Shadowing Practice: RE2 Unit 7B - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Track 14 reading 7b the power of perfume
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Perfume says expert perfumer Sophia Grossman is a promise in a bottle
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That promise might be reflected in a perfumes name joy or pleasure for example
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Millions of dollars are spent on the marketing of a perfume so that customers connect a fragrance to luxury
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Attraction or a certain attitude Fragrances can have power over our thoughts and emotions.
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Scientists believe memory and smell are closely connected in our brains, and that certain aromas have the power to call up deep memories.
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Perfume makers are especially aware of this and use scents that touch us deeply.
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In the perfume world, an essence is a material with its own special aroma.
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Some are natural and often derived from flowers
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and plants Others are synthetic copies of rare
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or difficult to obtain essences Perfume authority Arie Fremont says a good fragrance is a balance between naturals
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and synthetics Naturals give richness and roundness,
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synthetics backbone and sparkle Hundreds of new perfumes are put on the market every year Of these,
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few become successful It's a risky business.
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A company introducing a new scent can easily run through a budget of $20 million.
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Profits, however, can be very high.
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One successful fragrance, CK1, from designer Calvin Klein, made $250 million in its first year.
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Image and Marketing In a Paris perfume store, a building of shining stone,
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metal and glass, Famous perfumes are displayed and guarded like the works of art in the nearby Louvre Museum.
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Salespeople are dressed smartly in black, and each type of perfume is sold in a distinctly shaped bottle.
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In perfume sales, the emphasis is on presentation at least as much as on the product.
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So, naturally, France's main competitor in the global perfume market is the United States, where image is all -important.
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Celebrity -branded scents fill the market, each preceded by advertisements and TV appearances designed to create hype.
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Even sports celebrities, like baseball star Derek Jeter, are creating their own fragrance brands.
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It is easy to be confused about which perfume to buy.
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Perfumer Annie Buzantian offers this advice.
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You really can't get an idea whether a perfume works or not until you wear it.
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It's like the difference between a dress on the hanger and a dress on your body, says Bousantien, though Fremont adds,
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your first impression is often the right one.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Este vídeo tiene 29 frases y 394 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 2:56. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 135 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 72 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| perfume sustantivo | /ˈpɝfjuːm/ | aroma, perfume |
| fragrance sustantivo | /ˈfɹeɪɡɹən(t)s/ | fragancia, aroma |
| scent sustantivo | /sɛnt/ | fragancia, perfume |
| connect verbo | /kəˈnɛkt/ | conectar, empalmar |
| celebrity sustantivo | /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/ | celebridad |
| essence sustantivo | /ˈɛsəns/ | esencia |
| naturally adverbio | /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/ | naturalmente, a natura |
| confused adjetivo | /kənˈfjuːzd/ | confundido |
| deeply adverbio | /ˈdi(ː)pli/ | a fondo |
| designer sustantivo | /dɪˈzaɪnɚ/ | diseñador, diseñadora |
| flower sustantivo | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | flor |
| obtain verbo | /əbˈteɪn/ | obtener |
| reflect verbo | /ɹɪˈflɛkt/ | reflejar, reflectar |
| introduce verbo | /ˌɪntɹəˈdus/ | presentar |
| impression sustantivo | /ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/ | impresión, sensación |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| run through verbo | resumir |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: impression /ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/, luxury /ˈlʌk.ʃə.ɹi/, presentation /ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/, emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/, shine /ʃaɪn/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: celebrity /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, advertisement /ˈædvɚˌtaɪzmənt/, competitor /kəmˈpɛt.ɪ.tɚ/
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 perfume, fragrance, scent.
¿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.