Shadowing Practice: Natural English on a British Bus · Listening Practice (Intermediate) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Did you pick up one of the three maps?
¿Cogiste alguno de los tres mapas?
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No, did you?
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Never mind, we'll get one when we get off.
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I'll have to sit down now, because the usses go.
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Have you ever seen the Hollywood movie The Fast and the Furious?
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Yes, a long time ago.
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Well this is where they shot it.
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My brother's just said it's gonna rain, so we should go inside.
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We call that being a wuss.
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Today you're coming with me on one of these Liverpool City Sites bus
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so that you can hear real natural English as we travel around the city.
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Let's do this!
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Because the nice people at City Sites have given us free tickets, I've decided to bring some family with me.
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Let me introduce you.
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This is my sister-in-law, Janice.
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Hi.
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So sister-in-law means she's married to my brother and unfortunately he's had to come too.
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This is John.
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Hi, I'm the good looking one.
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People say we look alike, I can't see it.
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Let me know in the comments if you think we look alike.
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And also we've got Auntie Jackie.
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Say hi Auntie Jackie.
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Hi.
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There you go.
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Now let's get on the bus.
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This is a double-decker bus and the best view is from the top deck.
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So let's just climb up these steps.
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So we've managed to snag the back seat.
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When I was a kid, the back seat was reserved for the cool kids.
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So that must mean we're all cool.
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Maybe not.
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Our first stop is the cruise terminal.
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where we take on tourists who've arrived here by cruise liner.
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And this one, as you can see, is mind-bogglingly huge.
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Here come more passengers for the bus.
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So up here on the top deck will soon be packed.
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We don't have an actual guide on the bus with us, but there's a very good commentary which comes out of these speakers,
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which will tell us all about what we're seeing.
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If you would like to alight at any point during the tour, please notify the driver by using the button.
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Did you hear that word?
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Alight.
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The very formal way of saying, get off.
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What on earth is that?
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It's a brand new statue.
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I think it's only here for a short while. Where are they going?
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So those people are getting off because this is called a hop on, hop off bus.
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Which means you can get on when you want, get off when you like as well.
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Really good.
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Hop on, hop off.
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It's great seeing things from the top of a bus as you see them from a different point of view.
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Just pulling up outside this small street, where the most famous pop band ever, The Beatles, performed, ages ago.
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And this building is a Beatles-themed hotel.
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Have you ever stayed there?
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Yes, only once.
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It was fantastic.
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Chock a block with the band's memorabilia.
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Another quick stop for passengers to get off.
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And more to get on.
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The lady in front is taking a snap with her phone.
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Now we're heading down a street where there used to be an old castle.
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You can find out all about it in a video I made.
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There's a full free guide to all the vocabulary that I've used today.
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They're yours by just clicking the link in the description.
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Check out this ornate white building.
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It used to be Liverpool's main post office.
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I'm old enough to remember buying stamps here.
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I'm happy to say that I don't because as you know I'm a spring chicken.
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But a few years back it was converted to a proper high-end shopping spot, complete with one of the best cinemas in the city.
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At the roundabout, look to your left and you will see the entrance to the Queensway or Mersey Tunnel.
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Have you ever seen the Hollywood movie The Fast and the Furious?
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Yes, a long time ago.
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Well, this is where they shot it.
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I'm flabbergasted.
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This museum has no admission fee.
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You can't say further than that.
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I know.
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It's such a good day out.
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This is the library.
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Have you ever been in there?
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No, the outside looks beautiful though.
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Trust me, the inside will blow your mind.
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The front is space age.
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At the back, well, it's like something out of Harry Potter.
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I'll have to give it a go.
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You'll never guess what this lovely park used to be.
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Go on then.
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It was a pauper's grave.
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Really?
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Where poor people were buried?
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So now, underneath all that grass, are thousands of dead bodies.
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Oh my god, I've eaten my sandwiches in there.
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Considered to be the greatest neoclassical building in Europe.
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I was chatting to my friend in Japan the other day, and she couldn't believe that most people in this country don't have air conditioning.
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I don't know anyone who does.
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And yet this old building was the first in the world to have it.
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You're just full of trivia.
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I always think it's a shame about this hotel.
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It used to be one of the best in the world, and now it's gone right down the pan.
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I know.
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Hopefully they'll refurbish it.
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Did you pick up one of the three maps?
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No, did you?
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Never mind.
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We'll get one when we get off.
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My brother's just said it's going to rain, so we should go inside.
