Shadowing Practice: VOCABULARY FOR IELTS ADVANCED 1A - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Track 2 Speaker 1 I used to live next door to an elderly lady who had about 20 cats.
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She could never turn away a stray animal.
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She said she preferred them to people.
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She'd been born and raised in that house, and she'd walk around the garden chatting away happily to all her cats.
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But, you know, I never saw her speak to a single human being.
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Speaker 2 I first met Chris at high school.
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She sat next to me in one of my classes and we've been inseparable ever since.
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She made me laugh because she was always bumping into things or tripping over.
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One day, in biology, she managed to break five test tubes.
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But I know she's always there for me, and you can never feel miserable around her because she's always smiling.
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Speaker 3 I'd like to describe someone I used to work with.
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He made my job quite difficult because he couldn't work independently at all.
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The main problem was that if he had to choose between two or three different options, he just couldn't make his mind up, so I would have to help him or choose for him.
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I don't know whether he just lacked confidence, but it meant I couldn't get on with my own work, and that made me look unreliable, which I'm not at all.
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Speaker 1 I used to live next door to an elderly lady who had about 20 cats.
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She could never turn away a stray animal.
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She said she preferred them to people.
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She'd been born and raised in that house and she'd walk around the garden, chatting away happily to all her cats.
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But, you know, I never saw her speak to a single human being.
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Speaker 2 I first met Chris at high school.
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She sat next to me in one of my classes and we've been inseparable ever since.
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She made me laugh because she was always bumping into things or tripping over.
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One day in biology, she managed to break five test tubes.
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But I know she's always there for me and you can never feel miserable around her because she's always smiling.
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Speaker 3 I'd like to describe someone I used to work with.
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He made my job quite difficult because he couldn't work independently at all.
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The main problem was that if he had to choose between two or three different options, he just couldn't make his mind up, so I would have to help him or choose for him.
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I don't know whether he just lacked confidence, but it meant I couldn't get on with my own work, and that made me look unreliable, which I'm not at all.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Este vídeo tiene 28 frases y 443 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 2:41. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 165 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. 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 menos comunes del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
- tube /tuːb/ (sustantivo) — tubo, chisguete. Anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape.
- biology /baɪˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ (sustantivo) — biología. The study of all life or living matter.
- elderly /ˈɛldɚli/ (adjetivo) — anciano, entrado en años. old; having lived for relatively many years.
- happily /ˈhæp.ə.li/ (adverbio) — felizmente, alegremente. In a happy or cheerful manner; with happiness.
- miserable /ˈmɪz(ə)ɹəbəl/ (adjetivo) — miserable, mísero. In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.
- independently /ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli/ (adverbio) — independientemente. In an independent manner.
- bump /bʌmp/ (sustantivo) — bache, bulto. A light blow or jolting collision.
- stray /stɹeɪ/ (verbo) — errar, divagar. To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.
- unreliable /ˌʌn.ɹəˈlaɪ.ə.bəl/ (adjetivo) — no/poco/nada fiable/confiable, no ser de fiar. Not reliable.
- inseparable /inˈsɛ.p(ə).ɹə.bl/ (adjetivo) — inseparable. Unable to be separated; bound together permanently.
- laugh /læf/ (verbo) — reír. To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and…
- confidence /ˈkɑn.fɪ.dəns/ (sustantivo) — certeza, certeza propia. Self-assurance.
- smile /ˈsmaɪl/ (verbo) — sonreír. To have (a smile) on one's face.
- chat /ˈt͡ʃæt/ (verbo) — charlar, platicar. To be engaged in informal conversation.
- prefer [pɹɪˈfɝ] (verbo) — preferir, anteponer. To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better.
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
- bump into /ˌbʌmˈpɪn.tu/ (verbo) — hacerse encontradizo, hacerse el encontradizo. To collide with.
- get on with (verbo) — hacer, realizar. To proceed with; to begin or continue, especially after an interruption.
- walk around (verbo) — deambular. To walk with no planned destination; to meander.
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 18 contracciones y formas reducidas, como couldn't, she'd, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: biology /baɪˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, miserable /ˈmɪz(ə)ɹəbəl/, independently /ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli/, unreliable /ˌʌn.ɹəˈlaɪ.ə.bəl/, inseparable /inˈsɛ.p(ə).ɹə.bl/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como tube, biology, elderly.
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
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| “Used to” used to + verbo — un hábito o estado pasado que ya no es cierto | used to live · used to work |
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | we've been |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | been born |
¿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.