Shadowing Practice: OneRepublic - Counting Stars (Lyrics) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep Dreaming about the things that we could be But baby,
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I've been, I've been praying hard Said no more counting dollars, we'll be counting stars Yeah,
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we'll be counting stars
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I see this life like a swinging vine Swing my heart
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across the line In my face there's flashing signs Seek it out
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and ye shall find old But I'm not that old Young, but I'm not that bold
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And I don't think the world is sold I'm just doing what we're told I feel something so right
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Doing the wrong thing And I feel something so wrong Doing the right thing I could lie,
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could lie, could lie Everything that kills me makes me feel alive Baby,
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I've been, I've been losing sleep Dreaming about the things that we could be Baby,
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I've been, I've been playing hard Said no more counting dollars, we'll be counting stars Baby,
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I've been, I've been physically Dreaming about the things that we could be Baby,
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I've been, I've been playing hard Said no more counting dollars,
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we'll be, we'll be counting stars Hey I feel your love,
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and I feel it burn Down this river every time Hope is hot for letterwork Make that bunny watch it burn Oh, but I'm not that old Young,
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but I'm not that And I don't think the world is sold.
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I'm just doing what we're told.
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And I feel something so wrong.
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We're doing the right thing.
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I could lie, could lie, could lie.
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Everything that drowns me makes me wanna play.
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Hey, hey, I've been, I've been losing sleep.
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Dreamin' about the things that we could be Baby, I've been, I've been playin' hard Said no more countin' dollars,
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we'll be countin' stars Baby,
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I've been, I've been goin' sleet Dreamin' about the things that we could be Baby,
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I've been, I've been playin' hard Said no more countin' dollars,
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we'll be, we'll be countin' stars Oh, take out money and watch it burn,
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sink in the river, the lessons I learned Take that money, watch it burn Sink in the river,
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the lessons I learned Take that money, watch it burn Sink in the river,
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the lessons I learned Everything that kills me Makes me feel alone Baby,
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I've been, I've been losing sleep Dreaming about the things that we could be Baby,
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I've been, I've been playing hard I'm not counting dollars, we'll be counting stars Lately I've been,
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I've been through so sleep Dreaming about the things that we couldn't be Lately I've been,
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I've been playing hard I'm not counting dollars, we'll be, we'll be counting stars Take that money,
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watch it burn Sing it a little less as I learn Take that money, watch it burn Sing it a little less as I learn
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Take that money and watch it burn Sink in the river the lessons I've learned Take
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that money and watch it burn Sink in the river the lessons I've learned
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “OneRepublic - Counting Stars”. Las palabras que más se repiten: counting, baby, burn, stars, dollars. Este vídeo tiene 37 frases y 502 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 4:13. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 119 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 78 % 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 13 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| lesson sustantivo | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | lección |
| sink verbo | /ˈsɪŋk/ | hundir, afondar |
| flash verbo | /flæʃ/ | destellar, flashear |
| pray verbo | /pɹeɪ/ | rezar, orar |
| swing verbo | /ˈswɪŋ/ | balancear, mecerse |
| physically adverbio | /ˈfɪz.ɪ.kli/ | físicamente |
| bold adjetivo | /ˈbəʊld/ | denodado |
| bunny sustantivo | /ˈbʌni/ | conejita |
| vine sustantivo | /ˈvaɪ̯n/ | trepadora, enredadera |
| drown verbo | /dɹaʊn/ | ahogarse, afogarse |
| sleet sustantivo | /sliːt/ | perdigón de hielo |
| burn verbo | /bɝn/ | quemar, fogarear |
| dollar sustantivo | /ˈdɑ.lɚ/ | dólar |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| burn down verbo | incendiar, arrasar |
| take out verbo | sacar |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- I'm just doing what we're told.
- We're doing the right thing.
- Hey, hey, I've been, I've been losing sleep.
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 losing · I've been praying · I've been playing |
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | I've been · I've learned |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | is sold |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicción | we'll be |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 56 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I've, we'll, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: swing /ˈswɪŋ/, sleet /sliːt/
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 lesson, sink, flash.
¿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.