Shadowing Practice: Renting an apartment - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hello?
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Hi, my name is Sophia.
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I'm a student at Brandeis University and I want to rent an apartment.
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I saw your listing for an apartment on Oak Street.
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Hi Sophia, I'm Cynthia the landlord.
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Did you want to schedule a viewing?
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Yes, that's right.
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The earliest appointment to view the apartment is 1 p.m tomorrow.
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Great!
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I'll take that appointment.
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Thank you.
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Okay, I'll see you then.
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Hi Sophia, nice to meet you.
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Come in.
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Hi, nice to meet you too.
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Thank you.
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Wow, this is very nice and clean.
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Yes, I always have it cleaned when a tenant moves out.
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Besides, the apartment was recently renovated.
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Let me show you around.
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That would be great, thank you.
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Like the listing said, it's a one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment.
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This is the bedroom.
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It is fully furnished with a bed,
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wardrobe, and two bedside tables.
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There is also a desk for study and a bookshelf.
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An LCD TV and Wi-Fi connection.
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I love this room.
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It looks really cozy and stylish.
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Is there air conditioning?
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No, there isn't, but this building stays pretty cool when it's hot outside.
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Is it okay if I hang some things on the walls?
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Yes, but please don't leave any holes in the walls.
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I don't want you to make any major changes to the apartment.
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What if something in the apartment stops working or breaks?
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You can call me immediately and I will come over to look at it.
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I live right down the street.
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I will pay for any ongoing repairs.
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Well, all of that sounds perfect.
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The bathroom is attached to the bedroom.
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It's over here.
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The toilet and shower are a little older,
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but they are in excellent condition.
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Yes, they look almost new.
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Is there a washer and dryer?
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There's no washing machine or dryer in the apartment.
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But there's a laundromat in the basement.
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You will have to get a laundry card from a machine down there.
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You can load some money onto it to do your laundry.
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I see.
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It's perfectly fine.
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Let me show you now the kitchen.
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It is a fully equipped kitchen.
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It has a stovetop and oven, microwave and refrigerator.
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The oven and stovetop use gas.
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Will I be responsible for paying the gas bill?
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Yes, but it won't be very much.
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If you cook one meal a day,
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it should be about $30 a month.
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What about the heat?
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Is that gas too?
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No. The heat runs on electricity.
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Will I need to pay that bill?
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No, the heat is included in the rent.
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So is the water and the trash and snow removal.
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That sounds like a good deal.
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Is there a dishwasher in the kitchen too?
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There is.
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It's right here.
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Awesome!
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Could I have guests stay overnight?
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You can have one guest stay overnight,
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but they cannot stay multiple nights.
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What about parties?
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Can I have small parties once in a while?
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Yes, you can.
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But please do not drink alcohol at the party.
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A student who stayed here caused damage to the apartment after drinking with some friends.
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I'm only 18, so I don't drink yet.
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That shouldn't be a problem.
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I'm glad to hear that.
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How much is the rent for this place?
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$800 a month.
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And how can I pay the rent?
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You can write me a check at the beginning of each month.
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I'll ask you to pay a deposit for the first of last month's rent, which would be $1,600.
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Any damages to the apartment will come out of the deposit.
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If there aren't any damages,
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then you won't be charged,
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and the deposit will go towards paying your last month's rent.
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How long is the lease?
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One year.
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After that, you can sign a lease for another year.
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Is the apartment close to public transportation?
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Yes, the bus stop is just 150 feet away.
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It's a five-minute walk from this building.
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You can also get easily to the grocery store from here.
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Perfect!
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What are the neighbors like?
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I hope they're not noisy because I need to study a lot.
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No, they're not, so you shouldn't worry about that.
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They are very friendly and sociable,
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and this street is pretty quiet.
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There's not much noise.
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Would you like to rent the apartment?
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I have the lease right here.
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If you don't sign now,
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there are other students who might take this apartment by tomorrow.
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Places in this area get snapped up fast.
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Yes, I will sign right now.
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When can I move in?
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If you want, you could move in tomorrow.
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Perfect, thank you.
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Who should I make the checkout to?
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Cynthia Bowers Welcome to the building.
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I'm sure you'll love it here.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 117 frases y 788 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 7:42. El hablante habla despacio, unas 102 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 82 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

15 palabras menos comunes del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

  • bedroom /ˈbɛdˌɹum/ (sustantivo) — alcoba, dormitorio. A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping.
  • deposit /dɪˈpɑ.zɪt/ (sustantivo) — depósito. Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.
  • lease /liːs/ (sustantivo) — arrendamiento, arrendación. An interest in land granting exclusive use or occupation of real estate for a limited period; a leasehold.
  • overnight /əʊvə(ɹ)ˈnaɪt/ (adverbio) — de un día para otro, de la noche a la mañana. During or throughout the night, especially during the evening or night just past.
  • laundry /ˈlɔːn.dɹi/ (sustantivo) — colada, lavado. A laundering; a washing.
  • oven /ˈʌ.vn̩/ (sustantivo) — horno. A chamber used for baking or heating.
  • meal /ˈmiːl/ (sustantivo) — comida, pitanza. Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity.
  • wash /wɑʃ/ (verbo) — lavar. To clean with water.
  • desk /dɛsk/ (sustantivo) — escritorio, pupitre. A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a…
  • trash /tɹæʃ/ (sustantivo) — basura, tlazol. Useless physical things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse.
  • repair /ˈɹiːpɛɚ/ (verbo) — reparar. To restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition; to mend; to remedy.
  • removal /ɹɪˈmuː.vəl/ (sustantivo) — remoción, eliminación. The process of removing or the fact of being removed.
  • ongoing /ɒnˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/ (adjetivo) — continuo, continuante. Continuing, permanent, lasting.
  • toilet /ˈtɔɪ.lət/ (sustantivo) — baño, inodoro. A room, enclosed area or single-purpose building containing a fixture or fixtures used for urination and defecation; a bathroom or water closet.
  • snap /snæp/ (verbo) — quebrar, romper de golpe. To fracture or break apart suddenly.

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

  • move in /ˌmuːv ˈɪn/ (verbo) — mudarse para acá. To start living or working in a new place; to transport one's belongings to a new home or workplace; to make one's home or workplace into a suitable…
  • look at (verbo) — mirar, funar. To observe or watch.
  • move out (verbo) — mudarse de acá, independizarse. To leave one's present location; to leave somewhere for another place.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 21 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, don't, I'll. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: wash /wɑʃ/, trash /tɹæʃ/, stylish /ˈstaɪlɪʃ/, bookshelf /ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf/, dishwasher /ˈdɪʃˌwɑʃɚ/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: electricity /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/, refrigerator /ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒ.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ/

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 bedroom, deposit, lease.

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 haceis attached · is included · won't be charged
Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosastudent who stayed · students who might
Consejo con “should” should + verbo — decir qué es buena ideashould be · shouldn't be · shouldn't worry
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónI'll take · I'll see · will come

¿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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