Shadowing Practice: This 1970s tank simulator drives through a tiny world - Learn English Speaking with Video
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This feels like an obvious thing to say, but tanks are expensive, both to buy and to fuel.
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If you want to train someone to drive one, it'd be great if they could learn the basics on a simulator first.
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So in the 1970s, the Swiss Army had the idea to design and build tank simulators.
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But this was well before computer-generated images, they couldn't create a virtual world.
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So instead, they built a wonderful example of 70s analog technology.
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The view screen in that box is connected to a real camera and a real miniature landscape through there.
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In the past, thousands and thousands of tank drivers trained on machines like that.
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There's now only one simulator left in the world, and it's in the Swiss Military Museum about an hour north of Zurich.
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And tourists can try it.
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There existed in the past 12 simulators for different type of tanks.
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It's very accurate for teaching the basics and teaching where to go with the hand and with the feet.
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Put that over your head, and then, because in a normal tank it's too loud with the motor noises, we have a special microphone that goes around exactly the throat mic.
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So this goes on like...
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Yes.
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Oh, that is...
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Okay, that's interesting.
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Yep, okay.
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That's it.
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Okay.
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Looks good.
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Let's let's drive a tank.
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Yeah, I wish you a good drive.
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Thank you.
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Wow, okay.
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All right, so...
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So I'm gonna start the hydraulics.
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Yep.
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Oh boy, okay.
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Okay.
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Haha.
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Sounds good.
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Now you can start the main motor.
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Starting the main motor.
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Very well, sounds good.
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Fucking brake is off.
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Okay.
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Should probably be on the right hand side of the road I guess.
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Umm, you can drive in the middle.
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I'm in a tank.
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It's a tank.
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What am I gonna do?
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Alright.
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Yeah, sure.
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You can go into fourth gear.
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Fourth gear.
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Oh!
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Okay, I'm gonna sit a little bit more forward so I don't hit the back of my head when that happens.
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That's the only one of the Type 68 tank that's remaining and we managed to get it running here.
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It took roughly about one and a half, two years.
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We had to really go into it from ground up.
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It was very difficult, not for everything, but mostly for the electrical and electronic parts,
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because it's all tech, it's not like you can go to any supermarket and buy it.
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Fifth gear?
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Fifth gear.
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I need to sit forward.
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This feels very fast now, all of a sudden.
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There is something about the analog miniature model.
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Like not only close up to make sure, but when the trees are in the distance, this is really convincing.
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There is a memory function on the computer module which on base of this X and Y axis says you're here,
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you're on gravel, you're on snow, you're on normal earth, you're on road and something like that.
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If you're driving 2, 3, the feet where the camera sits on just moves up
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and it's like you're having a panoramic ride right above our model with a helicopter.
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Okay, we can go ahead.
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Oh, I am good.
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Yeah, I've definitely...
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No worries, left gear.
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Right, right, right, right.
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Fifth gear, fifth gear.
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Fifth gear, fifth gear.
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Was that being right from the camera?
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The foot where you're driving on, like it's kind of a metal slide.
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If that moves a tiny bit, for instance, if there's some contact with it and it moves, for instance, I need to go up to go over that.
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It will notice that and signalize the cabin that you're moving over something.
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The camera is original, the foot is original, the whole model is original, everything except for the computer part is original.
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But it was too old and you don't find parts easily for that, so we have to rebuild it on Raspberry Pi.
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You can go into fourth gear again if you're comfortable.
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Yeah.
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Every time!
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We should say, of course, this is a bit of fun for tourists now, but this was a serious training game.
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Like, if you actually have to drive around a tank in wartime, it's a very, very different experience to this.
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It is really dangerous what you do.
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Here is a game.
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It's like a game.
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This job is not a game.
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Thank you very much.
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You're welcome.
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How do I get out of here?
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “This 1970s tank simulator drives through a tiny world”. Las palabras que más se repiten: gear, tank, fifth, drive, simulator. Este vídeo tiene 87 frases y 740 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 4:31. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 164 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. 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
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| simulator sustantivo | /ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtɚ/ | simulador |
| miniature sustantivo | /ˈmɪn.(i)ə.tʃəɹ/ | miniatura |
| analog adjetivo | /ˈænəlɔɡ/ | analógico |
| hydraulics sustantivo | /haɪˈdɹɔːlɪks/ | hidráulica |
| panoramic adjetivo | /ˌpænəˈɹæmɪk/ | panorámico |
| wartime sustantivo | /ˈwɔː(ɹ)taɪm/ | tiempo de guerra, tiempos bélicos |
| gravel sustantivo | /ˈɡɹævəl/ | grava, gravilla |
| microphone sustantivo | /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfəʊn/ | micrófono |
| supermarket sustantivo | /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/ | supermercado |
| module sustantivo | /ˈmɑd͡ʒul/ | módulo |
| rebuild verbo | /ɹiːˈbɪld/ | reconstruir |
| axis sustantivo | /ˈæksɪs/ | eje |
| helicopter sustantivo | /ˈheliːˌkɔptə(ɹ)/ | helicóptero, autogiro |
| cabin sustantivo | /ˈkæbɪn/ | barraca, cabaña |
| generate verbo | /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.ɹeɪt/ | generar |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| get out of verbo | salirse de, ponerse fuera de | |
| go ahead verbo | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | venga, adelante |
| go around verbo | cundir | |
| go over verbo | sentar, pasar |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- Let's let's drive a tank.
- What am I gonna do?
- How do I get out of here?
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Consejo con “should” should + verbo — decir qué es buena idea | Should probably be · should say |
| Obligación: must / have to / need to decir que algo es necesario | had to really · need to sit · need to go |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos días | you're driving · you're having · you're moving |
| Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un plan o algo que se ve venir | gonna start · gonna do · gonna sit |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 22 contracciones y formas reducidas, como you're, gonna, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: simulator /ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtɚ/, miniature /ˈmɪn.(i)ə.tʃəɹ/, panoramic /ˌpænəˈɹæmɪk/, supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/, helicopter /ˈheliːˌkɔptə(ɹ)/
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 simulator, miniature, analog.
¿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.