Shadowing Practice: Speak Clearly: Pronunciation Focus | Lesson 24 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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24. The fewest.
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The least.
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The one.
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What's the difference between the fewest and the least?
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The difference between the fewest and the least is that we use the fewest with things we can count, whereas we use the least with things we can't count.
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Give me a sentence with the fewest in it, please.
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In my family, my brother is the one who reads the fewest books.
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Give me a sentence with the least in it.
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In my family, my sister is the one who eats the least bread.
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Of these three books, has this book got the most pages?
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No, of these three books, this book hasn't got the most pages.
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It's got the fewest pages.
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Who eats the least food in your family?
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My brother eats the least food in my family.
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Who drinks the least coffee in your family?
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My sister drinks the least coffee in my family.
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Of these three foods, bread, meat and salt, do you eat salt the most?
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No, of those three foods, bread, meat and salt, I don't eat salt the most, I eat it the least.
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Of these three drinks, water, milk and wine, do you drink wine the most?
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No, of those three drinks, water, milk and wine, I don't drink wine the most, I drink it the least.
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Opposite.
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Next to.
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Who's sitting opposite you?
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A student is sitting opposite me.
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Who's sitting next to you?
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A student is sitting next to me.
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What can you see opposite this building?
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I can see another building, etc., opposite this building.
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Work.
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Rest.
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Most people.
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Do most people rest from Monday to Friday?
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No, most people don't rest from Monday to Friday.
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They work.
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Do you think most people like working?
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No, I don't think most people like working.
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I think they dislike working.
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Do you work at the weekend?
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Yes, I work at the weekend.
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Glass.
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Wood.
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What's the window made of?
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The window's made of glass.
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Is the table made of plastic?
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No, the table isn't made of plastic.
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It's made of wood.
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Paper.
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Stone.
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What's this book made of?
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This book's made of paper.
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What's the wall of the house behind Mr. and Mrs. Brown made of?
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The wall of the house behind Mr. and Mrs. Brown is made of stone.
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Enough.
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Do you speak English well?
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No, I don't speak English well, but I speak it well enough.
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Are you tall enough to touch the ceiling?
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No, I'm not tall enough to touch the ceiling.
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I'm too short.
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Are you short enough to stand under the table?
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No, I'm not short enough to stand under the table.
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I'm too tall.
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Is my pocket large enough to put this book into?
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No, your pocket isn't large enough to put that book into.
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It's too small. That one.
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Repeat.
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What color's this pencil?
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This pencil's black.
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What color's that one?
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That one's white.
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Which pencil's red?
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This pencil's red.
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Which one's grey?
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This one's grey. Which book's open?
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This book's open. Which one's closed?
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This one's closed.
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Badly.
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Can you hear well with your fingers in your ears?
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No, I can't hear well with my fingers in my ears.
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I hear badly.
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Do you see badly?
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No, I don't see badly.
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I see well.
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Does this pen write badly?
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No, this pen doesn't write badly.
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It writes well.
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Do you speak your language badly?
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No, I don't speak my language badly.
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I speak it well.
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Telephone.
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Mobile.
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Phone.
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Call.
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Make a phone call.
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Is there a telephone in your family home?
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Yes, there's a telephone in my family home.
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Have you got a mobile phone in your pocket?
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Yes, I've got a mobile phone in my pocket.
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How many phone calls do you make a day?
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I make about three phone calls a day.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel A2 se basa en el vídeo “Speak Clearly: Pronunciation Focus”. Las palabras que más se repiten: badly, fewest, drink, speak, eat. Este vídeo tiene 99 frases y 635 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 5:16. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 120 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 87 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es fácil de seguir. 33 de sus 99 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
badly adverbio/ˈbæd.li/malamente, mal
pocket sustantivo/ˈpɑ.kɪt/bolsillo, bolsa
telephone sustantivo/ˈtɛləˌfoʊn/teléfono
finger sustantivo/ˈfɪŋɡɚ/dedo, alambres
ear sustantivo/ˈɪə̯/oído, oreja
ceiling sustantivo/ˈsilɪŋ/techo, cielorraso
whereas/(h)wɛɹˈæz/mientras que (locution)
pencil sustantivo/ˈpɛnsəl/lápiz
dislike verbo/dɪsˈlaɪk/desagradar, disgustar
opposite adjetivo/ˈɑ.pə.sɪt/opósito
salt sustantivo/sɒlt/sal, salcita
tall adjetivo/tɔl/alto
bread sustantivo/brɛd/pan
milk verbo/mɪlk/ordeñar, muir
meat sustantivo/mit/carne

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • Who eats the least food in your family?
  • Who drinks the least coffee in your family?
  • Who's sitting opposite you?
  • Who's sitting next to you?
  • What can you see opposite this building?

Gramática en este vídeo

Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo haceisn't made · is made
Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosaone who reads · one who eats
Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupoThe fewest · the least bread · the most pages
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos díasis sitting

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 18 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, I'm, can't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

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 badly, pocket, telephone.

¿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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