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Welcome to Dialogue Dreams.
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Hi, Sarah.
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What were you doing yesterday when I called you?
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Oh, hey, Mark.
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I was hiking with my family in the mountains. Was it fun?
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Yes.
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The weather was nice.
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And we were seeing animals, too.
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What animals?
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We were seeing deer.
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and hearing birds singing in the trees. That sounds peaceful.
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What else did you do?
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We were taking lots of pictures of the pretty nature, like waterfalls and green trees.
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I was inside working yesterday.
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Oh no, you were missing the fun.
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We were telling stories and laughing a lot.
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Next time.
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I want to come with you.
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Sure.
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I will tell you when we go again.
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It will be great to have you hiking and laughing with us.
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Thanks, Sarah.
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I will wait for that.
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Hey sis.
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What were you doing in the backyard earlier?
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I was playing with my new puppy.
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We were running around and chasing a ball.
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Sounds like a lot of fun.
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What was the puppy's name again?
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His name is Max.
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While we were playing, he was eating non-stop.
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Cute name.
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While you were playing with Max, I was inside watching a movie.
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Really?
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What movie were you watching?
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I was watching that new adventure movie we talked about last week.
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Oh, I remember.
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While you were watching the movie, Max and I were also snacking on some cookies.
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Lucky Max.
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By the way, did you finish your painting project for school?
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Not yet.
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Yesterday, I was working on it for hours.
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I was adding lots of colors to make it vibrant.
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That's cool.
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I was studying for my math test most of the day.
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While you were studying, I was listening to music and humming along.
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Ha!
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I guess we both had busy afternoons.
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Yep.
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We were both doing our own things.
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But it was a good day.
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Definitely.
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Let's plan something together tomorrow.
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Sounds like a plan.
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I will be done with my painting.
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And you won't be studying all day.
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Deal.
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Hi, sweetheart.
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What were you doing in the living room earlier?
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Hi, mom.
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I was playing with my toy cars.
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I was driving them all around. That sounds like fun.
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Which cars were you playing with?
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I was playing with the red one and the blue one.
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They were racing each other.
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Wow!
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That's exciting!
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While you were playing with your cars, I was cooking dinner in the kitchen.
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What were you cooking?
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I was making spaghetti with yummy tomato sauce.
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Yum!
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While you were making dinner, I was building a tall tower with my blocks.
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Impressive.
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By the way, did you finish your drawing for school?
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Not yet.
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Today, I was drawing a big tree with lots of leaves.
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Sounds creative.
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I was working on my computer most of the day. While you were working.
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I was listening to a story on my tablet.
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That's nice.
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We both had busy days, didn't we?
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Yes.
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But now we're together.
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And that's the best part.
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You're right.
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Let's read a bedtime story and then sleep.
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Great idea, Mom.
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I love reading stories with you.
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And I love reading them with you too, sweetie.
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Hi there.
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What were you doing yesterday at 4 p.m.?
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Hi.
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At 4 p.m yesterday, I was watching my favorite cartoon on TV.
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Oh, that sounds fun.
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What else were you doing while watching TV?
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I was also eating some popcorn and drinking juice.
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Nice combo.
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And why were you wearing your jacket indoors?
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Because the air conditioning was on, and I was feeling a little cold.
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Got it.
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What was your little brother doing during that time?
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He was playing with his toy cars on the floor.
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Cute.
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And what were your parents doing?
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They were cooking dinner in the kitchen.
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Yummy.
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So, while your family was busy, what was your cat doing?
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My cat was sleeping on the couch, completely ignoring everything.
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Huh, cats love their naps.
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What a cozy evening you had.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel A2 se basa en el vídeo “Past Continuous Tense Conversation”. Las palabras que más se repiten: sounds, watching, yesterday, Max, cars. Este vídeo tiene 110 frases y 665 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 6:06. El hablante habla despacio, unas 109 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 85 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar. 20 de sus 110 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

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

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
hike sustantivo/haɪk/caminata
yummy adjetivo/ˈjʌm.i/delicioso, rico
ignore verbo/ɪɡˈnɔː/ignorar, desoír
impressive adjetivo/ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/impresionante
adventure sustantivo/ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/aventura
chase verbo/t͡ʃeɪs/perseguir, asenderear
juice sustantivo/d͡ʒuːs/zumo, jugo
jacket sustantivo/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/chaqueta, campera
leaf sustantivo/lif/hoja, foja (desus.)
couch sustantivo/ˈkaʊ̯t͡ʃ/sofá, sillón
mathematics sustantivo/mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/matemáticas, matemática
deer sustantivo/dɪɹ/ciervo, venado
cartoon sustantivo/kɑɹˈtun/viñeta
cookie sustantivo/ˈkʊki/galleta
tablet sustantivo/ˈtæblət/placa

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • What were you doing yesterday when I called you?
  • What else did you do?
  • What were you doing in the backyard earlier?
  • What movie were you watching?
  • We both had busy days, didn't we?

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Past continuous was/were + -ing — una acción en curso en un momento del pasadowere you doing · was hiking · were seeing
Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -inglove reading
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónwill tell · will be · will wait

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 4 contracciones y formas reducidas, como didn't, we're, won't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: snack /snæk/, sweetheart /ˈswiːtˌhɑːt/, sweetie /ˈswi.ti/
  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: impressive /ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/, adventure /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/, vibrant /ˈvaɪbɹənt/
  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: indoors /ɪnˈdɔɹz/, cosy /ˈkoʊzi/

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 hike, yummy, ignore.

¿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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