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So, how was your trip to Egypt?
¿Qué tal tu viaje a Egipto?
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You really are a world traveler, aren't you?
Eres un verdadero viajero del mundo, ¿verdad?
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It was really great.
Fue realmente genial.
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The pyramids and temples were incredible.
Las pirámides y los templos eran increíbles.
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And I even rode a camel through the desert.
Incluso monté en camello por el desierto.
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You rode a camel?
¿Montaste en camello?
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Wow, that is so cool.
¡Guau, eso es genial!
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I want to ride a horse,
Quiero montar a caballo,
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but I'm not so sure about a camel.
pero no estoy tan seguro de un camello.
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Have you ever ridden a horse?
¿Alguna vez has montado a caballo?
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A horse?
¿Un caballo?
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Yes, I have.
Sí, lo he hecho.
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I've ridden a horse twice in my life.
He montado a caballo dos veces en mi vida.
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Oh, wow.
Oh, vaya.
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Did you like it?
¿Te gustó?
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Yes, I did.
Sí, lo hice.
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It was a really great experience.
Fue una experiencia realmente genial.
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Horses are so beautiful and powerful.
Los caballos son tan hermosos y poderosos.
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It's my favorite animal.
Es mi animal favorito.
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Yes, they are amazing animals.
Sí, son animales increíbles.
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So how many countries have you traveled to?
¿A cuántos países has viajado?
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I've been to 32 countries so far and counting.
He visitado 32 países hasta ahora, y sigo sumando.
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32 countries?
¿32 países?
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Wow, that's so cool.
¡Guau, eso es genial!
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What was your favorite country?
¿Cuál era tu país favorito?
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That's a difficult question.
Esa es una pregunta difícil.
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But I would have to say Thailand.
Pero yo diría que Tailandia.
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Thailand was really spectacular.
Tailandia fue realmente espectacular.
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The food, culture, and people are really unbelievable.
La comida, la cultura y la gente son realmente increíbles.
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I've been there three times.
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Three times?
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Wow, you're so lucky.
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Did you eat any interesting or strange dishes?
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Strange dishes?
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Hmm.
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Actually, yes.
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I did try some pretty interesting dishes.
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I tried some fried insects and dancing shrimp.
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Fried insects?
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Ew.
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That doesn't sound good at all.
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Dancing shrimp?
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You mean they were still alive?
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Yes, they were.
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Actually, they were both quite tasty.
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I was really surprised.
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You know what they say when in Rome.
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No, thank you.
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I would never eat fried insects or anything that is still alive.
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What else did you do there?
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I traveled to quite a few places.
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I started in Chiang Mai,
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which is in the north of Thailand,
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and went all the way down to Phuket.
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I hiked some really fun and adventurous trails in the north of Thailand.
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I took some cooking classes and I learned how to make some really delicious Thai dishes.
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I rode an elephant and I visited some beautiful temples.
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I met a lot of really nice,
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fun, and interesting people along the way.
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I haggled in many markets all over Thailand,
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and I bought some really cool souvenirs.
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Oh, and I watched several Thai boxing matches.
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Wow, that all sounds like so much fun.
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Have you ever tried Thai boxing?
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Actually, yes, I did.
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I took a few lessons when I was there.
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It was a lot of fun,
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but it hurt a little bit.
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Oh, no. Did you get injured?
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Nothing too bad.
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But I was messing around with my friend Joe.
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And he kicked me in the mouth by accident.
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My mouth bled for hours.
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It was fairly painful.
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Oh, sorry, I don't mean to laugh.
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But that is pretty funny.
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It sounds like it was a really wonderful experience.
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Yes, I've been quite lucky to have traveled so much in my life.
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So where will you go next?
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Well, nothing too exciting.
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I'm going to L.A next week.
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But this time it's mostly business.
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L.A.?
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Next week?
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You're so lucky.
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Have you ever met anyone famous?
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Have I ever met anyone famous?
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Hmm.
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Yes, I have.
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I met Brad Pitt about five years ago.
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It was totally by chance.
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I was on vacation in Hawaii.
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And we just happened to be staying at the same hotel.
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I ran into him in the elevator.
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I took a selfie with him.
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Unfortunately, it all happened so quickly that I didn't get his autograph.
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Ah, that's too bad.
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But it's pretty neat that you got a selfie with Brad Pitt.
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Have you ever been on TV, Tony?
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Yes, I've been on TV.
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But it was no big deal.
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I was interviewed once by a local news station about how I felt about the new strip mall that had just opened.
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Oh, I could never speak in front of a camera.
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Weren't you nervous?
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Not at all.
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I took acting classes when I was in university.
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I see.
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Have you ever given a public speech in front of a large audience?
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Yes, many times.
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I have to speak in front of people all the time for my job.
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I have to make presentations to my colleagues at least once per week.
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I speak in front of very large crowds of people at conferences all over the world.
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It doesn't bother me at all.
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So you don't get stage fright at all?
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That's impressive.
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Well, I used to worry that people might find my presentation so boring That they would fall asleep.
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That would have been really embarrassing.
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Luckily, that has never happened.
119
Knock on wood.
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Ha ha, yes, that would be embarrassing.
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Have you ever fallen asleep in the middle of a meeting or presentation?
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No, I've never fallen asleep in the middle of a meeting or presentation before.
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I have fallen asleep on the train a couple of times though.
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The last time was really terrible.
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I really learned my lesson.
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I missed my stop and it was the last train.
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So I had to take a taxi home.
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It was really expensive.
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And I didn't have my credit card because I lost it.
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It fell out of my pocket when I was sleeping.
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The taxi driver was really nice.
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And he let me pay the next day.
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I bought him a gift certificate to a really nice restaurant to show my gratitude.
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Oh, no!
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That's terrible and lucky at the same time.
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I hope you got him a gift certificate to a good restaurant.
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Recently, someone gave me a gift certificate to a store that I can't stand.
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Of course, I couldn't say anything to them,
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so I don't know what I'm going to do with it have you received a gift
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that you didn't like oh many times that's a really tough situation to be in isn't it it sure is

