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Today we're going to work on your skill of thinking in English while training your vocabulary.
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Thinking in English.
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Why?
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Because if you don't have to translate in your head anymore, you'll be able to join into the conversation faster and speak more naturally.
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And today we're going to train with visual flashcards.
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The strategy we're going to use today is naming objects in English, and we're going to use our visual flashcards.
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We're going to take a picture, and you'll be prompted to name different things within that picture.
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You won't see the word written, you won't hear it in your own language, you'll just have the picture, and your mind will recall the word in English.
No verás la palabra escrita, no la oirás en tu propio idioma, solo tendrás la imagen, y tu mente recordará la palabra en inglés.
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I'm Rachel, I have a background in opera singing, and I've been teaching the American accent to non -native speakers for over 20 years.
Soy Rachel, tengo formación en canto de ópera y llevo más de 20 años enseñando el acento americano a hablantes no nativos.
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I want to make sure you know about Rachel's English Academy.
Quiero asegurarme de que conozcas la Academia de Inglés de Rachel.
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Rachel's English Academy is absolutely hands down the best place to improve your American accent and English speaking skills.
La Academia de Inglés de Rachel es, sin duda alguna, el mejor lugar para mejorar tu acento americano y tus habilidades para hablar inglés.
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Over 50 ,000 students from all over the world, in every profession you can think of, and of nearly every native language out there,
Más de 50.000 estudiantes de todo el mundo, en todas las profesiones que puedas imaginar y de casi todos los idiomas nativos que existen,
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English and enjoyed the life that opened up for them.
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If you're curious about becoming one of my students, scan this QR code or visit rachelsenglishacademy .com.
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I'm accepting new students right now and I would love to have you as a student.
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Ask your mind to get into English mode and to let go of your native language.
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A lot of these will be words that you know, so you can see it, Think it.
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See it, think it.
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Build that connection to thinking in English.
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What was that like for you?
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Was it easy?
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If so, that's great.
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That means you're already well on your way to having the habit of thinking in English.
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I'm gonna see if I can stump you with some vocabulary later in this video.
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If that was hard for you, don't worry.
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Wherever you are, your starting point is okay, and the training starts now.
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Doing this, doing the training, is how you will get better.
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Let's review the words now.
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I'll say it out loud in case you don't know the word.
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speaker saying it.
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See the object, hear the word, repeat the word in your head, think it.
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River.
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bridge, horizon, bank, - Pylon.
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Bend.
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When a river turns, We call that a bend.
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A bend in the river.
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Shadow.
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Okay, so this is how it's going to go.
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We're going to train your mind to think in English.
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Let's go to the next picture.
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Music Were there any words there you didn't know?
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Don't worry, in the second half of this video, we're going to go over all the words.
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But for now, we're just going to go through a bunch of scenes in a row with objects for you to name.
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Some will be pretty easy, and some words might be harder, a little bit less common.
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Don't get frustrated if you can't do all of these, that is your starting point, and by investing the time here now, You're taking your first step to improving.
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All right, let's do it you How are you doing?
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I'm checking in on you.
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Are you doing okay?
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We're halfway through.
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Let's keep it up.
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Thank you. do I'm
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going to go to the next video.
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Thank you.
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I'm going to go to the next video.
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Oh Are you still thinking in English?
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Great!
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Okay, let's review.
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There might have been some words in there that you don't know you Glasses.
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Tablet or iPad.
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Dirt, or maybe you said earth.
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hole or rip pointer finger.
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leaf, leaves.
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For the plural, we change the F to a V and add ES.
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leaves.
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Fork.
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Knife.
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T -shirt.
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- Table, watch, water or glass.
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Juice.
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Man, or maybe you said dad.
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"Boy," or maybe you said "son." couch window,
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end table, or you could have said side table.
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Placemat.
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Camera.
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Notice for this word, it looks like it's pronounced cam -er -uh, but forget that e in the middle.
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It's just two syllables Camera.
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Ring.
