Shadowing Practice: SHADOWING English for Fluency Speaking Practice - Learn English Speaking with Video

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All right, we are going to practice speaking English. English shadowing practice. Forgetting words. Do you forget words when you're trying to speak English? All right, let's practice with this text. Work on your pronunciation, your flow, your overall English speaking skills.
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Here we go. I often feel a bit nervous when I forget words in English while I'm speaking.
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I often feel a bit nervous when I forget words in English while I'm speaking.
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I often feel a bit nervous when I forget words in English while I'm speaking.
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I often feel a bit nervous when I forget words in English while I'm speaking.
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All right, you catch that flow. Let's move on. Sometimes I know the word in my mind, but when I try to say it, but when I try to say it, it suddenly slips away.
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Slips away. That's a good way to say forget. I suddenly forget. Suddenly slips away.
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It goes away from me. I can't remember. All right, let's say this one together. Here we go.
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Sometimes I know the word in my mind, but when I try to say it, it suddenly slips away.
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Sometimes I know the word in my mind, but when I try to say it, it suddenly slips away.
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Sometimes I know the word in my mind, but when I try to say it, it suddenly slips away.
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Sometimes I know the word in my mind, but when I try to say it, it suddenly slips away.
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All right, did you get that flow? That was a little fast.
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I pause, look a little confused, and the person I'm talking with may not understand what I mean right away. So, they may they may not understand right away what I mean.
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That that's key. that word order. So they they may not understand right away what I mean.
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You you can mix up the order, but that's that's the uh chronological order there.
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You don't need to know that. All right. I'm talking with Let's just go from the top. I pause, look a little confused, and the person I'm talking with may not understand what I mean right away.
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All right? So, when the the the word they're trying to remember slips away, and when they do that, they pause, right? I pause. Look a little confused because you're trying to remember the word, right? Um um um um um. So, I look a little confused and the person I'm talking with, you know, they may not understand what's happening, they may not understand what I mean, what I'm trying to say right away.
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All right, let's go ahead and uh shadow that two times. Here we go. I pause, look a little confused, and the person I'm talking with may not understand what I mean right away. Again, I pause, look a little confused, and the person I'm talking with may not understand what I mean right away.
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That can make me feel shy, awkward, or a little embarrassed. That can make me feel shy, awkward, or a little embarrassed. That can make me feel shy, awkward, or a little embarrassed.
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That can make me feel shy, awkward, or a little embarrassed.
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This happens more often when I speak to strangers or when I'm in a group. When I'm in a group. All right, let's go ahead and soften that T there. Uh, more often. Often. Often. Let's just cut that T out. Often. All right. This happens more often when I speak to strangers or when I'm in a group. This happens more often when I speak to strangers or when I'm in a group. This happens more often when I speak to strangers or I'm in a group.
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This happens more often when I speak to strangers or I'm in a group. when I'm in a group, okay, I try to think quickly, but sometimes my mind just goes blank. My mind just goes blank.
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So if your mind goes blank, you just can't think, you can't remember, you can't recall, you don't know what you want to say next. Your mind goes blank.
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I try to think quickly, but sometimes my mind just goes blank. I try to think quickly, but sometimes my mind just goes blank. I try to think quickly, but sometimes my mind just goes blank.
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It can be very frustrating because I put a lot of effort into learning English and improving my communication skills. Yeah, I know it can be frustrating when that happens because I put a lot of effort into learning English and improving my communication skills.
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It can be very frustrating because I put a lot of effort into learning English and improving my communication skills. Again, it can be very frustrating because I put a lot of effort into learning English and improving my communication skills.
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I want to express myself more clearly and confidently, but I sometimes hold back.
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Hold back. So, if you hold yourself back, you don't have the confidence to speak. So, you hold back. you don't speak.
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I want to express myself more clearly and confidently, but I sometimes hold back.
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I want to express myself more clearly and confidently, but I sometimes hold back.
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I want to express myself more clearly and confidently, but I sometimes hold back because I worry about making mistakes or sounding silly. Because I worry about making mistakes or sounding silly. Because I worry about making mistakes or sounding silly.
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Don't want to sound silly, right? You want to sound intelligent and speak elegant English.
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Even so, I believe that with more practice, I can become more confident and comfortable when speaking. Even so, I believe that with more practice, I can become more confident and comfortable when speaking. Okay, let's speed that up a bit. Even so, I believe that with more practice, I can become more confident and comfortable when speaking. Again, even so, I believe that with more practice, I can become more confident and comfortable when speaking.
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How was that? With that practice, did you become more confident and comfortable when speaking?
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Hopefully, you did. I know that forgetting words from time to time is a normal part of learning a language. That's a good mindset. Just be positive and realize that forgetting words from time to time is a normal part of learning a language. Right?
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I know that forgetting words from time to time is a normal part of learning a language. Again, I know that forgetting words from time to time is a normal part of learning a language.
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Every mistake is an opportunity to learn, grow, and become a better English speaker over time.
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Every mistake is an opportunity to learn, grow, and become a better English speaker over time.
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You're probably tired of hearing that mistakes are an opportunity. I know. I I kind of get tired of saying it because you don't want to make mistakes. That's why you practice, right? You don't want to make mistakes. So, you don't want to hear, "Oh, it's an opportunity to learn." Kind of is, but you don't want to hear it anyway. I know. I know. Let's say it together. Every mistake is an opportunity to learn, grow, and become a better English speaker over time. Again, every mistake is an opportunity to learn, grow, and become a better English speaker over time.
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Better is better. Better English. Better better English speaker over time. Over a period of time.
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Okay, that's it. Let's go ahead and shadow it now. Let's say it nonstop. Say it with me. Are you ready? Here we go. I often feel a bit nervous when I forget words in English while I'm speaking.
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Sometimes I know the word in my mind, but when I try to say it, it suddenly slips away. I pause, look a little confused, and the person I'm talking with may not understand what I mean right away.
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That can make me feel shy, awkward, or a little embarrassed.
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This happens more often when I speak to strangers or when I'm in a group.
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I try to think quickly, but sometimes my mind just goes blank. It can be very frustrating because I put a lot of effort into learning English and improving my communication skills.
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I want to express myself more clearly and confidently, but I sometimes hold back.
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because I worry about making mistakes or sounding silly. Even so, I believe that with more practice, I can become more confident and comfortable when speaking.
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I know that forgetting words from time to time is a normal part of learning a language.
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Every mistake is an opportunity to learn, grow, and become a better English speaker over time.
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Yes, it is. Boom. Good workout. It's gray today. Keep moving forward one step at a time. Keep practicing. and I'll see you in the next

