Shadowing Practice: Unit 1: A Picnic by the River - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Unit 1.
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A picnic by the river.
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This is a good spot.
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Let's stop and have our picnic next to the river.
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Good idea.
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Walking always makes me hungry.
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I'm ready for lunch.
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We can sit here on the grass.
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Oh, no!
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Someone forgot to throw these empty paper bags away.
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There is litter everywhere.
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Why do people always leave litter around?
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It's not a nice thing to do.
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It spoils other people's picnics.
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I think they are lazy, or maybe they just don't care.
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Look, there are some empty cans and glass bottles under that tree, too.
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People should clean up before they leave and not leave litter lying around.
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That's right.
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Well, after our picnic, let's pick up all the litter we can and take it out of here.
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OK.
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And next week, let's come back with friends and pick up some more.
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Good idea.
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Unit 1.
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A picnic by the river.
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This is a good spot.
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Let's stop and have our picnic next to the river.
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Good idea.
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Walking always makes me hungry.
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I'm ready for lunch.
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We can sit here on the grass.
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Oh, no!
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Someone forgot to throw these empty paper bags away.
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There is litter everywhere.
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Why do people always leave litter around?
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It's not a nice thing to do.
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It spoils other people's picnics.
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I think they are lazy.
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Or maybe they just don't care.
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Look, there are some empty cans and glass bottles under that tree, too.
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People should clean up before they leave and not leave litter lying around.
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That's right.
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Well, after our picnic, let's pick up all the litter we can and take it out of here.
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OK.
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And next week, let's come back with friends and pick up some more.
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Good idea.
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Unit 1.
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A picnic by the river.
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This is a good spot.
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Let's stop and have our picnic next to the river.
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Good idea.
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Walking always makes me hungry.
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I'm ready for lunch.
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We can sit here on the grass.
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Oh, no!
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Someone forgot to throw these empty paper bags away.
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There is litter everywhere.
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Why do people always leave litter around?
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It's not a nice thing to do.
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It spoils other people's picnics.
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I think they are lazy, or maybe they just don't care.
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Look, there are some empty cans and glass bottles under that tree, too.
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People should clean up before they leave, and not leave litter lying around.
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That's right.
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Well, after our picnic, let's pick up all the litter we can and take it out of here.
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OK.
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And next week, let's come back with friends and pick up some more.
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Good idea.
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Unit 1.
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A picnic by the river.
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This is a good spot.
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Let's stop and have our picnic next to the river.
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Good idea.
73
Walking always makes me hungry.
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I'm ready for lunch.
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We can sit here on the grass.
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Oh, no!
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Someone forgot to throw these empty paper bags away.
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There is litter everywhere.
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Why do people always leave litter around?
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It's not a nice thing to do.
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It spoils other people's picnics.
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I think they are lazy.
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Or maybe they just don't care.
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Look, there are some empty cans and glass bottles under that tree, too.
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People should clean up before they leave and not leave litter lying around.
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That's right.
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Well, after our picnic, let's pick up all the litter we can and take it out of here.
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OK.
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And next week, let's come back with friends and pick up some more.
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Good idea.
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Unit 1.
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A picnic by the river.
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This is a good spot.
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Let's stop and have our picnic next to the river.
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Good idea.
96
Walking always makes me hungry.
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I'm ready for lunch.
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We can sit here on the grass.
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Oh, no!
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Someone forgot to throw these empty paper bags away.
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There is litter everywhere.
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Why do people always leave litter around?
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It's not a nice thing to do.
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It spoils other people's picnics.
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I think they are lazy.
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Or maybe they just don't care.
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Look, there are some empty cans and glass bottles under that tree, too.
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People should clean up before they leave and not leave litter lying around.
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That's right.
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Well, after our picnic, let's pick up all the litter we can and take it out of here.
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OK, and next week, let's come back with friends and pick up some more.
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Good idea!

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 112 frases y 730 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 5:08. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 142 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. 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:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
picnic sustantivo/ˈpɪknɪk/jira, pícnic
litter sustantivo/ˈlɪt.ɚ/cama, lecho
hungry adjetivo/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/hambriento, tener hambre
grass sustantivo/ɡɹɑːs/pasto, hierba
lazy adjetivo/ˈleɪ̯zi(ː)/perezoso, flojo
spoil sustantivo/spɔɪl/botín, expolio
empty adjetivo/ˈɛm(p).ti/vacío
everywhere adverbio/ˈɛv.ɹi.(h)wɛɹ/todos lados, todo lugar
lunch sustantivo/lʌnt͡ʃ/almuerzo, comida
bottle sustantivo/ˈbɒt.l̩/botella, frasco
clean adjetivo/kliːn/limpio
unit sustantivo/ˈjuː.nɪt/unidad
spot sustantivo/spɑt/mancha
glass sustantivo/ɡlɑːs/cristal, vidrio
tree sustantivo/tɹiː/árbol

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
pick up verbocoger, asir
clean up verbolimpiar

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 10 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

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 picnic, litter, hungry.

¿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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