Shadowing Practice: Michael Jackson | SMOOTH CRIMINAL 4:3 | 4K - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Sugar, sugar, sugar Sugar, sugar As he came into the window Was the sound of a crescendo?

He came into her apartment He left the blood screens on

the carpet She ran underneath the table He could see she was a neighbor

So she ran into the bedroom She was struck down, it was her doom Annie, are you walking?

Annie, are you walking?

Will you tell us that you're walking?

Let a sign at the window That he struck you like a shindo ready

He can finish your party Let the brush taste on the company

And then you ran into the ground room It was struck down, it was shot

through Everything

you're

okay

I'm

not sure what you're doing.

So they came into the outweigh, it was Sunday, what a black day Every time I thought to find him, he's leaving no clues, they're behind him And they have a way of knowing,

other suspect, or what to expect But the memories of the occasion, sounding heartbeats, intimidations Ellie are you walking?

Ellie are you walking?

You've been hit by, you've been hit by a smooth woman So baby, are you okay?

Are you okay, baby?

Baby, are you okay?

With your nervous, that you're okay Then the sign of the window, that he struck you, I guess in your granny He can finish your apartment,

and the flash days on the carpet Then you fell into the bedroom, you were struck down, it was like too many Hey!

Hey!

Oh, my

God.

Thank you.

Ooh.

Ah.

Oh, my

God.

Ooh!

Aah!

Yes!

No!

What?

Ah!

get

him out

I'm

going to

go to the next video.

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The End The End Woo!

That's cool huh?

I'll tell him everything he knows.

Oh yeah right, you show me.

Okay, sure, hold it!

I don't know

We'll be right back.

I'm caught up, baby You can do your part- Do your heart-

Do your heart- Do your heart- Do your heart- Don't you?

You can do your heart- My heart- I can do your heart,

NOO That's

a woman

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 75 frases y 391 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 11:15. El hablante habla despacio, unas 35 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 86 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

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

bedroom /ˈbɛdˌɹum/ (sustantivo) — alcoba, dormitorio. A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping.
carpet /ˈkɑɹ.pət/ (sustantivo) — alfombra, moqueta. A fabric used as a complete floor covering.
flash /flæʃ/ (verbo) — destellar, flashear. To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
occasion /əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/ (sustantivo) — ocasión. A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance.
brush /bɹʌʃ/ (sustantivo) — pincel, cepillo. An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including…
clue /kluː/ (sustantivo) — pista, indicio. Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.
underneath /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/ (adverbio) — abajo. Below; in a place beneath.
neighbour /ˈneɪbɚ/ (sustantivo) — vecino, vecina. A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or…
heartbeat /ˈhɑɹtˌbit/ (sustantivo) — latido del corazón, latido. One pulsation of the heart; especially an irregular one, hence the emotion which causes it.
granny /ˈɡɹæni/ (sustantivo) — abuelita, yaya. A grandmother.
crescendo /kɹɪˈʃɛn.doʊ/ (sustantivo) — crescendo. An instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex on the left ( < ), by musicians called a hairpin.
intimidation /ɪntɪmɪˈdeɪʃən/ (sustantivo) — intimidación. The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated.
outweigh /ˌaʊtˈweɪ/ (verbo) — pesar más que, preponderar. To exceed in weight or mass.

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

run into (verbo) — darse de bruces con, dar de bruces con. To enter by running.
caught up (verbo) — dejarse llevar por, envuelto. Involuntarily involved in a situation.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 14 contracciones y formas reducidas, como you're, I'm, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

Los sonidos de “th”: smooth /smuːð/, underneath /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/
Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: flash /flæʃ/, occasion /əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/, brush /bɹʌʃ/, crescendo /kɹɪˈʃɛn.doʊ/, intimidation /ɪntɪmɪˈdeɪʃən/

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 bedroom, carpet, flash.

Gramática en este vídeo

Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:

Estructura	En el vídeo
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace	was struck · You've been hit · were struck
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicción	Will you · I'll tell · We'll be
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos días	you're walking · you're doing

¿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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