Shadowing Practice: National Geographic Reading Explorer 1 Unit 11 Our Plastic World - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Plastic is everywhere.
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Almost everything we use today is made of plastic.
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But how is plastic made?
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Most of the plastics we use today are synthetic.
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Synthetic plastics are made from fossil fuels like oil.
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Every year, world production of plastic increases.
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Since 1950, mankind has made about 9.2 billion tons of plastics.
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That's nearly the same weight as 1,600 Great Pyramids of Giza.
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The problem is, much of this plastic ends up as trash,
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especially single-use plastics like straws, grocery bags, and packaging products.
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Single-use plastics make up about 40% of all plastic waste.
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They end up ruining our oceans.
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wildlife, and polluting communities around the world.
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But we can take action to help stop this.
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For example, we can use fewer single-use plastic items in our day-to-day lives.
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By simply choosing to use reusable alternatives, each person can make a huge impact in decreasing plastic waste.
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Another way to reduce plastic pollution is by developing bioplastics, plastics made from plants.
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These forks are made from a type of plant.
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Bioplastics can break down much faster than synthetic plastics, in weeks instead of hundreds of years.
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Scientists are also using materials like rubber to make bioplastics.
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The sap from this rubber tree can be used to make all kinds of things, such as gloves, tires, and mattresses.
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Plastic is present in almost every aspect of modern life.
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But by reducing the amount of plastic we use and throw away, and by producing more bioplastics,
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we can help save the planet.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “National Geographic Reading Explorer 1 Unit 11 Our Plastic World”. Las palabras que más se repiten: plastic, bioplastics, synthetic. Este vídeo tiene 24 frases y 252 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 2:46. El hablante habla despacio, unas 91 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. 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
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| rubber sustantivo | /ˈɹʌbɚ/ | caucho, goma |
| pollute verbo | /pəˈluːt/ | contaminar, polucionar |
| reusable adjetivo | reutilizable | |
| mattress sustantivo | /ˈmætɹɪs/ | colchón |
| glove sustantivo | /ɡlʌv/ | guante, maniquete (fingerless) |
| mankind sustantivo | /mænˈkaɪnd/ | humanidad, género humano |
| straw sustantivo | /stɹɔ/ | paja |
| fossil sustantivo | /ˈfɑsl̩/ | fósil |
| tire verbo | /ˈtaɪ̯ɚ/ | cansar, cansarse |
| fork sustantivo | /fɔɹk/ | tenedor, trinche |
| decrease verbo | /dɪˈkɹiːs/ | mermar[se], descrecer |
| pollution sustantivo | /pəˈluʃən/ | polución, contaminación |
| scientist sustantivo | /ˈsaɪəntəst/ | científico, científica |
| ton sustantivo | /tʌn/ | tonelada |
| ruin sustantivo | /ˈɹuː.ɪn/ | ruina |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| end up verbo | terminar, ir a parar |
| break down verbo | descomponerse, averiarse |
| throw away verbo | tirar, echar |
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 rubber, pollute, reusable.
¿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.