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Unit 10b Wonders of Egypt
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And many people today think of the Pyramids of Giza as the defining icon of ancient Egyptian culture.
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But who actually built them?
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For years, we did not know for sure.
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Now, however, archaeologists have discovered an ancient city near the pyramids.
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Close by, there is a cemetery where the pyramid builders were buried.
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From studying these places, archaeologists can now confirm that the pyramids were not built by slaves or foreigners, or space aliens.
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Ordinary Egyptians built them.
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It took about 80 years to build the pyramids.
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Archaeologists believe that about 20,000 to 30,000 people were involved in the construction.
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The workers had different roles.
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Some dug up the rock, some moved it, and some shaped it into blocks.
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People also worked on different teams, each with its own name.
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Workers often competed to see whose team could do a job faster.
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Sea life for these workers was hard.
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We can see that in their skeletons, says Azza Mohamed Sariel Deen, a scientist studying bones found in the cemetery.
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According to her research, the bones show signs of arthritis.
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This probably developed from carrying heavy things for a long time.
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Archaeologists have also found many female skeletons in the ancient city and cemetery.
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The damage to their bones is similar to that of the men.
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In fact, their lives may have been even tougher.
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Male workers generally lived to age 40 to 45, but women to only 30 to 35.
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However, workers usually had enough food, and they also received medical care if they got sick or hurt.
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The task was challenging, but labourers were proud of their work.
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On a wall in Khufu's Great Pyramid, for example, a group of workers wrote Friends of Khufu.
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It's because they were not just building the tomb of their king, says Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass.
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They were building Egypt.
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It was a national project, and everyone was a participant.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “READING EXPLORER 1 UNIT 10B WONDERS OF EGYPT”. Las palabras que más se repiten: pyramid, workers, archaeologist, cemetery, Egyptian. Este vídeo tiene 30 frases y 318 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 2:17. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 139 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 79 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Las 13 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
pyramid sustantivo/ˈpɪɹ.ə.mɪd/pirámide
archaeologist sustantivo/ˌɑɹ.kiˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒɪst/arqueólogo, arqueóloga
skeleton sustantivo/ˈskɛlətən/esqueleto, osamenta
foreigner sustantivo/ˈfɔɹ.ɪ.nɚ/extranjero, extranjera
arthritis sustantivo/ɑːˈθɹ(a)ɪtɪs/artritis
participant sustantivo/pɑːɹˈtɪsəpənt/participante, partícipe
builder sustantivo/ˈbɪl.dəɹ/constructor, constructora
tomb sustantivo/tum/tumba
bury verbo/ˈbɛɹi/enterrar
icon sustantivo/ˈaɪ.kɑn/icono, ícono
scientist sustantivo/ˈsaɪəntəst/científico, científica
slave sustantivo/sleɪv/esclavo, esclava
define verbo/dɪˈfaɪn/determinar, definir

Gramática en este vídeo

Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hacewere buried · were not built · were involved
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahorahave discovered · have also found

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: archaeologist /ˌɑɹ.kiˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒɪst/, cemetery /ˈsɛm.ɪˌtɛɹ.i/, arthritis /ɑːˈθɹ(a)ɪtɪs/, participant /pɑːɹˈtɪsəpənt/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: skeleton /ˈskɛlətən/, slave /sleɪv/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

  1. Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
  2. Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
  3. Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como pyramid, archaeologist, skeleton.

¿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.

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