Shadowing Practice: Tactics for Listening Third Edition Developing Unit 10 Keeping Fit - Learn English Speaking with Video

Este vídeo tiene 219 frases y 1915 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 13:33. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 141 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. 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:

• swim /swɪm/ (verbo) — nadar. To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
• tennis /ˈtɛnɪs/ (sustantivo) — tenis. A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.
• bicycle /ˈbaɪsɪk(ə)l/ (sustantivo) — bicicleta, bici. A vehicle that has two primary wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s…
• indoor /ˈɪndoɹ/ (adjetivo) — para interiores, de interiores. Situated in, or designed to be used in, or carried on within, the interior of a building.
• volleyball /ˈvɒlibɔ(ː)l/ (sustantivo) — balón voleibolista, pelota de vóleibol. A game played on a rectangular court between two teams of two to six players which involves striking a ball back and forth over a net.
• lesson /ˈlɛs.ən/ (sustantivo) — lección. A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
• bore /boɹ/ (verbo) — aburrir. To inspire boredom in somebody.
• romantic /ɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/ (adjetivo) — romántico. Fantastic, unrealistic (of an idea etc.); fanciful, sentimental, impractical (of a person).
• silly /ˈsɪl.i/ (adjetivo) — bobo, tonto. Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
• knee /ni/ (sustantivo) — rodilla, hinojo. In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
• lazy /ˈleɪ̯zi(ː)/ (adjetivo) — perezoso, flojo. Unwilling to do work or make an effort; disinclined to exertion.
• athlete /ˈæθ.liːt/ (sustantivo) — atleta. A participant in any of a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.
• tire /ˈtaɪ̯ɚ/ (verbo) — cansar, cansarse. To become sleepy or weary.
• hobby /ˈhɑ.bi/ (sustantivo) — afición, hobby. An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.
• indoors /ɪnˈdɔɹz/ (adverbio) — dentro. Inside, into, or within a building.

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

• come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — hala, vamos. Come along with me; join me in going.
• fall off (verbo) — caer. To become detached or to drop from.
• go on /ˈɡoʊˌɒn/ (verbo) — continuar. To continue in extent.
• go out (verbo) — salir. To leave, especially a building.
• talk about (verbo) — hablar de, hablar sobre. Used to draw attention to the speaker's characterization of someone or something.
• think about /ˈθɪŋk əˌbaʊt/ (verbo) — pensar en, ocurrírsele. To ponder.
• wake up /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ (verbo) — despertarse, recordar. To stop sleeping; to awake.
• do for (verbo) — hacer por. To doom; to bring about the demise of someone; to injure or harm someone.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 52 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, don't, didn't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

• Los sonidos de “th”: athlete /ˈæθ.liːt/, thin /ˈθɪn/
• Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, dictation /dɪkˈteɪʃən/

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 swim, tennis, bicycle.

Gramática en este vídeo

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