Shadowing Practice: U1 upkids 3 - Presentation - Learn English Speaking with Video

Este vídeo tiene 10 frases y 96 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 0:51. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 113 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 68 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

15 palabras menos comunes del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

• salad /ˈsæl.əd/ (sustantivo) — ensalada. A food consisting principally of raw vegetables (especially greens, e.g. lettuce), other savoury ingredients (typically cooked), fruit, or confectionary; often…
• snack /snæk/ (sustantivo) — tentempié, refrigerio. A light meal.
• meal /ˈmiːl/ (sustantivo) — comida, pitanza. Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity.
• chip /t͡ʃɪp/ (sustantivo) — astilla, cepa. A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
• soup /sup/ (sustantivo) — sopa, caldo. Any of various dishes commonly made by combining liquids, such as water or stock, with other ingredients, such as meat and vegetables, that contribute the food…
• potato /pəˈteɪ.təʊ/ (sustantivo) — patata, papa. The edible starchy tuber of the plant species Solanum tuberosum.
• soda /ˈsoʊdə/ (sustantivo) — sosa, soda. Sodium bicarbonate.
• peanut /ˈpiˌnʌt/ (sustantivo) — maní, cacahuate. A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America.
• tomato /təˈmeɪ.toʊ/ (sustantivo) — tomate, jitomate. A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.
• popcorn /ˈpɑp.kɔɹn/ (sustantivo) — palomitas de maíz, cabritas. A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating.
• beefsteak /ˈbiːfˌsteɪk/ (sustantivo) — bistec, bife. (A) steak cut from a cattle beast (e.g., cow, steer).
• lunchbox /ˈlʌntʃˌbɒks/ (sustantivo) — fiambrera, tartera. A container for transporting meals, especially lunch.
• milkshake /ˈmɪlk.ʃeɪk/ (sustantivo) — batido, milkshake. A thick beverage consisting of milk and ice cream mixed together, often with fruit, chocolate, or other flavoring.
• omelette /ˈɒmlɪt/ (sustantivo) — tortilla francesa, tortilla. A dish made with beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan without stirring, flipped over to cook on both sides, and sometimes filled or topped with other foodstuffs…
• smoothie /ˈsmuːði/ (sustantivo) — smoothie, cremolada. A smooth-talking person.

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 salad, snack, meal.