Shadowing Practice: Shadowing English: Repeat After Me: Speaking Practice for Pronunciation and Fluency - Learn English Speaking with Video
Elige un modo de práctica
Cada modo abre una sala de práctica a pantalla completa.
167 oraciones
Si las oraciones son demasiado cortas o largas, haz clic en Editar para ajustarlas.
1
Hey, hey, welcome back English practicer.
2
I wake up every morning and make an English lesson for you.
3
Yeah.
4
Hey, I haven't sung that song in a long time.
5
That was fun.
6
All right.
7
Today we're going to break the procrastination cycle.
8
This is kind of a listening exercise.
9
I want you to listen, learn, and shadow me if you can.
10
Try to say it with me.
11
Repeat little chunks of speech that you hear that you want to remember and practice.
12
All right, let's jump into it.
13
Today, we're tackling something everyone deals with.
14
Everyone deals with it.
15
What is it?
16
Procrastination.
17
That nagging habit of constantly putting off important tasks.
18
Putting off.
19
If you put something off, put off, you postpone it.
20
So you're constantly postponing, putting off important tasks.
21
That's procrastination, right?
22
Let's start with the word nagging.
23
It means something that keeps bothering or irritating you.
24
It keeps bothering, irritating me.
25
It's nagging me.
26
Like that little voice in your head.
27
That won't leave you alone.
28
Leave me alone, please, my nagging little voice in my head.
29
So why do we let procrastination get the best of us?
30
Get the best of us.
31
If you say, it got the best of me.
32
That's another way you can say it.
33
It got the best of me.
34
That means it overwhelmed me.
35
I was defeated by it.
36
It got the better of me.
37
I lost control.
38
It got the best of me.
39
It got the best of us.
40
So procrastination can get the best of us sometimes, right?
41
Why does that happen?
42
Let's find out.
43
What exactly is procrastination?
44
It's when we delay important tasks by doing easier, less important things instead.
45
Oh, I do that a lot.
46
We all do it.
47
Cleaning, scrolling on our phones, or binge-watching shows instead of handling something crucial.
48
Here's another word for you.
49
Here's another word for you.
50
Deferral.
51
Deferral.
52
Deferral means postponing something.
53
Procrastination is a kind of deferral.
54
But it's almost always irrational.
55
Not rational, irrational.
56
We know we shouldn't delay the task.
57
But we do it anyway.
58
It's surprisingly easy to trick ourselves into feeling productive.
59
I was productive.
60
Have you ever cleaned your whole room or organized all your files just to avoid doing something more important?
61
That's procrastination at work.
62
It feels like you're doing something useful.
63
But deep down, you know you're just avoiding the real task.
64
Why does procrastination happen?
65
It's not always about laziness.
66
One reason is immediate gratification.
67
Gratification right now, immediate.
68
Which means seeking quick pleasure.
69
Our brain craves instant rewards, like watching a fun video or grabbing a snack.
70
Even though that important task is still waiting, it's still waiting for you, but you got to go see that fun video.
71
You got to grab that delicious snack.
72
You crave it.
73
Here's another term.
74
Cognitive overload.
75
Whoa, big word.
76
Cognitive overload.
77
Cognitive overload is that feeling of being so overwhelmed by a big task that you avoid starting it at all.
78
You avoid starting that big task because it's just overwhelming.
79
It's too much to think about.
80
Cognitive is your thinking about it.
81
Overload, it's just too much.
82
Too much to think about.
83
Cognitive overload.
84
Breaking that task into smaller steps can make it much easier to handle.
85
Here's a tip.
86
Divide a large project into tiny, manageable parts.
87
Small parts that you can manage manageable parts.
88
When you complete a small piece, you feel accomplished.
89
And that motivation can help you keep going.
90
Have you ever made a to-do list and felt a little rush of satisfaction just from crossing something off?
91
Crossing something off?
92
Your to-do list?
93
I did it.
94
That's the power of small wins.
95
Here's one more phrase to remember.
96
Procrastination paralysis.
97
Paralysis.
98
Procrastination paralysis.
99
This is when you're so overwhelmed by procrastination that you freeze.
100
So freeze is our key word here for paralysis.
101
If you're paralyzed, you can't move, you're frozen, so you freeze paralysis.
102
Let me start from the top again.
103
Procrastination paralysis is when you're so overwhelmed by procrastination that you freeze and can't even begin.
104
You don't even begin because you're frozen by procrastination paralysis.
105
It's that moment when delaying leads to total inaction.
106
Inaction is no action.
107
Taking no action is inaction.
108
All right, what's the cost of procrastination?
109
It's not just about putting things off.
110
It also increases your stress.
111
You're building up what's called emotional debt.
112
Emotional debt.
113
the mental load of all the unfinished tasks you carry around.
114
All that mental load, all the thinking about, that's your emotional debt.
115
It's just building up more and more debt, emotional debt.
116
The longer you delay, the heavier that debt becomes.
