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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 23 sentences and 156 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:03. The speaker talks at a natural 150 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
8 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| thick adjective | /θɪk/ | Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension. |
| coincidence noun | /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/ | The property of being coincident, occurring at the same time or place. |
| soundtrack noun | /ˈsaʊndˌtɹæk/ | A narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures. |
| coincidentally adverb | In a coincidental manner. | |
| author noun | /ˈɔ.θɚ/ | The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition; or, one of the creators of a collaborative work. |
| finish verb | /ˈfɪnɪʃ/ | To complete (something). |
| literally adverb | /ˈlɪ.tə.ɹə.li/ | Without overstatement or understatement, or false or misleading words. |
| religion noun | /ɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒ.ən/ | Belief in a spiritual or metaphysical reality (often including at least one deity), accompanied by practices or rituals pertaining to the belief. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “th” sounds: thick /θɪk/, author /ˈɔ.θɚ/
- Long words — get the stress right: coincidence /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/, literally /ˈlɪ.tə.ɹə.li/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like thick, coincidence, soundtrack.
¿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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