Shadowing Practice: Seinfeld: The High, Low, & Break-even (Clip) | TBS - Learn English Speaking with Video
Creando lección...
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why don't you tell me about some of your previous work
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experience all righty my last job was in publishing I got
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fired for having sex in my office with the cleaning woman all right there well before
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that I was in real estate I quit
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because my boss wouldn't let me use his private bathroom do you talk to everybody like this? Of course.
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Well, my niece told me we're different.
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I am different, yeah.
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But I gotta tell you, you are the complete opposite of every applicant we've seen.
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Uh, Mr. Steinbrenner, sir.
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There's someone here I'd like you to meet.
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This is Mr. Costanza.
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He's one of the applicants.
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Nice to meet you.
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Well, I wish I could say the same
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but i must say with all due respect i find it
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very hard to see the logic behind some of the moves
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you have made with this fine organization in the past 20 years you have caused myself
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and the city of new york a good deal of distress as we have watched you take our beloved yankees
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and reduce them to a laughing stock all for the glorification of your massive ego So, hire this man.
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Tina Robbins is here to see you.
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Who's that?
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Oh, it's my ex -roommate.
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She moved out four years ago.
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I've been subletting my apartment from her.
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See you.
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Hey, please.
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Hi, Tina.
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Hi, Elaine.
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So, haven't seen you in a while.
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Elaine, we have a problem.
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Well, what is it?
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You're getting kicked out.
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Kicked out?
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Why?
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Well, there's been a number of complaints.
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Yeah, like what?
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Well, like last Thanksgiving, you buzzed up a jewel thief.
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I didn't know who he was.
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That's why there's a buzzer.
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What else?
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Well, apparently the week after that, you buzzed up some Jehovah's Witnesses and they couldn't get them out of the building.
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What else do you want?
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Well, let's see.
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I'll tell you what the big advantage of homosexuality is.
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If you're going out with someone your size, right there, you double your wardrobe.
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I suppose.
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Oh, come on, that's a huge feature.
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When they approach a new recruit, I'm sure that's one of the big selling points.
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Jerry.
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Yes?
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I've been doing a lot of thinking.
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Uh -huh.
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Well, I don't think we should see each other anymore.
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Oh, that's okay.
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What?
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No, it's fine, no problem.
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I'll meet somebody else.
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Sure, see, things always even out for me.
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It's fine.
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Anyway, it's been really nice dating you for a while.
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And, uh, good luck.
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Yeah, you too.
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We'll be coming around about now.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “Seinfeld: The High, Low, & Break-even”. Este vídeo tiene 63 frases y 435 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:02. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 143 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 83 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar. 10 de sus 63 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:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| applicant sustantivo | /ˈæp.lə.kɪnt/ | solicitante, peticionario |
| buzz sustantivo | /bʌz/ | zumbido, zurrido |
| buzzer sustantivo | /ˈbʌzɚ/ | bocina, zumbador |
| glorification sustantivo | glorificación | |
| sublet verbo | /ˌsʌbˈlɛt/ | subarrendar |
| jewel sustantivo | /ˈd͡ʒuːəl/ | joya, alhaja |
| wardrobe sustantivo | /ˈwɔɹdɹoʊb/ | guardarropía |
| roommate sustantivo | /ˈɹu(m)ˌmeɪt/ | compañero de cuarto |
| niece sustantivo | /nis/ | sobrina |
| thief sustantivo | /ˈθiːf/ | ladrón, caco |
| recruit verbo | /ɹɪˈkɹut/ | reclutar |
| distress sustantivo | /dɪˈstɹɛs/ | distrés, distress |
| publish verbo | /ˈpʌblɪʃ/ | publicar |
| beloved adjetivo | /bɪˈlʌvd/ | amado, querido |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| kick out verbo | echar, poner de patitas en la calle |
| move out verbo | mudarse de acá, independizarse |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- There's someone here I'd like you to meet.
- I've been subletting my apartment from her.
- I didn't know who he was.
- What else do you want?
- I've been doing a lot of thinking.
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — una acción que empezó antes y continúa | I've been subletting · I've been doing |
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | we've seen · have made · have watched |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 18 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, I'll, I've. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: buzz /bʌz/, buzzer /ˈbʌzɚ/
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 applicant, buzz, buzzer.
¿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.