Shadowing Practice: The Shoemaker and the Elves | Classic Tales Level 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Who's this?
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It's the shoemaker.
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The old shoemaker. And here's his shop.
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The old shoe shop.
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It isn't a very good shop.
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It doesn't make much money.
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One last pair of shoes, says the old shoemaker.
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That's all I can make.
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It's late, says his wife.
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Make them in the morning.
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In the morning, they come down.
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There's something on the table.
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It's the shoes.
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Look!
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cries the shoemaker.
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Magic!
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He puts the shoes in the window.
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A lady sees them.
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Ah, shoemaker, says the lady.
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What beautiful shoes.
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I must buy them.
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Here are three gold coins.
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Three gold coins, says the shoemaker.
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I can make more shoes now.
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Two more pairs.
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He goes out and he buys some more leather.
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I have some money, he says.
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Look, three gold coins.
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Two more pairs of shoes, says the shoemaker.
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I can make two more pears now.
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It's late, says his wife.
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Make them in the morning.
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In the morning, they come down.
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There's something on the table.
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Two pears of shoes.
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Look, cries the shoemaker, more magic.
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He puts the shoes in the window.
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A man sees them.
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Ah, shoemaker, says the man.
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What beautiful shoes.
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I must buy them.
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Here are six gold coins.
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Six gold coins, says the shoemaker.
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I can make more shoes now.
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Three more pairs.
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He goes out, and he buys some more leather.
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Look, he says, I have some money, six gold coins.
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I can make three pairs of shoes, says the shoemaker.
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It's late, says his wife.
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Make them in the morning.
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In the morning, they come down.
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There's something on the table.
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Three pairs of shoes.
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Look, cries the shoemaker.
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Magic again!
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A family sees the shoes what beautiful shoes they
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say we must buy them here are nine
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gold coins nine gold coins says the shoemaker but who is making all these shoes Booze.
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That night, the shoemaker hides.
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He and his wife hide, and they wait.
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At midnight, they see two little elves.
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The little elves run in.
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They jump onto the table.
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Here's the leather, they say.
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Let's work.
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Let's make some beautiful shoes.
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All night they work.
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They work and work and work.
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The shoemaker and his wife watch.
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In the morning, the elves run away.
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But there's something on the table.
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Four beautiful pairs of shoes.
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Now we know, says the shoemaker.
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We know who helps us.
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Yes, says his wife.
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Two little elves.
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But what can we do for them?
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I know, says the shoemaker.
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Let's make some clothes for them.
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Oh, yes, says his wife.
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Yes.
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Night comes.
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They leave the clothes on the table.
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Then they hide.
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At midnight, the little elves run in.
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What's this?
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They say Something for us? For us?
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Oh, yes It's something for us They put on the new clothes And they dance Dance,
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dance, dance Now it's time for us to go because they know,
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because they know, say the elves.
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Goodbye, shoemaker.
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The elves never come back.
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But now the shoemaker makes good shoes.
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He works hard.
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Now his shop is a good shop, and he is happy.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel A1 se basa en el vídeo “The Shoemaker and the Elves”. Las palabras que más se repiten: shoemaker, shoe, coins, gold, elves. Este vídeo tiene 95 frases y 522 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 8:06. El hablante habla despacio, unas 64 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 86 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| shoe sustantivo | /ˈʃu/ | zapato, taba |
| coin sustantivo | /ˈkoɪ̯n/ | moneda, numerario |
| elf sustantivo | /ɛlf/ | elfo, duende |
| leather sustantivo | /ˈlɛðɚ/ | cuero, antelina (faux) |
| cloth sustantivo | /klɒθ/ | tela |
| midnight sustantivo | /ˈmɪd(ˌ)naɪt/ | medianoche, madrugada |
| goodbye | /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ | adiós, hasta luego |
| shoemaker sustantivo | /ˈʃuˌmeɪkɚ/ | zapatero, zapatera |
| pear sustantivo | /pɛɹ/ | pera, peral |
| cry verbo | /kɹaɪ/ | llorar, plorar (desus.) |
| jump verbo | /d͡ʒʌmp/ | saltar, brincar |
| pair sustantivo | /pɛə/ | par |
| shop sustantivo | /ʃɑp/ | tienda, negocio |
| dance sustantivo | /dæns/ | baile, danza |
| magic sustantivo | /ˈmæd͡ʒɪk/ | magia |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| go out verbo | salir |
| run away verbo | huir |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- That's all I can make.
- Let's make some beautiful shoes.
- Let's make some clothes for them.
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
- Los sonidos de “th”: leather /ˈlɛðɚ/, cloth /klɒθ/
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: shoe /ˈʃu/, shoemaker /ˈʃuˌmeɪkɚ/, shop /ʃɑp/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: jump /d͡ʒʌmp/, magic /ˈmæd͡ʒɪk/
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 shoe, coin, elf.
¿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.