Shadowing Practice: Sometimes, You Don't Have to Prove Yourself - Learn English Speaking with Video
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One of the things that we have to remember, and I think young people don't realize this, is when someone gives you a shot, when they decide to put you on a stage and give you a microphone,
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or if they give you a job, or if they open a door for you or make an introduction for you, you don't have to prove yourself because you've already been vetted.
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Somebody else has already said, and you see this in new employees all the time.
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You know, the company Chanel, like Chanel, they have this rule that I absolutely love,
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that new senior executives are not allowed to speak in meetings for the first 90 days of their employment.
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They want you to shut up and listen.
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And the reason they do that is because new employees
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so often feel they have to talk in every meeting to prove that you made the right choice to hire them.
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Like, we know you're smart, we hired you.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Este vídeo tiene 9 frases y 165 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 0:49. El hablante habla rápido, unas 201 palabras por minuto, así que espera sonidos enlazados y reducidos. El 91 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es fácil de seguir.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| hire verbo | /ˈhaɪɹ/ | contratar, emplear |
| vet verbo | /vɛt/ | examinar, visar |
| microphone sustantivo | /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfəʊn/ | micrófono |
| employee sustantivo | /ˌɛm.plɔɪˈiː/ | empleado, empleada |
| employment sustantivo | /ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/ | empleo |
| introduction sustantivo | /ˌɪntɹəˈdʌkʃn̩/ | introducción |
| proof sustantivo | /pɹuf/ | prueba, comprobación |
| absolutely adverbio | /ˌæb.səˈlut.li/ | totalmente, absolutamente |
| rule sustantivo | /ɹuːl/ | regla, canon |
| senior adjetivo | /ˈsiːnjə(ɹ)/ | anciano, sénior |
| realize verbo | /ˈɹi(.ə)ˌlaɪz/ | realizar, apiolarse/percatarse/coscarse de |
| smart adjetivo | /smɑɹt/ | vivo, vivaracho |
| somebody | /ˈsʌmˌbədi/ | alguien |
| decide verbo | /dɪˈsaɪd/ | decidir, resolver |
| shut verbo | /ʃʌt/ | cerrar |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| shut up | /ʃʌt ʌp/ | cállate la boca, cállate |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 4 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, you're, you've. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: introduction /ˌɪntɹəˈdʌkʃn̩/, shut /ʃʌt/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: absolutely /ˌæb.səˈlut.li/, executive /ɪɡˈzɛkjətɪv/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como hire, vet, microphone.
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 | you've already been vetted · has already said |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | been vetted · are not allowed |
¿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.