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Este vídeo tiene 124 frases y 765 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 7:53. El hablante habla despacio, unas 97 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 83 % 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:

• meal /ˈmiːl/ (sustantivo) — comida, pitanza. Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity.
• wash /wɑʃ/ (verbo) — lavar. To clean with water.
• cousin /ˈkʌz(ə)n/ (sustantivo) — primo, prima. Chiefly with a qualifying word: Any relation (especially a distant one) who is not a direct ancestor or descendant but part of a person's extended family; a…
• arrive /əˈɹaɪv/ (verbo) — llegar, arribar. To reach; to get to a certain place.
• invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/ (verbo) — invitar, convidar. To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
• submit /səbˈmɪt/ (verbo) — someterse [a]]. To yield or give way to another.
• workout /ˈwɝk.aʊ̯t/ (sustantivo) — entrenamiento. An exercise session; a period of physical exercise.
• relative /ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv/ (sustantivo) — familiar, pariente. Someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption; someone in the same family.
• bedroom /ˈbɛdˌɹum/ (sustantivo) — alcoba, dormitorio. A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping.
• delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ (adjetivo) — delicioso, sabroso. Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty.
• destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/ (sustantivo) — destino, destinación. The place set for the end of a journey or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.
• shoe /ˈʃu/ (sustantivo) — zapato, taba. A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of…
• recipe /ˈɹɛs.ɪ.pi/ (sustantivo) — receta. Any set of instructions for preparing a mixture of ingredients.
• dish /dɪʃ/ (sustantivo) — vajilla. A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.
• assignment /əˈsaɪn.mənt/ (sustantivo) — asignación. The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

• get back (verbo) — regresar. Return to where one came from.
• play with (verbo) — juguetear con. To fiddle with; make small adjustments to, for example to something mechanical in order to improve its performance.
• talk about (verbo) — hablar de, hablar sobre. Used to draw attention to the speaker's characterization of someone or something.
• wake up /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ (verbo) — despertarse, recordar. To stop sleeping; to awake.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 3 contracciones y formas reducidas, como didn't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

• Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: wash /wɑʃ/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/, shoe /ˈʃu/, dish /dɪʃ/
• Palabras largas — cuida el acento: destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/, energetic /ˌɛn.əɹˈdʒɛt.ɪk/

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 meal, wash, cousin.