Shadowing Practice: Mighty Paul Bunyan - Learn English Speaking with Video

Este vídeo tiene 48 frases y 397 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:45. El hablante habla despacio, unas 106 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. Solo el 76 % 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:

• mighty /ˈmaɪti/ (adjetivo) — poderoso. Very strong; possessing might.
• adventure /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/ (sustantivo) — aventura. A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
• chop /t͡ʃɑp/ (verbo) — picar, tajar. To cut into pieces with short, vigorous cutting motions.
• shake /ˈʃeɪk/ (verbo) — agitar, sacudir. To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
• wilderness /ˈwɪldɚnəs/ (sustantivo) — descampado, jungla. Uncultivated and unsettled land in its natural state inhabited by wild animals and with vegetation growing wild; (countable) a tract of such land; a waste or…
• imaginary /ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪˌn(ɛ)ɹi/ (adjetivo) — imaginario. Existing only in the imagination.
• orchard /ˈɔɹ.t͡ʃɚd/ (sustantivo) — huerta (de árboles frutales), vergel. A garden or an area of land for the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.
• tale /ˈteɪl/ (sustantivo) — cuento, historia. A rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story.
• tail /ˈteɪ̯l/ (sustantivo) — cola, rabo. The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to their posterior and near the anus or cloaca.
• dive /daɪv/ (verbo) — bucear, somorgujar. To swim under water.
• rope /ɹoʊp/ (sustantivo) — soga, maroma. Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line.
• grape /ɡɹeɪp/ (sustantivo) — uva, malvasía. A small, round, smooth-skinned edible fruit, usually purple, red, or green, that grows in bunches on female vines of most species of genus Vitis and the…
• lumberjack /ˈlʌm.bɚ.d͡ʒæk/ (sustantivo) — leñador, talador. A person whose work is to fell trees.
• campfire /ˈkæmpˌfaɪ̯ɚ/ (sustantivo) — fogata, hoguera. A fire at a campground or on a camping trip, often used for cooking, to provide light and heat, to drive away bugs, and as a focal point for sitting around in…
• itch /ɪt͡ʃ/ (sustantivo) — picazón, picor. A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

• cut down (verbo) — talar. To cut downward.
• hand in (verbo) — entregar. To give something to a responsible person.

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 mighty, adventure, chop.