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Unit 5 Are the Secrets in the Sand
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In 1823 a young woman noticed a strange fossil on a beach near Lyme Regis, England.
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She dug out the bones and had them carried to her home.
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She carefully arranged the skeleton on a table.
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Then she saw something extraordinary.
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The creature's neck was a metre long, more than half the length of its body.
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It was unlike any animal living on earth.
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Be even at a young age, Mary Anning had a talent for spotting curies, unusual or curious, fossils.
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Her father died in 1810, leaving her family in debt, so Mary began selling her fossils to collectors.
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A year later, aged just twelve, she made her first major discovery, a crocodile-like skull with a long skeleton.
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It turned out to be a sea creature that lived long ago.
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Named ichthyosaur, or fish lizard, it was the first extinct animal known to science.
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Sea fossil hunting brought in money, but it was a dangerous occupation.
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One day, a rock fall killed her dog and almost buried Mary.
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Despite the dangers, she continued to look for new finds.
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The long-necked fossil she uncovered in 1823 was another long-dead sea reptile.
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Known as a plesiosaur, it would inspire legends, including that of the Loch Ness Monster.
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Five years later, she found a fossil with wing bones and a long tail.
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It was one of the first examples of a pterosaur, a flying creature that disappeared millions of years ago.
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D. Mary was not only a skilled fossil hunter, she also carefully examined and recorded her finds.
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However, she received little credit from other scientists.
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Only one of her scientific writings was published in her lifetime, in 1839.
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She was also not allowed to join London's Geological Society, as only men could become members.
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E. Mary Anning died in 1847, but her contributions have not been forgotten.
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Her finds are now displayed in museums in London and Paris.
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The beach near her home is a UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Jurassic Coast.
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Her life continues to inspire visitors hoping to find their own fossil wonders.
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According to Britain's Natural History Museum, Mary Anning was the greatest fossil hunter the world has ever known.
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She was also a scientist who changed the way we think about life on Earth.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 29 frases y 384 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 2:45. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 139 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:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
fossil sustantivo/ˈfɑsl̩/fósil
bone sustantivo/boʊn/hueso
carefully adverbio/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/cuidadosamente
hunter sustantivo/ˈhʌntɚ/perro de caza
scientist sustantivo/ˈsaɪəntəst/científico, científica
inspire verbo/ɪnˈspaɪə(ɹ)/inspirar, infundir
skeleton sustantivo/ˈskɛlətən/esqueleto, osamenta
curious adjetivo/ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/curioso, tener curiosidad
discovery sustantivo/dɪˈskʌv.ɹi/descubrimiento, hallazgo
unusual adjetivo/ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/inusual, inusitado
legend sustantivo/ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənd/leyenda
skill sustantivo/skɪl/destreza, habilidad
lifetime sustantivo/ˈlaɪf.taɪm/vida
extraordinary adjetivo/ɪksˈtɹɔːrdɪn(ə)ɹi/extraordinario, descomunal
contribution sustantivo/ˌkɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən/contribución, aporte

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 hacewas published · was also not allowed · have not been forgotten
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahorahave not been forgotten · has ever known

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, contribution /ˌkɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən/, occupation /ˌɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, extraordinary /ɪksˈtɹɔːrdɪn(ə)ɹi/, contribution /ˌkɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən/, occupation /ˌɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/

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 fossil, bone, carefully.

¿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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