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Unit 2 A Song of the Humpback.
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A Herman Melville, the writer of the famous whale story Moby Dick,
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once wrote: that humpback whales were the most light -hearted of all the whales.
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A favourite of whale watchers everywhere, They often swim in ocean areas close to land and are active at the surface.
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They can often be seen breaching or rising out of the water, and then coming down with a great splash.
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Humpbacks are intelligent animals and can be seen working together to hunt schools of small fish and if you listen closely,
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you might even hear one singing. Be recording.
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Gentle Giants.
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Marine biologist Jim Darling has studied the songs of humpback whales for more than 25 years.
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While recording whale songs on a boat near Hawaii, he invited author Douglas Chadwick to experience diving with a humpback.
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In the water, Chadwick heard the whale's songs in a way he had never heard them before,
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Suddenly I no longer heard the whale's voice in my ears he said, I felt it inside my head and bones.
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See, when swimming with the whale, Chadwick could see that it was aware of him, but not worried by his presence.
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The thirteen -metre -long giant looked him over curiously but never harmed him, The whale then swam under the boat,
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It pointed its head down to the ocean floor, and with flippers extended out to its sides, began to sing.
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up in the boat.
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Darling recorded the whale's song.
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Humpback whale songs can be long and complex, sometimes lasting for 30 minutes or more, They are perhaps the longest songs sung by any animal.
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Why do they sing?
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D Darling says that only male humpbacks sing but for unknown reasons.
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One idea is that they sing to attract females, However, when a group of scientists played recordings of whale songs in the ocean,
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female whales did not respond.
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Another idea is that male humpbacks use their songs to let other males know they are in the area.
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E! researchers have also found that humpback whale songs are different in different parts of the world, perhaps like whale national anthems,
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They may also be like hit tunes on the radio changing over time from one year to the next
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or even over a single breeding season.
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F. There is still so much the scientists don't know and years of study lie ahead for whale researchers like Jim Darling.
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Why do I do it?
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He wonders aloud.
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Human beings like puzzles I want to know.
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G. Another member of the research team, photographer Flip Nicklin, recalls a special moment he had while interacting with a humpback
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While he was snorkeling some distance from the huge animal, it approached him until it was just a few meters away.
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It then gently carried Nicklin toward its eye with a flipper, as if examining him.
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Apparently, the desire to understand a different species goes both ways.
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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 2 Unit 2A SONG OF THE HUMPBACK”. Las palabras que más se repiten: whale, humpback, song, Darling, sing. Este vídeo tiene 34 frases y 488 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:12. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 152 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. Solo el 77 % 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 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| whale sustantivo | /ˈweɪl/ | ballena |
| swim verbo | /swɪm/ | nadar |
| flipper sustantivo | /ˈflɪpɚ/ | aleta |
| researcher sustantivo | /ˈɹiˌsɝ.t͡ʃɚ/ | investigador, investigadora |
| scientist sustantivo | /ˈsaɪəntəst/ | científico, científica |
| biologist sustantivo | /baɪˈɒləd͡ʒɪst/ | biólogo, bióloga |
| curiously adverbio | /ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs.li/ | curiosamente |
| snorkel sustantivo | tubo de buceo, snorkel | |
| watcher sustantivo | /ˈwɑ.t͡ʃɚ/ | vigilante |
| aloud adverbio | /əˈlaʊd/ | en voz alta, públicamente |
| metre sustantivo | /ˈmiːtəɹ/ | metro |
| splash verbo | /splæʃ/ | chacualear, chapalear |
| anthem sustantivo | /ˈæn.θəm/ [ˈæn̪.θəm] | himno |
| puzzle sustantivo | /ˈpʌzəl/ | enigma, rompecabezas |
| interact verbo | /ɪn.təˈɹækt/ | interactuar |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| come down with verbo | contraer, ponerse malo de |
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | has studied · have also found |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | be seen · can be seen |
| Posibilidad con “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo posible pero no seguro | might even hear · may also be |
| Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupo | the most light · the longest |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
- Los sonidos de “th”: thirteen /ˌθɝtˈtin/, anthem /ˈæn.θəm/ [ˈæn̪.θəm]
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: biologist /baɪˈɒləd͡ʒɪst/, curiously /ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs.li/, anthem /ˈæn.θəm/ [ˈæn̪.θəm], photographer /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fɚ/, intelligent /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: swim /swɪm/, splash /splæʃ/
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: dive /daɪv/, invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: puzzle /ˈpʌzəl/, examine /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/
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 whale, swim, flipper.
¿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.