Shadowing Practice: What Alysa Liu Bought at Sephora After Hours - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hi, I'm Alysa Liu and I'm a figure skater and  I want you to come along with me after hours at Sephora. Let's shop. Come on this way. So, I  really want to buy a sunscreen because as you know as a figure skater I'm outside a lot. I'm just  kidding. I'm never outside but I do still need a sunscreen and this is the one I'm going to get. I  buy this one all the time. It's really good. Let's go. Hold your applause. If you guys aren't using  face masks, you should. This one looks great. So, I'm going to get it. Let's head this way because  I want to buy some eye masks or not eye masks. No, yeah, eye patches. So, I'm going to buy two  because I'm greedy. I use these all the time on tour. One of my friends introduced me to them.  So, uh I've been using them all the time ever since. It's really good for your under eyes. Y'all  y'all should be getting on your eye patch grind.
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I really want this. This ain't on. Hair... cause you know  I got to upkeep this. Um, hmm dry shampoo. You know who doesn't have dry shampoo? Me. I just want to try  them. There's too many scents. Peachy Lychee.
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Pure Lavender. Lily of the Valley. You know, I  actually have this one. Watermelon. Really good. I think I prefer Peachy Lychee, though. Now, speaking  of scents, we're entering the fragrance section.
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So, uh, this was the first perfume  I ever got. It was my brother's, and I used it so much he just gave  it to me. He's a perfume afficionado co-signed by me and my brother. Okay,  I'm just going to.. let's go this way.
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Mmm. So, they have 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60. Okay.  And 70. But I'm I think I'm going to go with 10 everyday round for for my everyday. And then, um,  just for fun, going to get the really fluffy ones cuz you never know. They actually have a lot.  So, I'm going to grab maybe facial razor set. I like to uh make my eyebrows different shapes, you  know. So, I'm going to just buy that. And then, ooh, wait. Okay, they have four or one. And this  looks really fancy. It has different blades.
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It's kind of intimidating. I'm going to get it.  And I think that's all I want from this section.
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No, no, no, no. Wait a minute, guys. I don't have  an eyelash curler. I kind of need one. It's not a want, it's a need. So, I travel a lot. Like, I'm  on planes all the time, not just for skating, but for like filming stuff and whatnot. And  my face and my skin gets really dry. So, I I always need me some facial spray. Get  yourself one of these. They're really good.
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Do it for your skin. All right. Um I just want to  go to one more section. It's somewhere. It's here.
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Let's go. Because I love Tatcha and I  love I already have this and I'm telling y'all. Mmmmm. That smells good. Okay. Wait, they  have so much. I kind of want everything.
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Maybe this, too. It's purple.  It's so cute. Okay. Um, yeah. I'm gonna grab a one of these creams,  a moisturizer. I really like this brand. So, I'm also gonna get their lip treatment  and award winner. Award winner.
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Now, this one I have to get, you  know, cuz cuz Yeah. And look, guys, it has a cute little spoon spatula thing so  you can scoop it up. That's so cute. Okay, we're going to get one. This is my basket. I feel  like this is a sufficient amount for this girl.
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So, let's go check out. Okay, I really want  a lip treatment. Let's get the vanilla. No, the strawberry. No, no, no, no, the watermelon.  And I think we're done, folks. I think this is enough. All of this is enough for me.  And um I'm ready to check out. Let's go.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “What Alysa Liu Bought at Sephora After Hours”. Las palabras que más se repiten: eye, masks, cuz, cute, dry. Este vídeo tiene 12 frases y 675 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 4:35. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 147 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 77 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
mask sustantivo/mæsk/máscara, mascarilla
skater sustantivo/ˈskeɪ.tə(ɹ)/patinador, patinadora
sunscreen sustantivoprotector/bloqueador solar/antisolar
shampoo sustantivo/ʃæmˈpuː/champú, shampú
perfume sustantivo/ˈpɝfjuːm/aroma, perfume
scent sustantivo/sɛnt/fragancia, perfume
facial adjetivo/ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/facial, fisonómico
patch sustantivo/pæt͡ʃ/parche, cureta
aficionado sustantivo/əˌfɪʃ.(j)əˈnɑː.dəʊ/aficionado
eyebrow sustantivo/ˈaɪˌbɹaʊ/ceja
eyelash sustantivo/ˈaɪlæʃ/pestaña, abéñula
intimidate verbo/ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/intimidar, amedrentar
moisturizer sustantivohumidificador
spatula sustantivo/ˈspætjʊlə/espátula
upkeep sustantivo/ˈʌpkip/mantenimiento, manutención

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
check out verboinvestigar, chequear

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • If you guys aren't using  face masks, you should.
  • It's really good for your under eyes.
  • You know who doesn't have dry shampoo?
  • I'm going to get it.
  • I don't have  an eyelash curler.

Gramática en este vídeo

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

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — una acción que empezó antes y continúaI've been using
Consejo con “should” should + verbo — decir qué es buena ideashould be
Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un plan o algo que se ve venirI'm going to get · I'm going to go · gonna grab
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos díasI'm just kidding · we're entering · I'm telling

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 31 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, we're, gonna. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: shampoo /ʃæmˈpuː/, facial /ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/, aficionado /əˌfɪʃ.(j)əˈnɑː.dəʊ/, eyelash /ˈaɪlæʃ/, sufficient /səˈfɪʃənt/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: aficionado /əˌfɪʃ.(j)əˈnɑː.dəʊ/, intimidate /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: skater /ˈskeɪ.tə(ɹ)/, spatula /ˈspætjʊlə/, scoop /skup/, strawberry /ˈstɹɔˌbɛɹi/, skate /skeɪt/
  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: razor /ˈɹeɪzɚ/, applause /əˈplɔːz/

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 mask, skater, sunscreen.

¿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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