117
You've got to pay off your debt.
118
Procrastination doesn't just waste your time.
119
It steals your peace of mind.
120
It's like carrying a backpack full of rocks.
121
Nobody wants to do that.
122
Every time you delay a task, another rock gets added to your backpack and it's getting
123
so heavy and you're trying to climb up the mountain and it's getting heavier and heavier.
124
I used to struggle with procrastination too.
125
I'd let tasks pile up until they felt like an impossible mountain.
126
But once I started using time blocking, I saw a big improvement.
127
Time blocking.
128
I began breaking tasks into smaller parts and dedicating just 10 or 15 minutes to each one.
129
It might sound simple, but those small chunks add up quickly.
130
And before you know it, you've made real progress.
131
So, how do we stop procrastinating?
132
One helpful technique is, again, time blocking.
133
This means setting a specific amount of time for a task, like telling yourself, I'll just work on this for 10 minutes.
134
It makes getting started easier.
135
And once you begin, it's much easier to keep going.
136
And don't forget to reward yourself.
137
Once you finish a task, give yourself a small treat.
138
This taps into your brain's craving for immediate gratification.
139
but in a positive way.
140
Yeah, give yourself a small treat.
141
This taps into, if it taps into it, it accesses it.
142
It taps into your brain's craving for immediate gratification.
143
Our brain craves immediate gratification, so let's give our brain immediate gratification by doing the task that we need to do.
144
That's a positive way to deal with it.
145
Rewards don't have to be big or expensive.
146
They can be as simple as taking a short break,
147
having a snack, or watching an episode of your favorite show.
148
These rewards kind of sound like procrastination to me.
149
I don't know about you.
150
It sounds like another form of procrastination.
151
I'm rewarding myself right now, but you're really procrastinating.
152
I don't know.
153
I don't know about this advice.
154
Just make sure the reward doesn't turn into another excuse to procrastinate.
155
That's the point I wanted to make.
156
And that's it.
157
That's it for today.
158
Hey, thank you for practicing with me again.
159
What do you think of this style of lesson?
160
Is it good for you?
161
I hope so.
162
Good workout.
163
Stay persistent.
164
Stay consistent.
165
And if you do so, you are bound to succeed.
166
Keep moving forward one step at a time.
167
And I shall see you in the next English speaking practice video.
Descargar app
Todo lo que necesitas para hablar con fluidez
Pronunciación con IAEvalúa cada oración
Práctica de IPADomina cada sonido
VocabularioConstruye tu banco de palabras
Juego de vocabularioAprende mientras juegas
Mismo canal
1
English Speaking Practice: Shadowing for Fluency
B21
Natural Vocabulary for Speaking English FLUENCY TRAINING
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B19
Fun & Easy SHADOWING English Speaking Practice Repeat-After-Me
American AccentDaily ConversationHigh School StudentsUniversity Students
B2Listen and REPEAT & Shadow for FLUENCY: English Speaking Practice
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B21
ENGLISH SPEAKING PRACTICE Vocabulary Phrases
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B11
Just listen or shadow me. English-speaking practice & motivation.
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B11
English SHADOWING for Fluent Speaking: Repeat after me + Say it with me. Pronunciation and Flow.
Business EnglishDaily ConversationWorking Adults
B11
Vocabulary for Natural Speaking Fluency Repeat-After-Me
American AccentDaily ConversationWorking Adults
B11
SHADOWING a STORY for FLUENCY Repeat After Me
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B14
English SPEAKING Practice Repeat-After-Me + Shadowing
American AccentDaily ConversationWorking Adults
B12
SHADOWING Repeat-After-Me English Speaking Practice
American AccentDaily ConversationHigh School StudentsUniversity Students
B14
Easy Shadowing English Speaking Practice + Vocabulary
American AccentDaily ConversationHigh School StudentsUniversity Students
B13
Muscle Memory: Repeat-After-Me + SHADOWING for English Speaking Fluency
American AccentDaily ConversationHigh School StudentsUniversity Students
B14
Just LISTEN or SHADOW: English Speaking Practice
American AccentDaily ConversationHigh School StudentsUniversity Students
B13
Shadowing and Fluency STORY to Repeat After Me Speaking Practice for English Pronunciation and FLOW
American AccentBusiness EnglishDaily ConversationUniversity Students
B12
English SPEAKING Practice - Let's say it together!
