Shadowing Practice: Taylor Swift Reveals SECRETS Behind Her Biggest Hits In Rare Interview - Learn English Speaking with Video

Este vídeo tiene 76 frases y 758 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 4:21. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 174 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. El 85 % 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:

• reveal /ɹɪˈviːl/ (verbo) — revelar, propalar. To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden.
• rant /ɹænt/ (verbo) — despotricar. To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger.
• establish /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/ (verbo) — establecer, establir. To make stable or firm; to confirm.
• inspire /ɪnˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ (verbo) — inspirar, infundir. To infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to convey, as by a divine or supernatural influence; to disclose preternaturally; to produce in, as by…
• lesson /ˈlɛs.ən/ (sustantivo) — lección. A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
• bedroom /ˈbɛdˌɹum/ (sustantivo) — alcoba, dormitorio. A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping.
• passion /ˈpæʃən/ (sustantivo) — pasión. A true desire sustained or prolonged.
• skill /skɪl/ (sustantivo) — destreza, habilidad. A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.
• aspect /ˈæspɛkt/ (sustantivo) — aspecto. Any specific feature, part, or element of something.
• intense /ɪnˈtɛns/ (adjetivo) — intenso. Of a characteristic: extreme or very high or strong in degree; severe; also, excessive, towering.
• phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ (sustantivo) — frase. A short written or spoken expression.
• slide /ˈslaɪ̯d/ (sustantivo) — tobogán, resbaladilla. An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
• wisdom /ˈwɪzdəm/ (sustantivo) — sabiduría. An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise.
• discipline /ˈdɪsəplɪn/ (sustantivo) — disciplina. A controlled behaviour; self-control.
• emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/ (sustantivo) — afecto, emoción. A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data.

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

• break down (verbo) — descomponerse, averiarse. To stop functioning.
• come around /kʌ.məˈɹaʊnd/ (verbo) — entrar en razón. To change one's mind, especially to begin to agree or appreciate what one was reluctant to accept at first.
• deal with (verbo) — tratarse de, ocuparse. To handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression; to address or discuss as a subject.
• go on /ˈɡoʊˌɒn/ (verbo) — continuar. To continue in extent.
• go through (verbo) — atravesar. To travel from one end of something to the other.
• sleep on (verbo) — consultar con la almohada. To postpone (a decision) at least overnight, to avoid making a hasty choice.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 20 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, they've, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

• Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: establish /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/, passion /ˈpæʃən/, emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/, consciousness /ˈkɑnʃəsnəs/, shout /ʃaʊt/
• Palabras largas — cuida el acento: continually /kənˈtɪnjuəli/, mythology /mɪˈθɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, collaborator /kəˈlæbəɹeɪtɚ/, impeccable /ɪmˈpɛkəbəl/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

1. Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
2. Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
3. Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como reveal, rant, establish.

Gramática en este vídeo

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