Shadowing Practice: Stop Cleaning All Day 😩 Try These 3 House Rules Instead 👇👇👇 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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These are my messy house rules that keep everything clean and tidy all the time.
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We have a different colored bath towel for every single family member.
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This means when you're in the shower and you're reaching for a towel, you know which one is yours
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and you're not going to accidentally dry your face with a towel someone else used for their body.
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But more importantly, it stops people from just dropping
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and leaving their wet towels all over the floor
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because everyone will know who the culprit is and you're more likely to hang it up.
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Another house rule, all the flat surfaces are hot lava, which means if you put something down, it will burst into flames unless you have a raft.
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A raft can be a tray or a basket, any shallow or even big container to put your stuff.
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Heck, even hooks count.
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And also, the walls are hot lava.
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Please don't touch them.
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Nobody wants to wash walls.
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Another crazy rule, no shoes in the house.
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This might be a Canadian thing, but honestly, we take them off immediately when we walk in the door, I just kick them into a cubby.
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So it's not any work, but now I don't have to clean the floors from all the grime
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and dirt that's been brought in on the bottom of shoes.
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And of course, a rule, run that robot vacuum every single day.
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This one might be controversial, but we close our kitchen every night at 10 p .m.
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Why?
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I have teenagers and I would spend time cleaning the kitchen before bed just to wake up to a mess.
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Now they might still sneak a snack, but they clean up after themselves so I'll never know.
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All of these rules are meant to keep your house clean and tidy without you having to work harder.
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It transformed my life, even though I have three kids and I know it'll work for you too.
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If you're feeling inspired, check out my YouTube channel, Clutterbug, for all of my sometimes strange, but always effective messy house rules.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Este vídeo tiene 25 frases y 351 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 1:47. El hablante habla rápido, unas 197 palabras por minuto, así que espera sonidos enlazados y reducidos. El 82 % 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 menos comunes del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
- towel /ˈtaʊ̯əl/ (sustantivo) — toalla, toballa. A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, such as a person after a bath.
- shoe /ˈʃu/ (sustantivo) — zapato, taba. A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of…
- messy /ˈmɛsi/ (adjetivo) — desordenado, desprolijo. In a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly.
- lava /ˈlɑvə/ (sustantivo) — lava. The molten rock ejected by a volcano from a vent such as a crater or fissure; magma that has breached the surface of the earth.
- tidy /ˈtaɪ.di/ (adjetivo) — pulcro, prolijo. Arranged neatly and in order.
- bath /bɑːθ/ (sustantivo) — bañera. A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.
- hook /hʊk/ (sustantivo) — gancho, garfio. A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
- dirt /dɝt/ (sustantivo) — tierra. Soil or earth.
- robot /ˈɹoʊ.bɑt/ (sustantivo) — robot. An intelligent mechanical being designed to look like a human or other creature, and usually made from metal.
- controversial /ˌkɑn.tɹəˈvɝ.ʃəl/ (adjetivo) — polémico, controvertido. Arousing or likely to arouse controversy.
- accidentally /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/ (adverbio) — accidentalmente, sin querer. In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.
- burst /bɜːst/ (verbo) — reventar. To break from internal pressure.
- importantly /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/ (adverbio) — importantemente. Used to mark a statement as having importance.
- teenager /ˈtiːnˌeɪ̯d͡ʒə/ (sustantivo) — adolescente, adolescentes. A person between thirteen and nineteen years old (inclusive).
- vacuum /ˈvæ.kjuːm/ (sustantivo) — vacuo. A region of space that contains no matter.
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
- check out (verbo) — investigar, chequear. To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
- clean up (verbo) — limpiar. To make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy.
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 9 contracciones y formas reducidas, como you're, don't, I'll. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: shoe /ˈʃu/, controversial /ˌkɑn.tɹəˈvɝ.ʃəl/, shallow /ˈʃæloʊ/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: controversial /ˌkɑn.tɹəˈvɝ.ʃəl/, accidentally /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/, importantly /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/
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 towel, shoe, messy.
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 | been brought · are meant |
| Posibilidad con “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo posible pero no seguro | might be · might still sneak |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicción | will know · will burst · I'll never know |
| Obligación: must / have to / need to decir que algo es necesario | have to clean · having to work |
¿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.