Shadowing Practice: RE2 Unit 8B - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I left Tangier, my birthplace, the 13th of June, 1325,
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with the intention of making the pilgrimage to Mecca, to leave all my friends,
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both female and male, to abandon my home as birds abandon their nests.
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So begins an old manuscript in a library in Paris, the travel journal of Ibn Battuta.
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Almost two centuries before Columbus, this young Moroccan set off for Mecca.
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Returning home three decades later, Ibn Battuta is now regarded as one of history's great travelers.
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Driven by curiosity, he journeyed to remote corners of the Islamic world,
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traveling three times as far as Marco Polo, through 44 modern countries.
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He is little celebrated in some parts of the world, yet his name is well known among Arabs.
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In his hometown town of Tangier, a square, a hotel, a cafe,
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a ferry boat, and even a hamburger are named after him.
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Prior to his adventures traveling the world, Ibn Battuta studied in Mecca for several years.
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However, the urge to travel soon took over.
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He traveled to India, seeking profitable employment with the Sultan of Delhi.
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On the way, he described his group being attacked in the open country by eighty foot soldiers and two horsemen.
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We fought, killing one of their horsemen and about twelve of the foot soldiers.
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I was hit by an arrow and my horse by another, but God in His grace preserved me.
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In Delhi, the Sultan gave him the position of judge based on his studies at Mecca, but the Sultan had an unpredictable character,
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and Ibn Battuta was soon looking for an opportunity to leave.
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When the sultan offered to finance a trip to China, Ibn Battuta agreed.
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He set off in three ships, but misfortune struck while he was still on shore.
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A sudden storm grounded and broke up two of the ships.
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Scattering treasure, the storm drowned many people and horses.
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As he watched, the third ship, with all his belongings and slaves was carried out to sea
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and never heard from again after a lifetime of adventures ibn
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batuta was finally ordered by the sultan of morocco to return
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home to share his wisdom with the world fortunately he consented and wrote a book that has been translated into numerous languages,
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allowing people everywhere to read about his incredible journeys.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Las palabras que más se repiten: ibn, Battuta, sultan, Mecca, ship. Este vídeo tiene 28 frases y 383 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 2:56. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 130 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 75 % 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 |
|---|---|---|
| sultan sustantivo | /ˈsʌltən/ | sultán, soldán |
| adventure sustantivo | /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/ | aventura |
| abandon verbo | /əˈbæn.dən/ | renunciar, suspender |
| remote adjetivo | /ɹəˈməʊt̞/ | remoto |
| sudden adjetivo | /ˈsʌd.ən/ | repentino, súbito |
| lifetime sustantivo | /ˈlaɪf.taɪm/ | vida |
| consent verbo | /kənˈsɛnt/ | consentir |
| regard sustantivo | /ɹɪˈɡɑːd/ | miramiento, reguardo |
| intention sustantivo | /ɪnˈtɛnʃn̩/ | intención |
| shore sustantivo | /ʃɔɹ/ | orilla, vera |
| slave sustantivo | /sleɪv/ | esclavo, esclava |
| wisdom sustantivo | /ˈwɪzdəm/ | sabiduría |
| preserve verbo | /pɹəˈzɝv/ | preservar |
| treasure sustantivo | /ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/ | tesoro |
| arrow sustantivo | /ˈæɹəʊ/ | flecha, saeta |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| break up verbo | separar, cisionar |
| take over verbo | apoderarse, enseñorearse |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: intention /ɪnˈtɛnʃn̩/, shore /ʃɔɹ/, treasure /ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: curiosity /ˌkjʊɹ.iˈɑ.sə.ti/, fortunately /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: slave /sleɪv/, scatter /ˈskætɚ/
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: adventure /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/, twelve /twɛlv/, slave /sleɪv/, preserve /pɹəˈzɝv/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: wisdom /ˈwɪzdəm/, preserve /pɹəˈzɝv/, translate /tɹænzˈleɪt/
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 sultan, adventure, abandon.
¿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.