Shadowing Practice: My Ordinary Life but slowed at best part - Learn English Speaking with Video

Este vídeo tiene 27 frases y 477 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:34. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 134 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 81 % 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:

• grass /ɡɹɑːs/ (sustantivo) — pasto, hierba. Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as…
• spin /spɪn/ (verbo) — girar, rotar. To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.
• tear /tɛɹ/ (verbo) — rasgar, desgarrar. To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
• champagne /ʃæmˈpeɪn/ (sustantivo) — champaña, champán. A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and pinot, produced in Champagne, France, by the méthode champenoise.
• legend /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənd/ (sustantivo) — leyenda. The life story of a saint (such stories are often embellished, but any kind is called a legend).
• shake /ˈʃeɪk/ (verbo) — agitar, sacudir. To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
• chill /tʃɪl/ (verbo) — enfriar. To lower the temperature of something; to cool.
• awake /əˈweɪk/ (verbo) — despertarse. To become conscious after having slept.
• heal /ˈhiːl/ (verbo) — curar, sanar. To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
• humble /ˈhʌmbəl/ (adjetivo) — modesto, humilde. Not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming.
• cloth /klɒθ/ (sustantivo) — tela. A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes…
• pill /pɪl/ (sustantivo) — píldora, pastilla. A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
• whip /ˈwɪp/ (sustantivo) — fusta, látigo. A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a…
• minus /ˈmaɪ.nəs/ — menos. Made less or reduced by (followed by an expression of number or quantity).
• blend /blɛnd/ (verbo) — mezclar, licuar. To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other.

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

• ask for (verbo) — pedir. To request; to order.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 27 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, don't, I'll. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

• Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: champagne /ʃæmˈpeɪn/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/

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 grass, spin, tear.