Shadowing Practice: Rory and Paris' speech at the Bicentennial - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Rory, where's Paris?
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I don't know.
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I haven't seen her, and I called her house.
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Oh, dear.
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Well, I hope you know both parts.
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Okay, great.
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You are going to be wonderful, trust me.
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Now, did anyone ever tell you to picture the audience in their underwear?
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Yes.
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Well, don't do it.
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I did it once, and I had nightmares for a week.
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Bulgarians in Speedos.
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Say no more.
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Hey, they're rounding us up.
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Is she here yet?
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No. Oh, there she is. Where?
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Oh, thank you, God.
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Okay, be great.
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We'll see you afterward.
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Where have you been, Paris?
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you okay and it is with great pleasure
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that i introduce two young ladies
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that epitomize the very best of what chiltern has to offer paris are you okay ladies
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and gentlemen i give you paris gela and rory
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gilmore apply
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yourself get all the education you can but then do something don't just stand there make it happen lee iacocca
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education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one malcolm forbes
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education is an admirable thing but it is well to remember from time to time
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that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.
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Oscar Wilde.
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These are only three of many countless views on the expansion of the human mind.
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I personally believe in all of them.
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And fortunately for me, so does Chilton.
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An institution not just because of age and standing, but because of ideas.
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Because it encourages ideas and it will accept nothing less than everything you have to give.
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This is the place where our lives start.
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You know, it's funny.
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I, me standing here before you right now, I've thought about nothing else for four years but this school,
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this big, important school with all of its history and tradition and really super teachers,
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and I dedicated myself to it completely, heart and soul, believing in its power,
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believing in its ability to get me where I needed to go, Harvard.
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thought of nothing else.
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Many of you out there can attest to that fact.
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I was on my way and nothing could stop me.
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And here's the really funny thing.
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After four years of slaving away, I go home today and I found this.
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I'm not going to Harvard.
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I got the tiny envelope.
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The one that reads, sorry Paris, we're not interested.
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Try again next year.
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Love, Harvard.
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And the thing that's really funny here is, who in the world deserves to go to Harvard more than me?
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Have you seen how hard I've worked over these past four years?
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I mean, can anyone here believe that I'm not going to Harvard?
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I can't.
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I'm not going to Harvard.
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I am not going to Harvard.
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I had sex, but I'm not going to Harvard.
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Okay.
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And I have to tell you that if you asked me
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which of those two events I thought would be the least likely to happen.
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It would not be the not going to Harvard.
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Thank you, and good night.
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I'm being punished.
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I had sex, so now I don't get to go to Harvard.
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Paris, come on.
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She's never had sex.
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She'll probably go to Harvard.
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She's a shoo -in.
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Pack your chastity about Gilmore.
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You're going to Harvard.
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Come on.

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¿Por qué practicar el habla con este video?

Este video es una joya para la práctica de inglés hablado porque captura un momento real de comunicación: una charla nerviosa antes de un discurso y la presentación en público. Los diálogos son coloquiales pero con elementos formales, lo que te permite adaptarte a contextos variados. Además, la emoción transmitida (ansiedad, sorpresa, determinación) ayuda a practicar la expresividad, clave para comunicar no solo palabras, sino sentimientos. Es ideal para la técnica de shadowing: repite las frases al mismo tiempo que los hablantes, imitando su tono y ritmo. Con "shadowspeaks", mejorarás tu fluidez y confianza en situaciones de presión.

Gramática y expresiones en contexto

  • "I've thought about nothing else for four years but this school": La forma perfecta presente ("have thought") se usa para conectar el pasado con el presente. Aprende a expresar acciones que duran hasta ahora.
  • "Try again next year": El imperativo informal ("try") es común en consejos o notificaciones. Observa cómo se usa para transmitir una orden suave.
  • "And here's the really funny thing": La estructura "here's + sustantivo" es útil para presentar ideas de forma impactante. Ideal para capturar la atención en discursos.
  • "I was on my way and nothing could stop me": La pasiva ("could be stopped") se usa para enfatizar la ausencia de obstáculos. Practica esta forma para variar tus oraciones.

Trampas comunes de pronunciación

En el video, palabras como "Bulgarians" (pronunciación: /bʌlˈɡɛəriənz/) o "Speedos" (/ˈspiːdəʊz/) pueden complicar. Presta atención a la sílaba tónica: en "Bulgarians" cae en la segunda, y en "Speedos" en la primera. Otra trampa es la contracción "don't do it": evita separar las palabras, ya que en el habla rápida se fusionan en /dəʊnt duː ɪt/. Usa la shadow speech para imitar estos sonidos: reproduce la frase inmediatamente después de escucharla, focalizándote en la conexión entre palabras. Esto te ayudará a evitar acentos forzados y a sonar más natural.

Gramática en este vídeo

Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahorahaven't seen · have you been · I've thought
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hacecan be taught · being punished

¿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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