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Bernadette I'm the type of person who tries to fix things.
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If I see something wrong,
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I try to make it right.
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It drives me crazy when I see a problem and no one is doing anything about it.
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It's better to fix problems right away.
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I think this is a good quality to have.
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I just started a new job,
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and my boss seems really pleased with my work so far.
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Some people just accept a problem,
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but it doesn't have to be that way.
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It always feels satisfying when I can solve something.
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Young Ho My sister is a real people person,
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but I'm just the opposite.
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I prefer to do things on my own more.
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I like people, of course,
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but I also really enjoy my own time.
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I read a lot, go for walks by myself, things like that.
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I have friends, and we have a lot of fun together,
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but I guess I prefer being on my own.
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Some people think that's a bad thing,
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but I don't think so.
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What is Earth?
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Let's look at Earth.
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Let's look at oceans and rivers, mountains and forests.
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Earth is amazing, and it has lots of amazing places.
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We're in space, and we're looking at Earth.
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What can we see?
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We can see many colors.
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We can see land, water, and clouds.
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Earth is a planet.
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There are many, many planets in space,
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but there's only one Earth.
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Earth is our home.
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Millions of plants, animals, and people live here.
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On the land, there are forests, mountains, and deserts.
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Most of Earth's water is in oceans,
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but there's water in lakes and rivers, too.
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Earth goes around the sun every year.
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Earth also turns every day.
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What is a job?
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A job is the work that you do.
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A teacher does a job.
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A bus driver does a job too.
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Most people do jobs for money,
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but not all jobs are for money.
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Some jobs are inside.
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These people are working in an office.
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They are using telephones and computers.
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Some jobs are outside.
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These people are making a new road.
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They have orange clothes so other people can see them.
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Some people work in the same place every day.
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Some people go to lots of places.
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Flight attendants work on planes.
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They help the passengers.
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Flight attendants wear a uniform so passengers can find them.
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Firefighters wear a uniform to protect their body.
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They can go into very, very hot buildings.
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Human Rights Hero Do you know what human rights are?
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They are basic rights.
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They include things like the right to vote and free speech.
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Many people believe that everyone should have these rights.
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They are important.
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Everyone needs fair treatment.
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Rights must become laws.
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This way, everyone can understand and clearly follow them.
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This keeps social order and peace.
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Sometimes people think about rights in opposite ways.
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People have to struggle for rights when they can't agree.
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Human rights activists are people who struggle for rights.
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One of the most well-known activists is Martin Luther King Jr. Why is he well-known?
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King died struggling for the cause of human rights.
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He led peaceful struggles for human rights in the U.S in the 1960s.
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People who disagreed with King abused him.
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They called him names and threw things at him.
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He peacefully continued the struggle.
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The government eventually changed its laws.
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All people got equal rights.
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King's story gives people around the world hope.
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King's dream lives on with those people.
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They struggle for rights where they live.
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Homeschooling Homeschooling is a choice made by some parents to provide education to their children in their own homes.
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It's popular in the United States,
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and it is becoming more popular in the United Kingdom,
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Australia, South Africa, and Japan.
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There are several advantages to homeschooling.
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For example, parents choose what their children learn.
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Because parents can teach their children one-on-one,
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they often understand the curriculum better and more quickly, too.
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On the other hand, if their children need more time to learn something,
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parents can work with them at a slower pace.
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Parents also like to spend more time together as a family,
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and children feel safe at home.
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A safe environment often leads to better learning.
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There are disadvantages as well.
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Homeschooled students often feel lonely because they don't spend as much time with other kids their age.
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They don't get to talk with classmates about things like parents and homework.
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Parents also feel lonely because they must spend time teaching children and don't get to talk with other adults at work.
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In addition, homeschooled students sometimes cannot play school sports or participate in other activities and programs available to people in a school.
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Only you can decide if homeschooling is right for you and your family.
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Take the time to do the research and consider the pros and cons.
