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Our city stays active later into the night.
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Late night cafes are becoming new workspaces for many people.
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From students and freelancers to office workers, many are standing up well past midnight to meet deadlines, earn extra incomes or simply find a quiet place to focus.
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Our reporter Dan Mee has more.
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It's 12am virtual and it is a cafe, lives and laptops is the one.
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Around me, many people are currently working and studying.
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The night offers me more distraction -free because during the day, I have more social activities like tennis school,
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hang out with friends and Go to the gym.
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I can work until 2 to 3 a .m even throughout the night if necessary.
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Driven by the global site Hustle Culture, 24 /7 cafes are emerging worldwide.
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In Vietnam, these nighttime hubs are also seeing significant growth to cater to night oaths.
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Several chains have opened two to three new branches to meet the demand.
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Even massive venues with 400 seats stay nearly full through the night.
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"Over the past few years, demand for late -night working has grown, with 24 /7 cafes offering a sense of comfort like being at home,
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but with fewer distractions." one "It's like a second home replacing the traditional workplace.
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Customers also bring their projects and sit here to draw and design." I'm going to go to the store.
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According to the chronotype framework, individuals have different sleep -wake patterns,
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particularly, UCLA Health notes that around 40 % are most productive during the day,
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while about 30 % are night hours performing better at night.
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However, experts say
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that most people working at the midnight are adapting to their schedules out of necessity rather than following their natural body clock.
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you "High KPIs and daytime distractions force people to extend work into the night.
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It's also an internal choice.
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When performance outweighs clocking hours, they choose the night to boost efficiency and prove their dedication." and I'm very good at it.
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"I keep a strict schedule for my tasks, so I try not to let my daytime work spill into the night.
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Since I prioritize my health, I only work until 2am,
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at latest, if things don't go as planned." Treating sleep for productivity might buy extra time and financial security.
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As day and night blur, this lifestyle remains a deliberate choice for many, balancing between a non -stop lifestyle and the biological need for rest you
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “The nine-to-five's makeover”. Este vídeo tiene 28 frases y 396 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 2:47. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 143 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 79 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| distraction sustantivo | /dɪsˈtɹæk.ʃən/ | distracción |
| daytime sustantivo | /ˈdeɪtaɪm/ | día |
| freelancer sustantivo | /ˈfɹiˌlæn.səɹ/ | freelancer, free-lancer |
| nighttime sustantivo | /ˈnaɪtˌtaɪm/ | conticinio, noche |
| outweigh verbo | /ˌaʊtˈweɪ/ | pesar más que, preponderar |
| prioritize verbo | /pɹaɪˈɒɹ.ə.taɪz/ | priorizar |
| cater verbo | /ˈkeɪɾɚ/ | proveer comida para, hacer el catering |
| blur verbo | /blɝ/ | desdibujar, difuminar |
| deliberate adjetivo | /dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət/ | deliberado |
| spill verbo | /spɪl/ | derramar, verter |
| emerge verbo | /ɪˈmɝd͡ʒ/ | emerger, aparecer |
| necessity sustantivo | /nɪˈsɛsəti/ | necesidad, menester |
| oath sustantivo | /ˈoʊθ/ | juramento, juramiento |
| dedication sustantivo | /ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/ | dedicación, dedicatoria |
| adapt verbo | /əˈdæpt/ | adaptar, ajustar |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| stand up verbo | levantarse, ponerse de pie |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 3 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: distraction /dɪsˈtɹæk.ʃən/, dedication /ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: prioritize /pɹaɪˈɒɹ.ə.taɪz/, deliberate /dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət/, necessity /nɪˈsɛsəti/, dedication /ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/, productivity /ˌpɹɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como distraction, daytime, freelancer.
¿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.