
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You don't have to laugh.
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I'm so nervous.
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You said, I'm really insecure about everything.
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I never think I'm worthy of anything.
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I have a sick feeling of being mocked all the time.
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I have a lot of self -loathing.
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So on the exterior, when I meet you and others meet you, they think you're pretty confident.
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Where does this come from?
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I think that all actors are pretty insecure.
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I mean, in general, I obviously can't speak for everybody, but I think that's sort of what drives us into this business, is that insecurity.
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And especially being a woman, I think all women, unfortunately, have some deep -seated insecurities for whatever reason,
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because of how we're raised in society and it's hard having
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so much focus on you all the time it's hard to maintain
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that sort of confidence because you're always second guessing yourself
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and questioning yourself and feeling like you're letting someone down
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or you're failing in one way or another
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because you can't please all of the people all of the time
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so how are you handling this outrageous popularity right now i mean
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if you go on google
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and you type the letter m in it goes megan fox
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i mean it's amazing how many people have taken an interest
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in you what's the best part about it what's the worst
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part about it well the best part about it I mean is you always feel
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blessed and lucky to to have any sort of success in this business
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because it's so hard for most people to achieve it
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and I feel like I do feel undeserving of it
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but I feel like it came pretty easily
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because I was involved in something that was so big and so much bigger than I was.
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And it opened all these doors for me.
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I mean, the worst part about it is just the lack of anonymity, which is a hard thing to describe to people that don't understand.
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But it's when your privacy is taken away or
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when people are constantly picking apart everything that you say or you do and judging it, it's tough to live in that space every day.
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It's basically like you're always in high school.
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You never get out of high school.
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Hollywood is a giant high school.
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And as we all know, parts of high school were terrible.
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Parts were great, though.
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You were going to guest host the season premiere of SNL.
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Yeah.
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Are you nervous about that?
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I'm so nervous.
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I have a fear of public speaking.
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That's not good.
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That's not good, no. But we'll see.
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We'll see what happens.
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Obviously, everybody's a huge fan of the show, and I'm a huge Andy Samberg fan, and I'm really excited to get to meet all these people
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and get to do something so incredible that I never thought I would get to do.
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Most people who come through here are about to do that and say it's the scariest, best experience they ever have.
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Really?
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So good luck with it.
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Thank you.
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I hope you enjoy it.
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And the movie is called Jennifer's Body, and it opens on Friday.
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Megan, thanks very much.
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Thank you.
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Good to see you.
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Coming up next, Jay Leno's primetime.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “Megan Fox Interview”. Este vídeo tiene 121 frases y 1235 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 6:03. El hablante habla rápido, unas 204 palabras por minuto, así que espera sonidos enlazados y reducidos. El 85 % 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 |
|---|---|---|
| snicker verbo | /ˈsnɪkɚ/ | reír disimuladamente |
| insecure adjetivo | /ɪnsəˈkjʊɹ/ | inseguro, en globo |
| anonymity sustantivo | /ænəˈnɪmɪti/ | anonimato |
| cheerleader sustantivo | /ˈtʃɪə(ɹ)ˌliːdə(ɹ)/ | porrista, animadora |
| frighten verbo | /ˈfɹaɪ.tən/ | atemorizar, amedrentar |
| irreverent adjetivo | /ɪəˈɹɛ.və.ɹənt/ | irreverente |
| loathe verbo | /ˈloʊð/ | detestar, repugnar |
| outspoken adjetivo | franco, opinado | |
| slasher sustantivo | slasher | |
| unbelievably adverbio | increíblemente | |
| undeserving adjetivo | /ˌʌndɪˈzɝvɪŋ/ | inmerecido, no / poco merecedor / mereciente |
| sinister adjetivo | /ˈsɪ.nɪ.stəɹ/ | siniestro |
| litter sustantivo | /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ | cama, lecho |
| hopeless adjetivo | /ˈhoʊplɪs/ | desesperanzado, sin esperanza (s) |
| outrageous adjetivo | /aʊtˈɹeɪ.d͡ʒəs/ | indignante, inaudito |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| come along verbo | avanzar, marchar | |
| come up verbo | salir a relucir | |
| come up with verbo | ingeniar, ingeniarse | |
| get out of verbo | salirse de, ponerse fuera de | |
| take away verbo | /ˌteɪk əˈweɪ/ | quitar |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- This isn't really your house, is it?
- You don't want to think this is hardcore horror.
- Does this allow you to expand, this role?
- You're also outspoken about your personal life.
- Are you nervous about that?
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 given · you've achieved · haven't seen |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | has been given · be known · being mocked |
| Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosa | people who either · anonymity, which is · people who come |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 40 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, you're, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “th”: loathe /ˈloʊð/, thriller /ˈθɹɪ.lə/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: anonymity /ænəˈnɪmɪti/, irreverent /ɪəˈɹɛ.və.ɹənt/, undeserving /ˌʌndɪˈzɝvɪŋ/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: irreverent /ɪəˈɹɛ.və.ɹənt/, undeserving /ˌʌndɪˈzɝvɪŋ/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: undeserving /ˌʌndɪˈzɝvɪŋ/, analyze /ˈæn.əˌlaɪz/, possess /pəˈzɛs/
- /h/ — una aspiración suave, no la “j”: hopeless /ˈhoʊplɪs/, hardcore /hɑː(ɹ)dˈkɔː(ɹ)/
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 snicker, insecure, anonymity.
¿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.