Shadowing Practice: Sonhando o Futuro - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Sonhando o Futuro”. This video has 20 sentences and 199 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:07. The speaker talks slowly, about 64 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 25% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| paragraph noun | /ˈpæɹəɡɹæf/ | A passage in text that starts on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented, and usually marks a change of topic. |
| vale noun | /veɪl/ | A valley. |
| dire adjective | /ˈdaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/ | Warning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous. |
| amour noun | /əˈmʊɹ/ | Courtship; flirtation. |
| sempre adverb | /ˈsɛm(ˌ)pɹeɪ/ | always, still; maintaining the same style |
| kero noun | A type of wooden drinking vessel produced by the Incas. | |
| lev noun | /lɛv/ | The currency of Bulgaria from 1880 to 2025; divided into 100 stotinki. |
| cria noun | A young South American camelid (llama, vicuna, guanaco or alpaca). | |
| longe noun | /lʌnd͡ʒ/ | A long rope or flat web line, more commonly referred to as a longe line, approximately 20-30 feet long, attached to the bridle, longeing cavesson, or halter of… |
| sabre noun | /ˈseɪ.bə/ | A light sword with a curved blade, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point. |
| volta noun | /ˈvoʊltə/ | A turning; a time (chiefly used in phrases signifying that the part is to be repeated). |
| dream verb | /ˈdɹim/ | To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping. |
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like paragraph, vale, dire.
¿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.