American AccentDaily ConversationHigh School StudentsUniversity Students
B23
Master English SPEAKING with SHADOWING Practice Listen & Learn English Repeat-After-Me
American AccentBusiness EnglishUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B15
Repeat-After-Me + SHADOWING English Speaking Practice
American AccentBusiness EnglishDaily ConversationUniversity Students
B13
Hear it & Say it - English SPEAKING and LISTENING Practice
American AccentDaily ConversationHigh School StudentsUniversity Students
B12
English SHADOWING Practice Listen and Say it with me: Repeat-After-Me
American AccentBusiness EnglishDaily ConversationHigh School Students
FOR YOU
Recomendar Video
B126
78 oraciones
B1 English Listening Practice - Procrastination
American AccentBusiness EnglishDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B13
117 oraciones
SHADOWING: Repeat after me for Pronunciation & Fluent English Speaking Practice
American AccentBusiness EnglishDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B1263 oraciones
Stop Translating in English | Talking About Money & Prices | 21-Day Shadowing Challenge
Business EnglishDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B15
8 oraciones
Practice Speaking & Reading Out Loud With This English Shadowing Exercise
American AccentBusiness EnglishDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B12
216 oraciones
Intermediate English Conversation Lesson with Shadowing | Learning English Speaking Practice 🗣️
Business EnglishDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B13
215 oraciones
English Speaking Practice with the 10-Minute Rule | English Podcast 🎧
Business EnglishDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B12
169 oraciones
Shadow Me! | Episode 4 | English with Ferrol
Business EnglishDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B11
224 oraciones
Daily Habits to Improve Your English Speaking Fast | English Fluency Tips for Beginners
Business EnglishInterview EnglishDaily Conversation
B19
210 oraciones
Repeat-After-Me + Shadowing Practice | Easily Confused Words in English
American AccentDaily ConversationHigh School StudentsUniversity Students
B13
399 oraciones
Do It Today, Not Tomorrow | Easy English Podcast Conversation in Daily Life
Business EnglishDaily ConversationUniversity Students
B15
336 oraciones
I Understand English... But I Can't Speak! | Shadowing English Speaking Practice
American AccentInterview EnglishDaily ConversationHigh School Students
Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “Shadowing English: Repeat After Me: Speaking Practice for Pronunciation and Fluency”. Las palabras que más se repiten: procrastination, task, paralysis, debt, gratification. Este vídeo tiene 167 frases y 1206 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 11:44. El hablante habla despacio, unas 103 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
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| procrastination sustantivo | /pɹəʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ | desidia, dejar algo para más tarde, para mañana... |
| paralysis sustantivo | /pəˈɹæləsəs/ | parálisis |
| freeze verbo | /ˈfɹiːz/ | helarse, congelarse |
| reward sustantivo | /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/ | recompensa |
| overload verbo | /ˌəʊvəˈləʊd/ | sobrecargar |
| overwhelm verbo | /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlm/ | apabullar, arrollar |
| cognitive adjetivo | /ˈkɑɡ.nɪ.tɪv/ | cognitivo, cognoscitivo |
| deferral sustantivo | /dɪˈfɝəl/ | prórroga |
| crave verbo | /kɹeɪv/ | anhelar, ansiar |
| inaction sustantivo | /ɪnˈækʃən/ | inacción |
| postpone verbo | /pəʊstˈpəʊn/ | posponer, postponer |
| procrastinate verbo | /pɹoʊˈkɹæs.tə.neɪt/ | hacer desidia, procrastinar |
| snack sustantivo | /snæk/ | tentempié, refrigerio |
| irritate verbo | /ˈɪɹ.ɪˌteɪt/ | irritar, enviscar |
| manageable adjetivo | /ˈmænəd͡ʒəb(ə)l/ | manejable, gestionable |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| put off verbo | perecear | |
| add up verbo | adicionar | |
| find out verbo | averiguar, anoticiarse | |
| move forward verbo | ir adelante, adelantar | |
| pay off verbo | valer la pena, salir a cuenta | |
| pile up verbo | arrumar, apilar | |
| wake up verbo | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | despertarse, recordar |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- Today we're going to break the procrastination cycle.
- All right, let's jump into it.
- Today, we're tackling something everyone deals with.
- What do you think of this style of lesson?
- Is it good for you?
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 | haven't sung · Have you ever cleaned · Have you ever made |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | was defeated · are bound |
| Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupo | the best |
| Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -ing | keeps bothering · avoid starting · stop procrastinating |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 31 contracciones y formas reducidas, como you're, don't, can't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: procrastination /pɹəʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, gratification /ˌɡɹætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/, inaction /ɪnˈækʃən/, irrational /ɪˈɹæʃ.(ə.)nəl/, unfinished /ʌnˈfɪnɪʃt/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: procrastination /pɹəʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, paralysis /pəˈɹæləsəs/, gratification /ˌɡɹætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/, procrastinate /pɹoʊˈkɹæs.tə.neɪt/, manageable /ˈmænəd͡ʒəb(ə)l/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: snack /snæk/, scroll /skɹoʊl/
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: overload /ˌəʊvəˈləʊd/, overwhelm /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlm/, cognitive /ˈkɑɡ.nɪ.tɪv/, crave /kɹeɪv/, craving /ˈkɹeɪ.vɪŋ/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: freeze /ˈfɹiːz/, laziness /ˈleɪ.zi.nəs/, paralyze /ˈpæɹəˌlaɪz/, organize /ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/, surprisingly /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋli/
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 procrastination, paralysis, freeze.
¿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.