Shadowing Practice: Tactics for Listening Third Edition Expanding Unit 13 Special Days - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Listening One.
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One.
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This special day is always on the third Sunday in June.
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Families celebrate their dads with gifts like neckties, cologne, or a nice homemade meal.
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This special day is usually celebrated on October 5th worldwide.
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It's to honour and thank teachers for all their hard work, dedication and contributions to their students and schools.
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3. It's on the second Sunday in May.
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Most children give their mom flowers or a gift to thank her for all she's done for them.
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In some families, Children bring their mothers breakfast in bed or take her out to dinner.
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4. It's on the evening of December 31st. Lots of people have parties that start late and go on until long after midnight.
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5. This is a day in the spring when adults celebrate kids and spend the day with them.
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Sometimes the children get special gifts.
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In some countries, kids are given free admission to museums and amusement parks.
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6. This special day is on April 22nd.
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It celebrates the Earth's natural environment.
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People get together to plant trees, clean up parks, or create community gardens.
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Listening to.
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1. My best friend usually takes me out to dinner We've been doing this since we were in high school, And it's lots of fun.
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She pays for the meal, but I don't let her buy me a present.
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Instead, I buy myself a present.
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That way I always get something I really want.
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Two.
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I usually invite my classmates to go out and party with me.
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About 10 of us get together.
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We start out at a restaurant and then we go downtown.
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Last year, we went to six different clubs in one night.
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It was wild.
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It's the one time a year when my parents don't care if I stay out late.
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Three.
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My two children always take me out to a restaurant for dinner.
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I'm glad they do that instead of spending a lot of money on presents.
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They're still in school.
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so they can't afford to buy expensive gifts.
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4. I always celebrated my birthday when I was younger.
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I'd have a big party and invite everyone I knew.
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Sometimes I'd have more than 50 people at my place.
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Those were the days.
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I don't do anything like that anymore.
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Since I turned 35, I'd rather not remind myself that I'm a year older.
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Now I just have a nice dinner at home with my family.
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5. My parents let me invite all my friends over to my house for a party.
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Usually, I have about 25 people over.
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We always have a lot of fun opening presents, watching videos, and singing along to the radio.
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Stuff like that.
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My parents are great.
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They stay upstairs and they don't bother us.
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6. Well, I always have a quiet birthday at home with my husband, George.
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He takes over the kitchen for the day and bakes a nice cake for me.
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I prefer that to going out to a restaurant.
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Listening to.
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One.
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My best friend usually takes me out to dinner.
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We've been doing this since we were in high school And it's lots of fun!
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She pays for the meal, but I don't let her buy me a present.
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Instead, I buy myself a present.
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That way I always get something I really want.
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Two.
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I usually invite my classmates to go out and party with me.
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About 10 of us get together.
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We start out at a restaurant and then we go downtown.
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Last year, we went to six different clubs in one night.
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It was wild.
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It's the one time a year when my parents don't care if I stay out late.
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Three.
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My two children always take me out to a restaurant for dinner.
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I'm glad they do that instead of spending a lot of money on presents.
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They're still in school, so they can't afford to buy expensive gifts.
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4. I always celebrated my birthday when I was younger.
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I'd have a big party and invite everyone I knew.
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Sometimes I'd have more than 50 people at my place.
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Those were the days.
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I don't do anything like that anymore.
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Since I turned 35, I'd rather not remind myself that I'm a year older.
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Now I just have a nice dinner at home with my family.
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5. My parents let me invite all my friends over to my house for a party.
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Usually, I have about 25 people over.
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We always have a lot of fun opening presents, watching videos, and singing along to the radio.
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Stuff like that.
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My parents are great.
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They stay upstairs and they don't bother us.
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6. Well, I always have a quiet birthday at home with my husband, George.
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He takes over the kitchen for the day and bakes a nice cake for me.
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I prefer that to going out to a restaurant.
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Listening 3.
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1. I'm a big fan of Valentine's Day.
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It's one of my favorite days of the year.
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I love opening and reading those cards and trying to guess who they're from.
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And last year, I got a real Valentine, too.
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You know, from someone who really liked me.
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That was so romantic.
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Two.
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I don't know why people still play tricks on April Fool's Day.
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Last year on April 1st, one of my co -workers played a really horrible trick on our office.
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He moved all the stuff from everyone's desks around, so no one could find what they were looking for.
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It was a total waste of time.
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3. Earth Day is really amazing.
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People spend their time helping each other and nature.
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Last year, my book club planted flowers around the kids' playground in the park.
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Then we had a picnic with lots of fresh fruits and vegetables.
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I hope we do something just as special this year.
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4. When I was a kid, we used to surprise my mom every Mother's Day with breakfast in bed.
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We got up early and made a mess in the kitchen.
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But she always enjoyed it.
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At least I think she did.
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It was a great tradition and we had fun cleaning up the kitchen together.
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5. Father's Day is a special time for me.
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It's great because I get to spend the whole day with my family.
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Last year, our whole family got together for a big dinner.
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They made my favorite meal.
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Spaghetti and meatballs.
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And we had ice cream for dessert.
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We're all big talkers, so everyone had funny stories to tell.
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6. I don't look forward to New Year's Eve.
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Those parties are the worst.
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There's way too much food.
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and you end up eating too much and staying up too late and you feel terrible the next day.
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And the noise!
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Last year, the people next door had a huge noisy party that went on till 5 in the morning.
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Listening 3.
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1. I'm a big fan of Valentine's Day.
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It's one of my favorite days of the year.
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I love opening and reading those cards and trying to guess who they're from.
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And last year, I got a real Valentine, too.
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You know, from someone who really liked me.
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That was so romantic.
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Two.
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I don't know why people still play tricks on April Fool's Day.
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Last year on April 1st, One of my co -workers played a really horrible trick on our office.
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He moved all the stuff on everyone's desks around.
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so no one could find what they were looking for.
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It was a total waste of time.
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3. Earth Day is really amazing.
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People spend their time helping each other and nature.
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Last year, my book club planted flowers around the kids' playground in the park.
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Then we had a picnic with lots of fresh fruits and vegetables.
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I hope we do something just as special this year.
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4. When I was a kid, we used to surprise my mom every Mother's Day with breakfast in bed.
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We got up early and made a mess in the kitchen.
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But she always enjoyed it.
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At least I think she did.
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It was a great tradition and we had fun cleaning up the kitchen together.
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5. Father's Day is a special time for me.
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It's great because I get to spend the whole day with my family.
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Last year, our whole family got together for a big dinner.
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They made my favorite meal.
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Spaghetti and meatballs.
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And we had ice cream for dessert.
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We're all big talkers, so everyone had funny stories to tell.
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6. I don't look forward to New Year's Eve.
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Those parties are the worst.
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There's way too much food, and you end up eating too much and staying up too late and you feel terrible the next day.
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And the noise!
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Last year, the people next door had a huge noisy party that went on till 5 in the morning.
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Pronunciation.
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1. Mark is turning 21 in September.
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Two.
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This will be their 50th wedding anniversary.
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3. Her birthday's on the 31st. Dictation Hey, Alex!
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What's up?
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Oh, nothing.
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I'm just planning for my dad's 60th birthday.
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"Wow, your dad's sixty already?" "He looks so young." I would have thought he was fifty years old.
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Ha!
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He'd love to hear that.
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Anyway, it's a special occasion, so I want to plan a surprise party for him.
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That's nice.
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I'm sure he'll appreciate that.
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So when's the big day?
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On the 30th, That's only two weeks away.
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You'd better start planning.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “Tactics for Listening Third Edition Expanding Unit 13 Special Days”. Las palabras que más se repiten: dinner, present, usually, invite, kitchen. Este vídeo tiene 171 frases y 1553 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 12:02. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 129 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. 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

Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
invite verbo/ɪnˈvaɪt/invitar, convidar
classmate sustantivo/ˈklæs.meɪt/compañero de clase, compañera de clase
meatball sustantivoalbóndiga, almóndiga
talker sustantivo/ˈtɔkɚ/hablador
noisy adjetivo/ˈnɔɪzi/ruidoso
playground sustantivo/ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd/espacio infantil, patio lúdico/recreativo (infantil)
picnic sustantivo/ˈpɪknɪk/jira, pícnic
dessert sustantivo/dɪˈzɝt/dulce, postre
upstairs adverbio/ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/arriba
bake verbo/beɪk/hornear, enhornar
vegetable sustantivo/ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/verdura, legumbre
necktie sustantivo/ˈnɛk.taɪ/corbata
pronunciation sustantivo/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/pronunciación
amusement sustantivo/əˈmjuzmənt/divertimiento, esparcimiento
homemade adjetivocasero, hecho en casa

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
clean up verbolimpiar
end up verboterminar, ir a parar
get together verboreunir, juntar
get up verbolevantarse
go out verbosalir
look forward to verbono ver la hora de, quedar a la espera de
stay up verboquedarse despierto, empalmar
take over verboapoderarse, enseñorearse

Frases que vale la pena repetir

Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:

  • I don't do anything like that anymore.
  • They stay upstairs and they don't bother us.
  • It's one of my favorite days of the year.
  • I'm sure he'll appreciate that.

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — una acción que empezó antes y continúaWe've been doing
“Used to” used to + verbo — un hábito o estado pasado que ya no es ciertoused to surprise
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo haceis usually celebrated · are given
Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosasomeone who really

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 39 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, I'm, I'd. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, dedication /ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/, admission /ədˈmɪʃən/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, dedication /ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/, vegetable /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/
  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: noisy /ˈnɔɪzi/, dessert /dɪˈzɝt/, upstairs /ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/, amusement /əˈmjuzmənt/

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 invite, classmate, meatball.

¿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.

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