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Oh, hi.
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Hey, uh, well, today's my first lecture, and I kind of wanted to try it out on you guys.
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Do you mind?
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No, that'd be great.
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Sure.
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Perfect.
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Ah, mmmm.
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There are three primary theories concerning sediment flow rate.
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Each of these theories can be further subcategorized Oh, this is it.
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This is what's gonna kill me.
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Subcategories.
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The first of these subcategories is...
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Uh, who's Ross?
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Are there, uh, are there naked chicks on that piece of paper?
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No, why?
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Well, I've just never seen a guy stare so hard at a piece of paper that didn't have naked chicks on it.
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Oh, okay.
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Okay.
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There are three primary theories concerning sediment flow rate.
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Each of these theories can be further subcategorized into these...
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Why don't you open with a joke?
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Open with a joke?
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It's a university, not a comedy club.
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Wait a minute.
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Hold the phone.
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You're not talking about Chuckles University?
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Hello.
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Hey, how'd it let you go?
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It went great.
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And I didn't need any jokes or naked chicks either.
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Oh, that's great.
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Ross, I'm sorry we weren't more supportive before.
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I knew all I had to do was let the materials speak for itself.
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Everyone's all, uh, Ross, you have to be funny and sexy.
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Well, I proved them wrong.
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And now I'm gonna pass the news on to Joey and Chandler.
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That you're not funny or sexy?
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That's right.
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Right.
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So when Ridby got his samples back from the laboratory, he made a startling discovery.
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What he believed to be igneous was, in fact, sedimentary.
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Imagine his consternation when...
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Oh, bloody hell.
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What the hell are you doing?
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Look, I was nervous.
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You guys had me all worried.
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I was gonna be boring.
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I got up there and they were all, like, staring at me.
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I opened my mouth and this British accent just came out.
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Yeah, not a very good one.
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Will you.. will you please?
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Dr. Geller, Kurt Rathman, I'm a professor in the paleontology department here.
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Oh.
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Do you have a moment to talk about your lecture?
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I'm sorry.
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I've got plans with my sister.
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Monica Geller.
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Right, will you excuse us for one moment?
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What are you doing?
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Oh, you can have an accent, but I can't.
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Talk by the morning to you laddies.
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Keep going.
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We are phasing the accent out.
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Phasing it out.
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So without retesting their results in the laboratory, the team would never have identified...
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The initial errors in their carbon dating ain't no less.
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Were there any questions at this point?
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Yes?
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What's happening to your accent?
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Come again?
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What's this nonsense?
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All right, I'm not English.
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I'm from Long Island.
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I was really nervous, and the accent just came out.
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I'm sorry.
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So if we could just get back to the lecture. Were there any questions? About paleontology?
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All right, look, I was just trying to make a good first impression.
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Obviously, I screwed up.
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But what you guys think of me is really important, because I'm hoping to get a permanent job here.
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So if you just give me another chance to make a good impression...
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Russ!
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Are you crazy?
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I am still your wife!
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What, were you just never gonna tell me?
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What the hell is wrong with you?
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Oh, I could just kill you!
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Well, Rachel!
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “Professor Ross Gets Caught Faking a British Accent”. Las palabras que más se repiten: accent, theories, chicks, lecture, Ross. Este vídeo tiene 87 frases y 558 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 4:55. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 113 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 79 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente. 24 de sus 87 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
Las 14 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| accent sustantivo | /ækˈsɛnt/ | acento léxico |
| chick sustantivo | /t͡ʃɪk/ | polluelo, pollo |
| lecture sustantivo | /ˈlɛk.t͡ʃə/ | aleccionamiento, lectivo |
| paleontology sustantivo | /ˌpeɪli.ənˈtɑləd͡ʒi/ | paleontología |
| sediment sustantivo | /ˈsɛd.ɪ.mənt/ | sedimento |
| stare verbo | /stɛɚ/ | mirar fijamente, quedarse mirando |
| laboratory sustantivo | /ˈlæb(ə)ɹəˌtɔɹi/ | laboratorio |
| consternation sustantivo | /ˌkɑn.s(t)ɚˈneɪ.ʃən/ | consternación, abatimiento |
| igneous adjetivo | /ˈɪɡ.ni.əs/ | ígneo |
| sedimentary adjetivo | /ˌsɛd.əˈmɛn.tə.ɹi/ | sedimentario |
| startle verbo | /ˈstɑɹt(ə)l/ | sobresaltarse, alarmarse |
| bore verbo | /boɹ/ | aburrir |
| supportive adjetivo | /səˈpɔɹtɪv/ | alentador, de apoyo |
| nonsense sustantivo | /ˈnɒn.səns/ | disparate, parida |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| come out verbo | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | revelarse, salir a la luz |
| get back to verbo | responder / contestar (en un rato), volver / tornar a contactar | |
| get up verbo | levantarse |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- Why don't you open with a joke?
- Hey, how'd it let you go?
- Right, will you excuse us for one moment?
- What's happening to your accent?
- What, were you just never gonna tell me?
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos días | You're not talking · are you doing · are phasing |
| Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un plan o algo que se ve venir | gonna kill · gonna pass · gonna be |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicción | Will you · will you excuse |
| Obligación: must / have to / need to decir que algo es necesario | had to do · have to be |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 24 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, gonna, didn't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: paleontology /ˌpeɪli.ənˈtɑləd͡ʒi/, laboratory /ˈlæb(ə)ɹəˌtɔɹi/, consternation /ˌkɑn.s(t)ɚˈneɪ.ʃən/, sedimentary /ˌsɛd.əˈmɛn.tə.ɹi/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: stare /stɛɚ/, startle /ˈstɑɹt(ə)l/
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 accent, chick, lecture.
¿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.