Shadowing Practice: New headway series 17 - Learn English Speaking with Video

Creando lección...
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Hi.
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Hello.
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See you in a bit.
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Hi, Helen.
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I'm so sorry I'm late.
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It's all right.
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Your hair looks wet.
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I didn't know it was raining.
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It's not.
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I had a bit of an accident. Are you okay?
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Yeah, I'm fine.
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It's a long story.
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I'll tell you later.
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What about you?
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You sounded really worried on the phone.
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What's wrong?
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Everything.
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Why?
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Matt's changed since you left.
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He used to be so quiet.
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Asleep most of the time, half asleep the rest of it.
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But now, he's taken up the guitar.
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Yeah.
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He's joined some kind of band, hasn't he?
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What are they like?
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I haven't heard them, but he's appalling.
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And I don't know what to do about Simon.
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It's getting worse.
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He's just not interested in me anymore.
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He's always doing something else.
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Take last Tuesday.
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I'd been waiting outside the cinema for over half an hour before he turned up.
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Hi, Preston.
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Everything all right?
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I was really looking forward to seeing this film, but it had only just started when his mobile ran.
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I'm back, Matthew.
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It was a mistake between us.
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A moment of madness.
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Hello, mate.
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I love you.
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Wow.
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Okay.
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Yeah.
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I'm really sorry, Pet, but I've got to go.
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But what about the film?
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Tell me how it ends.
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I'll call you later.
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I love you too, but not like that.
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It's been like this for weeks.
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I think he's seeing someone else. Are you listening?
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What?
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That's terrible.
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You should tell him to turn down the volume. Who?
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Matt.
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Matt!
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Thanks.
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That's really helpful.
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So what happened to you?
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You said you had some sort of accident.
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Well, it involves our new neighbour.
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Bill the American?
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Yep.
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Gosh.
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Got to hear this.
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I'll be right back.
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Ali had gone to work when I got home.
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I fancied a relaxing evening.
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So I made the flat nice and decided to have a shower.
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Are you okay in there?
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Hang on!
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Ah!
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Hello? Is anybody there?
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Can you hear me? Is everything all right?
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Yes, thank you.
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I stubbed my toe.
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we haven't been formally introduced my name is bill bill fisher
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and i'm jane jane wilson good to meet you look i'm uh i'm sorry about the door
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but i uh i heard a scream yeah it was me
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when i got in the shower the water was freezing i
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think the water heater's broken down you're not an electrician by any chance.
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Well, I am a scientist, although I work in pharmaceuticals, actually.
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Have you got a screwdriver and a flashlight?
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Oh, you mean a torch?
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Is that what they call it over here?
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Yeah, but I haven't got one.
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Okay, I'll go get mine.
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This is appalling.
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It was put in years ago.
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Can you turn off the main switch?
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Oh, yeah.
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it's probably in the hall yeah right of course
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next to the fuse box under the stairs okay just as
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i was going to look for the main switch the phone
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rang again it was you hi helen what are you up to i'm standing outside freud
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and waiting for simon can we talk of course shall i come
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and meet you there at say in half an hour
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i'm a bit busy at the moment thanks jane okay bye
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are you done out there yep i think i can see
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the problem there's a loose wire can you hold the torch for me unfortunately
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the electricity hadn't been turned off what do you mean the
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electricity hadn't been turned off you hadn't turned it off I know and I felt terrible is Bill okay well
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hey take it easy I am so sorry about this Accidents happen.
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It's no big deal.
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But just wait till I talk to Eddie Usher.
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That wiring is a disgrace.
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Ow!
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What is that stuff?
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It's a homeopathic cure.
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Hmm.
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Unscientific.
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But it's good.
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I guess you really like TV.
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Not especially.
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Why?
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well that's a pretty impressive screen oh
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that it was given to me by Matt is
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that the guy I saw you with last Sunday yeah is he your boyfriend no ex -boyfriend
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and then what happened nothing I came here and left him to mend the door.
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You didn't.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 119 frases y 713 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 7:13. El hablante habla despacio, unas 99 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

15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
wire sustantivo/ˈwaɪɚ/alambre, hilo
asleep adjetivo/əˈsliːp/dormido, jato
torch sustantivo/ˈtɔːtʃ/antorcha
guitar sustantivo/ɡɪˈtɑɹ/guitarra, jarana
impressive adjetivo/ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/impresionante
helpful adjetivo/ˈhɛlp.fl̩/servicial, adyuvante
introduce verbo/ˌɪntɹəˈdus/presentar
fancy sustantivo/ˈfæn.si/fantasía, magín
cure verbo/kjɔː/curar
relax verbo/ɹɪˈlæks/relajar, aflojar
involve verbo/ɪnˈvɑlv/involucrar
scientist sustantivo/ˈsaɪəntəst/científico, científica
cinema sustantivo/ˈsɪn.ə.mə/cine, cinematógrafo
scream verbo/skɹiːm/gritar, alaridar
stairs sustantivo/ˈstɛɹz/escalera, gradas

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
turn off verboapagar
break down verbodescomponerse, averiarse
look forward to verbono ver la hora de, quedar a la espera de
turn down verborechazar
turn up verboaparecer

Gramática en este vídeo

Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hacewas put · been turned · was given
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahorahaven't heard · haven't been
Past continuous was/were + -ing — una acción en curso en un momento del pasadowas raining · was really looking · was freezing
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónI'll tell · I'll call · I'll be

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

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

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: fisher /ˈfɪʃɚ/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, electrician /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪʃən/, flashlight /ˈflæʃˌlaɪt/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: electricity /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/, pharmaceutical /ˌfɑː.məˈs(j)uː.tɪ.kl̩/, electrician /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪʃən/

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 wire, asleep, torch.

¿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.

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