Shadowing Practice: Silent Letter Day - Learn English Speaking with Video
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The English language was created by English people.
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I don't know when, but we decided to get letters to form words so we can communicate, but we also decided to sprinkle,
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for no apparent reason, letters within these words.
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They are silent forever.
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How?
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Why?
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Like the word hour, for example.
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Why is the word hour spelt with an H?
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Why is there an H?
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The silent H.
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Nobody has ever said, I'll see you in a hour.
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I'll still have a hour.
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I'm just going to pick up the sandwich.
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I'll be back at a hour.
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Half a hour.
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Half, even half has an L in it.
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Half, half a hour.
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How long is the journey?
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About half a hour to a hour.
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The sandwich shop is half a hour away.
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It's a waste of everybody's time.
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The word subtle, would anybody object if it was spelt S-U-T-L-E?
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Not a single person would.
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But there's a bee in the middle going, shh, just ignore me.
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Just ignore me.
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I'm silenced.
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I have left here, left behind.
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I don't know, I was destined for another word, baboon, but here I am with you.
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How I long to be in the word baboon where I have a purpose.
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Like all those words that should begin with N, but have a K of all the letters.
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Why would a K be silent?
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Knickers, why is it knickers?
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Knuckles, knuckles.
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So I've been thinking about this, as you can probably tell, and I think we should have a day.
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We should have a day.
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A silent letter day.
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We would all come out to play.
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It would be on a Wednesday.
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A Wednesday.
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Sometime in the autumn...
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In the autumn...
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In the autumn...
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In the autumn... Could be in February.
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I haven't promised you a day.
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We'll do the civilian or the ottoman.
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And we'll send the day together, families together, talking, talking, and walking, we'll do the walks.
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And climbing, climbing, climbing, climbing, knitting, a lot of knitting.
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People will save up their knitting to do on Silent Letter Day.
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And the knife is the only cutlery that you're allowed to use, the knife.
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No other cutlery is allowed on Silent Letter Day.
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Food is buffet style, buffet style.
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You'll go along with your knife.
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There's salmon and swordfish and sandwiches and a yoghurt.
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Yuck-Hurrt, Yuck-Hurrt, and you use Yuck and I.
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All the flavours are very subtle, very subtle flavours.
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And the GNOME will be the symbol of Silent Letter Day.
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And Father Christmas, at Christmas, the GNOME, everybody gives each other a GNOME to celebrate.
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Happy Silent Letter Day, I got you a GNOME.
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I kept it hidden in the cupboard for months.
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I wrapped it up, do you like it?
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I wrapped it up.
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I cut the wrapping paper with scissors, I used scissors to cut the wrapping paper.
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I'm so sorry, I forgot, I didn't realise.
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Is it really silent necessary?
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Is Is it honesty?
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Is it honesty?
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You mean honestly?
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Yes, it is honestly.
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You should have Gnome.
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You're never Nisten.
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I'm not giving you a Gnome.
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I'm sorry, I'm taking it back to the shop.
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I've given the receipt.
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I've given the receipt.
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And at the end of the day...
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And at the end of the day, we will celebrate with champagne.
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Go for it.
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Can I have you some champagne?
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Happy Santa Lettid Day.
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Just a drop.
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Maybe just a splash.
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Oh, there's a knock at the door.
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Who can I see?
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Oh, it's Chloe and Isla.
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Sorry, Chloe and Isla.
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My friends from school.
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Friends from school.
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Fascinating.
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Grab a knife.
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Help yourself to Lazagna.
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Yeah, the sydna-sakina.
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And at the end of the day, when we are knacket, we go to sleep at half past the hour.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Este vídeo tiene 92 frases y 641 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 4:31. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 142 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 73 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| silent adjetivo | /ˈsaɪ̯lənt/ | silencioso, callar |
| litter sustantivo | /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ | cama, lecho |
| knife sustantivo | /ˈnaɪ̯f/ | cuchillo |
| autumn sustantivo | /ˈɔtəm/ | otoño, otoñada |
| climb verbo | /ˈklaɪ̯m/ | escalar, subir |
| wrap verbo | /ɹæp/ | envolver, fajar |
| knit verbo | /nɪt/ | hacer punto, tricotar |
| ignore verbo | /ɪɡˈnɔː/ | ignorar, desoír |
| spell sustantivo | /spɛl/ | hechizo, conjuro |
| honesty sustantivo | /ˈɑ.nɪ.sti/ | honradez, sinceridad |
| receipt sustantivo | /ɹɪˈsiːt/ | recepción, recibimiento |
| champagne sustantivo | /ʃæmˈpeɪn/ | champaña, champán |
| scissors sustantivo | /ˈsɪzəz/ | tijeras |
| buffet sustantivo | /bəˈfeɪ/ | bufé, bufet |
| silence sustantivo | /ˈsaɪ̯ləns/ | silencio |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| go along with verbo | ir junto con |
| pick up verbo | coger, asir |
| save up verbo | ahorrar |
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 | has ever said · have left · haven't promised |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | was created · was destined · is allowed |
| Consejo con “should” should + verbo — decir qué es buena idea | should begin · should have |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicción | I'll see · I'll still have · I'll be |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 22 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, I'll, I've. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: champagne /ʃæmˈpeɪn/, splash /splæʃ/, swordfish /ˈsɔː(ɹ)dfɪʃ/
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 silent, litter, knife.
¿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.