Shadowing Practice: 'The Giving Tree' read by Keith Carradine - Learn English Speaking with Video

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I'm Keith Carradine, and today I'm going to be reading 'The Giving Tree' by Shel Silverstein.
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Once there was a tree . . .
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and she loved a little boy.
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and every day the boy would come and he would gather her leaves and make them into crowns and play king of the forest.
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He would climb up her trunk and swing from her branches and eat apples.
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And they would play hide-and-go-seek.
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And when he was tired, he would sleep in her shade.
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And the boy loved the tree . . .
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very much. And the tree was happy.
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But time went by.
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And the boy grew older.
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And the tree was often alone.
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Then one day the boy came to the tree and the tree said, "Come, Boy," "come and climb up my trunk and swing from my branches" "and eat apples and play in my shade" "and be happy." "I'm too big to climb and play," said the boy.
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"I want to buy things and have fun." "I want some money." "Can you give me some money?" "I'm sorry," said the tree, "but I have no money." "I have only leaves and apples." "Take my apples, Boy, and sell them in the city." "Then you will have money and you will be happy." And so the boy climbed up the tree and gathered her apples and carried them away.
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And the tree was happy.
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But the boy stayed away for a long time . . .
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And the tree was sad.
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And then one day the boy came back and the tree shook with joy and she said, "Come, Boy, climb up my trunk" "and swing from my branches and be happy." "I am too busy to climb trees," said the boy.
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"I want a house to keep me warm," he said.
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"I want a wife and I want children," "and so I need a house." "Can you give me a house?" "I have no house," said the tree.
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"The forest is my house," "but you may cut off my branches and build a house." "Then you will be happy." And so the boy cut off her branches and carried them away to build his house.
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And the tree was happy.
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But the boy stayed away for a long time.
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And when he came back, the tree was so happy she could hardly speak.
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"Come , Boy," she whispered, "come and play." "I'm too old and sad to play," said the boy.
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"I want a boat that will take me far away from here." "Can you give me a boat?" "Cut down my trunk and make a boat," said the tree.
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"Then you can sail away . . ." "and be happy." And so the boy cut down her trunk and made a boat and sailed away.
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And the tree was happy . . .
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but not really.
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And after a long time the boy came back again.
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"I am sorry, Boy," said the tree, "but I have nothing left to give you ---" "My apples are gone." "My teeth are too weak for apples," said the boy.
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"My branches are gone," said the tree.
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"You cannot swing on them ---" "I'm too old to swing on branches," said the boy.
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"My trunk is gone," said the tree.
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"You cannot climb ---" "I'm too tired to climb," said the boy.
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"I am sorry," sighed the tree.
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"I wish that I could give you something . . ." "but I have nothing left." "I'm just an old stump." "I am sorry . . ." "I don't need very much now," said the boy.
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"Just a quiet place to sit and rest." "I'm very tired." "Well," said the tree, straightening herself up as much as she could, "well, an old stump is good for sitting and resting." "Come, Boy, sit down. Sit down and rest." And the boy did.
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And the tree was happy.
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The End I first read 'The Giving Tree' back in the late '60s and it has stayed with me ever since.
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Maybe it's because it made me think.
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It's a beautiful story about love and giving.
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The joy of giving and the care that should come with being loved and given to.
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The beauty of books is how much we can learn and discover from them.
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Any book that can share a story that gives us things to think about is worth a look.
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So keep reading and learning and discovering.
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The world is full of wonderful writers and their stories, and reading is one of the most magical ways we have to light up our imaginations.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 51 frases y 782 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 6:46. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 116 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

12 palabras menos comunes del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

  • climb /ˈklaɪ̯m/ (verbo) — escalar, subir. To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending).
  • trunk /tɹʌŋk/ (sustantivo) — tronco, cepa. The usually single, more or less upright part of a tree, between the roots and the branches.
  • swing /ˈswɪŋ/ (verbo) — balancear, mecerse. To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
  • discover /dɪˈskʌvə/ (verbo) — descubrir. To find or learn something for the first time.
  • leaf /lif/ (sustantivo) — hoja, foja (desus.). The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
  • shade /ʃeɪd/ (sustantivo) — sombra. Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
  • sail /seɪl/ (sustantivo) — vela, candonga. A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination…
  • shake /ˈʃeɪk/ (verbo) — agitar, sacudir. To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
  • imagination /ɪˌmæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/ (sustantivo) — imaginación, magín. The image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally creating or reproducing an object not previously perceived; the ability to create such images.
  • magical /ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/ (adjetivo) — mágico. Of, relating to, or by means of magic.
  • sigh /saɪ/ (verbo) — suspirar. To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary…
  • stump /stʌmp/ (sustantivo) — tocón, muñón. The remains of something that has been cut off; especially the remains of a tree, the remains of a limb.

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

  • cut down (verbo) — talar. To cut downward.
  • sit down (verbo) — sentarse. To assume a sitting position from a standing position.
  • check out (verbo) — investigar, chequear. To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
  • go by (verbo) — llamarlo, hacerse llamar. To pass or go past without much interaction.
  • light up (verbo) — iluminar. To illuminate, to bring light to something, to brighten.
  • think about /ˈθɪŋk əˌbaʊt/ (verbo) — pensar en, ocurrírsele. To ponder.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

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

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: shade /ʃeɪd/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/, imagination /ɪˌmæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/

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 climb, trunk, swing.

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -ingkeep reading · Keep watching
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónwill have · will be · will take

¿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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