Shadowing Practice: PREPARE 2 - UNIT 8- Favourite Places (Page 50-53) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Track 60 Cupboard.
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G. Photographs.
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H. Blanket.
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I Curtains.
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J. Bookshelf.
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K. Mirror.
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Track 61 a bird
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or board track 62 a bird curtains
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first furniture were work
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or board board bought drawers floor saw
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wall Track 63
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Everyone Needs a Favourite Place by Rebecca Grant Today I want to write about my favourite place.
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It's by the window in my bedroom.
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I've got a dark red armchair and a blanket.
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My grandma made the blanket for me when I was little.
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Next to the chair is a bookshelf with my favourite books and there's also a little chest of drawers.
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On top of it there are some stones I collected from the beach.
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I've got a few photographs on one side of the window and a mirror on the other side.
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I've got curtains on my window too.
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Do you have a favourite place at home?
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Is it in your bedroom or in the sitting room or somewhere else?
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Maybe you don't have one but you want to make somewhere you like special.
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Then here are a few ideas to help you create your special place.
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1. Light is important in a room.
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Is there natural light or do you need a lamp?
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2. You don't need a lot of furniture.
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A chair or an armchair is enough.
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Or you can put a few large cushions on the carpet in a corner.
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You don't really need anything else.
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3. What colours do you like around you?
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Use something like cushions to give colour to your bed.
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Posters and blankets work well for colour too.
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4. Now you can collect some favourite things to put in your special place.
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Remember, no one is the same, so everyone's favourite place is different.
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Anyone can make their place special.
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Track 64.
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Artists' Favourite Places.
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1. Gemma Blake, painter.
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Last summer, I spent four weeks on the northwest coast of Scotland in a little house by the sea.
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In the evenings, I sat by the open window and listened to the sound of the wind and the waves.
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It was wonderful.
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After breakfast, when I went out to paint and draw, I always had lots of ideas for pictures.
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Most days I didn't see anyone except my neighbour.
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He was a fisherman.
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He really liked my work and I sold him a drawing for his wall.
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I grew up in a small town in Canada.
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My grandma took me for walks and told me everything about the animals and plants there.
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When I was 19, I went to music school in Toronto.
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At first, I loved the big city.
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Then I started writing my own songs about, guess what, nature in and around my hometown.
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So five years ago, I moved back, and now I don't want to live anywhere else.
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3. Paul Davidson, dancer.
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I started dancing when I was very young.
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It was hard work, but I was good,
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and I danced with famous companies in Russia, the USA, and Europe.
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I didn't really have a home, so when I had enough money, I bought a tiny flat in London.
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I love it there.
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The world of dance is busy and tiring, and it's great to be able to get back to my flat.
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I close the door, lie on my bed and listen to music.
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Track 65 Hi, my name's George.
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You asked me about my favourite place.
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That's a difficult one.
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Let me explain.
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I don't really have anywhere of my own because our flat's too small
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and we don't have a garden i share a bedroom with my brother so i don't get much time to myself
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but when he goes out
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or goes to play with his friends i can be alone in our bedroom
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and at those times the bedroom is my favorite place i put all the cushions on my bed lie there
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and read what do i like reading well mostly stories and sports magazines
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Hello, I'm Abby.
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My favourite place.
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Hmm, let me think.
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Okay, don't laugh.
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My favourite place isn't anywhere inside the house.
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It's outside, in the park down the road.
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I can walk there in five minutes.
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There's this amazing tree right on the top of the hill, and there's usually no one around.
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I like sitting under the tree and writing my diary every day.
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The sound of the wind in the trees is brilliant.
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It helps me remember everything about my day.
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No one else reads my diary, only me.
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Hi, I'm Jo.
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Yes, I've got a favourite place.
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It isn't in the house, though, and it isn't outside.
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It's in the garage.
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We don't have a car so my mum and dad let me use the garage for my music.
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I started playing the guitar when I was six and that's what I do in the garage.
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And sometimes I sing.
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I write all my own songs but I don't like anyone listening to them.
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It's quite comfortable.
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There's an armchair in the corner and I've got pictures on the walls it really is my favorite place
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación se basa en el vídeo “PREPARE 2 - UNIT 8- Favourite Places”. Las palabras que más se repiten: favourite, track, bedroom, blanket, window. Este vídeo tiene 91 frases y 837 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 7:43. El hablante habla despacio, unas 109 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 82 % 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:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| bedroom sustantivo | /ˈbɛdˌɹum/ | alcoba, dormitorio |
| blanket sustantivo | /ˈblæŋ.kɪt/ | manta, cobija |
| garage sustantivo | /ɡəˈɹɑʒ/ | garaje, cochera |
| curtain sustantivo | /ˈkɜɹt(ə)n/ | cortina |
| cushion sustantivo | /ˈkʊʃən/ | cojín, almohadón |
| mirror sustantivo | /ˈmiɹɚ/ | espejo |
| collect verbo | /ˈkɑlɪkt/ | juntar, recoger |
| furniture sustantivo | /ˈfɝ.nɪ.t͡ʃɚ/ | mobiliario, mueble |
| photograph sustantivo | /ˈfoʊ.təˌɡɹæf/ | fotografía, toma fotográfica |
| grandma sustantivo | /ˈɡɹænmɑː/ | abuela, abuelita |
| diary sustantivo | /ˈdaɪ.ə.ɹi/ | diario, diario personal |
| drawer sustantivo | /dɹɔɹ/ | cajón, gaveta |
| guitar sustantivo | /ɡɪˈtɑɹ/ | guitarra, jarana |
| poster sustantivo | /ˈpoʊstɚ/ | cartel, póster |
| carpet sustantivo | /ˈkɑɹ.pət/ | alfombra, moqueta |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| get back to verbo | responder / contestar (en un rato), volver / tornar a contactar |
| go out verbo | salir |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- It's by the window in my bedroom.
- I've got a dark red armchair and a blanket.
- I've got curtains on my window too.
- Do you have a favourite place at home?
- What colours do you like around you?
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 22 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, I've, isn't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: garage /ɡəˈɹɑʒ/, cushion /ˈkʊʃən/, bookshelf /ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf/, fisherman /ˈfɪʃ.ɚ.mən/
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 bedroom, blanket, garage.
¿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.