Shadowing Practice: One-on-One: Talking About Your Workload - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Thanks for coming in, Megan. How's everything going?
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Honestly, I've been feeling pretty overwhelmed lately.
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I'm sorry to hear that. What's been going on?
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I've been given three major projects at the same time.
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On top of that, I'm still covering for Jason.
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Right, I'd forgotten he's out until next month.
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I've been staying late almost every night to keep up.
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That's not sustainable, and it's not what I want.
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Which of the three projects is the most demanding?
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The data migration, by far.
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It requires my full attention, and I keep getting interrupted.
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Then let's see what we can take off your plate.
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Could the client survey be handed over to someone else?
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It could. Most of the groundwork has already been done.
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Good. I'll ask Priya to pick it up from here.
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That alone would free up about a day a week.
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What about Jason's tasks? Are they all urgent?
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Not really. Half of them could be put on hold.
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Then put them on hold. I'll back you up on that.
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Thank you. I wasn't sure I had the authority.
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In the future, please raise this kind of thing sooner.
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I will. I didn't want to seem like I couldn't cope.
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Asking for help isn't a weakness. It's good judgment.
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I appreciate you saying that. It means a lot.
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So, the survey goes to Priya, and Jason's tasks wait.
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Let's check in again in two weeks.
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That works for me. I feel better already.
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Glad to hear it. Now go home on time tonight.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Este vídeo tiene 28 frases y 256 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 1:35. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 161 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. 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
12 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| judgment sustantivo | /ˈd͡ʒʌd͡ʒ.mənt/ | juicio, juzgamiento |
| sustainable adjetivo | /səˈsteɪnəbəl/ | sostenible, sustentable |
| weakness sustantivo | /ˈwik.nɪs/ | debilidad, flaqueza |
| urgent adjetivo | /ˈɜː.d͡ʒənt/ | urgente, acuciante |
| migration sustantivo | /maɪˈɡɹeɪʃ(ə)n/ | migración |
| interrupt verbo | /ˌɪntəˈɹʌpt/ | interrumpir, interromper |
| groundwork sustantivo | /ˈɡɹaʊndˌwɜːɹk/ | cimiento, fundamento |
| overwhelm verbo | /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlm/ | apabullar, arrollar |
| survey sustantivo | /ˈsɝˌveɪ/ | encuesta |
| task sustantivo | /tæsk/ | tarea, faena |
| plate sustantivo | /ˈpleɪ̯t/ | plato |
| client sustantivo | /ˈklaɪ.ənt/ | cliente |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| keep up verbo | continuar con, continuar así |
| take off verbo | quitarse |
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — una acción que empezó antes y continúa | I've been feeling · I've been staying |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | I've been given · be handed · been done |
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | I've been given · has already been done |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 12 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I've, I'll, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como judgment, sustainable, weakness.
¿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.