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Funny book?
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Oh, no, no. I'm just thinking about something funny I heard today.
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Um, Mark's saying I'll see you Saturday.
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Yeah, at the lecture.
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I told you that last week.
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You said you didn't mind.
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Oh, no, no, no. It's not the lecture I mind.
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Um...
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Oh, please tell me it's not because I'm going with Mark.
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Well...
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Oh, my God!
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Ross!
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Well, I'm sorry, but, uh, look, if you're not working with him anymore, why do you still have to do stuff with him?
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Because he's my friend.
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Okay, but do you really need another friend?
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I mean...
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Okay, well, if I stop playing with Joey and Chandler, can I play with Mark? Is that funny?
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Am I supposed to be laughing?
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I don't know.
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You thought see you Saturday was funny.
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Look, honey, Mark is in fashion, okay?
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I like having a friend that I can share this stuff with.
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You guys would never want to go to a lecture with me.
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Pah!
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I would love to go with you.
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Really?
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Yeah.
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Hey, I have clothes.
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I even pick them out.
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I mean, for all you know, I could be a fashion...
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monger.
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Okay.
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Honey, I would love for you to go with me.
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What?
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What should I wear?
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Now I'm all nervous.
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We're beginning to see a lot of layering of sheer fabrics and colors.
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For instance, a sheer navy blouse over a pink box.
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I'm really glad we came.
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You're so pretty.
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I love you.
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Oversizing of accessories in general is very popular now.
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Garments with a far eastern influence are really breaking out this year.
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So I nodded off a little.
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Nodded off?
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Ross, you were snoring.
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My father's boat didn't make that much noise when it hit rocks and make that much noise when it hit rocks.
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Come on, 45 minutes.
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45 minutes the man talked about strapping back dresses.
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Well, okay, how about four hours in a freezing museum auditorium listening to Professor Pitstains and his,
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Hey, everybody, remember that thing that's been dead for a gazillion years?
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Well, here's a little bone we didn't know it had.
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First of all, it's Professor Pitain.
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And second of all, that little bone proved that that particular dinosaur had wings but didn't fly.
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Okay, see now, what I just heard?
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Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
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You know what?
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A hundred million people went to see a movie about what I do.
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I wonder how many people would go see a movie called Jurassic Parka.
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Oh.
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That is so...
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No, no, no. A bunch of out-of-control jackets.
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Take over an island.
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Oh!
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You know, if what I do is so lame, then why did you insist on coming with me this morning?
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Huh?
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Was it so I just wouldn't go with Mark?
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No. I...
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I want her to be with you.
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I don't know.
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I feel like lately, I feel like you're slipping away from me, you know, with this new job and all these new people and got this whole other life going on.
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I know it's dumb, but I just hate that I'm not a part of it.
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It's not dumb.
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But maybe it's okay that you're not a part of it.
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You know what I mean?
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I mean, it's like I like that you're not involved in that part of my life.
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That's a little clearer.
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Honey, see, it doesn't mean that I don't love you.
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Because I do.
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I love you.
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I love you so much.
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But my work, it's for me, you know?
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I'm out there on my own, and I'm doing it and it's scary, but I love it because it's mine.
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But, I mean, is that okay?
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Sure is.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “Ross Falls Asleep at Rachel’s Work Event”. Las palabras que más se repiten: blah, funny, Mark, lecture, honey. Este vídeo tiene 85 frases y 627 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 4:49. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 130 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 78 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente. 20 de sus 85 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Las 14 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
lecture sustantivo/ˈlɛk.t͡ʃə/aleccionamiento, lectivo
nod verbo/nɑd/asentir con la cabeza, cabecear
sheer adjetivo/ʃɪɚ/fino, transparente
monger sustantivo/ˈmʌŋɡəɹ/mercader
auditorium sustantivo/ˌɔ.dɪˌto.ɹi.əm/auditorio, sala
garment sustantivo/ˈɡɑɹmənt/prenda, prenda de vestir
accessory sustantivo/əkˈsɛs.(ə.)ɹi/accesorio, complemento
dinosaur sustantivo/ˈdaɪnəsoɹ/dinosaurio
strap sustantivo/stɹæp/correa, cincha
insist verbo/ɪnˈsɪst/insistir, empeñarse
cloth sustantivo/klɒθ/tela
freeze verbo/ˈfɹiːz/helarse, congelarse
slip verbo/ˈslɪp/deslizarse, resbalar
jacket sustantivo/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/chaqueta, campera

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
break out verboescapar forzadamente, fugarse
take over verboapoderarse, enseñorearse

Frases que vale la pena repetir

Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:

  • I'm just thinking about something funny I heard today.
  • You said you didn't mind.
  • It's not the lecture I mind.
  • Am I supposed to be laughing?
  • You know what I mean?

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 24 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, you're, didn't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: auditorium /ˌɔ.dɪˌto.ɹi.əm/, accessory /əkˈsɛs.(ə.)ɹi/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: strap /stɹæp/, slip /ˈslɪp/

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 lecture, nod, sheer.

¿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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