Shadowing Practice: Slow English Reading: Rainbow Fish for Beginners (A1–A2) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hello?
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And welcome back to my slow English podcast.
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We will be reading.
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The Rainbow Fish.
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Thanks.
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- Yeah.
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A long way out.
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in the deep Blue sea.
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There lived a fish.
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Not just...
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any ordinary fish but "the most beautiful fish in the entire
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Ocean.
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you His scales?
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were every shade of blue, And green.
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and purple Okay.
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with sparkling silver scales.
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among them.
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The other fish were amazed.
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at his beauty.
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They called him The Rainbow Fish.
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Thank you.
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"Come on, Rainbow Fish." they would call Come and play with us. But...
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The Rainbow Fish?
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would just Glide past.
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proud and silent.
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letting his scales shimmer.
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Okay.
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One day, A little blue fish.
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followed after him.
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So Rainbow fish.
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He called.
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Wait for me.
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Please give me.
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one of your shiny Scales.
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They are so wonderful.
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and you have So many.
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Thank you.
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- Yes.
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You want me to give you one of my special skills Who do you think you are?
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cried.
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The Rainbow Fish, Thank you.
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Get away from me.
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shocked.
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The Little Blue Fish "swam away." He was so upset.
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He told all his friends What had happened?
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Thank you.
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From then on, So, No one would have anything anything to do with Rainbow fish.
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They turned away when he swam by.
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I What good were the dazzling Shimmering Scales.
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with no one to admire them.
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No?
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He was The loneliest fish.
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in the entire ocean.
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Thank you.
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One day, He poured out all of his troubles. to the starfish.
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I really am beautiful.
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Why doesn't anybody like me?
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I can't answer that for you.
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said the starfish. But...
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If you go, Beyond the coral reef,
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to a deep cave you will find the wise octopus. So, Maybe she.
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can help you.
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Thank you.
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The Rainbow Fish?
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Found the cave.
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Okay.
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It was very dark.
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inside.
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and He couldn't see anything.
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Then, Suddenly, Two eyes.
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caught him.
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in their glare.
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and the octopus emerged from the darkness.
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I have been waiting for you.
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said the octopus with a deep voice.
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The waves have told me Your story.
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This is my advice.
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Give a glittering scale to each of the other fish.
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You will no longer B.
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the most beautiful fish.
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in the sea, but You will discover how to be Happy.
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I can't.
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The rainbow fish started to say, But.. the octopus had already disappeared.
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into a dark cloud of ink.
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Give away my scales.
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my beautiful shining scales, Thank you.
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Never.
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'How could I ever be happy?' without them.
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Suddenly, He felt...
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the light touch of A fin.
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The Little Blue Fish was back.
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Yeah.
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Rainbow fish.
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Please don't be angry.
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i just want One little scale.
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The rainbow fish wavered.
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Only one very, very small, shimmery scale.
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he thought.
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Thank you.
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Well...
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Maybe I wouldn't miss Just watch.
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One.
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Thank you.
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carefully.
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the rainbow fish, Pull it out.
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the smallest scale, and gave it to the little fish.
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Thank you.
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Thank you very much.
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the little blue fish, bubbled playfully.
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as he tucked the shiny scale in among his blue ones.
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a rather Peculiar.
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feeling, came over the rainbow fish.
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For a long time.
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He watched.
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The Little Blue Fish Swim.
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Back and forth.
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with his new scale, glittering in the water.
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The Little Blue Fish whizzed through the ocean.
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with His scale, flashing So, It didn't take long.
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before the rainbow fish was surrounded by the other Fish.
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Yeah.
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Everyone wanted A glittering scale.
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The Rainbow Fish?
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shared his skills and left and right And the more he gave away, Thank you the more delighted He became
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when the water around him filled with glimmering scales.
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He at last felt at home.
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among the other Fish.
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Finally, The rainbow fish had only One...
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Shining scale left.
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his most prized possessions had been given the way.
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Yet He was very happy.
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Come on, Rainbow Fish.
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They called.
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Come.
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and play with us.
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Okay.
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Here I come.
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said the Rainbow Fish.
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and happy as a splash he swam off to join his Friends.
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What do you think?
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The moral of this story. was.
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Comments down below.
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I would love to hear Your thoughts.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel A2 se basa en el vídeo “Slow English Reading: Rainbow Fish for Beginners”. Las palabras que más se repiten: fish, rainbow, scale, blue, octopus. Este vídeo tiene 143 frases y 697 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 10:49. El hablante habla despacio, unas 64 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 del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| swim verbo | /swɪm/ | nadar |
| glitter verbo | /ˈɡlɪtəɹ/ | brillar, resplandecer |
| skill sustantivo | /skɪl/ | destreza, habilidad |
| cave sustantivo | /keɪv/ | cueva, gruta |
| shine verbo | /ʃaɪn/ | brillar, lucir |
| carefully adverbio | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | cuidadosamente |
| cloud sustantivo | /ˈklaʊ̯d/ | nube, nimbo |
| moral adjetivo | /ˈmoɹəl/ | moral |
| shock sustantivo | /ʃɔk/ | choque |
| flash verbo | /flæʃ/ | destellar, flashear |
| silent adjetivo | /ˈsaɪ̯lənt/ | silencioso, callar |
| ordinary adjetivo | /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/ | ordinario |
| discover verbo | /dɪˈskʌvə/ | descubrir |
| possession sustantivo | /pəˈzɛʃn̩/ | posesión |
| purple sustantivo | /ˈpɝ.pl̩/ | morado, púrpura |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- Why doesn't anybody like me?
- I can't answer that for you.
- What do you think?
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | was surrounded · had been given |
| Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupo | the most beautiful · The loneliest · the smallest |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicción | will be · will find · will no |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 7 contracciones y formas reducidas, como can't, couldn't, didn't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: shine /ʃaɪn/, shock /ʃɔk/, flash /flæʃ/, possession /pəˈzɛʃn̩/, shade /ʃeɪd/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: swim /swɪm/, skill /skɪl/, splash /splæʃ/, sparkling /ˈspɑɹkl̩ɪŋ/, starfish /ˈstɑː(ɹ)fɪʃ/
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: cave /keɪv/, discover /dɪˈskʌvə/, waver /ˈweɪvəɹ/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: possession /pəˈzɛʃn̩/, amaze /əˈmeɪz/, dazzle /ˈdæzəl/
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 swim, glitter, skill.
¿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.