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May I have your attention, please?
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Your attention.
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Please.
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May I have some?
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Please.
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What if I put up gameplay of Subway Surfer and used a robot voice?
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Would that keep you stimulated?
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Wikipedia says that people born between the year 1981 and 1996 are part of a group called Millennials.
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And I am a 96 baby.
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Hello, Year of the Rat.
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What's up?
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I'm cusping on that Millennial Gen Z line.
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So I can relate to all you
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Gen Z -ers, okay?
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I know what cap means, I know what drip means, and I also don't remember where I was when 9 -11 happened.
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However, Gen Z, there is a difference between us.
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We're both a generation that grew up on the internet, but you grew up with the internet.
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We grew up with the internet.
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The internet didn't used to always look like this.
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It has metamorphosized a multitude of times.
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Now, if you talk to an older millennial, they'll tell you the horror stories of the late 90s internet,
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how the internet used to be paired with your home's landline, and if you don't know what a landline is, good.
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If you wanted to surf the net at blazing speeds of 7 kilobytes a second, then you couldn't use your telephone at the same time.
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This was before texting even existed, so if you needed to talk to someone, you had to call them and look up their phone number in
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that 20 pound weapon known as a phone book and then if someone else was using the internet, they'd get the pleasure of listening to...
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Although, if I had to make a sound that represented the entire internet, it would sound exactly like this.
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I didn't grow up with dial -up, but I did grow up in a time where the internet looked completely different.
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By the time I was exploring the interwebs, we got speeds up to 1 megabyte per second.
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So the highest quality video you could stream on YouTube was in 240p, or this big.
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And it would still buffer.
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A lot.
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Gen Z, you weren't there when YouTube had a 5 -star scoring system
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and the subscribe button was yellow and people would put these things all over their videos.
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You weren't there when the videos were in a 4x3 aspect ratio because that's what TVs look like.
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You weren't there when a background for a website would be a never -ending grid of a JPEG
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and music would play against your will and your cursor would turn into a sparkly wand and...
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Okay, that's actually pretty cool.
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Whatever happened to that?
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And then the person who built the website would go, Hmm, it's looking pretty good.
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But you know what this webpage really needs?
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A counter that'll tell you the total number of people who visited.
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Let me just copy this HTML code I found online and
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if you're around my age and you also had unsupervised computer time,
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then great, you were also there to experience the pre -puberty years of the internet.
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Try to imagine the internet without social media.
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No Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or MySpace.
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Were people back then just not talking about themselves or sharing their opinions online?
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Were we as a society more connected with the people we knew in the real world?
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No, of course not.
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People have been sharing their opinions online since day one.
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They were just doing it on random message boards.
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I know it sounds trivial nowadays, but there was once a novelty in being able to type anything you wanted into the computer,
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and then someone else you didn't know would instantaneously respond.
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Even Neopets, a game targeted to children, had chat rooms and let anyone send unfiltered messages to children.
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I'm surprised I didn't meet any weirdos.
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That's one thing that'll never change with the internet.
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There will always be weirdos online.
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In fact most of a weirdo's life is spent behind a computer.
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I would know.
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I think people love sending messages so much that sometimes your friend would send you a message that said
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You've just been hit by the duck truck!
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Send this message to eight of your friends and you'll be as sexy as a truck!
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Ignore and you'll be hit by a 16 -wheeler.
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You have seven days.
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And instead of blocking that person, some people would keep the chain going.
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Hey, I have a quick question.
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When was the last time you ever had to type a specific website into your address bar?
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Hmm, probably somewhere about 10 years, give or take.
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You just type in a Y, and then YouTube pops up.
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You put in a T, you get Twitter, and P gets you picturesofalligators .com.
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And if you had a specific question you wanted to ask the internet, you just yahoo it, right?
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Yahoo?
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Oh, no, that's not the one you kids are using, you kids are using that new search engine, right?
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Ask Jeeves?
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I know there's like four main websites that everyone goes on, but back then, instead of having a social media account, people made their own websites.
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So there were a bunch of different websites for you to explore, and to help you find those websites,
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you had a few search engines to pick from.
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Everyone loves to dunk on Bing for even attempting to be a search engine, but back in the day, Google had some competition.
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Obviously, I can see why Google ultimately won the search engine battle.
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Google is a great company and I would recommend Google to all my peers and coworkers.
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I love Google!
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As much as I love the internet, some of the best memories we had on the computer weren't even on the internet, were they?
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Sometimes the internet would just go down.
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But did that stop us?
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Did we go outside?
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No. We were still able to supply ourselves with hours of entertainment even without an internet.
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All you had to do was click
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Start, All Programs, Accessories, Games, and then...
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Space Cadet Pinball.
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I guarantee every millennial watching this right now just got hit with a big wave of nostalgia.
