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I used to share an apartment with three other people.
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We started sharing the place when we were university students and became best friends.
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When we all finished our studies and started to work, we continued living together because we got along very well
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and it was difficult to afford an apartment on your own in the city.
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On a night out, one of my flatmates introduced me to one of his friends, Sarah, and there was an immediate spark there.
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I asked her out and we started dating.
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The connection between us was unbelievable.
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Now she's my best friend, and she's the first person I ever went out with.
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And, hopefully, she'll be the last, because we got married last year.
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I married my high school sweetheart when I was just 22.
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John was my first and only relationship.
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We met when we were 16, and we started dating at 17.
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Unfortunately, after 23 years, our marriage wasn't working any longer, and we decided to part ways after a lifetime together.
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When we separated, I formed a close bond with a colleague at work.
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She became my confidant and best friend.
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One day, she excitedly suggested that she knew the perfect man for me, and practically set up a blind date despite my hesitations.
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She insisted so much that I finally agreed.
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We decided on a familiar restaurant for the meeting, a place that felt safe and neutral.
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I was quite nervous, because I had never dated anyone other than John.
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When I walked through the door, I couldn't believe my eyes.
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It was John.
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When he saw me, we both started laughing.
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What are the odds?
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When I first started at my current job, I didn't know anyone there.
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However, I soon got to know Arthur, one of my colleagues.
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We had a lot in common and before long we became pretty close.
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Our conversations weren't just about work.
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They extended to our personal lives, hobbies and families.
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One weekend he invited me and my wife to a barbecue at his house.
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It was there that he introduced us to his partner.
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During the barbecue my wife and his partner really hit it off, finding they shared many interests.
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They became friends quickly.
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Unfortunately, over time, my relationship with Arthur started to get worse because of some disagreements at work.
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Eventually, we fell out, and our relationship went back to being just professional.
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It was awkward because my wife and Arthur's partner had become close, but such is life.
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Back in college, there was this girl I had a huge crush on.
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We weren't close, just acquaintances, really, but I thought about her in secret all the time.
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We had common friends and often met here and there on nights out, but I never had the courage to ask her out.
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Fast forward a few years, a very close friend of mine introduced me to his new girlfriend,
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and to my dismay, it was the same girl I'd been silently admiring from afar.
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It crushed me a little bit, to be honest, but I tried to be happy for my friend.
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Time went by and I received a wedding invitation.
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Standing there at their wedding, watching my crush becoming my friend's wife, was bittersweet.
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I was invited to share in their joy, and that's what I decided to focus on.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación se basa en el vídeo “Stories of relationships – B1 English Listening Test”. Las palabras que más se repiten: became, wife, introduced, partner, decided. Este vídeo tiene 44 frases y 558 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:26. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 162 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. El 86 % 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 del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| introduce verbo | /ˌɪntɹəˈdus/ | presentar |
| crush verbo | /kɹʌʃ/ | aplastar, destripar |
| invite verbo | /ɪnˈvaɪt/ | invitar, convidar |
| colleague sustantivo | /ˈkɒliːɡ/ | colega, compañero |
| odd adjetivo | /ɑd/ | extraño, raro |
| lifetime sustantivo | /ˈlaɪf.taɪm/ | vida |
| extend verbo | /ɛkˈstɛnd/ | extenderse, ampliarse |
| courage sustantivo | /ˈkʌ.ɹɪd͡ʒ/ | coraje, valor |
| awkward adjetivo | /ˈɔk.wɚd/ | torpe, desmañado |
| neutral adjetivo | /ˈnuː.tɹəl/ | neutral |
| practically adverbio | /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.k(ə.)li/ | prácticamente |
| invitation sustantivo | /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/ | invitación |
| unbelievable adjetivo | /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/ | increíble |
| insist verbo | /ɪnˈsɪst/ | insistir, empeñarse |
| spark sustantivo | /ˈspɑɹk/ | chispa, centella |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| fall out verbo | caerse |
| get along verbo | llevarse bien con, avenirse |
| walk through verbo | explicar paso a paso, enseñar |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 7 contracciones y formas reducidas, como weren't, couldn't, didn't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: crush /kɹʌʃ/, invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/, hesitation /ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: practically /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.k(ə.)li/, invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/, unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/, disagreement /dɪsəˈɡɹiːmənt/, hesitation /ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: spark /ˈspɑɹk/, sweetheart /ˈswiːtˌhɑːt/
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/, invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/, unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/
- /h/ — una aspiración suave, no la “j”: hobby /ˈhɑ.bi/, sweetheart /ˈswiːtˌhɑːt/, hesitation /ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən/
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 introduce, crush, invite.
¿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.