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"bracelet." Hat.
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brim, lens, thumb.
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Ear Sky.
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Viewfinder.
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Laptop.
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Lettuce.
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Hat.
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Farmer, or maybe you said gardener.
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Okay.
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Apron.
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Thank you.
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Greenhouse.
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Thumbs up.
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Plaid shirt.
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window box - Succulents.
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Or maybe you just said plant.
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Window, or maybe you said screen.
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Thank you.
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bricks, mortar, Balcony, or maybe you said railing.
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roof.
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Or maybe you said, tile The front face of a building is called the facade.
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Or maybe you said, Wall.
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"cap." or baseball hat.
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Collar Dog.
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Tag.
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Tail.
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paw snout Road.
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Mountain "building," or maybe you said, "tower." Skateboard.
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Blake.
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Reflection Backpack.
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woman Hood.
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Jacket.
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Fence.
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Trees, or maybe you said forest.
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Mountains Snow.
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Sapling.
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A sapling is a young tree.
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strap.
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Chairs.
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Refrigerator or fridge.
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Oven.
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Hood.
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Kitchen.
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Wall.
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Thank you.
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Flooring.
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- Planter.
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Table.
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Light, or maybe you said pendant.
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window, freezer, salt Salt cellar.
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Eggs.
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Bread, or maybe you said toast.
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Thank you pancakes.
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Multiple pancakes like this together are often referred to as a stack.
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bacon, Coffee.
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Butter.
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When you have a square of butter like this, it's called a pat.
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a pat of butter.
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pitcher or creamer.
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Juice.
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Yolk.
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Whites or egg whites.
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Plate.
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Handle.
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Okay, did you learn some new words?
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Were you able to keep your mind going in English?
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If this was easy for you, great!
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That means you're well on your way to having the habit of thinking in English, you're comfortable with it, and maybe your English vocabulary is quite large.
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If this was hard for you, don't worry, you can build the skill by doing it.
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Walk into a room, look at the objects, name them in English.
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If you don't know them, look them up, learn the definition,
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and then remember saw where you were looking when you first saw that word to help you remember it.
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If you don't already know, I run an online school called Rachel's English Academy.
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We focus on accent reduction and listening comprehension and just basically boosting your confidence in speaking English and joining conversation.
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Check it out at rachelsenglishacademy .com if you haven't already.
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I'd love to have you there.
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That's it, and thanks so much for using Rachel's English.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 156 frases y 1097 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 14:23. El hablante habla despacio, unas 76 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 84 % 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
skill sustantivo/skɪl/destreza, habilidad
butter sustantivo/ˈbʌtɚ/mantequilla, manteca
leaf sustantivo/lif/hoja, foja (desus.)
accent sustantivo/ækˈsɛnt/acento léxico
bend verbo/bɛnd/cimbrar, cimbrear
vocabulary sustantivo/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/vocabulario
juice sustantivo/d͡ʒuːs/zumo, jugo
habit sustantivo/ˈhæb.ɪt/costumbre, hábito
thumb sustantivo/ˈθʌm/pulgar, pólice
finger sustantivo/ˈfɪŋɡɚ/dedo, alambres
naturally adverbio/ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/naturalmente, a natura
egg sustantivo/ɛɡ/huevo, aguautle
curious adjetivo/ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/curioso, tener curiosidad
refer verbo/ɹɪˈfɜː/referir, remitir
shadow sustantivo/ˈʃædəʊ̯/sombra

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
go through verboatravesar
go over verbosentar, pasar
hands down adverbiofácilmente

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hacebe prompted · is called · are often referred
Posibilidad con “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo posible pero no seguromight be · might have
Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un plan o algo que se ve venirwe're going to train · we're going to use · We're going to take
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónyou'll be · won't see · will be

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 41 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, we're, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, reduction /ɹɪˈdʌk.ʃən/, reflection /ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/, profession /pɹəˈfɛʃ.ən/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/, refrigerator /ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒ.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ/

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 skill, butter, leaf.

¿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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