Shadowing Practice: [Unit 1.2] The Laboratory - 4000 Essential English Words - Learn English Speaking with Video

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The Laboratory Mia's father had a laboratory, but she had no idea what was in it.
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Her dad always closed and locked the door when he went in.
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She knew that he used it to do projects for work.
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He never told Mia what these projects were.
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One night, Mia approached the door to the laboratory.
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She stopped and thought, I wonder what crazy experiment he is doing now.
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Suddenly, she heard a loud noise.
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It sounded like an evil laugh.
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The noise scared her, so she walked quickly back to her room.
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The next night, her friend Liz came to her house.
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When Liz arrived, Mia told her about the night before.
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Oh, it was terrible, she said.
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Why don't we see what is in there?
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Liz asked.
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It will be a fun adventure!
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Mia felt nervous about going into her father's laboratory, but she agreed.
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As always, the door was locked.
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They waited until Mia's father left the laboratory to eat dinner.
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He didn't lock the door, Liz said.
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Let's go.
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The laboratory was dark.
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The girls walked down the stairs carefully.
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Mia smelled strange chemicals.
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What terrible thing was her father creating?
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Suddenly, they heard an evil laugh.
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It was even worse than the one Mia heard the night before.
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What if a monster was going to kill them?
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Mia had to do something.
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She shouted for help.
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Mia's father ran into the room and turned on the lights.
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Oh no, he said.
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You must have learned my secret.
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Your monster tried to kill us, Mia said.
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Monster? he asked.
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You mean this?
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He had a pretty doll in his hands The doll laughed The laugh didn't sound so evil anymore
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I made this for your birthday I wanted to give it to you then
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But you can have it now I hope you like it

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel A2 se basa en el vídeo “[Unit 1.2] The Laboratory - 4000 Essential English Words”. Las palabras que más se repiten: Mia, laboratory, Liz, door, father. Este vídeo tiene 38 frases y 309 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 2:12. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 141 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 84 % 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:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
laboratory sustantivo/ˈlæb(ə)ɹəˌtɔɹi/laboratorio
doll sustantivo/dɑl/muñeca, muñeco
adventure sustantivo/ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/aventura
carefully adverbio/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/cuidadosamente
arrive verbo/əˈɹaɪv/llegar, arribar
experiment sustantivo/ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/experimento
stairs sustantivo/ˈstɛɹz/escalera, gradas
scare verbo/skɛɚ/asustar, atemorizar
shout verbo/ʃaʊt/gritar, desgañitarse
laugh verbo/læf/reír
lock sustantivo/lɑk/cerradura, candado
monster sustantivo/ˈmɑnstɚ/monstruo, vestiglo
suddenly adverbio/ˈsʌd.ən.li/repentinamente, súbitamente
noise sustantivo/ˈnoɪ̯z/ruido, estrépito
strange adjetivo/stɹeɪnd͡ʒ/extraño, raro

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 3 contracciones y formas reducidas, como didn't, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: laboratory /ˈlæb(ə)ɹəˌtɔɹi/, experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: stairs /ˈstɛɹz/, scare /skɛɚ/, strange /stɹeɪnd͡ʒ/, smell /smɛl/
  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: adventure /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/, arrive /əˈɹaɪv/
  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: stairs /ˈstɛɹz/, noise /ˈnoɪ̯z/

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 laboratory, doll, adventure.

¿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.

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