Shadowing Practice: The Office - Diversity Day - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Today is Diversity Day, and someone's going to come in and talk to us about diversity.
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It's something that I've been pushing, that I've been wanting to push for a long time, and corporate mandated it, and I never actually talked to corporate about it.
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They kind of beat me to the punch.
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Ah, the bastards.
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At Diversity Today, our philosophy is about honesty and positive expectations.
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We believe that 99% of the problems in the workplace arise simply out of ignorance.
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You know what?
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This is a color-free zone here.
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Stanley, I don't look at you as another race.
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Uh, see, this is what I'm talking about.
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We don't have to pretend that we're colorblind.
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Exactly.
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We're not colorblind.
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With more ignorance.
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We're not colorblind.
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No, with more ignorance.
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Right, exactly.
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Okay, can we steer away from gay people?
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Uh, I'm sorry, it's an orientation, it's not a race.
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Plus, a lot of other races are also intolerant of gays, so...
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Paradox.
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Well, we only have an hour.
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Okay, why don't we just defer...
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I'll think you'll save time.
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Why don't we just defer to Mr. Um...
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Mr. Brown.
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Ah, oh, all right.
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Okay, first test.
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I will not call you that.
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Well, it's my name.
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It's not a test.
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Okay?
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At Diversity Today, we believe it's very easy to be a hero.
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All you need are honesty, empathy, respect, and open-mindedness.
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Excuse me.
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Yeah.
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I'm sorry, but that's not all it takes to be a hero.
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Oh, great.
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Well, what is a hero to you?
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A hero kills people.
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People that wish him harm.
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Okay.
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A hero is part human and part supernatural.
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A hero is born out of a childhood trauma or out of a disaster.
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that must be avenged.
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Okay, um, you're thinking of a superhero.
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We all have a hero in our heart.
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I regret my actions.
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I regret offending my coworkers.
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I pledge to bring my best spirit of honesty, empathy, respect, and open-mindedness...
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Open-mindedness, is that even a word?
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Um, into the workplace.
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In this way, I can truly be a hero.
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Signed, Daffy Duck.
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You call that diversity training?
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I don't.
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Were there any connections between any of us?
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Did anyone look each other in the eye?
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Was there any emotion going on?
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No!
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Where was the heart?
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I didn't see any heart.
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Where was my Oprah moment?
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Okay.
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I have something here.
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I want you to take a card put it on your forehead.
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Don't look at the card
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I want you to take the card and I want you to put it on your forehead and
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Take a card take a card any card
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And I want you to treat other people like the race that is on their forehead
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Olympics of suffering right here slavery versus the Holocaust That's where am I supposed to be?
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It's gonna percolate.
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No, no, no. Well, that was an invert.
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We didn't actually plan that.
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Lots of cultures eat rice.
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It doesn't help me.
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Um, Shalom.
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I'd like to apply for a loan.
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That's nice, Dwight.
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Okay, do me.
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Something stereotypical so I can get it really quick.
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Okay, I like your food.
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Uh, Outback Steakhouse.
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I'm Australian, mate!
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Pam.
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Pam, come on.
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I like your food.
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No, come on.
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Stir the pot.
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Stir the melting pot.
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Bam.
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Let's do it.
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Let's get ugly.
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Let's get real.
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Okay.
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If I have to do this, based on stereotypes that are totally untrue, that I do not agree with,
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you would maybe not be a very good driver.
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Oh, man, am I a woman?
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You'll notice I didn't have anybody be an Arab.
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I thought that would be too explosive.
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Uh, no pun intended.
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But I just thought too soon for Arabs.
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Maybe next year.
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Um, you know, the ball's in their court.
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You want to get high?
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No. I think you do, man.
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Stop it.
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Okay, all right, no. All right, that's good.
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You just need to push it.
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You know, you need to go a little bit further.
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Oh, all right.
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Wha- okay.
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Kelly!
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How are you?
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I just had the longest meeting.
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Oh!
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Welcome to my convenience store!
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Would you like some Googie Googie?
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I have some very delicious Googie Googie.
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Only 99 cents plus tax!
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Try my Googie Googie!
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Try my Googie Googie!
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Try my Googie Googie!
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Try my- All right!
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All right!
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Yes! That was great!
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She gets it!
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Now she knows what it's like to be a minority!
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “The Office - Diversity Day”. Las palabras que más se repiten: Googie, hero, card, diversity, race. Este vídeo tiene 128 frases y 751 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 4:45. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 158 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. Solo el 77 % 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 |
|---|---|---|
| diversity sustantivo | /daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/ | diversidad |
| forehead sustantivo | /ˈfɔɹ.hɛd/ | frente, testuz |
| honesty sustantivo | /ˈɑ.nɪ.sti/ | honradez, sinceridad |
| ignorance sustantivo | /ˈɪɡ.nɚ.əns/ | ignorancia |
| defer verbo | /dɪˈfɜː/ | diferir |
| empathy sustantivo | /ˈɛmpəθi/ | empatía |
| stir verbo | /stɝ/ | revolver, bullir |
| workplace sustantivo | /ˈwɝkˌpleɪs/ | lugar de trabajo, curro |
| avenge verbo | /əˈvɛnd͡ʒ/ | vengar |
| intolerant adjetivo | /ɪnˈtɑləɹənt/ | intolerante |
| invert verbo | /ɪnˈvɜɹt/ | invertir |
| percolate verbo | /ˈpɝkəleɪt/ | percolar |
| stereotype sustantivo | /ˈstɛ.ɹi.əˌtaɪp/ | estereotipo, tópico |
| stereotypical adjetivo | /ˌstɛɹ.iː.əˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/ | estereotípico, tópico |
| untrue adjetivo | /ʌnˈtɹuː/ | falso, incorrecto |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- Stanley, I don't look at you as another race.
- We don't have to pretend that we're colorblind.
- You call that diversity training?
- Were there any connections between any of us?
- You want to get high?
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | is born · must be avenged |
| Obligación: must / have to / need to decir que algo es necesario | have to pretend · have to do · need to push |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicción | I'll think · will not call · You'll notice |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos días | I'm talking · you're thinking |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 25 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, I'm, didn't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/, orientation /ˌɔː.ɹi.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/, emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: diversity /daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/, intolerant /ɪnˈtɑləɹənt/, stereotype /ˈstɛ.ɹi.əˌtaɪp/, stereotypical /ˌstɛɹ.iː.əˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/, superhero /ˈs(j)upɚhɪɹoʊ/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: stir /stɝ/, stereotype /ˈstɛ.ɹi.əˌtaɪp/, stereotypical /ˌstɛɹ.iː.əˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/, steer /stɪɹ/, slavery /ˈsleɪvəɹi/
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: diversity /daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/, avenge /əˈvɛnd͡ʒ/, invert /ɪnˈvɜɹt/, explosive /ɛkˈspləʊsɪv/, convenience /kənˈvinjəns/
- /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: avenge /əˈvɛnd͡ʒ/, pledge /plɛd͡ʒ/
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 diversity, forehead, honesty.
¿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.