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Mr. Leo, here is the new contract for tomorrow's meeting with Mr. Carter.
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You are 20 minutes late, Mia.
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I had to fix four big mistakes in the document, sir.
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Carter's team made many errors.
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If we sign this, we will lose a lot of money.
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That is your job.
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You must check everything.
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My job is to plan your meetings.
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It is not my job to fix your partner's math at midnight.
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My working hours are finished.
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Wait, do not leave yet.
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Is there another problem, sir?
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Carter called me ten minutes ago.
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He wants to change the rules tomorrow.
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He wants all the power in this deal.
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Then tell him no. You are the boss.
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He does not listen to polite words.
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He only listens to strong people.
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I want you to talk to him tomorrow.
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Me?
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But I am just an assistant.
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You said I talk too much.
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I need you to be strong tomorrow.
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Will you do it?
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What do I get if I win this deal?
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You will get a new job as a manager.
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And more money.
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Okay.
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I will read the paper again.
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I will be ready for tomorrow.
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Let us be quick, Leo.
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My company takes 60% of the money.
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Your company takes all the risk.
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Sign here.
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I think my assistant has something to say, Carter.
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Your assistant?
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Are you joking?
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Young lady, go and get us some coffee.
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Mr. Carter, please look at page 4.
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If we sign this, your company will cheat us.
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You put a secret rule here.
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What?
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That is a mistake!
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It is a very bad mistake.
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If you want to work with us, we share the money 50-50, and we take zero risk.
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Agree now, or we walk away.
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Leo!
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Why do you let her talk to me like this?
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She is right, Carter.
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She is not just an assistant.
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She is my new manager.
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Sign the paper or leave.
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Fine, I will sign it.
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You two are very difficult. That was very scary.
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You did not look scared.
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You did a great job, Mia.
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I just told him the truth.
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You are the only person who tells the truth in this office.
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Your time as an assistant is over.
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So, do I get my own office now, Leo?
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Yes, you get a big office. And one more rule.
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What rule?
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You do not have to eat dinner alone at your desk anymore.
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I want to take you to dinner tonight.
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Just the two of us.
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Is that a company rule?
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No. That is a question from me to you.
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Okay, but you must pay the bill.
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Deal.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel A2 se basa en el vídeo “She Was More Than an Assistant”. Las palabras que más se repiten: Carter, assistant, rule, sign, Leo. Este vídeo tiene 69 frases y 439 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:03. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 144 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 89 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es fácil de seguir. 11 de sus 69 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

11 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
desk sustantivo/dɛsk/escritorio, pupitre
scary adjetivo/ˈskɛə.ɹi/temible, espantoso
midnight sustantivo/ˈmɪd(ˌ)naɪt/medianoche, madrugada
mathematics sustantivo/mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/matemáticas, matemática
scare verbo/skɛɚ/asustar, atemorizar
cheat verbo/ˈt͡ʃiːt/enfullar, machetear
polite adjetivo/pəˈlaɪt/cortés, educado
mistake sustantivo/mɪˈsteɪk/error, equivocación
zero sustantivo/ˈzɪɹoʊ/cero
error sustantivo/ˈɛɹəɹ/error, yerro
document sustantivo/ˈdɑkjʊmənt/documento, pliego

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • Will you do it?
  • What do I get if I win this deal?
  • Why do you let her talk to me like this?

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 we sign this, we will lose · If we sign this, your company will cheat
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónwill lose · Will you do · will get
Obligación: must / have to / need to decir que algo es necesariohad to fix · must check · have to eat

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: scary /ˈskɛə.ɹi/, scare /skɛɚ/

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 desk, scary, midnight.

¿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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