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “Present Perfect and the Past Simple”. Las palabras que más se repiten: Thailand, horse, dishes, presentation, asleep. Este vídeo tiene 140 frases y 965 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 9:52. El hablante habla despacio, unas 98 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. Solo el 77 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente. 28 de sus 140 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
camel sustantivo/ˈkæm(ə)l/camello, dromedario
insect sustantivo/ˈɪn.sɛkt/insecto
fry verbo/fɹaɪ/freír
embarrass verbo/ɪmˈbæɹəs/avergonzar, abochornar
selfie sustantivo/ˈsɛlfi/autofoto, selfie
shrimp sustantivo/ʃɹɪmp/camarón
taxi sustantivo/ˈtæksi/taxi, taxímetro
adventurous adjetivo/ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.əs/intrépido, aventurero
autograph sustantivo/ˈɔtəɡɹæf/autógrafo
excite verbo/ɪkˈsaɪt/emocionar
fright sustantivo/fɹaɪt/susto
haggle verbo/ˈhæɡəl/recatear, regatear
injure verbo/ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ/lastimar, lisiar
souvenir sustantivo/ˈsu.vəˌnɪɹ/recuerdo, tornaviaje
traveller sustantivo/ˈtɹævəlɚ/viajero, viajera

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • You really are a world traveler, aren't you?
  • Have you ever ridden a horse?
  • What was your favorite country?
  • Did you eat any interesting or strange dishes?
  • You mean they were still alive?

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 24 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I've, didn't, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: adventurous /ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.əs/, elevator /ˈɛləˌveɪtɚ/, spectacular /spɛkˈtæk.jə.lɚ/, unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: adventurous /ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.əs/, souvenir /ˈsu.vəˌnɪɹ/, traveller /ˈtɹævəlɚ/, elevator /ˈɛləˌveɪtɚ/, unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/
  • /h/ — una aspiración suave, no la “j”: haggle /ˈhæɡəl/, hike /haɪk/

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 camel, insect, fry.

¿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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