Shadowing Practice: Read More in English - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Guess what?
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Today is International Book Day,
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or as they say here in Spain,
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El Dia del Libro, the day of the book,
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which always makes me laugh.
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It sounds like a disaster movie,
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the day of the book,
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when the books will come and invade earth and kill all of us for not reading enough.
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Do we read enough?
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Do we read too much?
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I don't know.
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I'm definitely a bookworm.
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I love going into bookshops,
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browsing the shelves and the books,
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and I can't leave without buying something.
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Recently, I bought this one,
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ultra-processed people, all about the dangers of ultra-processed food.
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Also, I couldn't help resist picking up a book about AI,
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Gary Marcus, leading figure in AI.
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I'm really interested in AI.
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But of course, I do love novels as well.
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I really enjoy a good thriller,
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murder mystery kind of novel.
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Listen for the lie, aim it in terror.
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I guess whatever you like,
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whether you like novels, biographies,
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fiction or non-fiction, and whether you prefer paper books like me or digital books,
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maybe you enjoy reading on the screen or ebooks.
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Whatever takes your fancy, today is a good day to go and buy a book.
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International Book Day.
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Now, a lot of students,
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not a lot, now and again,
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one or two students ask me,
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which books are good for my level?
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Now, that's really difficult, right?
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Because A, I don't know your level.
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And B, how do you choose the right book for you?
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Well, in some English schools,
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there's a thing called the rule of five.
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And you use your five fingers.
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I'm going to adapt it for adults, right?
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And for adults who are non-native speakers and here's how it works.
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Take a book, open the book on any page and read the first five lines more or less.
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As you read, every time you don't understand a word,
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you put up a finger.
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So as you're reading, more words come up.
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Now, if you read and you've got,
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so you're reading five lines,
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five words you don't understand,
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it's going to be too difficult.
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Don't try reading that book.
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You'll spend the whole time looking up words and not enjoying the book.
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If it's zero words, you don't understand, i.e. you understand everything.
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It might be too easy,
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but it could be good.
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It would be a really good read for improving your fluency, your reading fluency.
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When you read things that are too easy,
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you can read quickly and it's a great skill to develop.
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and you can focus on the story,
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the plot, the backdrop, everything.
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The backstory, I mean.
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So if you discover, okay,
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one or two words you don't understand, that's about right.
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That's about the right level.
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There'll be a bit of a challenge,
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but you'll be able to manage.
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If you cannot understand three or four or five words,
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it's going to be too many.
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It's probably too difficult.
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So that's a quick rule of five to help you choose a book if it's right for you.
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I'm going to leave you with a little reading.
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I'm going to read an extract from,
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I thought it was real blood, like what?
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I'm going to read you an extract from this one,
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Listen for the Lie.
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I have read it, it's quite a strong book.
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I do recommend it, but it's not for the faint-hearted.
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It is about murder and it is quite bloody,
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but the story is about Lucy, the main character.
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Let me read you a short extract.
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I'm sorry Lucy
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but we have to let you go he says to the
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surprise of no one I nod we're downsizing unfortunately he looks
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at the spot just past my shoulder instead of at my
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face having assistance double up Chelsea's going to assist both me and Raymond I'm sorry I understand.
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I get to my feet.
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Jerry looks relieved that I'm not going to make a scene.
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Through the ill-advised glass wall of the office,
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I can see a security guard already standing at my desk.
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I guess we're not getting the sorry you were fired and being surprised that you're a murderer drinks.
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My desk is not as clean as Jerry's and I have to take a minute to gather up my mug,
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water bottle, purse and several tubes of lip balm.
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The security guard hovers the entire time.
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He marches me through the now silent office to the elevator where everyone either watches or pretends not to see.
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Chelsea looks pissed.
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I step into the elevator.
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The door slides shut.
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The security guard leans closer to me with a grin.
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One of his front teeth overlaps the other.
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So, did you do it?
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Did you kill her?
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I sigh.
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I don't know.
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Seriously?
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That's the truth?
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The elevator door opens again with a ding.
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I step out and look at him over my shoulder.
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The truth doesn't matter.
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find out what happens listen to the lie by Amy Tintero
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it is Dia del Libro international book day have a fantastic day go
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and find a book do a bit of reading it's good for your health mental health yeah not physical health
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but mental health at least and your English or whatever have a lovely day all the best now
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “Read More in English”. Este vídeo tiene 112 frases y 897 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 6:20. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 142 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 82 % 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 |
|---|---|---|
| extract sustantivo | /ˈɛkstɹækt/ | extracto |
| fluency sustantivo | /ˈfluːənsi/ | fluidez, fluencia |
| backstory sustantivo | /ˈbækˌstɔɹi/ | historia de fondo |
| bookshop sustantivo | librería | |
| bookworm sustantivo | /ˈbʊk.wɜːm/ | ratón de biblioteca, tragalibros |
| downsize verbo | /ˈdaʊnsaɪz/ | hacer recortes de personal, hacer recortes de plantilla |
| backdrop sustantivo | /ˈbæk.dɹɑp/ | telón de fondo, telón de foro |
| grin sustantivo | /ɡɹɪn/ | sonrisa abierta, sonrisa amplia |
| browse verbo | /bɹaʊz/ | vichar, bichar |
| invade verbo | /ɪnˈveɪd/ | invadir |
| overlap verbo | /ˌəʊvəˈlæp/ | solapar, traslapar |
| relieve verbo | /ɹɪˈliːv/ | aliviar, aleviar |
| faint adjetivo | /feɪnt/ | débil |
| murderer sustantivo | /ˈmɝdɚɚ/ | asesino, asesina |
| biography sustantivo | /baɪˈɑɡɹəfi/ | biografía |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| come up verbo | salir a relucir | |
| find out verbo | averiguar, anoticiarse | |
| look up verbo | /ˌlʊk ˈʌp/ | mejorar |
| pick up verbo | coger, asir | |
| put up verbo | colgar |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- Do we read enough?
- Do we read too much?
- I'm going to adapt it for adults, right?
- If it's zero words, you don't understand, i.e.
- I thought it was real blood, like what?
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 29 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, don't, you're. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: elevator /ˈɛləˌveɪtɚ/, biography /baɪˈɑɡɹəfi/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: elevator /ˈɛləˌveɪtɚ/, invade /ɪnˈveɪd/, overlap /ˌəʊvəˈlæp/, relieve /ɹɪˈliːv/, advise /ədˈvaɪz/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: downsize /ˈdaʊnsaɪz/, browse /bɹaʊz/, advise /ədˈvaɪz/, resist /ɹɪˈzɪst/
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 extract, fluency, backstory.
¿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.