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i'm really excited to do this hike

but also this is like my first really big hike

that i've done alone

because this hike can be up to eight hours depending on how long

it takes me you know i think it's going to be a fun experience

and i'm happy to take you guys along with me

because i'm just taking advantage of where I live where I live is really beautiful

and I'm like I want to explore and I want to see things so yeah

and why not take you all along with me to see these beautiful things eight hours me myself

and I alone in the mountains and so it begins

It's five kilometers, elevation gain, 1 ,200.

So it's pretty much uphill the entire way, which apparently it takes like three hours usually for people to get up.

Yeah, the incline is pretty steep.

I think it's just like there's some switchbacks for a while, and then there's a bit of a scramble near the end.

like the last two kilometers or something.

First kilometer done.

I think I'm gonna take a water break soon though.

Honestly, I mean I've only done one kilometer but I did think that this was gonna be a lot worse than it is.

But again, I've only done one kilometer

and there are still like 1200 meters of elevation

and like six kilometers to go so I don't want to sneak too soon.

Okay so thank god I don't have to go up that.

So I definitely spoke too soon.

And it looks like this is where the real hike begins.

Just straight up a bunch of routes.

We got it though.

It's honestly quite well marked through here, which is nice.

Because it is definitely a little bit hard to tell where to go.

There's some paths that divert you a little bit

so it's good they have a lot of markings everywhere so i'm like out of breath this is this is hard

we definitely spoke too soon definitely glad that it's nice

and shaded through here because

if i were to do this in the straight up sun this would be brutal i'm sweating so much right now

I'm sweating a lot, but feeling good.

I'm literally only at two and a half kilometers, still like 5k to go, or four and a half, but I'm feeling pretty good.

Honestly, if you guys have never listened to jazz and like cinematic kind of music while hiking, I definitely recommend.

That's what I'm doing right now, and I actually feel like I'm in a cinematic universe.

It's so beautiful and peaceful.

How many more adjectives for peaceful?

Use them all, all of them.

I'm sorry.

I think we're about a kilometer away from the lake, so that's exciting.

Now I think it's just like a scramble all the way up.

I'm not really sure.

I'm just following all the tags.

Okay, we gotta go up there.

This is a grind.

The last kilometer of the hike was definitely a grind to say the least.

It was straight uphill climbing up rocks and roots, but once I got to the top it was definitely a hundred percent worth it

Okay, I'm thinking of going over there to eat my lunch.

Why is this low -key perfect?

Guys, make sure you want more bath.

beautiful okay oh okay oh the only thing to know is

the bugs are swarming me as you could tell there was one

that literally just landed on my face um but otherwise this is 10 out of 10

I've never had a chicken and pickle sandwich

And I have to say it was pretty good

So I wanted to go swimming but it became overcast like as soon as I got here

So I was like you know what I might hold off on the swimming

Because I feel like it would be way too cold because it's like glacial water

So it's very very chilly and I feel like the only reason I would go in is if I'm like sweating

But yeah as soon as I got here it became pretty overcast so I don't really want to be cold going down.

So I'm not going to swim today, unfortunately, but it is so, so beautiful.

Okay, now we're on the way down.

Now it says it takes about two hours to go down, so it doesn't be too bad.

It's just really steep.

The only thing is my phone is on 26%, and I forgot my portable charger. So it's not great.

Luckily the trail is well marked though.

Now we gotta go down down i was actually really concerned initially before doing

this hike like i was gonna do it a couple weeks ago

and then i kind of chickened out because i thought it was too late

and i thought it was gonna take like a super long time

and it was mostly just like the elevation gain

that was like freaking me out i was like 1300 meters

and only like seven kilometers like that's crazy and it was definitely challenging

but it was kind of fun like I like the more technical trails because

you kind of really have to pay attention

and it's not just like you're walking straight for like hours

and hours like you're you're climbing and you're moving through rocks

and like all that kind of stuff so it is kind of cool

but yeah it was like definitely not as bad as I thought

it was going to be I thought it was going to be like really tough

and like impossible to do but it was definitely very challenging

and like you know it's pretty brutal like with the uphill especially

if it's warm and sunny but it's definitely manageable

and it's definitely doable

if you just take a lot of breaks bring a lot of water bring some good snacks

and the view is just like 1000 1000 worth it

because it's just absolutely incredible like that's one of the most beautiful hikes

that i've done in around this area and there's just

so many like beautiful trails nearby that i have to go

and explore but this was like a really great trail and

if you're in around the area like i would recommend like it's just so beautiful and honestly incredible

even though it's as i said a little bit brutal especially this part this part is definitely the worst

because you get to like kilometer five

and you're like oh my god i'm almost done and then and you're literally climbing up like an actual rock face.

