Shadowing Practice: Usborne First Reading - Level 03 - Chicken Licken - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Chicken Licken This is a story about Chicken Licken,
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Henny Penny, Cocky Lucky, Ducky Lucky,
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Goosey Loosey, Turkey Lurkey, and Foxy Loxy.
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This is where they live.
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woods, farmyard, duck pond, king's palace, forest, field, or barn.
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Once upon a time, there was a farm.
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Most of the animals on the farm were happy,
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but Chicken Licken wasn't happy.
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Chicken Licken was scared of everything.
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Yikes!
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Eek!
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Help!
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One day, Chicken Licken went to the woods.
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I need a safe place to sit.
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He stopped by an oak tree.
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Suddenly, a tiny acorn dropped from the tree and hit Chicken Licken's head.
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Bunk!
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Ouch!
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Chicken Licken didn't see the acorn.
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What was that?
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He looked up at the blue sky.
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Oh no, he said.
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The sky must be falling Chicken Lincoln ran around the tree The sky is falling!
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The sky is falling!
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He cried.
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I must tell the king, thought Chicken Licken.
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He rushed back to the farm yard.
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Hanny Panny was sitting by the hen house.
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Out of my way!
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yelled Chicken Licken.
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What's the matter? asked Henny Penny.
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The sky is falling, cried Chicken Licken.
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Oh no, said Henny Penny.
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What shall we do?
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I'm going to warn the king, said Chicken Licken.
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I'll come too, said Henny Penny.
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They ran past the henhouse and thumped.
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They bumped into Cocky Locky.
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What's the matter? asked Cocky Locky.
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The sky is falling, cried Chicken Licken.
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Oh no, said Cocky Locky.
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What shall we do?
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We are going to tell the king, said Henny Penny.
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All come too, said Cocky Locky.
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They ran out of the farm yard.
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They ran past the duck pond.
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Cocky Locky was swimming.
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What's the matter? he asked.
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The sky is falling, cried Chicken Licken.
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Oh no, said the key lucky.
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What shall we do?
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We are going to tell the king, said Ducky Lucky.
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I'll come too, said Ducky Lucky.
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They ran across the bridge.
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They came to the old barn.
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Goosey Losey was sitting on her nest.
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What's the matter? she asked The sky is falling,
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cried Chicken Lincoln Oh no,
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said Goosey Lucy What shall we do?
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We are going to tell the king,
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said Ducky Lucky I'll come too,
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said Goosey Lucy They ran past the barn.
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They ran into the field.
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Turkey Lurkey was pecking at the ground.
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What's the matter? she asked.
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The sky is falling, cried Chicken Licken.
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Oh no, said Turkey Lurkey.
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What shall we do?
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We are going to tell the king, said Goosey Loosey.
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I'll come with you, said Turkey Lurkey.
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They ran through the field.
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Soon, they came to the forest and Foxy Loxy.
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What's the matter? he asked.
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The sky is falling, cried Chicken Licken.
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Foxy Loxy didn't think the sky was falling, but he didn't say.
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We're going to tell the king, said Turkey Lurkey.
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I know a shortcut, said Foxy Loxy.
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He led them into the forest and pointed to a hole.
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Down there, he said.
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They all went down the hole.
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Is this where the king lives? asked Henny Penny.
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No, said Foxy Loxy.
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It's where I live.
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And it's where I'm going to gobble you all up.
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Who'll tell the king the sky is falling? cried Chicken Licken.
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Stupid bird, said Foxy Loxy.
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The sky can't fall.
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Just then, an acorn hit Foxy Loxy on the head.
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BONG!
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Ouch!
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Foxy Loxy didn't see it.
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All he could see was the sky.
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The sky is falling.
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Now he was scared.
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He ran down the tunnel and was never seen again.
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Out of my way!
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The others had seen the acorn fall on Foxy Loxy.
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Everyone looked at Chicken Licken.
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Are you sure the sky fell on your head?
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They said.
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Maybe it was an acorn, said Chicken Licken.
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and they chased him all the way home

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel A2 se basa en el vídeo “Usborne First Reading - Level 03 - Chicken Licken”. Las palabras que más se repiten: Chicken, Licken, sky, falling, Foxy. Este vídeo tiene 102 frases y 637 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 7:29. El hablante habla despacio, unas 85 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 76 % 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
barn sustantivo[ˈbɑɹn]galpón, pósito
duck sustantivo/dʌk/pato, ánade
scare verbo/skɛɚ/asustar, atemorizar
pond sustantivo/pɑnd/charca, estanque
ouch/ˈaʊt͡ʃ/ay, uy
rush verbo/ɹʌʃ/correr, apurarse
palace sustantivo/ˈpælɪs/palacio
chase verbo/t͡ʃeɪs/perseguir, asenderear
tunnel sustantivo/ˈtʌn(ə)l/túnel
swim verbo/swɪm/nadar
nest sustantivo/nɛst/nido
warn verbo/woɹn/alertar, avisar
bump sustantivo/bʌmp/bache, bulto
yell verbo/jɛl/gritar, vociferar
acorn sustantivo/ˈeɪ.kɔɹn/bellota, llande

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
run down verboatropellar
run through verboresumir

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • What shall we do?
  • Who'll tell the king the sky is falling?
  • Are you sure the sky fell on your head?

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Past continuous was/were + -ing — una acción en curso en un momento del pasadowas sitting · was swimming · was pecking
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos díasis falling
Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un plan o algo que se ve venirI'm going to warn · are going to tell · We're going to tell
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónI'll come · Who'll tell

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 14 contracciones y formas reducidas, como didn't, I'll, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: rush /ɹʌʃ/, shortcut /ˈʃɔːtkʌt/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: scare /skɛɚ/, swim /swɪm/

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 barn, duck, scare.

¿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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