Shadowing Practice: RE2 Unit 7A - Learn English Speaking with Video
Creando lección...
1
Track 13, Reading 7a, The Flower Trade When you purchase fresh -cut flowers,
2
do you think about where they came from?
3
You might assume they were grown somewhere nearby.
4
The reality, though, is that the cut flower trade is increasingly international.
5
Today, thanks to airplanes and high -tech cooling systems,
6
even the most delicate flower can be exported and sold in a florist thousands of kilometers from where it was grown.
7
The cut flower leader.
8
The Netherlands has dominated the world cut flower trade since the 1970s.
9
It handles about 50 % of the world's cut flowers.
10
And its auction houses are very large indeed.
11
Aalsmere, near Amsterdam, is an auction house in the sense that Tokyo is a city.
12
About 120 soccer fields would fill its main building.
13
20 million flowers are sold here on an average day, including roses, lilies, and of course, tulips.
14
The Netherlands is also a world leader in developing new flower varieties.
15
Dutch companies and the government invest a considerable amount of money in flower research.
16
Their scientists look for ways to lengthen a flower's vase life, to strengthen flowers to prevent them from being damaged while traveling,
17
and also to strengthen the flower's natural fragrance.
18
The Benefits of Climate Despite the Netherlands' dominance of the flower market, there are many places with a better climate for growing flowers.
19
The climate of Ecuador, for example, is almost perfect.
20
Mauricio Davalos is the man responsible for starting Ecuador's flower industry, which has grown quickly over recent years.
21
Our biggest edge is nature, he claims.
22
Our roses are the best in the world.
23
With predictable rainy periods and 12 hours of sunlight each day, Ecuador's roses are known for their large heads and long, straight stems.
24
Every year, Ecuador sells about 500 million flowers to the United States alone.
25
The industry has brought employment opportunities and a stronger economy to regions of the country.
26
My family has TV now.
27
There are radios, says Yolanda Kishpe, 20, who picked roses for four years.
28
To others, the increasingly international nature of the flower trade is very bad news.
29
In recent years, local growers in the United States faced huge competition from international flower companies.
30
Many have even lost their businesses.
31
Lena Hale, an independent rose grower in California, said her father predicted the situation in the 1980s.
32
I see a freight train coming down the track, he warned her, and it's coming straight towards us.
33
Her father's prediction, sadly, has largely come true In a globalized world,
34
what happens in one place often has far -reaching effects
📺 Mismo canal
B16
RE2 Unit 12A
High School StudentsUniversity Students+1
B26
RE3 Unit 3A
University StudentsWorking Adults+1
B25
RE2 Unit 3A
High School StudentsUniversity Students+1
B26
RE3 Unit 6A
University StudentsBusiness English+2
B17
RE3 Unit 5A
High School StudentsUniversity Students+1
B25
RE2 Unit 7B
University StudentsBusiness English+1
B11
Part 1 15 16
TeensHigh School Students+1
B11
Part 1 78
TeensHigh School Students+1
C18
RE3 Unit 6B
University StudentsWorking Adults+1
A210
G7 U11 Q&A Des
KidsTeens+2
B25
RE2 Unit 6B
University StudentsWorking Adults+1
B24
RE2 Unit 6A
IELTS PrepTOEFL Prep+2
B16
RE2 Unit 4B
High School StudentsUniversity Students+1
A24
G6 U5 des
KidsTeens+1
A210
G7 U10 mindmap
TeensHigh School Students+1
B16
RE2 Unit 4A
University StudentsCambridge Exam Prep
B17
GS8 U1 Mindmap
TeensHigh School Students+1
B24
RE2 Unit 5B
University StudentsCambridge Exam Prep
B26
RE3 Unit 4A
IELTS PrepTOEFL Prep+2
A24
G7 U10 Q&A Topic
KidsTeens+2
✨ Recomendar Video
B122 oraciones
National Geographic Reading Explorer 2 Unit 7 Flowers from Ecuador
High School StudentsUniversity Students+3
B25
92 oraciones
Why Jasmine Oil Is So Expensive | So Expensive | Business Insider
University StudentsBusiness English+2
B22
27 oraciones
China diversifies trade routes | Vietnam Today
University StudentsBusiness English+2
B12
192 oraciones
How to Harvest, Condition, and Store Tulips // Dry Storing Tulip Flowers with Visuals // Northlawn
University StudentsBusiness English+1
B299 oraciones
What's safe to eat now?
University StudentsBusiness English+2
B12
17 oraciones
AI - House Room Part 3
High School StudentsUniversity Students+3
B280
15 oraciones
Flavours & Beyond: The art of Hue's lotus rice | Vietnam Today
University StudentsWorking Adults+1
B22
41 oraciones
Van Gogh at the National Gallery
University StudentsWorking Adults+1
B217
30 oraciones
People Need Biodiversity
University StudentsBusiness English+2
B21
75 oraciones
CAE9 O TEST1 PART2
High School StudentsUniversity Students+3
B12
38 oraciones
Where Dollars Die and Are Reborn
University StudentsBusiness English+2
Sobre esta lección
¿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.