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Hello guys and welcome to this English pronunciation video.
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In this video, I'm going to focus on two very important vowel sounds in English.
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/ɛ/ and /ɪ/ Let's take two example words.
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The first word is 'bed'.
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Can you hear /ɛ/ the sound? 'bed' Now the second word is, bid.
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Can you hear the /ɪ/ sound?
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bid bed bid I know they sound similar, but they are different.
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And with a little bit of practice, you will start hearing them differently.
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I promise you that.
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So keep watching.
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Get ready guys.
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I am going to help you make these sounds /ɛ/ and /ɪ/.
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I want you to be able to hear the difference and to pronounce them correctly.
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It's very important, also for you to know the IPA spelling.
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Watch how I move my mouth.
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And as usual, repeat after me.
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I know that you can master these vowel sounds, So let's get to it.
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So let's first practice how to make the sound /ɛ/.
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So your tongue is in a middle part of your mouth.
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/ɛ/ Watch my mouth.
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How it moves.
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/ɛ/ Can you watch my mouth and repeat after me now?
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/ɛ/ /ɛ/ /ɛ/.
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Okay let's now practice with a word, ‘bed’.
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Can you repeat after me?
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bed bed bed Good job.
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Moving on to the sound /ɪ/.
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Now your tongue - it's a little higher than for the /ɛ/ sound.
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And you should stretch out your lips a little.
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And it's a short sound.
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/ɪ/ So let's practice.
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Repeat after me.
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/ɪ/ /ɪ/ /ɪ/ Let's practice with a word, ‘bid’.
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Watch how my mouth moves and repeat after me.
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bid bid bid Okay guys, let's now use minimal pairs - same words only the vowel sounds change.
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They're a good way to practice these sounds.
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But first just the sounds, so just watch how my mouth moves and repeat after me.
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/ɛ/ /ɛ/ /ɛ/ /ɪ/ /ɪ/ /ɪ/ Let's now take the words ‘bed’ and ‘bid’.
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Repeat after me.
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bed bed bed bid bid bid bed bid bed bid bed bid Good, guys.
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Okay guys, let's now read minimal pairs together.
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Repeat after me.
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And watch how my mouth moves.
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Let's go. beg big bell bill belt built bet bit bless bliss check chick clench clinch crept crypt dead did desk disk fell fill fleck flick gem gym head hid heck hick hell hill hem him hex hicks Ken kin led lid left lift lest list let lit mess miss meddle middle messed mist peg pig pet pit set sit quell quill Okay let's continue practicing.
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I'm now going to show you some words and I want you to read them with the proper English vowel sound /ɛ/ and /ɪ/.
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Let's get started.
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Let's start with the first word.
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Which one is it? ‘beg’ or ‘big’?
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It's beg. Next word.
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Which one is it? ‘bet’or ‘bit’?
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It's ‘bit’.
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Next word. Which one is it? ‘mess’ or ‘miss’?
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It’s ‘mess’.
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The following word.
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Which one is it? ‘set’ or ‘sit’?
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It's ‘set’ of course.
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Next word. Which one is it? ‘left’ or ‘lift’?
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lift Next word.
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‘hell’ or ‘hill’?
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‘hill’ obviously.
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Next word. ‘beg’ or ‘big’?
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It's ‘big’ this time.
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Next word. ‘dead’ or ‘did’?
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It's ‘dead’of course.
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Then we have ‘mess’ or ‘miss’?
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It is ‘miss’.
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And finally, ‘dead’ or ‘did’?
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‘did’ Great guys!
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Let's continue on.
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Okay guys. Moving on to sentences now.
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I have sentences for you and they're filled with /ɛ/ and /ɪ/ sounds.
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Repeat after me.
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The first sentence is, ‘Ken did not sit on the hill.’ The second sentence, ‘My pet pig fell off the cliff.’ And finally, ‘Set the big desk in the middle.’ Good job, guys.
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Let's carry on.
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Great guys.
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Well now you have a better understanding of the difference between the English vowel sounds /ɛ/ and /ɪ/.
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Keep practicing.
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Practice makes perfect.
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I know you can do it.
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And make sure to watch the rest of my pronunciation videos.
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They're very important if you want to improve your English skills.
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See you next time.
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Thank you so much guys for watching my video.
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If you liked it, please show me your support.
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Click ‘like’.
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Put your comments below.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Las palabras que más se repiten: sound, word, bid, bed, repeat. Este vídeo tiene 87 frases y 675 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 9:48. El hablante habla despacio, unas 69 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 85 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar. 19 de sus 87 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

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

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
desk sustantivo/dɛsk/escritorio, pupitre
minimal adjetivo/ˈmɪn.ə.məl/mínimo
pronunciation sustantivo/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/pronunciación
belt sustantivo/ˈbɛlt/cinturón, cincho
skill sustantivo/skɪl/destreza, habilidad
stretch verbo/stɹɛt͡ʃ/estirar
differently adverbio/ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/diferentemente
correctly adverbio/kəˈɹɛk(t).li/correctamente
lip sustantivo/lɪp/labio, labro
cliff sustantivo/klɪf/acantilado, precipicio
chick sustantivo/t͡ʃɪk/polluelo, pollo
heck/hɛk/caray
subscribe verbo/səbˈskɹaɪb/suscribirse, subscribirse
disk sustantivo/dɪsk/disco
spelling sustantivo/ˈspɛl.ɪŋ/deletreo, espeleo

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
fall off verbocaer

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • Can you repeat after me?
  • Let's start with the first word.
  • Then we have ‘mess’ or ‘miss’?

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -ingstart hearing · keep watching · Keep practicing
Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un plan o algo que se ve venirI'm going to focus · am going to help · I'm now going to show

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 5 contracciones y formas reducidas, como they're, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: skill /skɪl/, stretch /stɹɛt͡ʃ/, spelling /ˈspɛl.ɪŋ/

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 desk, minimal, pronunciation.

¿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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