Shadowing Practice: READING EXPLORER 1 UNIT 4B LIVING IN SPACE - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Unit 4.
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Be living in space.
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A Stephen Hawking, one of the world's most famous scientists, believed that to survive, humans will one day have to move into space.
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Once we spread out into space and establish independent colonies, our future should be safe, he said.
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B. Today, the United States, Europe,
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Russia, China and Japan are all planning to send astronauts back to Earth's closest neighbour, the Moon.
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Some of these countries want to create space stations there within the next ten years.
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These stations will prepare humans to visit and later live on Mars or other Earth-like planets.
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See, Robert Zubrin, a rocket scientist, thinks humans should colonise space.
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He wants to start with Mars.
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Why?
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He thinks sending people to Mars will allow us to learn a lot of things for example, the ability of humans to live in a very different environment.
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Eventually, we could create new human societies on other planets.
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In addition, any advances we make in the fields of science, technology, medicine and health will benefit people here on Earth.
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DSpaceX is a company that builds rockets.
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Its founder and CEO, Elon Musk, also believes we should colonise Mars.
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He doesn't want to send just one little mission, though.
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His long-term goal is to put one million people on the planet in case something bad happens to us here on Earth.
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And not everyone thinks sending humans into space is a smart idea.
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Many say it's too expensive.
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Also, most space trips are not short.
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A one-way trip to Mars, for example, would take at least six months.
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People travelling this kind of distance could face many health problems.
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In addition, these first people would find life extremely difficult in space.
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On the Moon's surface, for example, the Sun's rays are very dangerous.
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people would have to stay indoors most of the time.
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F. Despite these concerns, sending people into space seems certain.
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In the future, we might see lunar cities or even new human cultures on other planets.
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First stop, the Moon.
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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 4B LIVING IN SPACE”. Las palabras que más se repiten: space, Mars, planet, sending, thinks. Este vídeo tiene 29 frases y 342 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 2:15. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 152 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. El 87 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es fácil de seguir.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
Las 14 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| rocket sustantivo | /ˈɹɑk.ɪt/ | motor de cohete, cohete |
| scientist sustantivo | /ˈsaɪəntəst/ | científico, científica |
| establish verbo | /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/ | establecer, establir |
| founder sustantivo | /ˈfaʊ̯n.dəː/ | fundador, fundadora |
| lunar adjetivo | /ˈlunɚ/ | lunar |
| neighbour sustantivo | /ˈneɪbɚ/ | vecino, vecina |
| astronaut sustantivo | /ˈæstɹəˌnɔt/ | astronauta |
| indoors adverbio | /ɪnˈdɔɹz/ | dentro |
| planet sustantivo | /ˈplænɪt/ | planeta |
| ray sustantivo | /ɹeɪ/ | rayo |
| concern sustantivo | /kənˈsɝn/ | interés, concernencia |
| advance verbo | /ədˈvɑːns/ | avanzar |
| prepare verbo | /pɹɪˈpɛ(ə)ɹ/ | preparar, aprestar |
| survive verbo | /sɚˈvaɪv/ | sobrevivir, pervivir |
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Consejo con “should” should + verbo — decir qué es buena idea | should be · should colonise |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicción | will one · will prepare · will allow |
| Obligación: must / have to / need to decir que algo es necesario | have to move · have to stay |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: advance /ədˈvɑːns/, survive /sɚˈvaɪv/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: indoors /ɪnˈdɔɹz/, colonise /ˈkɑlənaɪz/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como rocket, scientist, establish.
¿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.