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Number one, put God first.
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Put God first in everything you do.
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Everything that you think you see in me, everything that I've accomplished, everything that you think I have, and I have a few things.
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Everything that I have is by the grace of God.
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Understand that.
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It's a gift.
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40 years ago, March 27th, 1975, it was 40 years ago, just this past March, I was flunking out of college.
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I had a 1.7 grade point average.
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I hope none of you can relate.
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I had a 1.7 grade point average.
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I was sitting in my mother's beauty shop.
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They still call it beauty shop now.
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they call it?
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Yeah, I was sitting in the beauty parlor.
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I was sitting in my mother's beauty parlor and I'm looking in the mirror and I see behind me this woman under the dryer and every time she looked up, every time I looked up, she was looking at me, just looking me in the eye.
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I didn't know who she was and I said, you know, she said, somebody give me a pen, give me a pencil.
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I have a prophecy.
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March 27, 1975.
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She said, boy, you are going to travel the world and speak to millions of people.
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Now mind you, I flunked out of college.
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I'm thinking about joining the army.
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I didn't know what I was going to do.
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And she's telling me I'm going to travel the world and speak to millions of people.
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Well, I have traveled the world and I have spoke to millions of people, but that's not the most important thing.
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The success that I had, the most important thing is that what she taught me and what she told me that day has stayed with me since.
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I've been protected.
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I've been directed.
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I've been corrected.
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I've kept God in my life and has kept me humble.
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I didn't always stick with him, but he always stuck with me.
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So stick with him in everything you do.
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If you think you want to do what you think I've done, then do what I've done and stick with God.
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Number two, fail big.
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That's right.
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Fail big.
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Today is the beginning of the rest of your life, and it can be very frightening.
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It's a new world out there.
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It's a mean world out there.
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You only live once.
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So do what you feel passionate about.
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Take chances.
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Professionally.
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Don't be afraid to fail.
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There's an old IQ test.
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Nine dots.
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And you had to draw five lines with a pencil within these nine dots.
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Without lifting the pencil.
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The only way to do it was to go outside the box.
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so don't be afraid to go outside the box don't be afraid to think outside the box don't be afraid to fail big to dream big but remember
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dreams without goals are just dreams and they ultimately fuel disappointment so have dreams
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but have goals.
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Life goals.
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Yearly goals.
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Monthly goals.
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Daily goals.
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I try to give myself a goal every day.
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Sometimes it's just to not curse somebody out.
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Simple goals but have goals.
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And understand that to achieve these goals you must apply discipline and consistency.
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In order to achieve your goals, you must apply discipline, which you have already done, and consistency every day.
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Now, just on Tuesday and miss a few days.
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You have to work at it every day.
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You have to plan every day.
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You've heard the saying, we don't plan to fail.
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We fail to plan.
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Hard work works.
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Working really hard is what successful people do.
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And in this text, tweet, twerk world that you've grown up in, remember just because you're doing a lot more doesn't mean you're getting a lot more done
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remember that just because you're doing a lot more doesn't mean you're getting a lot more done don't confuse movement with progress
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my mother told me she said yeah because you can run in place all the time and never get
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anywhere so continue to strive continue to have goals continue to
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progress number three you'll never see a u-haul behind a
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hearse i'll say it again you'll never see a u-haul behind a hearse i don't care how much money you make you can't take it with you.
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And it's not how much you have.
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It's what you do with what you have.
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We all have different talents.
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Some of you will be doctors, some lawyers, some scientists, some educators, some nurses, some teachers.
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Yeah, okay.
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Some preachers.
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The most selfish thing you can do in this world is help someone else.
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Why is it selfish?
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Because the gratification, the goodness that comes to you, the good feeling, the good feeling that I get from helping others, nothing's better than that.
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Not jewelry, not big house I have, not the cars, but it's the joy.
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That's where the joy is in helping others.
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That's where the success is.
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Finally, I pray that you put your slippers
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way under the bed tonight so that when you wake up in the morning you have to get on your knees to reach them
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and while you're down there say thank you for grace thank you for mercy Thank you for understanding.
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Thank you for wisdom.
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Thank you for parents.
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Thank you for love.
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Thank you for kindness.
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Thank you for humility.
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Thank you for peace.
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Thank you for prosperity.
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Say thank you in advance for what's already yours.
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That's how I live my life.
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That's why I am.
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One of the reasons why I am today.
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Say thank you in advance for what is already yours.
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True desire in the heart for anything good is God's proof to you sent beforehand to indicate that it's yours already.
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I'll say it again.
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True desire in the heart, that itch that you have, whatever it is you want to do, that thing that you want to do to help others and to grow and to make money, that desire, that itch, that's God's proof to you
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sent beforehand already to indicate that it's yours.
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And anything you want good, you can have.
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So claim it.
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Work hard to get it.
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When you get it, reach back.
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Pull someone else up.
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Each one, teach one.
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Don't just aspire to make a living Aspire to make a difference
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel C1 se basa en el vídeo “Put God First - Denzel Washington Motivational & Inspiring Commencement Speech”. Las palabras que más se repiten: goal, fail, afraid, beauty, dream. Este vídeo tiene 111 frases y 1059 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 8:12. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 129 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 87 % 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 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| pencil sustantivo | /ˈpɛnsəl/ | lápiz |
| aspire verbo | /əˈspaɪɚ/ | aspirar, ambicionar |
| flunk verbo | /flʌŋk/ | aplazar, reprobar |
| itch sustantivo | /ɪt͡ʃ/ | picazón, picor |
| parlor sustantivo | /ˈpɑɹlɚ/ | sala, sala de estar |
| beforehand adverbio | /bɪˈfɔɹhænd/ | de antemano, anticipadamente |
| haul verbo | /hɔl/ | empujar, tirar fuerte |
| consistency sustantivo | /kənˈsɪs.tən.si/ | consistencia |
| frighten verbo | /ˈfɹaɪ.tən/ | atemorizar, amedrentar |
| slipper sustantivo | /ˈslɪpə(ɹ)/ | zapatilla, pantufla |
| educator sustantivo | /ˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪtɚ/ | educador, educadora |
| humility sustantivo | /hjuːˈmɪlɪti/ | humildad |
| confuse verbo | /kənˈfjuːz/ | confundir, barahustar |
| preacher sustantivo | /ˈpɹit͡ʃɚ/ | predicador |
| prophecy sustantivo | /ˈpɹɑfɪsi/ | profecía |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| look up verbo | /ˌlʊk ˈʌp/ | mejorar |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- I was sitting in my mother's beauty shop.
- I'm thinking about joining the army.
- I didn't know what I was going to do.
- You've heard the saying, we don't plan to fail.
- It's what you do with what you have.
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | I've accomplished · have traveled · has stayed |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | I've been protected · I've been directed · I've been corrected |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 35 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, I've, you're. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: gratification /ˌɡɹætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/, accomplish /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ/, passionate /ˈpæʃənɪt/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: consistency /kənˈsɪs.tən.si/, gratification /ˌɡɹætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/, educator /ˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪtɚ/, humility /hjuːˈmɪlɪti/, prosperity /pɹɑˈspɛɹ.ɪ.ti/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: slipper /ˈslɪpə(ɹ)/, strive /ˈstɹaɪv/
- /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: educator /ˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪtɚ/, jewellery /ˈd͡ʒʊ-/
- /h/ — una aspiración suave, no la “j”: hearse /hɝs/, beforehand /bɪˈfɔɹhænd/, haul /hɔl/, humility /hjuːˈmɪlɪti/
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 pencil, aspire, flunk.
¿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.