Shadowing Practice: MOVERS 1 TEST 3.6 READING | ZOOS | Cambridge Smart - Learn English Speaking with Video

Este vídeo tiene 9 frases y 81 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 1:30. El hablante habla despacio, unas 54 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. Solo el 72 % 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:

• zoo /zuː/ (sustantivo) — zoo, jardín zoo. A park where live animals are exhibited.
• elephant /ˈɛlɪfənt/ (sustantivo) — elefante. A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.
• playground /ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd/ (sustantivo) — espacio infantil, patio lúdico/recreativo (infantil). A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides).
• tiger /ˈtaɪɡə/ (sustantivo) — tigre. Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.
• lion /ˈlaɪən/ (sustantivo) — león. A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
• snake /sneɪk/ (sustantivo) — serpiente, culebra. Any of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptiles with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues.
• duck /dʌk/ (sustantivo) — pato, ánade. Any of certain aquatic birds of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet, distinguished from swans and geese by generally being smaller and…
• monkey /ˈmʌŋki/ (sustantivo) — mono, chango. A member of the clade Simiiformes other than those in the clade Hominoidea containing apes, generally (but not universally) distinguished by small size, tails…
• holiday /ˈhɑləˌdeɪ/ (sustantivo) — festividad, fiesta. A day on which a religious event or secular celebration is traditionally observed.
• bird /ˈbɜːd/ (sustantivo) — pájaro, ave. An animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of…
• animal /ˈænɪməl/ (sustantivo) — animal, bestia. A multicellular organism of the kingdom Animalia that is usually mobile, with cells that are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing them from plants…
• fish /ˈfɪʃ/ (sustantivo) — pez, pescado. A typically cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills; any vertebrate that is not a tetrapod.
• shop /ʃɑp/ (sustantivo) — tienda, negocio. An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
• ride /ɹaɪd/ (verbo) — montar, cabalgar. To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc.
• lake /leɪk/ (sustantivo) — lago. A large, landlocked stretch of water or similar liquid.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

• Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: fish /ˈfɪʃ/, shop /ʃɑp/

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 zoo, elephant, playground.