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Located 105 miles upriver from the Gulf of Mexico, New Orleans is the largest city in the U.S state of Louisiana.
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Music Straddling the lower reaches of the Mississippi River,
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this port city has long been at the crossroads of exploration, trade and commerce.
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New Orleans is a melting pot of cultures that has happily simmered away since 1718.
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So what's in the pot?
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Cultural influences from France, Africa, Brazil and the Deep South mix with Catholicism,
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voodoo, Asian Zydeco and Dixieland Jazz to make New Orleans one of the most lively and popular destinations in the USA.
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Laissez les bon temps rouler.
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Let the good times roll.
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That's the motto New Orleans lives by.
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And newcomers usually waste no time in heading to where the good times roll the loudest.
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The French Quarter, the birthplace of jazz.
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Lined with bars, clubs, and restaurants, the Quarter is home to one of the most party-friendly streets in the world, Bourbon Street.
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But the French Quarter is more than just a good time.
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It's also where you'll find many of the city's prime attractions.
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Start your day in the Big Easy with a Café au Lait in Jackson Square.
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Riding tall in the saddle is Andrew Jackson, the general whose ragtag army of locals humiliated the British in the Battle of New Orleans.
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Jackson Square is lined with many of the city's grand old buildings, like St. Louis Cathedral.
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On either side of the cathedral are the Cabildo and the Presbyter,
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just two of several historic French Quarter buildings which make up the Louisiana State Museum.
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Across the square is the 1850 house, which recreates life in a row house from the antebellum era.
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Just around the corner, the old U.S.
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Mint preserves the city's mercantile and musical treasures.
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While it's tempting to spend your entire visit in the French Quarter, and some folks never leave, New Orleans offers plenty of other flavors too.
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Cross over Canal Street into the Warehouse District, an area of renovated grain stores and sugar presses now packed with galleries and chic boutiques.
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A little further uptown, in Memorial Hall, the faces and voices from the American Civil War reach out across the cannon smoke of time.
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nearby, discover why the National World War II Museum has been hailed as the most important Second World War repository in America.
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Climb aboard a St. Charles streetcar bound for the Garden District.
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Here, amid the Victorian cottages and stately plantation homes, you'll find Lafayette Cemetery.
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Join a tour run by local volunteers or explore the crypts on your own.
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But be warned, the cemetery is regarded as one of the country's most haunted.
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When it's time to rejoin the living,
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follow your nose across the road to another New Orleans institution, Commander's Palace Restaurant.
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Ride the streetcar a few stops further west to Audubon Park.
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The park is home to the charming Audubon Zoo, which features a quaint southern touch,
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an alligator filled The zoo is part of the Audubon Nature Institute,
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which includes the Insectarium and the Aquarium of the Americas.
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While at the nearby New Orleans Museum of Art,
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explore paintings, ceramics, and sculptures from across the ages and from around the world.
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Visiting New Orleans outside the carnival season?
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No problem.
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Just head across the river to the Mardi Gras Museum, which brings one of the world's greatest festivals to life all year round.
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New Orleans' distinctive and sometimes fiery cuisine will ensure you never miss a beat.
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Local specialties like gumbo, po'boys and pralines are available everywhere.
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But it's the music here that truly feeds the soul.
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So when the sun starts to set, head for one of the many jazz or blues clubs on Frenchman Street before heading back to Bourbon Street,
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where the New Orleans good times roll on and on and on.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “New Orleans - City Video Guide”. Las palabras que más se repiten: Orleans, Quarter, across, Museum, French. Este vídeo tiene 49 frases y 643 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 5:31. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 116 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 76 % 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 |
|---|---|---|
| jazz sustantivo | /d͡ʒæz/ | jazz |
| cathedral sustantivo | /kəˈθiːdɹəl/ | catedral |
| explore verbo | /ɪkˈsploɹ/ | explorar |
| alligator sustantivo | /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tɚ/ | aligátor, aligator |
| antebellum adjetivo | /ˌæn.tiˈbɛl.əm/ | prebélico |
| birthplace sustantivo | /ˈbɝθˌpleɪs/ | lugar de nacimiento, lugar natal |
| crossroads sustantivo | cruce, crucero | |
| humiliate verbo | /hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/ | humillar, papear |
| mercantile adjetivo | /ˈmɝ.kənˌtaɪl/ | mercantil |
| newcomer sustantivo | /ˈn(j)uˌkʌmɚ/ | recién llegado, recién llegada |
| praline sustantivo | /ˈpɹeɪˌlin/ | bombón, praliné |
| renovate verbo | /ˈɹɛn.ə.veɪt/ | renovar, remozar |
| repository sustantivo | /ɹɪˈpɒz.ɪ.t(ə.)ɹɪ/ | repositorio |
| simmer verbo | /ˈsɪmɚ/ | calentarse, entibiarse |
| stately adjetivo | /ˈsteɪtli/ | majestuoso, señorial |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| make up verbo | /ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/ | reponer, suplir |
| reach out verbo | tender la mano |
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | is lined · has been hailed · be warned |
| Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupo | the largest · the most lively · the loudest |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicción | you'll find · will ensure |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
- Los sonidos de “th”: cathedral /kəˈθiːdɹəl/, birthplace /ˈbɝθˌpleɪs/
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: chic /ʃik/, plantation /plænˈteɪʃən/, specialty /ˈspɛʃ.əl.ti/, attraction /əˈtɹækʃn̩/, treasure /ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: cemetery /ˈsɛm.ɪˌtɛɹ.i/, alligator /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tɚ/, antebellum /ˌæn.tiˈbɛl.əm/, humiliate /hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/, repository /ɹɪˈpɒz.ɪ.t(ə.)ɹɪ/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: streetcar /ˈstɹitˌkɑɹ/, stately /ˈsteɪtli/, specialty /ˈspɛʃ.əl.ti/, sculpture /ˈskʌlpt͡ʃɚ/
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: renovate /ˈɹɛn.ə.veɪt/, lively /ˈlaɪv.li/, carnival /ˈkɑɹnɪvəl/, distinctive /dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/, flavor /ˈfleɪvə/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: jazz /d͡ʒæz/, repository /ɹɪˈpɒz.ɪ.t(ə.)ɹɪ/, cuisine /kwɪˈziːn/, preserve /pɹəˈzɝv/
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 jazz, cathedral, explore.
¿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.