I'm just taking a break right now.

It's very peaceful.

It's so pretty out here.

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I fell in some mud, but I guess that's how you know you're really hiking.

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I have no idea how much longer.

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I think three kilometers.

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it's nice and flat in here for a little bit and then we have another steep decline

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and then we get to the switchbacks so it's about a kilometer

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and a half if i'm not mistaken of pretty steep

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and then it goes a little bit more flat and then we got the switchbacks

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so yeah and then we made it to the switchbacks

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so we only have like a kilometer or so left and then the hike is done

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and we're done we did it everyone beautiful all right everyone hike was finished in six hours

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six hours and 10 19 minutes or something like

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that yes beautiful now we're back in my car my phone is three percent left to spare

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you know future things to remember bring my portable charger bring bear spray probably should have brought those

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but otherwise everything went well beautiful hike i would definitely do it again

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that was it was hard but i also thought

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that i i thought it was going to be a much harder than it was anyway

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so that was really fun and i enjoyed it

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and it was actually nice to do such a long hike by myself it was very peaceful

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and tranquil and again all the adjectives for peaceful

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and now i'm gonna go back i'm gonna have a shower get all the mud off of myself

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and have some dinner have a nice little dinner i think

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i'm going to do some sort of bowl of a kind

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and that was my little hike i hope you all enjoyed the video thank you

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so much for watching and i hope to see you in the next one bye

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación se basa en el vídeo “Solo hiking to a glacier lake”. Las palabras que más se repiten: kilometer, definitely, hike, beautiful. Este vídeo tiene 123 frases y 1435 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 11:14. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 128 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. 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
hike sustantivo	/haɪk/	caminata
trail sustantivo	/tɹeɪl/	rastro, pista
steep adjetivo	/stiːp/	escarpado, empinado
climb verbo	/ˈklaɪ̯m/	escalar, subir
swim verbo	/swɪm/	nadar
sweat verbo	/swɛt/	sudar, transpirar
brutal adjetivo	/ˈbɹuːtəl/	brutal
elevation sustantivo	/ˌɛlɪˈveɪʃn̩/	elevación
explore verbo	/ɪkˈsploɹ/	explorar
meter sustantivo	/ˈmitəɹ/	medidor, contador
portable adjetivo	/ˈpɔɹtəbəl/	portátil, portable
grind verbo	/ˈɡɹaɪnd/	moler, triturar
charger sustantivo	/ˈt͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒɚ/	cargador, recargardor
bath sustantivo	/bɑːθ/	bañera
tag sustantivo	/tæɡ/	etiqueta, marbete

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

Palabra	Significado
go up verbo	subir
get up verbo	levantarse

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

I'm sweating a lot, but feeling good.
I'm just following all the tags.
I'm just taking a break right now.

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	i've done · I've only done · have never listened
Comparativos -er than / more … than — comparar dos cosas	worse than · harder than
Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupo	the most beautiful · the worst
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos días	i'm just taking · i'm sweating · I'm doing

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 53 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, you're, gonna. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

Los sonidos de “th”: bath /bɑːθ/, breathe /bɹiːð/
Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: elevation /ˌɛlɪˈveɪʃn̩/, shade /ʃeɪd/
Palabras largas — cuida el acento: kilometre /kɪˈlɑmɪtəɹ/, kinematic /kɪn.əˈmæt.ɪk/, manageable /ˈmænəd͡ʒəb(ə)l/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: steep /stiːp/, swim /swɪm/, sweat /swɛt/, spare /spɛɚ/, spray /spɹeɪ/
/v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: elevation /ˌɛlɪˈveɪʃn̩/, adjective /ˈæd͡ʒ.ɪk.tɪv/, overcast /ˈoʊvɚ.kæst/, divert /daɪˈvɝt/
/dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: charger /ˈt͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒɚ/, jazz /d͡ʒæz/, sandwich /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/, adjective /ˈæd͡ʒ.ɪk.tɪv/, manageable /ˈmænəd͡ʒəb(ə)l/

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 hike, trail, steep.

¿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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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

Frases que vale la pena repetir

Gramática en este vídeo

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

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