Shadowing Practice: Usborne First Reading - Level 04 - The Tin Soldier - Learn English Speaking with Video
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The Tin Soldier Happy birthday, Tom, said Grandpa.
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Wow, thanks!
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Just what I wanted, Tom cried.
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Tin soldiers!
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Oh dear, this soldier only has one leg, said Grandpa.
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Attention!
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Quick march!
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Tom didn't mind.
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He spent all day playing.
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At bedtime, he packed the soldiers' bag in their box.
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But the one-legged soldier was missing.
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Where's he gone? wondered Tom.
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Don't worry, you can look for him tomorrow, said Grandpa.
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Tom saw the toys, waited until he was asleep.
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All clear.
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Now it was their turn to play.
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Whoopee!
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Ha ha!
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Yippee!
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The soldiers tried to join in, but they were stuck in their box.
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Except for the one-legged soldier.
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He had fallen behind a pile of toys, building blocks.
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But he didn't join in the games.
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He was gazing at the fairy tale palace in the corner.
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It once belonged to Tom's sister.
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A paper ballerina doll stood in the doorway.
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The pretty ballerina was dancing on one leg.
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She'd be a perfect wife for me, said the soldier.
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Suddenly, the grumpy Jack-in-the-box sprung up.
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Keep your eyes to yourself!
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The soldier ignored him.
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He smiled at the ball arena.
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She smiled back.
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The jealous Jack in the Box turned bright red.
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Just wait, he fumed.
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The next morning, Tom found his missing soldier.
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He put him by the window.
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The cruel Jack in the Box saw his chance.
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Ha ha, so long, soldier boy.
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He took a deep breath and blew as hard as he could.
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The tin soldier fell out of the window.
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He landed, whoa, on the street below.
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Ow! cried the soldier.
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He tried to move, but his foot was stuck.
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Two boys ran up.
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Look! shouted one.
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A tin soldier!
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Let's turn him into a sailor, said the other.
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They made a little boat out of an old newspaper.
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They stood the tin soldier in the boat, then they dropped it in the gutter.
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The soldier's boat sailed along the street.
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Ha ha!
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Oh no!
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The tin soldier wished the boat would stop.
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I feel sick.
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But things were about to get worse.
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There was a drain hole in the row ahead.
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The paper bolt shot down the drain.
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Whoa!
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It landed, splashed, in a dirty, smelly sewer.
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Oof, said the soldier as he sailed along the tunnel.
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He turned the bend.
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A fat black rat was in his way.
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Stop!
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Pay me a penny to pass, ordered the rat.
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The soldier had no money.
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He couldn't stop anyway.
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Sorry, stinky.
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Hey, come back.
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The soldier sailed on and on, a mouse from home.
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Will I ever see the ball in the door again?
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He wondered.
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Just then, he noticed daylight up ahead.
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Seconds later, the boat whooshed out of the sewer.
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It landed, whoa, in the river.
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The tin soldier was glad to be out of the sewer.
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Phew!
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But he wasn't happy for long.
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Now his boat was leaking.
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The next moment, he was sinking like a stone.
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Help!
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And things were about to get worse.
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A huge fish swung by.
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Mmm, he looks tasty.
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It swallowed the tin soldier in one gulp.
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a little hard but not bad oh no The soldier sat sadly in the fish's tummy.
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I'll be here forever.
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But his luck was about to change.
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A man caught the fish.
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What a beauty!
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He took it to sell at the market.
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Tom's grandpa bought the fish.
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He carried it home for supper.
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He unwrapped the fish.
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And then, tin soldier fell out.
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Grandpa took the tin soldier to Tom's room.
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Look who I found!
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Welcome home, soldier! shouted Tom.
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All the toys were glad to see the tin soldier, except one.
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Grrrr!
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He went hopping mad, broke his spring. and never worked again.
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The very next day, the tin soldier married the lovely ballerina.
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And they invited all the toys to a noisy party, after Tom was asleep, of course.
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Whoopee!
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Haha!
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Yippee!
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The Sad Fast Tin Soldier was first written by Hans Christian Andersen in 1838.
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The original version had a very sad ending.
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The tin soldier and the paper ballerina melted in the fireplace.
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All that was left of them was a heart-shaped piece of tin and a black screen.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel A2 se basa en el vídeo “Usborne First Reading - Level 04 - The Tin Soldier”. Las palabras que más se repiten: soldier, tin, Tom, boat, grandpa. Este vídeo tiene 110 frases y 710 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 9:36. El hablante habla despacio, unas 74 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:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| grandpa sustantivo | /ˈɡɹæm.pɑː/ | abuelo, abuelito |
| toy sustantivo | /tɔɪ/ | juguete |
| sail sustantivo | /seɪl/ | vela, candonga |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | so, cho |
| sewer sustantivo | /ˈsuɚ/ | alcantarilla, cloaca |
| asleep adjetivo | /əˈsliːp/ | dormido, jato |
| drain sustantivo | /dɹiːn/ | desagüe, drenaje |
| shout verbo | /ʃaʊt/ | gritar, desgañitarse |
| ignore verbo | /ɪɡˈnɔː/ | ignorar, desoír |
| palace sustantivo | /ˈpælɪs/ | palacio |
| hop sustantivo | /hɒp/ | lúpulo, hombrecillo |
| belong verbo | /bɪˈlɒŋ/ | pertenecer [with en or a] |
| swing verbo | /ˈswɪŋ/ | balancear, mecerse |
| arena sustantivo | /əˈɹiːnə/ | arena, ruedo |
| mouse sustantivo | /maʊs/ | ratón, laucha |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| fall behind verbo | atrasar |
| fall out verbo | caerse |
| shoot down verbo | derribar, abatir |
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | were stuck · was stuck · was left |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — una acción en curso en un momento del pasado | was missing · was gazing · was dancing |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicción | Will I · I'll be |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 7 contracciones y formas reducidas, como didn't, couldn't, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: shout /ʃaʊt/, splash /splæʃ/, whoosh /ʍʊʃ/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: swing /ˈswɪŋ/, swallow /ˈswɑ.loʊ/, splash /splæʃ/, smelly /ˈsmɛli/, stinky /ˈstɪŋki/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: gaze /ɡeɪz/, noisy /ˈnɔɪzi/
- /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: soldier /ˈsoʊld͡ʒɚ/, jealous /ˈd͡ʒɛl.əs/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como grandpa, toy, sail.
¿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.