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Electricity Electricity is a type of energy.
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Energy makes things work.
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We use electricity to make machines work.
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We use electric machines in our homes, schools, and offices.
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We can use electricity in trains,
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cars, and some buses, too.
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Electric machines help us to do many things in the kitchen.
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We use a kettle to make water hot.
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We use a refrigerator to keep our food cold.
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And we use a stove to cook our food.
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We use a washing machine to wash our clothes.
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And we use a dishwasher to wash our dishes.
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Electricity in Nature There's electricity in nature.
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In the Arctic and the Antarctic,
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electricity from the sun makes red and green colors in the sky.
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The colors are amazing!
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Lightning is a type of electricity in the sky, too.
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Lightning has lots of energy.
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It's very, very hot.
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When you see lightning in the sky, go into your home.
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Lightning can give you an electric shock.
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That's when electricity goes into your body.
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Then it can kill you.
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How we make electricity We make electricity in power stations.
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We use this electricity to make machines work.
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Many power stations use coal to make electricity.
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We burn the coal to make water hot.
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Hot water makes steam.
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The steam turns a turbine.
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The turbine turns a generator.
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Then the generator makes electricity.
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Some power stations don't use coal.
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This power station uses water from a river.
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The water in the river turns turbines.
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We can use wind to make electricity, too.
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This is a wind farm.
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The wind turns turbines to make electricity.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “(Reading Practice (Improve your pronunciation in English”. Las palabras que más se repiten: electricity, Earth, parents, struggle, turns. Este vídeo tiene 139 frases y 1088 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 12:53. El hablante habla despacio, unas 84 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 86 % 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 |
|---|---|---|
| turbine sustantivo | /ˈtɜː.baɪn/ | turbina |
| attendant sustantivo | /əˈtɛndənt/ | guarda, atendiente |
| generator sustantivo | /ˈdʒɛnəɹeɪtə(ɹ)/ | generador, generador eléctrico |
| cloth sustantivo | /klɒθ/ | tela |
| activist sustantivo | /ˈæk.tɪ.vɪst/ | activista |
| classmate sustantivo | /ˈklæs.meɪt/ | compañero de clase, compañera de clase |
| dishwasher sustantivo | /ˈdɪʃˌwɑʃɚ/ | lavaplatos, lavavajillas |
| firefighter sustantivo | /ˈfaɪ.ɚˌfaɪ.tɚ/ | bombero, bombera |
| kettle sustantivo | /ˈkɛ.təl/ | caldera, calentador |
| refrigerator sustantivo | /ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒ.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ/ | frigorífico, heladera |
| peacefully adverbio | /ˈpiːsfəli/ | pacíficamente |
| stove sustantivo | /stoʊv/ | estufa, calentador |
| disadvantage sustantivo | /ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪd͡ʒ/ | desventaja |
| satisfy verbo | /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/ | satisfacer |
| disagree verbo | /dɪsəˈɡɹi/ | no estar de acuerdo, desacordar |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| go around verbo | cundir |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- Let's look at oceans and rivers, mountains and forests.
- What can we see?
- That's when electricity goes into your body.
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosa | person who tries · people who struggle · People who disagreed |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos días | is doing · we're looking · are working |
| Obligación: must / have to / need to decir que algo es necesario | have to be · must become · have to struggle |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 11 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, I'm, we're. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: generator /ˈdʒɛnəɹeɪtə(ɹ)/, firefighter /ˈfaɪ.ɚˌfaɪ.tɚ/, refrigerator /ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒ.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ/, disadvantage /ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪd͡ʒ/, curriculum /kəˈɹɪk.jə.ləm/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: activist /ˈæk.tɪ.vɪst/, stove /stoʊv/, disadvantage /ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪd͡ʒ/
- /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: generator /ˈdʒɛnəɹeɪtə(ɹ)/, refrigerator /ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒ.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ/, disadvantage /ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪd͡ʒ/
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 turbine, attendant, generator.
¿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.