Shadowing Practice: Streamline English Destinations 09 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Marriage Guidance Council Malcolm and Barbara Harris have been married for nearly 15 years.
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They've got two children, Gary, age 13, and Andrea, who's 11.
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During the last couple of years, Malcolm and Barbara haven't been very happy.
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They argue all the time.
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Barbara's sister advised them to go to the Marriage Guidance Council.
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There is one in most British towns.
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It's an organisation which allows people to talk with a third person about their problems.
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This is their third visit, and Mrs. Murray, the councillor, always sees them.
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Ah, come in, Barbara.
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Take a seat.
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Is your husband here?
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Yes, he's waiting outside.
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He didn't want to come here this week, but, well, I persuaded him to come.
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I see.
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How have things been?
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Oh, much the same.
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We still seem to have rows all the time.
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What do you quarrel about?
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What don't we quarrel about, you mean?
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Oh, everything.
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You see, he's so inconsiderate.
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Go on.
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Well, I'll give you an example.
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You know, when the children started school, I wanted to go back to work again, too.
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So I got a job.
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Well, anyway, by the time I've collected Gary and Andrea from school, I only get home about half an hour before Malcolm.
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Yes?
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Well, when he gets home, he expects me to run around and get his tea.
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He never does anything in the house.
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And last Friday, he invited three of his friends to come round for a drink.
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He didn't tell me to expect them, and I'd had a long and difficult day.
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I don't think that's right, do you?
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Barbara, I'm not here to pass judgment.
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I'm here to listen.
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Sorry.
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And he's so untidy.
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He's worse than the kids.
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I always have to remind him to pick up his clothes.
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He just throws them on the floor.
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After all, I'm not his servant.
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I've got my own career.
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Actually, I think that's part of the trouble.
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You see, I earn as much money as he does.
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Malcolm, I'm so glad you could come.
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Hello, Mrs Murray.
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Well, I'll be honest, Barbara had to force me to come, really.
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Does it embarrass you to talk about your problems?
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Yes, it does.
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But I suppose we need to talk to somebody.
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Barbara feels that you, well, you resent her job.
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I don't know.
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I would prefer her to stay at home, but she's very well qualified, and I encouraged her to go back to work.
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Now the kids are at school, she needs an interest, and I suppose we need the money.
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How do you share the housework?
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I try to help.
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I always help her to wash up, and I help Gary and Amsia to do their homework while she does the dinner,
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but she doesn't think that's enough.
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What do you think?
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I'm not here to give an opinion, Malcolm.
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I think we're both too tired, that's all.
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In the evenings, we're both too tired to talk.
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And Barbara, she never allows me to suggest anything about the house or about the kids.
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We always have the same arguments.
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She's got her own opinions and that's it.
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Last night we had another row.
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She's forbidden the kids to ride their bikes to school.
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Why?
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She thinks they're too young to ride in the traffic, but I think they should.
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She always complains about collecting them from school.
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But you can't wrap children in cotton wool, can you?
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación se basa en el vídeo “Streamline English Destinations 09”. Las palabras que más se repiten: Barbara, Malcolm, Gary. Este vídeo tiene 70 frases y 574 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:12. El hablante habla rápido, unas 180 palabras por minuto, así que espera sonidos enlazados y reducidos. El 83 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar. 11 de sus 70 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:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| collect verbo | /ˈkɑlɪkt/ | juntar, recoger |
| earn verbo | /ɝn/ | ganar, granjear |
| argue verbo | /ˈɑɹ.ɡju/ | argüir, argumentar |
| wash verbo | /wɑʃ/ | lavar |
| encourage verbo | /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ | alentar, arengar |
| remind verbo | /ɹəˈmaɪnd/ | (hacer) recordar/arrecordar, hacer acordar/arrecordar (se de) |
| cotton sustantivo | /ˈkɑt.n̩/ | algodón |
| invite verbo | /ɪnˈvaɪt/ | invitar, convidar |
| judgment sustantivo | /ˈd͡ʒʌd͡ʒ.mənt/ | juicio, juzgamiento |
| complain verbo | /kəmˈpleɪn/ | quejarse, alegar |
| wrap verbo | /ɹæp/ | envolver, fajar |
| qualify verbo | /ˈkwɑ.lɪ.faɪ/ | calificar |
| homework sustantivo | /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/ | deberes, tarea |
| advise verbo | /ədˈvaɪz/ | aconsejar, asesorar |
| servant sustantivo | /ˈsɝvənt/ | sirviente, sirvienta f criado |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| pick up verbo | coger, asir |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- What do you quarrel about?
- What don't we quarrel about, you mean?
- I don't think that's right, do you?
- Does it embarrass you to talk about your problems?
- How do you share the housework?
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
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| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | have been · haven't been · I've collected |
| Obligación: must / have to / need to decir que algo es necesario | have to remind · had to force · need to talk |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicción | I'll give · I'll be |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 22 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, don't, didn't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: wash /wɑʃ/, organisation /ˈɔː.ɡə.naɪˌzeɪ.ʃən/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: organisation /ˈɔː.ɡə.naɪˌzeɪ.ʃən/, inconsiderate /ˌɪnkənˈsɪdəɹɪt/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/, advise /ədˈvaɪz/, servant /ˈsɝvənt/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: organisation /ˈɔː.ɡə.naɪˌzeɪ.ʃən/, advise /ədˈvaɪz/, resent /ɹiˈzɛnt/
- /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: encourage /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/, judgment /ˈd͡ʒʌd͡ʒ.mənt/
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 collect, earn, argue.
¿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.