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This game might seem simple because there's only two buttons that you can press, but when you really got into it,
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this game had a whole lot more going on.
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Trust me, Space Cadet Pinball was all we had sometimes, and I cherished every second of it.
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But if you were anything like me growing up, you were also practicing your art skills.
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And luckily, every computer came pre -installed with a top -of -the -line painting software that every artist needs.
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Yeah, this program's got everything.
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There's a line tool, and a bucket tool, and a circle tool.
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And sometimes when I was really bored, I would make a black rectangle, scribble the free -form selection tool on it, and then blammo!
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Yeah, I still got it.
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I just made a masterpiece.
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And, fun James bonus tip, for some extra self -induced epilepsy, hold down Ctrl -I, which will invert the colors,
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so your masterpiece will go...
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Oh my god!
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Oh, it hurts to look at!
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Hey, looks like you're trying to create a conclusion to this YouTube video.
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Would you like my help?
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No, Clippy.
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Even when you were around, I never used you.
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I just liked having you there to keep me company.
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The internet is still a relatively new invention that is ever -changing the way we live.
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And we have yet to see the full effects of what being connected since birth does to a person.
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The fact that the accumulation of all human knowledge can now fit in your pocket?
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That's going to affect your day -to -day life!
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Now, I'm not going to sit here and tell you to get off the internet, touch grass, and live your life to the fullest.
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Otherwise, I'd be a hypocrite. And unemployed.
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There's no denying all the positive things that the internet has to offer.
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But I'm also not going to deny all the negative things that come with instant gratification, too.
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As technology advances, so too do we advance the amount of time we spend online.
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The internet can connect us to a million different people and perspectives that we never would have been exposed to before.
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But it can also expose us to some really nasty people and perspectives.
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And the only thing we can do about those people is shrug and say, Sorry, that's the internet.
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So, are we, as a society, better off with the internet?
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I think so.
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But just, I don't know, just remember to drink water and stretch.
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Alright, that's the lesson of this video.
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Go stretch.
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I'm serious.
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Right now, go touch your toes.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación se basa en el vídeo “The Internet Changed Me”. Este vídeo tiene 128 frases y 1457 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 8:41. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 168 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. El 82 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar. 21 de sus 128 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| connect verbo | /kəˈnɛkt/ | conectar, empalmar |
| stretch verbo | /stɹɛt͡ʃ/ | estirar |
| deny verbo | /dəˈnaɪ/ | negar, impugnar |
| explore verbo | /ɪkˈsploɹ/ | explorar |
| expose verbo | /ɪkˈspoʊz/ | exponer, develar |
| masterpiece sustantivo | /ˈmæstɚˌpis/ | obra maestra |
| ignore verbo | /ɪɡˈnɔː/ | ignorar, desoír |
| pocket sustantivo | /ˈpɑ.kɪt/ | bolsillo, bolsa |
| lesson sustantivo | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | lección |
| bonus sustantivo | /ˈbəʊ.nəs/ | bonificación, plus |
| guarantee sustantivo | /ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/ | garantía, caución |
| horror sustantivo | /ˈhɒɹ.ə/ | horror |
| sexy adjetivo | /ˈsɛksi/ | sexy |
| skill sustantivo | /skɪl/ | destreza, habilidad |
| aspect sustantivo | /ˈæspɛkt/ | aspecto |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| get off verbo | bajarse | |
| grow up verbo | crecer | |
| hold down verbo | retener, sujetar | |
| look up verbo | /ˌlʊk ˈʌp/ | mejorar |
| pop up verbo | aparecerse | |
| put up verbo | colgar |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- May I have your attention, please?
- May I have some?
- Would that keep you stimulated?
- I'm surprised I didn't meet any weirdos.
- Would you like my help?
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| “Used to” used to + verbo — un hábito o estado pasado que ya no es cierto | used to always look · used to be |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | be paired · is spent · been hit |
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | has metamorphosized · You've just been hit |
| Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosa | person who built · people who visited |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 28 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, didn't, weren't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: conclusion /kənˈkluːʒən/, ratio /ˈɹeɪ.ʃoʊ/, invention /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/, accumulation /əˌkjuːm.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/, cherish /ˈt͡ʃɛɹɪʃ/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: accumulation /əˌkjuːm.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/, millennial /mɪˈlɛn.ɪ.əl/, epilepsy /ˈɛpɪˌlɛpsi/, gratification /ˌɡɹætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: stretch /stɹɛt͡ʃ/, skill /skɪl/, stimulate /ˈstɪm.jəˌleɪt/, scribble /ˈskɹɪbəl/
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: invention /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/, novelty /ˈnɑvəlti/, trivial /ˈtɹɪv.i.əl/, invert /ɪnˈvɜɹt/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: expose /ɪkˈspoʊz/, nowadays /ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/, blaze /bleɪz/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como connect, stretch, deny.
¿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.