Shadowing Practice: Shadow Me & Learn Phrasal Verbs for Shopping! - Learn English Speaking with Video

Creando lección...
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Hey there!
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I'm Emma from mmmEnglish.
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This is an imitation lesson.
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You'll practise speaking with me about a common everyday topic, shopping.
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And you'll also get to practise using five really useful common phrasal verbs naturally in conversation just as a native speaker would.
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Okay, here's how we'll practise together using the imitation technique.
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You'll hear my story three times in three different ways.
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First, you'll listen.
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You're just listening to get the sound of the story into your ears and ready for your lips.
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Secondly, you'll repeat after me.
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You'll hear the same story except there'll be a pause where you can repeat back what you heard out loud.
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Copying my pronunciation, my intonation.
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Third, shadow me.
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Now this is the tricky one where you speak along with me at exactly the same time.
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Just like we're singing the same song together.
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As we go, listen out for these five phrasal verbs.
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To splash out, to try something on,
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to set someone back, to sell out and to take something back.
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In step one, just listen, listen for new words, listen to the tone of my voice.
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I've got my cousin's wedding next month and since it's a special occasion, I thought I'd splash out a bit.
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It's been a while since I bought something new And I found this gorgeous green dress.
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The second I tried it on, I just knew.
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The only problem, it was going to set me back four hundred dollars.
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Four hundred.
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I stood there having this whole conversation with myself in the fitting room.
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Do I need it?
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No. Do I want it?
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Absolutely.
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I've never felt so good in a dress before.
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The shop assistant told me that if I took that dress, they'd be completely sold out of the style.
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So I did it.
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I bought it.
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But honestly, by the time I got home, I felt sick.
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I couldn't believe I'd spent that much on a dress.
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I think I'm going to take it back.
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I don't need to drop that kind of money on an outfit for a wedding, honestly.
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Now in step two, repeat after me.
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You'll hear me say the line and then there'll be a pause after so you can copy me exactly as you hear.
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On the screen, you can see some words are in bold text.
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These are the words that are stressed in the sentence so they are spoken a little louder and clearer than the others.
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There is a letter underlined in some words.
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This is the stressed syllable if the word has more than one syllable.
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I've got my cousin's wedding next month And since it's a special occasion,
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I thought I'd splash out a bit.
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It's been a while since I bought something new And I found this gorgeous green dress.
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The second I tried it on, I just knew.
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the only problem it was going to set me back four hundred dollars four hundred
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I stood there having this whole conversation with myself in the fitting room. Do I need it?
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No. Do I want it?
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Absolutely.
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I've never felt so good in a dress before.
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The shop assistant told me that if I took that dress,
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They'd be completely sold out of the style. So I did it.
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I bought it.
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But honestly, by the time I got home, I felt sick.
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I couldn't believe I'd spent that much on a dress.
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I think I'm going to take it back.
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I don't need to drop that kind of money on an outfit for a wedding.
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Honestly.
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Now, try to shadow me, speak along with me, following the rhythm and the intonation of my voice.
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I've got my cousin's wedding next month and since it's a special occasion, I thought I'd splash out a bit.
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It's been a while since I bought something new and I found this gorgeous green dress.
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The second I tried it on, I just knew.
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The only problem, it was going to set me back four hundred dollars.
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Four hundred.
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I stood there having this whole conversation with myself in the fitting room.
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Do I need it?
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No. Do I want it?
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Absolutely.
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I've never felt so good in a dress before.
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The shop assistant told me that if I took that dress, they'd be completely sold out of the style.
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So I did it.
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I bought it.
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But honestly, by the time I got home, I felt sick.
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I couldn't believe I'd spent that much on a dress.
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I think I'm going to take it back.
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I don't need to drop that kind of money on an outfit for a wedding, honestly.
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So I splashed out on the dress of my dreams, it set me back a small fortune.
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The style sold out when I bought it
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and now I've got to take it back because I feel so guilty about my purchase.
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Have you ever had that happen?
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Do you think that I should have kept the dress?
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Let me know down in the comments.
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In fact, tell me if you have ever splashed out on something and if you did, how much did it set you back?
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Using these phrasal verbs yourself for your own stories is how you're going to lock them into your own memory.
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So make sure you share a comment down below using the phrasal verbs you learned and practised today.
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You can find me here every week with new stories and new ways to practise your English speaking skills.
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drop me a comment, say hello below and I will see you in the very next lesson.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 89 frases y 954 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 8:58. El hablante habla despacio, unas 106 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 82 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

15 palabras menos comunes del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

  • splash /splæʃ/ (verbo) — chacualear, chapalear. To hit or agitate liquid so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass.
  • verb /vɝb/ (sustantivo) — verbo. A word that indicates an action, event, or state of being.
  • occasion /əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/ (sustantivo) — ocasión. A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance.
  • gorgeous /ˈɡoɹd͡ʒəs/ (adjetivo) — guapísimo, hermosísimo. Sumptuously dressed.
  • outfit /ˈaʊtfɪt/ (sustantivo) — conjunto, atuendo. A set of clothing (with accessories).
  • lesson /ˈlɛs.ən/ (sustantivo) — lección. A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
  • shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/ (sustantivo) — sombra. A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
  • pause /pɔːz/ (sustantivo) — pausa. A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
  • tone /ˈtəʊn/ (sustantivo) — tono. A specific pitch.
  • topic /ˈtɑpɪk/ (sustantivo) — tema, tópico. A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest.
  • naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/ (adverbio) — naturalmente, a natura. In a natural manner.
  • everyday /ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/ (adjetivo) — de diario, cuotidiano. Appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions.
  • technique /tɛkˈniːk/ (sustantivo) — técnica. The practical aspects of a given art, occupation etc.; formal requirements.
  • ear /ˈɪə̯/ (sustantivo) — oído, oreja. The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.
  • skill /skɪl/ (sustantivo) — destreza, habilidad. A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

  • hear out (verbo) — escuchar atentamente, escuchar lo que tenga que decir. To listen to someone until that person has finished speaking; to thoroughly consider all aspects of someone's argument.
  • sold out (adjetivo) — agotado. Completely sold; of which no more is in stock.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 39 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I've, you'll, I'd. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: splash /splæʃ/, occasion /əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, imitation /ɪmɪˈteɪ̯ʃən/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, imitation /ɪmɪˈteɪ̯ʃən/, intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/

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 splash, verb, occasion.

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Oraciones condicionales if + oración, will/would + verbo — una condición y su resultadoif I took that dress, they'd be
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahoraIt's been · I've never felt · Have you ever had
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónYou'll practise · you'll also get · we'll practise
Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un plan o algo que se ve venirI'm going to take · you're going to lock

¿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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