Shadowing Practice: Take Classes at The School of Life - Learn English Speaking with Video
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You can make the School of Life a helpful part of your life in so many ways.
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The easiest and certainly the cheapest is to subscribe to our YouTube channel and our online book, The Book of Life.
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You can also browse our online shop where you can order our books and a variety of other products.
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But we also have physical hubs around the world.
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London, Paris, Melbourne, Antwerp, Amsterdam, Istanbul, Seoul, Sao Paulo and others.
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And here you can come in and do something properly, special and transformational.
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Attend one of our classes.
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Over the last five years, with the help of leading experts in a variety of fields, we've designed what we call our core curriculum.
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A set of just over 30 classes around the key issues that we consider most central in emotional life,
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especially in the area of relationships and work.
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In our classrooms, you'll find a warm collegiate atmosphere.
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Our tutors are handpicked for their friendliness, empathy and knowledge.
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We have plenty of interaction, discussions and properly transformational experiences.
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A day or evening on one of our core classes typically leads to astonishing insights, new friendships and some breakthroughs.
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You'll find our full list of core curriculum classes on our website.
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Go around the program, slowly, perhaps over a year or more, or do it all at once in a short burst.
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You'll even get a certificate in EQ when you complete the circuit.
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A visit to a School of Life classroom will give you the tools for a more self-aware, effective and intelligent life.
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It should also be immensely entertaining and interesting as well.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “Take Classes at The School of Life”. Este vídeo tiene 20 frases y 273 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 1:55. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 142 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
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| curriculum sustantivo | /kəˈɹɪk.jə.ləm/ | currículo |
| classroom sustantivo | /ˈklɑːsɹʊm/ | aula, sala de clases |
| astonish verbo | /əˈstɑnɪʃ/ | asombrar, sorprender |
| collegiate adjetivo | /kəˈliːd͡ʒi.ət/ | colegiado |
| friendliness sustantivo | /ˈfɹɛndlinəs/ | amigabilidad |
| handpicked adjetivo | escogido personalmente, seleccionado cuidadosamente | |
| immensely adverbio | /ɪˈmɛnsli/ | inmensamente |
| browse verbo | /bɹaʊz/ | vichar, bichar |
| tutor sustantivo | /ˈtjuːtəː/ | tutor, protutor |
| empathy sustantivo | /ˈɛmpəθi/ | empatía |
| entertain verbo | /ˌɛntəˈteɪn/ | divertir, entretener |
| breakthrough sustantivo | /ˈbɹeɪk.θɹuː/ | brecha |
| subscribe verbo | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | suscribirse, subscribirse |
| hub sustantivo | /hʌb/ | buje, maza |
| burst verbo | /bɜːst/ | reventar |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| go around verbo | cundir |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 4 contracciones y formas reducidas, como you'll, we've. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “th”: empathy /ˈɛmpəθi/, breakthrough /ˈbɹeɪk.θɹuː/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: curriculum /kəˈɹɪk.jə.ləm/, collegiate /kəˈliːd͡ʒi.ət/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como curriculum, classroom, astonish.
¿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.