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We call that being a wuss.
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In other words, not very brave.
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It's hardly spitting.
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It's known locally as Paddy's Wigwam due to its shape with a tall central tower known as a lantern.
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The original design by Sir Edmund Lutjim...
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It's incredibly ornate inside an house with grade one listed urinals made of pink marble.
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Did you catch what he said about this pub?
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Yeah, it's famous for having very elaborate blues.
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Then we'll definitely have to pop in and spend a penny in there.
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These scooters are everywhere.
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Do you not fancy bobbing around on one?
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Not likely.
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I'd probably break my neck.
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I'm not religious, but this cathedral is very impressive.
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One of the biggest in the world, I'm told.
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Now we're turning into a street that's full of doctor's surgeries.
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I wish I could afford to come here.
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Me too.
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Here's the bombed out church.
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Hard to believe that a bomb fell onto it during the war and it's still standing.
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I come here some weekends because they have a market in the grounds.
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Looks like there's something going on today as well.
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In the grounds of St Luke's you can see the truce statue officially called all together now.
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Oh that's right.
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So behind me is one of the busiest streets in the whole of Liverpool.
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It's called Bold Street.
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I'll have to sit down now because the buses go.
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What's all this?
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It looks like they're filming something.
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It looks like something retro.
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then you can guarantee it'll be about the Beatles.
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Don't you live around here?
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Yes, just down that road.
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Ah, the River Mersey.
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It looks lovely now the sun's come out.
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Indeed it does.
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I think we're just about back now.
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How long was that?
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Nearly an hour in total.
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Let's hop off and get a spot of lunch.
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That sounds like a plan.
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So what did you think?
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I think it's fair to say we've all had a great time.
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If you want to travel on this very bus, then check out the details below in the description.
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And for another real-life English lesson around the city, click here and I'll see you there.
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Ta-ra!
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “Natural English on a British Bus · Listening Practice”. Este vídeo tiene 152 frases y 1279 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 11:46. El hablante habla despacio, unas 109 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 85 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| alight verbo | /əˈlaɪt/ | apearse, bajarse |
| statue sustantivo | /ˈstæt͡ʃu/ | estatua |
| alike adjetivo | /əˈlaɪk/ | igual, semejante |
| refurbish verbo | /ɹiˈfɝbɪʃ/ | restaurar, reacondicionar |
| roundabout sustantivo | /ˈɹaʊndəˌbaʊt/ | rotonda, glorieta |
| trivia sustantivo | /ˈtɹɪvi.ə/ | trivia |
| truce sustantivo | /tɹus/ | tregua, inducia |
| scooter sustantivo | /ˈskuːtə(ɹ)/ | patineta, patín del diablo |
| lantern sustantivo | /ˈlæ̝ntɚn/ | farol, fogaril |
| notify verbo | /ˈnoʊtɪfaɪ/ | notificar |
| liner sustantivo | /ˈlaɪnɚ/ | transatlántico, barco transoceánico de pasajeros |
| vocabulary sustantivo | /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ | vocabulario |
| spit verbo | /spɪt/ | escupir |
| bury verbo | /ˈbɛɹi/ | enterrar |
| marble sustantivo | /ˈmɑɹ.bəl/ | mármol, alioj (disused) |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| get off verbo | bajarse | |
| check out verbo | investigar, chequear | |
| pick up verbo | coger, asir | |
| sit down verbo | sentarse | |
| come out verbo | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | revelarse, salir a la luz |
| find out verbo | averiguar, anoticiarse |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- Did you pick up one of the three maps?
- Did you hear that word?
- Have you ever stayed there?
- Have you ever been in there?
- Don't you live around here?
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| “Used to” used to + verbo — un hábito o estado pasado que ya no es cierto | used to be |
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | Have you ever seen · have given · we've managed |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | was reserved · be packed · is called |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 43 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, don't, we're. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “th”: cathedral /kəˈθiːdɹəl/, underneath /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: refurbish /ɹiˈfɝbɪʃ/, admission /ədˈmɪʃən/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: memorabilia /ˌmɛm(ə)ɹəˈbɪlɪə/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, elaborate /ɪˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/, commentary /ˈkɑ.mənˌtɛ.ɹi/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: statue /ˈstæt͡ʃu/, scooter /ˈskuːtə(ɹ)/, spit /spɪt/, stamp /stæmp/
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: trivia /ˈtɹɪvi.ə/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, convert /kənˈvɝt/
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 alight, statue, alike.
¿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.