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A new subway station, a new beach resort, and a new downtown with so many skyscrapers, it's being called Pyeonghatton.
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North Korea is spending big despite international sanctions on the authoritarian country.
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Pyongyang has been the site of multiple redevelopment projects in recent years, chaining portions of this once gritty landscape into a modern city.
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The latest sign of this building boom are these 80-story skyscrapers.
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The flats are part of a plan laid out in 2021
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by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to construct 50,000 new housing units in Pyongyang.
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The five-year project promised to improve the living conditions of residents in Pyongyang.
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We are living in the first-year-old village, but we will be able to live in the future of the country.
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We will be able to live in very happy and happy life for the new people.
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North Korean state media announced in late 2025 that the five-year plan had reached its final stage,
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the construction of 10,000 new housing units in the city's Hwasong district.
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Below the streets is another sign of Pyongyang's redevelopment plans.
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The city's underground metro first opened in 1972 with trains imported from China.
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For decades, the metro stations had a distinctly Cold War era vibe,
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including muted colors, wood-paneled train interiors and station walls adorned with propaganda murals.
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Now several stations have undergone a facelift.
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At Yongguang Station, Long escalators descend to a revamped platform.
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Brighter colors and modern electronic displays present riders with a more modern station.
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and the people of the people who are living in the country, and the people of the people who are living in the country
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and the people of the country are living in the country.
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Pyongyang's subway system consists of just two lines that stop at a total of 16 stations.
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The metro does not reach the city's newest suburbs, which are home to the newly built high-rises.
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more than 200 kilometers north a new beach resort hugs five
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kilometers of coastline in the city of wonsan the wonsan calma
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beach resort was open during the summer of 2025 state media
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reports said it can accommodate nearly 20 000 people with more than 50 hotels
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and attractions like water parks and restaurants available for visitors but
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while the beach resort was initially open to russian tourists it
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has since been closed to all foreign visitors tourism once brought in some 175 million u.s dollars in funds annually
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but since the pandemic few countries have been allowed to return
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and most of those who were able to visit the reclusive country could only go to select locations on package tours.
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Chinese tours once represented the largest contingent of foreign visitors,
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representing an estimated 90 percent of foreign visitors.
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But flights between the two countries remain limited.
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So how is the country affording these construction projects?
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North Korea's economy is heavily constrained by international sanctions over its nuclear and weapons programs.
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To generate much-needed funds, Pyongyang has sold some $9.8 billion U.S dollars in weapons to Russia for the war in Ukraine.
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However, studies show the compensation received from Moscow is significantly less than the weapon's actual worth.
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The autocratic nation has also reportedly used illicit activities,
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including cybercrime, to generate funds in excess of US$2 billion in 2025 alone, according to crypto industry analysts.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “See ‘Pyonghattan’: North Korea’s modern new skyscraper district”. Las palabras que más se repiten: station, Pyongyang, resort, visitors, beach. Este vídeo tiene 40 frases y 545 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 4:38. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 118 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.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| visitor sustantivo | /ˈvɪzɪtɚ/ | visita |
| sanction sustantivo | /ˈsæŋkʃən/ | autorización, aprobación |
| skyscraper sustantivo | /ˈskaɪˌskɹeɪpɚ/ | rascacielos, torre |
| subway sustantivo | /ˈsʌbˌweɪ/ | metro, subte |
| constrain verbo | /kənˈstɹeɪn/ | constreñir |
| escalator sustantivo | /ˈɛs.kə.leɪ.tɚ/ | escalera mecánica, escalera rodante |
| facelift sustantivo | /ˈfeɪsˌlɪft/ | lifting |
| gritty adjetivo | /ˈɡɹɪti/ | gravilloso, arenoso |
| illicit adjetivo | /ɪˈlɪsɪt/ | ilícito |
| reclusive adjetivo | /ɹɪˈkluːsɪv/ | reclusivo, recluso |
| revamp verbo | /ɹiˈvæmp/ | reestilizar, repotenciar |
| descend verbo | /dəˈsɛnd/ | descender |
| coastline sustantivo | línea costera | |
| distinctly adverbio | /dɪˈstɪŋktli/ | distintamente |
| authoritarian adjetivo | /əˌθɑ.ɹəˈtɛɹ.i.ən/ | autoritario |
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | has been · have undergone · have been allowed |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | being called · been closed · have been allowed |
| Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosa | people who are · suburbs, which are · those who were |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: sanction /ˈsæŋkʃən/, attraction /əˈtɹækʃn̩/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: escalator /ˈɛs.kə.leɪ.tɚ/, authoritarian /əˌθɑ.ɹəˈtɛɹ.i.ən/, accommodate /əˈkɑməˌdeɪt/, reportedly /ɹɪˈpɔːtɪdli/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: visitor /ˈvɪzɪtɚ/, reclusive /ɹɪˈkluːsɪv/, revamp /ɹiˈvæmp/, vibe /vaɪb/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: visitor /ˈvɪzɪtɚ/, suburbs /ˈsʌbɝbz/
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 visitor, sanction, skyscraper.
¿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.