Shadowing Practice: Post It (short film) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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I think it's kind of ridiculous you're not sitting down.
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Oh, I don't mind standing.
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Well, there's plenty of room, and I'm not intimidating.
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Yeah, that's true.
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I have to ask, what's in the box?
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It's, um.. it's nothing.
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Well, you carry it like it's something.
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Sorry, it's none of my business.
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I guess I was just intrigued.
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Uh, it's...
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picture frames, a stapler, paper clips, and uh, pens, and a stack of Post-its.
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Not a human head then.
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Uh, no, it's not a human hair.
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I'm Clara, by the way.
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Hi.
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Hi.
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Oh, sorry.
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Uh, I'm Elroy.
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Elroy. So, Elroy.
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Sorry you lost your job.
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What?
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No. Oh, because of the box?
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No, I didn't.
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I didn't lose my job.
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Oh, well, congratulations then.
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Why?
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For not losing your job.
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Okay.
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Right.
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Thanks.
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This is my mom's stuff.
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I was.
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She died.
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She worked up at the insurance company up the street.
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Yeah, she worked there for a long time.
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A really long time.
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When I was in high school, I'd get up for school in the morning and she'd already be gone. But, um...
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She would leave these little notes on the door.
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It was.. it was kinda nice.
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I don't know why I'm telling you any of this, to be honest.
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She sounds amazing.
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Yeah, she is.
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She was.
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Her and I were really different though.
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Well how so?
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She was so nice to everyone.
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I mean honestly half the time I can't stand people.
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But she could find something nice to say about pretty much anyone.
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Well you could do that.
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No I can't.
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No, I can't.
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Seems like you were just waiting for an opportunity.
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Yeah, you might be right about that. Could be.
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Hey, Elroy.
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This is my friend Elroy, by the way.
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Can I borrow a post-it?
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Yeah, sure, go nuts.
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Thank you.
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Thanks.
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Hey, Elroy.
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What are you doing?
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I wrote a nice shirt.
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What do you think?
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Yeah, it's great.
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I mean, it really is a nice shirt.
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I'm here.
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Would you stop throwing stuff at me, please?
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It's your turn.
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Yeah, all right.
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What do you got?
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Okay.
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Nice mustache.
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You guys are weird.
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You know, I don't even know her that well, so...
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Do you have anything else to do today, Elroy?
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I'm
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going
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to show you how
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to make a new product.
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Thank you.
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The Thank
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you.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 83 frases y 403 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 7:06. El 84 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Las 11 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
ridiculous adjetivo/ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/ridículo
congratulations/kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/felicidades, enhorabuena
pen sustantivo/pɪn/pluma, bolígrafo
stack sustantivo/stæk/pila, montón
borrow verbo/ˈbɑɹ.oʊ/pedir prestado, tomar prestado
intimidate verbo/ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/intimidar, amedrentar
intrigue sustantivo/ˈɪntɹiːɡ/intriga
moustache sustantivo/ˈmʌstæʃ/bigote, mostacho
stapler sustantivo/ˈsteɪplɚ/abrochadora, corchetera
shirt sustantivo/ʃɜɹt/camisa, chema
frame sustantivo/ˈfɹeɪ̯m/estructura, armazón

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
sit down verbosentarse

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • I have to ask, what's in the box?
  • Sorry, it's none of my business.
  • I didn't lose my job.
  • Can I borrow a post-it?
  • Would you stop throwing stuff at me, please?

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -ingmind standing · stop throwing
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos díasyou're not sitting · I'm not intimidating · I'm telling

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

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

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, moustache /ˈmʌstæʃ/, shirt /ʃɜɹt/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: ridiculous /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, intimidate /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: stack /stæk/, stapler /ˈsteɪplɚ/

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 ridiculous, congratulations, pen.

¿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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