Shadowing Practice: The Knock Knock Scene - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Yes?
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We're so sorry to bother you, sir, but could you please tell us where the Gregories live?
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This is the third house we've tried.
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Looks like everyone's gone for the long weekend.
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The Gregories?
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No, I don't know anyone around here by that name.
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What's the address?
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I honestly don't know.
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My phone got wet and she left hers at her house.
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The taxi just dropped us here.
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We've been walking around for like 20 minutes.
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Yeah, we feel like dying.
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Well, I'm sorry.
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I'm afraid I can't help you.
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Bless you.
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Here.
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Thank you.
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Well, if you guys want, you can come in and use my phone.
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Oh, thanks.
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All our contacts are on our phones.
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I don't even know my own number of my heart.
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Can you believe it?
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You made me ask me some Facebook share.
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Ah, genius.
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Actually, would you mind if we just use your computer for a sec?
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We don't want our post.
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We'll just get the address and be out of your hair.
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Yeah.
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Sure.
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Come in.
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Thank you.
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No, it's fine.
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Don't worry.
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I don't mind.
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We don't want to mess up your house.
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Yeah.
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Excuse me.
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Thank you so, so much.
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I know.
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This is so random.
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It's fine.
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Hang on.
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I'll get you an iPad and some towels.
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Thanks.
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Nice house.
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Thanks.
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Girls?
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We're here.
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I'm so sorry.
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It was warm over here.
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Hope you don't mind.
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We are freezing.
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Here.
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Oh, my God, thank you.
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This is beyond embarrassing.
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Don't worry about it.
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Make yourselves at home.
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I'm Bill, by the way.
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Evan, nice to meet you.
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Nice to meet you.
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Ashley's online.
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Cool.
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You're a lifesaver, Evan.
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Not everyone would just let two total strangers into their house these days.
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Well, you don't look that dangerous.
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Worst case scenario, I know I can take the both of you.
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I'm not so sure.
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I do air boxing.
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Air boxing?
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Yeah, like, you know?
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Oh, okay.
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Oh, my God.
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I'm sorry.
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Excuse me, sir.
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Yes.
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With the address?
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His name's Evan.
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Evan?
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458 Cantor.
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Whoa.
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We're like far.
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It was Cantner and not Cantor.
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The cab must have misunderstood us.
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I told you that he was going the wrong way.
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That guy barely spoke English.
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I mean, his English was worse than mine.
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This is so retarded.
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Don't worry about it.
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I'll call an Uber.
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No, no, no, no, no. We can find a cab outside.
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It's no problem.
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Not around here, you won't.
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Trust me, it's the only reliable way.
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You sure?
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I feel like such an idiot.
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We don't want to ruin your night.
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No, really, it's fine.
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It's looking for a driver.
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And it'll be here in 45 minutes. That long?
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The rain.
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Or like you even got one.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 101 frases y 460 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 4:50. El hablante habla despacio, unas 95 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 87 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es fácil de seguir.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

13 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
bother verbo/ˈbɑðɚ/molestar, agobiar
genius sustantivo/ˈd͡ʒin.jəs/genio, genia
ruin sustantivo/ˈɹuː.ɪn/ruina
reliable adjetivo/ɹɪˈlaɪəbl̩/fiable, confiable
stranger sustantivo/ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒɚ/extraño, extraña
scenario sustantivo/sɪˈnɛəɹioʊ/escenario, supuesto
taxi sustantivo/ˈtæksi/taxi, taxímetro
freeze verbo/ˈfɹiːz/helarse, congelarse
towel sustantivo/ˈtaʊ̯əl/toalla, toballa
yourselves/jəˈsɛlvz/sí mismos, vosotros mismos
whoa/woʊ/so, cho
embarrass verbo/ɪmˈbæɹəs/avergonzar, abochornar
misunderstand verbo/mɪs.ʌn.də(ɹ)ˈstænd/malentender, tomarlo mal (a)

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
mess up verbodesbarajustar, desbarahustar

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 30 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, I'm, we're. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

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 bother, genius, ruin.

¿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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