Shadowing Practice: Unit 4.3: Changed (MS - A) | Effortless English || JUN SHARE - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hello.
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Welcome to mini story A.
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Mini story A for changed.
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In this mini story I will ask questions you know.
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Okay.
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Questions about the letter that you know.
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Let's start.
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There is a woman.
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Where does she live?
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Where did she live?
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Let's practice past.
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Where did this woman live?
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Well, she lived in Phoenix.
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All right, she lived in Phoenix.
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Did she live in Phoenix, Texas?
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No, Phoenix isn't in Texas.
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Did she live in Phoenix, Arizona?
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Yes, she She did.
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She lived in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Who lived in Phoenix, Arizona?
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Ah, Grace, right?
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Her name is Grace.
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Grace lived in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Did she live in Phoenix, Arizona or Tucson, Arizona?
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Well, she lived in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Grace lived in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Did Grace have a problem?
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Did Grace have a problem?
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Yes, she had a problem.
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Did she have a problem with her children?
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No, no. She didn't have a problem with her children.
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Did she have a problem with her mom?
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No, she didn't have a problem with her mom.
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Did she have a problem with her husband?
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Yes, she had a problem with her husband.
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What problem did she have with her husband?
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Ah, no affection.
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Right?
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He didn't show her any any affection.
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Did he show her affection?
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No, he didn't.
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He didn't show her any affection.
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Did he show her a little affection?
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No, he didn't.
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He didn't show her any affection.
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Did he show her a lot of affection?
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No, no, none, zero.
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He didn't show her any affection.
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Who didn't show her any affection?
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Uh-huh, her husband, yeah.
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Her husband didn't show her any affection.
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Did she want her husband to show her affection?
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Of course, of course she did, yes, definitely, yes.
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She wanted her husband to show her affection.
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Was she happy about her husband?
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No, she wasn't happy.
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Was she sad about her husband?
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Yeah, yeah, She was sad about her husband.
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Why was she sad about her husband?
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Because he didn't show her any affection.
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She was sad because he didn't show her any affection.
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She saw him through cancer and diabetes.
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Did she see him through cancer?
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Yes, she saw him through cancer.
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Did she see him through a heart attack?
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No, no, no. Not a heart attack.
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She didn't see him through a heart attack.
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She saw him through cancer and diabetes.
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Did he have cancer and diabetes in the past?
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Yes, yes, he did.
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In the past, he had cancer and diabetes.
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Did she see him through cancer and diabetes?
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Yes, yes, she did.
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Did she stay with him when he was sick?
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That's right, yes, did.
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She stayed with him when he was sick.
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Did she leave him when he was sick?
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No, she didn't leave him when he was sick.
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She stayed with him when he was sick.
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When he was sick, she stay or did she leave?
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Ah, she stayed, right?
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She's a great wife.
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She stayed with him when he was sick.
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How long have they been married?
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Hmm, 39 years, right?
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She said 39 years.
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They have been married 39 years.
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Have they been married 37 years?
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No, they haven't been married 37 years.
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Have they been married 37 years or have they been married 39 years?
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That's right 39 they have been married
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39 years have they been married 39
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years yes exactly they They have been married 39 years.
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When did they get married?
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When did they get married?
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They got married 39 years ago.
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Did they get married 38 years ago?
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No, no, no, no, not 38.
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They got married 39 years ago.
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They got married 39 years ago.
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Are they still married now?
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Yes, they are still married.
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They are married now.
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Okay.
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Who are they seeing?
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They are seeing a therapist.
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Are they seeing a doctor?
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No, They're not seeing a doctor.
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Are they seeing a therapist?
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Yes, they are seeing a therapist.
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Are they meeting with a therapist or are they meeting with a doctor?
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Well, they are meeting with a therapist.
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They are seeing a therapist.
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They are meeting with a therapist.
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How long have they been meeting with a therapist?
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a year and a half.
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Who have they been seeing for a year and a half?
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They have been seeing a therapist for a year and a half.
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Have they been meeting with a doctor for a year and a half?
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Nope, not a doctor.
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Have they been meeting with a therapist for a year
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and a a half yes who has been meeting with a therapist for a year and a half.
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Well, Grace and her husband,
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the husband and wife, have been meeting with a therapist for a year and a half.
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Does the husband, did the husband, compliment Grace.
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No, he didn't compliment her anymore.
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Who didn't compliment Grace anymore?
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Well, her husband, right?
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Her husband didn't compliment her anymore.
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Did she want her husband to compliment her?
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Yes, of course, definitely.
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She wanted her husband to compliment her,
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but he didn't compliment her anymore.
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Was Grace happy or was Grace sad because her husband didn't compliment her anymore?
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Well, sad, of course, she was sad.
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She was sad because her husband didn't compliment her anymore.
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Was her husband having an affair?
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Hmm.
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No, no. He wasn't having an affair.
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Well, he said he wasn't having an affair.
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Who wasn't having an affair?
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Grace's husband.
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Grace's husband wasn't having an affair.
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Did he swear that he wasn't having an affair?
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Yes, that's right.
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He swore, swore, past tense, he swore he wasn't having an affair.
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Did he promise he wasn't having an affair?
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Yes, he promised he wasn't having an affair.
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What did he promise?
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He promised he wasn't having an affair. Who did he promise?
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Oh, he promised grace, right?
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He promised grace that he wasn't having an affair.
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Okay, that is all of mini story A.
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Listen to it many, many times.
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Listen to it every day.
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Do this for two weeks or more.
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and of course answer every question okay bye-bye

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel A2 se basa en el vídeo “Unit 4.3: Changed”. Las palabras que más se repiten: husband, married, affection, grace, therapist. Este vídeo tiene 157 frases y 1003 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 15:45. El hablante habla despacio, unas 64 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 83 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar. 57 de sus 157 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

11 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
affection sustantivo/əˈfɛk.ʃən/afecto, afección
therapist sustantivo/ˈθɛɹəpɪst/terapeuta
affair sustantivo/əˈfɛɹ/negocio
compliment sustantivo/ˈkɑmpləmənt/cumplido, falago
diabetes sustantivo/ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz/diabetes, diábetis
nope/noʊp/nop, no po
tense sustantivo/tɛns/tiempo
litter sustantivo/ˈlɪt.ɚ/cama, lecho
grace sustantivo/ɡɹeɪs/gracias, benedícite
swear verbo/ˈswɛɚ/jurar
zero sustantivo/ˈzɪɹoʊ/cero

Frases que vale la pena repetir

Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:

  • Who didn't show her any affection?
  • Who wasn't having an affair?
  • Did he swear that he wasn't having an affair?
  • Did he promise he wasn't having an affair?

Gramática en este vídeo

Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — una acción que empezó antes y continúahave been seeing · has been meeting · have been meeting
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahorahave been married · haven't been married
Past continuous was/were + -ing — una acción en curso en un momento del pasadowasn't having
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos díasare seeing · They're not seeing · are meeting

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 34 contracciones y formas reducidas, como didn't, wasn't, haven't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: diabetes /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz/, zero /ˈzɪɹoʊ/

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 affection, therapist, affair.

¿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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