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Story 15: The Picture.
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took a picture during his trip to Asia.
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It was taken on the sidewalk of a busy street.
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In the picture is a boy with a pencil and a notebook.
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He is working on his homework.
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There is no desk and no chair.
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He is using a stool as his desk.
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Around the boy are his father and mother.
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The father is pointing to the book, trying to help.
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The mother is smiling and watching them closely.
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Beside them is their family business, a bicycle repair stand.
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It seems that the parents do not have much education, but you can see that they care strongly about their son's schoolwork.
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Their eyes are filled with hope.
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Bicycles, cars, buses, and people are passing by in the picture.
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But this family is not disturbed by the noise.
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To the family, the son's studies seem to be the center of the world.
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I was really touched by this picture.
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Story 16.
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Healthy Heart.
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Thump.
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Thump.
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That is the sound of your heart beating.
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What an amazing muscle!
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It works all day.
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It works all night.
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Your heart pumps blood to all the parts of your body.
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It pumps blood to your head.
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Your fingers.
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and your feet.
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and it weighs only about half a kilogram.
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But, It's a very strong muscle.
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It beats 100 ,000 times a day.
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That's 35 million times a year.
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Wow!
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In your lifetime.
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your heart will beat about two and a half billion times.
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Thank you.
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You know what else is really amazing?
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Your heart does all of this without you even giving it a thought.
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It just keeps working.
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Most hearts beat about 70 times every minute.
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See for yourself.
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Put your hand on your wrist.
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Feel your heart beating.
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Now, Count how many times it beats in a minute.
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Take care of your heart eat well Sleep well.
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and get lots of exercise.
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That way, Your heart will be strong, and keep on beating.
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- Story 17, Baby Jessie.
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Everyone was waiting for Jessie and her parents to arrive.
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They'll be here soon.
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"Can Jesse and I play games together?" asked Lori.
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"Not yet," answered Mom.
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"Jesse is still a baby, you know." "It takes a long time for a baby to turn into a kid, doesn't it?" asked Lori.
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Mom laughed.
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Yes, it does.
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Then she isn't good for much yet, said Lori.
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Dad laughed.
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I don't think her parents would agree with that.
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They kind of like her.
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Thank you a moment later jesse and her parents finally arrived jesse started crying
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because she didn't recognize laurie and her family She really isn't worth much,
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thought Lori, but she didn't say this out loud.
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Lori then showed Jesse the box of toys.
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She shook a rattle at her.
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Jesse laughed.
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I guess maybe she is worth a little bit, thought Lori as her eyes lit up.
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Story 18: The Little Red Teapot Last winter, I had a bad cold.
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I could hardly breathe through my nose.
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In the morning, my mother brought me a little red teapot.
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T?
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I don't like tea.
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I said, I know, Mom said.
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But tea is one of the best things you can drink.
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It's very healthy.
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This is a specialty.
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for when you are sick.
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There was no way out.
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I bought the cup to my lips and took a small sip.
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the tea was strong and bitter I knew my mom was trying to help me.
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So I took another sip.
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Within a few hours, I could breathe through my nose again. Was it the tea?
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"I don't know, but I do know." that the next time I am sick,
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I'll be looking for that little red teapot again.
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Story 19: The Party.
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One hot summer day, Mouse? decided to have a party.
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Mouse walked over to Beaver's house.
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Beaver, please come to my party.
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"I'll be serving bananas," said Mouse.
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"'Bananas?
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I'll only come if you serve oranges,' said Beaver.
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"Okay," said Mouse.
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"My friends will like oranges.
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I'll make sure to pick some up." Next, Mouse walked to Rabbit's house.
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"Rabbit, please come to my party." "I'll be serving oranges," said Mouse.
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"Oranges?
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I'll only come if you serve apples," said Rabbit.
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"Okay," said Mouse, but he was puzzled.
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Thank you.
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Mouse then walked to Squirrel's house.
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"'Squirrel, please come to my party.
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"'I'll be serving apples,' said Mouse.
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"'Apples?' "I'll only come if you serve bananas," said Squirrel.
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"All right !" exclaimed Mouse.
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Mouse knew exactly what to do.
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He cut up bananas, oranges, and apples.
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Then he mixed them all in a bowl.
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Now all of my guests will be happy.
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Story 20: The Three Sisters.
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Eddie and Casey did not like eating vegetables.
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They like meat and fish.
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They liked rice and bread.
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They even liked apples.
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Grapes? and bananas.
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but they did not like vegetables.
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One day.
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Their mom told them a story.
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Long ago, the native people in Canada grew three special vegetables.
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They planted corn beans, and pumpkins very close to each other in the garden.
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The corn grew strong and tall.
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The beans climbed up the big, strong corn stems.
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The pumpkins made big leaves as they grew.
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the leaves kept the ground cool and wet.
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The three vegetables helped each other.
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They were like three sisters in a family.
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that is why the native people call these vegetables The Three Sisters They are very special.
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Bye.
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Little kids grow big and strong by eating corn, beans, and pumpkins.
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Now, Eddie and Casey eat their vegetables every day.
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Story 21.
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Baseball or piano?
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My mom loves music.
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She wants me to become a pianist.
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But I like sports.
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I play baseball every day after school.
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Sometimes I stay out playing until it gets dark.
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So, when my mom signed me up for piano lessons, I was not happy.
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Mom said I had to try the piano for one year.
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I went to the first lesson.
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It was very difficult.
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My fingers were not good at pushing the right piano keys.
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They were good at holding a ball.
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A little girl there saw me struggling.
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She said to me, "I will help you learn to play the piano if you teach me to play baseball."
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We became good friends that day.
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She taught me how to play Beethoven.
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I taught her to throw a curve ball.
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Now, I don't know which I like better: baseball, or piano.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel A2 se basa en el vídeo “One story a day level 2 January week 3”. Las palabras que más se repiten: Mouse, mom, Lori, jesse, vegetables. Este vídeo tiene 148 frases y 1069 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 10:44. El hablante habla despacio, unas 100 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 79 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

