Shadowing Practice: Talking About The Weather in English | Easy English For Beginners (A1-B1) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Good morning Olivia!
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Good morning, Ryan.
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How are you today?
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I'm doing great.
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And what a beautiful morning.
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The sun is shining and the sky looks so clear.
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Yes, it's perfect for learning English today.
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Hello to everyone watching Pro English Channel.
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We hope you're feeling ready to have some fun learning English!
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Today's lesson is about a topic we talk about almost every day: the weather!
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Exactly!
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Talking about the weather is one of the easiest ways to start a conversation and sound friendly in English.
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Yes, your support helps us a lot.
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Thank you.
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All right, let's get started.
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Let's go!
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Wow, it's really sunny outside today.
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Yes, the sky is so clear and blue.
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I love mornings like this.
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I like sunny days, too.
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They always make me feel happy and energetic.
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Me, too.
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But yesterday, it was so different.
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The sky was full of clouds, and the wind was strong.
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Yeah, and it even rained in the evening.
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I almost forgot my umbrella.
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Oh no!
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Did you get wet?
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Just a little.
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But the rain felt refreshing.
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It made the air cool and fresh.
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That's true!
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After it rains, everything smells so clean and fresh.
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Do you know what the forecast says for tomorrow?
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I heard it might be cloudy again, with a little chance of rain.
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Hmm, I hope the sun comes out.
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I have plans to go outside with my friends.
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I hope it works out.
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By the way, what's your favorite kind of weather?
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I like spring.
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The weather is warm and the flowers are beautiful.
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Spring is my favorite too.
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The days are long and the air is perfect for walking outside.
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Let's take a moment to learn some useful phrases we just used.
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It's really sunny outside today.
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The sky is so clear and blue.
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It even rained in the evening.
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The air feels fresh.
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And here are some questions you can ask about the weather.
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Do you know the forecast for tomorrow?
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What's the weather like today?
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Is it going to rain later?
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Repeat after us, slowly.
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It's really sunny outside today.
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Do you know the forecast for tomorrow?
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The air feels fresh.
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Yesterday was cloudy and windy.
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I almost lost my hat.
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Oh, no!
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Did the wind blow it away completely?
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Almost.
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My friend helped me catch it just in time.
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Windy days are fun sometimes, but too much wind can be annoying.
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Yes, it can.
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But I enjoy the sound of the wind when it moves the trees.
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Exactly.
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That's why even cloudy and windy days have their charm.
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Let's learn some vocabulary words.
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Cloudy.
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When the sky has many clouds, Windy, when the wind is strong.
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Forecast, a prediction about the weather.
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You can use these in sentences like,
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"It's cloudy today." "It's windy outside." "The forecast says it might rain tomorrow." Now try asking the audience,
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"What's the weather like today?" Encourage them to answer in English.
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I like rainy days sometimes.
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The sound of rain is so relaxing.
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Yes, and rain cools the hot weather and makes the surroundings fresh.
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Do you carry an umbrella every day?
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Yes, just in case.
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It's always good to be prepared.
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I'm learning too.
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Sometimes I forget, but I'm getting better.
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That's the spirit.
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English learning and life lessons go hand in hand.
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Here are some sentences about rain: It is raining outside.
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I forgot my umbrella.
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The air feels fresh after the rain. And questions.
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Is it going to rain today?
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Do I need an umbrella?
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Repeat with us.
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It is raining outside.
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Do I need an umbrella?
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The air feels fresh after the rain.
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Do you like snowy days, Ryan?
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Yes, snow is fun.
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Building snowman and having snowball fights is amazing.
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True, but it's very cold.
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Warm clothes are a must.
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Winter is fun, but I prefer spring or summer.
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Each season has its charm.
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That's the beauty of talking about weather.
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Let's learn seasonal vocabulary.
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Spring, warm, flowers bloom.
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Summer, hot, sunny.
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Autumn or fall.
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Cool.
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Leaves change color.
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Winter.
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Cold.
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Snowy.
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Questions you can ask.
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What's your favorite season?
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Do you like winter or summer?
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Which season do you enjoy most?
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Try answering in full sentences like, I like summer because it's sunny.
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I enjoy winter because I can play in the snow.
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Talking about the weather is easy, isn't it?
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Yes, and it's a perfect way to start conversations.
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Remember the phrases and words we practiced.
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Sunny.
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cloudy, rainy, Windy, snow, forecast.
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Try using them with your friends or family to get confident.
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Learning English can be fun if you practice every day.
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Exactly!
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Keep practicing and soon you'll speak naturally about any topic.
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That's all for today's lesson.
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We hope you enjoyed learning with us.
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Remember to like, share, and subscribe to Pro English Channel for more fun and easy English lessons.
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Yes, your support helps us a lot.
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Thank you.
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See you next time.
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Bye, everyone.
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Bye.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “Talking About The Weather in English”. Las palabras que más se repiten: rain, weather, English, outside, sunny. Este vídeo tiene 133 frases y 826 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 7:22. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 112 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
sunny adjetivo/ˈsʌni/asoleado, soleado
cloudy adjetivo/ˈklaʊ̯diː/nublado, nublo
windy adjetivo/ˈwɪn.di/ventoso
forecast sustantivo/ˈfɔːkɑːst/pronóstico, vaticinio
umbrella sustantivo/ʌmˈbɹɛl.ə/paraguas, ambrela
snowy adjetivo/ˈsnoʊi/nevado
rainy adjetivo/ˈɹeɪni/lluvioso, pluvioso
vocabulary sustantivo/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/vocabulario
charm sustantivo/t͡ʃɑɹm/encanto
phrase sustantivo/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/frase
snowball sustantivo/ˈsnoʊbɔl/bola de nieve, bola nival
snowman sustantivo/ˈsnoʊ.mæn/muñeco de nieve, hombre nival
refresh verbo/ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ/refrescar
energetic adjetivo/ˌɛn.əɹˈdʒɛt.ɪk/enérgico, energético
surroundings sustantivo/səˈɹaʊndɪŋz/entorno

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
come out verbo/ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/revelarse, salir a la luz

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • Do you know what the forecast says for tomorrow?
  • By the way, what's your favorite kind of weather?
  • Do you know the forecast for tomorrow?
  • Do you carry an umbrella every day?
  • Do I need an umbrella?

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Posibilidad con “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo posible pero no seguromight be · might rain
Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -ingKeep practicing · enjoyed learning
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos díasI'm doing · is shining · I'm learning
Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un plan o algo que se ve venirIs it going to rain

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 6 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, isn't, you'll. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: refresh /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ/, prediction /pɹɪˈdɪkʃən/, shine /ʃaɪn/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, energetic /ˌɛn.əɹˈdʒɛt.ɪk/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: snowy /ˈsnoʊi/, snowball /ˈsnoʊbɔl/, snowman /ˈsnoʊ.mæn/
  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/, surroundings /səˈɹaʊndɪŋz/, seasonal /ˈsiːzənəl/

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 sunny, cloudy, windy.

¿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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