Shadowing Practice: Stop Taking Everything Personally | Mel Robbins #shorts - Learn English Speaking with Video

Este vídeo tiene 32 frases y 406 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 2:33. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 159 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. El 90 % 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

13 palabras menos comunes del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

• mood /muːd/ (sustantivo) — humor m ánimo, estado de ánimo. A mental or emotional state, composure.
• boundary /ˈbaʊndɹi/ (sustantivo) — linde, lindero. The dividing line or location between two areas.
• theirs /ðɛɚz/ — suyo, suya. That or those belonging to them; the possessive case of they, used without a following noun.
• compassion /kəmˈpæʃ.ən/ (sustantivo) — compasión. Deep awareness of the suffering of others that people have to the point of them being motivated to relieve such states.
• tone /ˈtəʊn/ (sustantivo) — tono. A specific pitch.
• disappointed /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/ (adjetivo) — decepcionado. Defeated of expectations or hope; experiencing disappointment; let down.
• twist /twɪst/ (verbo) — torcer, despescuezar. To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.
• uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/ (adjetivo) — incómodo. Not comfortable; causing discomfort.
• bend /bɛnd/ (verbo) — cimbrar, cimbrear. To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.
• expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/ (sustantivo) — expectación. The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.
• spiral /ˈspaɪɹəl/ (sustantivo) — espiral. A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
• absorb /æbˈsɔɹb/ (verbo) — absorber. To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in…
• knot /nɑt/ (sustantivo) — nudo, ñudo. A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its…

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

• deal with (verbo) — tratarse de, ocuparse. To handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression; to address or discuss as a subject.
• pick up on (verbo) — percatarse de, pillar. To notice, observe, learn, or understand, especially something otherwise overlooked.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 15 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, you're, doesn't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

• Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: compassion /kəmˈpæʃ.ən/, expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/
• Palabras largas — cuida el acento: disappointed /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

1. Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
2. Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
3. Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como mood, boundary, theirs.