Shadowing Practice: The Godfather scene. Michael kill Carlo Rizzi - Learn English Speaking with Video

Este vídeo tiene 47 frases y 216 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:56. El hablante habla despacio, unas 55 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. Solo el 78 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

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

• innocent /ˈɪnəsənt/ (adjetivo) — inocente. Free from guilt, sin, or immorality.
• settle /ˈsɛtəl/ (verbo) — resolver, dirimir. To determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an order of succession, etc).
• punishment /ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/ (sustantivo) — castigo, escarmiento. The act (action) or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent or…
• widow /ˈwɪd.oʊ/ (sustantivo) — viuda. A woman whose spouse (traditionally husband) has died (and who has not remarried); a woman in relation to her late spouse; feminine of widower.
• insult /ɪnˈsʌlt/ (sustantivo) — insulto, improperio. Action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude; (countable) a particular act or statement having this effect.
• farce /fɑɹs/ (sustantivo) — farsa. A style of humor marked by broad improbabilities with little regard to regularity or method.
• godfather /ˈɡɑdfɑðɚ/ (sustantivo) — padrino. A man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.
• angry /ˈæŋ.ɡɹi/ (adjetivo) — enojado, enfadado. Displaying or feeling anger.
• admit /ədˈmɪt/ (verbo) — admitir, dar entrada. To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration.
• sight /saɪt/ (sustantivo) — vista. The ability to see.
• swear /ˈswɛɚ/ (verbo) — jurar. To take an oath, to promise intensely, solemnly, and/or with legally binding effect.
• drink /ˈdɹɪŋk/ (verbo) — beber, tomar. To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
• sister /ˈsɪs.tɚ/ (sustantivo) — hermana, sor. A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.
• approach /əˈpɹoʊt͡ʃ/ (verbo) — acercarse, aproximarse. To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh.
• finish /ˈfɪnɪʃ/ (verbo) — acabar, fenecer. To complete (something).

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

• come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — hala, vamos. Come along with me; join me in going.
• get out of (verbo) — salirse de, ponerse fuera de. To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of.
• go ahead /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ (verbo) — venga, adelante. To proceed with; to begin.
• play with (verbo) — juguetear con. To fiddle with; make small adjustments to, for example to something mechanical in order to improve its performance.
• sit down (verbo) — sentarse. To assume a sitting position from a standing position.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 15 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, you're, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

• Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: punishment /ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/, finish /ˈfɪnɪʃ/

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 innocent, settle, punishment.