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Yesterday, my mum woke up early at half past seven.
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She had set her alarm clock the night before and she got out of bed quickly.
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She looked out of the window and saw that it was raining.
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She rushed down the stairs and started to prepare her breakfast.
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She read the newspaper while the water for her tea boiled.
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She ate her breakfast and drank her cup of tea.
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After breakfast, my mum decided that she should have a shower,
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so she went to the bathroom and showered quickly.
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At about 9 o'clock, she got dressed and fetched her coat from the cupboard.
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She drove the car to the shopping centre and parked in her favourite parking space.
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She walked to the supermarket and collected a trolley.
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As she got near the supermarket, she met a friend and they talked for a few minutes.
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When she entered the supermarket, my mum remembered that she needed to buy a present for her cousin.
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She pushed the trolley to the gift aisle and searched for a special present.
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In the end, she chose a beautiful box of crystals as she knew
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that her cousin was very spiritual and that she loved gemstones and mystic things.
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She collected her other groceries and proceeded to the checkout.
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She queued in line and waited for her turn.
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She chatted to the shop assistant and paid for her shopping.
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When she arrived home, my mum found some pretty paper and wrapped the present.
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She wrote a birthday card and put the two items on the table.
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It was now lunch time, so she opened the fridge and got the ingredients for her lunch.
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She made herself a big sandwich and ate it at the table.
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In the afternoon, my mum cleaned the house and washed the clothes in the washing machine.
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She hung the clothes on the washing line and watched as they blew in the wind.
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It had stopped raining when she was in the shopping centre
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and now the sun shone and it was quite a nice day.
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She put the radio on and listened to her favourite programme.
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The DJ played her favourite type of music and she sang along to most of the songs that she heard.
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Mum cooked dinner and ate it in the kitchen.
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She always ate all her food in the kitchen as she caught up with messages on her phone.
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In the evening she watched tv and knitted a teddy bear.
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She loved knitting while she watched tv.
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She felt relaxed and happy.
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At 10 o'clock she got undressed and washed her face.
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She brushed her teeth and got into bed.
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She got under the cupboards and snuggled down to sleep.
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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 Simple Regular and Irregular Verbs - Daily Routine story in Past Tense”. Las palabras que más se repiten: mum, ate, supermarket, favourite, breakfast. Este vídeo tiene 40 frases y 491 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 4:11. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 117 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 81 % 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
wash verbo/wɑʃ/lavar
supermarket sustantivo/ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/supermercado
cousin sustantivo/ˈkʌz(ə)n/primo, prima
collect verbo/ˈkɑlɪkt/juntar, recoger
cloth sustantivo/klɒθ/tela
knit verbo/nɪt/hacer punto, tricotar
rush verbo/ɹʌʃ/correr, apurarse
clock sustantivo/klɑk/cuentakilómetros
crystal sustantivo/ˈkɹɪstəl/cristal
spiritual adjetivo/ˈspɪɹɪt͡ʃuəl/espiritual
arrive verbo/əˈɹaɪv/llegar, arribar
coat sustantivo/ˈkoʊ̯t/abrigo, saco
relax verbo/ɹɪˈlæks/relajar, aflojar
alarm sustantivo/əˈlɑɹm/alarma, rebato
brush sustantivo/bɹʌʃ/pincel, cepillo

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
get out of verbosalirse de, ponerse fuera de
wake up verbo/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/despertarse, recordar

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

  • Los sonidos de “th”: cloth /klɒθ/, thumb /ˈθʌm/
  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: wash /wɑʃ/, rush /ɹʌʃ/, brush /bɹʌʃ/, shine /ʃaɪn/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/, ingredient /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: spiritual /ˈspɪɹɪt͡ʃuəl/, stairs /ˈstɛɹz/, snuggle /ˈsnʌ.ɡəl/
  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: cousin /ˈkʌz(ə)n/, stairs /ˈstɛɹz/, groceries /ˈɡɹoʊ.s(ə.)ɹiz/
  • /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: sandwich /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/, gemstone /ˈd͡ʒɛmˌstoʊn/

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 wash, supermarket, cousin.

¿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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