Shadowing Practice: Talking about Hobbies and Free Time Activities - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Free time activities
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Hi David, are you okay?
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Hi Erica, I'm fine, just a little tired.
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I've been jogging with my dog and we stopped for a while to get some rest.
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Hi guys, so glad to see you.
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Are you enjoying this beautiful Saturday?
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We sure are.
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I love weekends.
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How long have you been skateboarding, Mike?
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I started three years ago.
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My brother got me into it.
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I didn't like it at first, but now I enjoy it.
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How often do you go skateboarding?
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About twice a week.
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I like it because it gets me out of the house, and it's relaxing.
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And what else do you like doing in your free time?
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Well, there's a swimming pool near my house, and I go there pretty often with my friends.
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It's great fun.
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Other times, my brother and I go to our cousin's house, and we have pizza, and watch movies together.
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Or we play basketball in the backyard.
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We have such a great time together.
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We also like going to soccer matches together.
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Soccer is such a beautiful game.
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You can watch players do amazing things.
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It's one of the best games in the world.
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I also like going hiking and camping with my family in my free time.
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I like it because you can see a lot of beautiful landscapes.
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Sleeping in a tent is so amazing because I love spending time in nature.
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What about you, Erica?
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How often do you go for a bike ride?
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Well, not so often.
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I do it mostly on weekends.
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I usually go for bike rides with my friends.
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They'll be here a little later.
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What other things do you like doing in your spare time?
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Do you like watching TV?
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No, I don't like it very much.
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I prefer listening to music. Or playing the piano.
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The piano?
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Wow, do you take lessons?
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No, my sister does and I learn from her.
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I play the piano only when I need to relax, after doing my homework or when I had a hard day at school.
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I also love going to concerts in my free time.
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It's such an incredible experience.
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Really, I've never been to a concert.
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I think it's so great being in a crowd of people who feel the same way you do.
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What about you David?
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Do you like listening to music or going to concerts?
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Yes, I do.
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I love listening to reggae music.
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I've only been once to a concert.
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I also like reading comics.
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My brother has lots of comics and he lends them to me.
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I have so much fun reading them.
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Another free time activity is playing video games with my brother.
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What about outdoor activities?
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I can see you enjoy jogging.
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Yes, jogging and baseball.
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I joined a baseball club and I go there twice a week.
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I can see you really are into sports, David.
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Yeah, I am a very active person.
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What about you?
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Haven't you joined any club?
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I have joined the chess club.
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It's a great way to have some fun, make new friends, and keep my mind sharp.
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How often do you go to the chess club?
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I go once a week on Saturdays.
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I have joined a horse club.
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It has been an amazing experience so far.
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I have always loved horses since I was a child.
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And it was my dream to be able to ride a horse.
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I learned how to take care of the horses.
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They are so beautiful and strong.
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Horses bring me so much joy.
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You really convinced me to join this club too.
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I want to know what it feels like to ride a horse.
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Same here.
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I want to try too.
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Great.
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Let's go together next week.
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I will call you and let you know the details.
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Thanks, Mike.
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I can't wait.
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Neither can I.
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Okay.
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I have to go now.
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I'm going to the skate park.
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It was nice talking to you.
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See ya.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel A2 se basa en el vídeo “Talking about Hobbies and Free Time Activities”. Las palabras que más se repiten: horse, club, concert, joined, ride. Este vídeo tiene 90 frases y 678 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 5:45. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 118 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. 17 de sus 90 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:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
piano sustantivo/piˈænɪː/piano
soccer sustantivo/ˈsɑk.ɚ/fútbol, futbol
comic sustantivo/ˈkɑmɪk/cómico, comediante
relax verbo/ɹɪˈlæks/relajar, aflojar
chess sustantivo/t͡ʃɛs/ajedrez, escaques
sharp adjetivo/ʃɑɹp/agudo, afilado
lesson sustantivo/ˈlɛs.ən/lección
pizza sustantivo/ˈpi.tsə/pizza
landscape sustantivo/ˈlan(d)skeɪp/paisaje, terrazo
spare adjetivo/spɛɚ/de reserva, de repuesto
convince verbo/kənˈvɪns/convencer, llevar al huerto
outdoor adjetivo/aʊtˈdɔː/al aire libre, al fresco
swim verbo/swɪm/nadar
homework sustantivo/ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/deberes, tarea
tent sustantivo/tɛnt/tienda, toldo

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • How often do you go skateboarding?
  • How often do you go for a bike ride?
  • Wow, do you take lessons?
  • Haven't you joined any club?
  • How often do you go to the chess club?

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahoraI've never been · I've only been · have joined
Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -inglove spending · love listening · enjoy jogging
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónThey'll be · will call
Obligación: must / have to / need to decir que algo es necesarioneed to relax · have to go

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 10 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I've, I'm, can't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: spare /spɛɚ/, swim /swɪm/, skate /skeɪt/, skateboard /ˈskeɪt.bɔɹd/
  • /h/ — una aspiración suave, no la “j”: homework /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/, hike /haɪk/

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 piano, soccer, comic.

¿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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