Shadowing Practice: Seriously, please watch this before your next exam - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Imagine that you've dedicated countless hours to studying for your exams.
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You've put in so much effort and you've sacrificed so much time just to get the results that you want.
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But then when the exam day comes, you choke.
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Your mind goes completely blank and you struggle to recall even the simplest facts.
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You start panicking and wasting precious time.
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And you're wondering if everything that you've done was all for nothing.
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You see, everyone's talking about all these study tips and all these study routines study routines that's going to get you top grades but no one's actually telling you how you can do the exam at your best performance which is what I'm going to share with you in this video.
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I'm not going to waste any more of your valuable time so I'm going to give you an actionable step that you can do right now.
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This technique is called visualization and it can really help you gain that confidence that you need for the exam.
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This technique is used by top athletes around the world to achieve peak performance and I'm going to show you how you can use this to ace your exams.
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So to visualize yourself completely crushing your exams, here's three things that you need to do.
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The first thing is you need to set a clear goal.
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What specific aspect of the exam do you want to improve?
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Is it like your writing speed?
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Is it like your nervousness?
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Your time management?
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What is it?
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Whatever it is, you need to keep that in your mind when doing this visualization.
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Step number two, you need to create a detailed mental image.
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Try and include as many senses as possible to replicate the real thing that you're going to do.
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So for example, when I'm in the exam, I like to visualize myself looking down at the exam paper with my pen in my right hand and how that feels, how that looks.
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Maybe you want to visualize how the exam room looks around you or like the timer on the wall or that clock or whatever it is.
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Just try and paint a detailed mental image in your mind.
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This brings us to step number three, which is to repeat the visualization many times.
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Now you don't have to do this every single day.
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Just try to do it as frequently as possible.
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If you have a night routine you can implement it into your night routine here's another really important tip that it's almost never talked about which is your diet on the day of the exams so what should you be eating or rather what should you not be eating during the day of the exam you should not be eating any carbs on the day of the exam no rice no noodles and especially no sugar bro trust me because Because if you eat these things, you're gonna get a sugar crash midway through the exam.
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And trust me, it's not fun.
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Instead of eating all these carbs, sugar, and junk food, you should be eating protein and veggies.
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And having that as your breakfast is much better than having a bowl of fucking cereal or some shit.
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Now, the next thing that will make you confident before the real exam is something that is called positive affirmations.
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Positive affirmations is like sort of giving yourself a little speech before the exam.
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in order to boost your confidence.
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I had my computer science exam not too long ago and before that exam, I was super nervous.
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Like honestly, my heart was beating so fast.
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My hands were numb and my hands and feet were like shaking, bro.
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So I calmed myself down using this technique.
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I was like, hey Matt, listen to me, Matt.
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You've prepared so much for this exam.
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You need to trust the hard work that you've put in for this exam.
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Lastly, during the day before your exam, if you have time, read through your notes and skim through your textbook.
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And just get a general overview of the things that you're going to be tested on and make sure that you're not missing any important parts.
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I know this is passive recall and you're not really learning anything, but that's not the point.
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The point is that you're trying to solidify all of the things that you've learned.
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Also you can watch revision videos if that's helpful for you.
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So yeah, I hope you found that video useful.
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And if you want even more useful information, you can check out my Instagram at Matthews Methods.
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May God guide us on the right path and good luck in your exams.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel C1 se basa en el vídeo “Seriously, please watch this before your next exam”. Las palabras que más se repiten: exam, eating, routine, visualization, visualize. Este vídeo tiene 48 frases y 786 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:57. El hablante habla rápido, unas 199 palabras por minuto, así que espera sonidos enlazados y reducidos. El 86 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| visualization sustantivo | /ˌvɪʒ.ʊ.ə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ | visualización |
| visualize verbo | /ˈvɪʒuəˌlaɪz/ | visualizar |
| affirmation sustantivo | /æfɝˈmeɪʃn/ | afirmación |
| actionable adjetivo | /ˈæk.ʃə.nə.bəl/ | accionable |
| nervousness sustantivo | nerviosidad, nerviosismo | |
| noodle sustantivo | /ˈnu.dəl/ | fideo, tallarín |
| solidify verbo | /səˈlɪdɪˌfaɪ/ | solidificar |
| veggie sustantivo | /ˈvɛd͡ʒi/ | vegetal, verdura |
| dedicate verbo | /ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪt/ | dedicar |
| numb adjetivo | /nʌm/ | entumecido, entumido |
| replicate verbo | /ˈɹɛplɪkeɪt/ | replicar |
| timer sustantivo | /ˈtaɪmɚ/ | temporizador |
| midway sustantivo | /mɪdweɪ/ | medianía |
| lastly adverbio | /ˈlæstli/ | postreramente, postrimeramente |
| choke verbo | /t͡ʃoʊk/ | sofocarse, ahogarse |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| check out verbo | investigar, chequear |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- What specific aspect of the exam do you want to improve?
- Is it like your writing speed?
- Is it like your nervousness?
- You've prepared so much for this exam.
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 | you've dedicated · You've put · you've done |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | is called · be tested |
| Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosa | performance which is · three, which is · about which is |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 21 contracciones y formas reducidas, como you're, you've, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: visualization /ˌvɪʒ.ʊ.ə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/, visualize /ˈvɪʒuəˌlaɪz/, affirmation /æfɝˈmeɪʃn/, actionable /ˈæk.ʃə.nə.bəl/, revision /ɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: visualization /ˌvɪʒ.ʊ.ə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/, actionable /ˈæk.ʃə.nə.bəl/, solidify /səˈlɪdɪˌfaɪ/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: visualization /ˌvɪʒ.ʊ.ə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/, visualize /ˈvɪʒuəˌlaɪz/, veggie /ˈvɛd͡ʒi/, revision /ɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/, passive /ˈpæs.ɪv/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: visualization /ˌvɪʒ.ʊ.ə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/, visualize /ˈvɪʒuəˌlaɪz/
- /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: veggie /ˈvɛd͡ʒi/, junk /d͡ʒʌŋk/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como visualization, visualize, affirmation.
¿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.