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

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
piano sustantivo/piˈænɪː/piano
vegetable sustantivo/ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/verdura, legumbre
banana sustantivo/bəˈnænə/banana, banano
corn sustantivo/ˈkɔːn/cereal, grano
bean sustantivo/ˈbi(ː)n/haba, frijol
pumpkin sustantivo/ˈpʌm(p).kɪn/calabaza, calabazera
finger sustantivo/ˈfɪŋɡɚ/dedo, alambres
lesson sustantivo/ˈlɛs.ən/lección
muscle sustantivo/ˈmʌs.əl/músculo
desk sustantivo/dɛsk/escritorio, pupitre
arrive verbo/əˈɹaɪv/llegar, arribar
pump sustantivo/pʌmp/bomba, pompa
breathe verbo/bɹiːð/respirar
leaf sustantivo/lif/hoja, foja (desus.)
bicycle sustantivo/ˈbaɪsɪk(ə)l/bicicleta, bici

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
cut up verbopicar, trinchar

Frases que vale la pena repetir

Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:

  • You know what else is really amazing?
  • I don't think her parents would agree with that.
  • I'll be looking for that little red teapot again.

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 taken · are filled · is not disturbed
Past continuous was/were + -ing — una acción en curso en un momento del pasadowas waiting · was trying
Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -ingkeeps working · started crying
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónwill beat · will be · They'll be

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 18 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'll, don't, didn't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “th”: breathe /bɹiːð/, thump /θʌmp/
  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: shake /ˈʃeɪk/, specialty /ˈspɛʃ.əl.ti/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: strongly /ˈstɹɔŋli/, stem /stɛm/, specialty /ˈspɛʃ.əl.ti/, stool /stuːl/, schoolwork /ˈskulˌwɝk/
  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: vegetable /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/, arrive /əˈɹaɪv/, curve /kɚv/

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 piano, vegetable, banana.

¿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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