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “SHADOWING English for Fluency Speaking Practice”. Las palabras que más se repiten: English, word, speaking, mistake, learning. Este vídeo tiene 51 frases y 1489 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 11:39. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 128 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 81 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente. 11 de sus 51 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
slip verbo/ˈslɪp/deslizarse, resbalar
pause sustantivo/pɔːz/pausa
stranger sustantivo/ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒɚ/extraño, extraña
confidently adverbio/ˈkɑnfɪdəntli/confidentemente
frustrate verbo/ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪt/frustrar
embarrassed adjetivo/ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/avergonzado
awkward adjetivo/ˈɔk.wɚd/torpe, desmañado
chronological adjetivo/ˌkɹɑnəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/cronológico
soften verbo/ˈsɑfən/ablandar, suavizar
pronunciation sustantivo/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/pronunciación
mindset sustantivo/ˈmaɪn(d)ˌsɛt/mentalidad, actitud
elegant adjetivo/ˈɛləɡənt/elegante, chic
workout sustantivo/ˈwɝk.aʊ̯t/entrenamiento
intelligent adjetivo/ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/inteligente

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
hold back verbofrenarse, refrenarse
go ahead verbo/ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/venga, adelante
mix up verborevolver
move forward verboir adelante, adelantar

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • All right, let's practice with this text.
  • All right, let's say this one together.
  • All right, did you get that flow?
  • You don't need to know that.
  • When I'm in a group.

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Posibilidad con “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo posible pero no seguromay not understand
Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -ingpractice speaking · Keep moving
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos díasyou're trying · I'm speaking · I'm talking

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 39 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, don't, can't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: confidently /ˈkɑnfɪdəntli/, chronological /ˌkɹɑnəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, intelligent /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: slip /ˈslɪp/, stranger /ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒɚ/
  • /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: stranger /ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒɚ/, chronological /ˌkɹɑnəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/, intelligent /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/

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 slip, pause, stranger.

¿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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