Shadowing Practice: What are they doing? Present Continuous Tense - Learn English Speaking with Video
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What are they doing?
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The Clarks are having such a great time.
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It's a pleasant evening.
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Paul and his parents are watching a comedy.
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It's so funny.
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They're laughing a lot.
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Lucy and her mom are sitting on the sofa.
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Lucy is playing with her doll.
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Oliver is playing with his toy car on the floor.
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Lucy and Oliver are not watching the comedy.
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Olivia is in her room.
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She is sitting at her desk.
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She is typing on her laptop.
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Mrs. Clark is leaving now.
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Where are you going, honey?
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I'm going to the kitchen.
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I have to make dinner.
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I'm coming too.
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I want to help you.
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Mr. and Mrs. Clark are making dinner now.
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They like to cook together.
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Mrs. Clark is slicing the vegetables and her husband is frying the food.
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Dinner is ready now.
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But Olivia is missing.
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Where's Olivia?
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Paul, please go to her room and tell her we are waiting for her.
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What are you doing, Olivia?
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I'm writing an email to my friend Amy.
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Dinner is ready.
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Everyone is waiting for you.
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I'm sending it now.
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I'm coming.
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The clerks are having dinner now.
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They are enjoying it.
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It's almost bedtime.
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Paul is going to the bathroom.
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He is brushing his teeth.
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Mom, what are Lucy and Oliver doing?
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Are they sleeping?
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No, they aren't.
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They are taking a bath.
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And they are splashing water all around.
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They are having so much fun.
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Oliver and Lucy are in bed now.
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Their mom is telling them a bedtime story.
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Olivia is lying on her bed.
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She is looking at some photos on her phone.
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Her parents are knocking at the door.
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They are opening the door.
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Olivia, are you playing games on your phone?
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No, I'm not.
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I'm just looking at some photos.
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Her mom is taking away her phone.
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It's very late.
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It's time to go to sleep, my dear.
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Olivia's parents are kissing her goodnight.
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Olivia is sleeping now.
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Paul can't sleep.
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He is going on a class trip tomorrow.
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He is thinking about it.
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He is very excited.
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The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round.
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The wheels on the bus go round and round All through the town It's morning.
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Paul is going on the trip by bus.
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The kids are looking out of the window.
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Look!
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A fox is chasing a rabbit.
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The rabbit is running really fast.
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The bus is crossing a bridge.
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Look!
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There are some animals at the stream.
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A bear is eating fish.
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And a deer is drinking water.
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A squirrel is coming too.
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It's running towards the stream.
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Look, there is a helicopter coming towards us.
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It is flying very low.
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Is the pilot waving at us?
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Yes, he is.
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Let's wave back at him.
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The kids are waving back at the pilot.
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Wow!
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We are entering a tunnel.
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It is getting darker and darker.
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We are coming out of the tunnel now.
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The class is visiting the botanical garden now.
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The teacher is showing the kids many plants and flowers.
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The kids are listening carefully.
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Look!
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There is a bird nest in the tree.
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Three baby birds are sitting in the nest.
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They are waiting for their mother.
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It is coming now.
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It's feeding them.
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It's feeding them.
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The bird is singing so sweetly.
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It's getting late.
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Everybody is getting on the bus.
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The bus is going back home.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel A2 se basa en el vídeo “What are they doing? Present Continuous Tense”. Las palabras que más se repiten: round, Olivia, bus, Lucy, dinner. Este vídeo tiene 100 frases y 576 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 5:43. El hablante habla despacio, unas 101 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:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| tunnel sustantivo | /ˈtʌn(ə)l/ | túnel |
| nest sustantivo | /nɛst/ | nido |
| rabbit sustantivo | /ˈɹæbɪt/ | conejo, conejil |
| bedtime sustantivo | /ˈbɛdtaɪm/ | hora de dormir |
| carefully adverbio | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | cuidadosamente |
| bath sustantivo | /bɑːθ/ | bañera |
| chase verbo | /t͡ʃeɪs/ | perseguir, asenderear |
| desk sustantivo | /dɛsk/ | escritorio, pupitre |
| flower sustantivo | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | flor |
| honey sustantivo | /ˈhʌni/ | miel |
| knock verbo | /nɑk/ | llamar a, golpear |
| brush sustantivo | /bɹʌʃ/ | pincel, cepillo |
| laptop sustantivo | /ˈlæp.tɑp/ | portátil, computador portátil |
| pleasant adjetivo | /ˈplɛz.ənt/ | placentero, placible |
| helicopter sustantivo | /ˈheliːˌkɔptə(ɹ)/ | helicóptero, autogiro |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| take away verbo | /ˌteɪk əˈweɪ/ | quitar |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- Where are you going, honey?
- I'm going to the kitchen.
- Olivia, are you playing games on your phone?
- I'm just looking at some photos.
- Is the pilot waving at us?
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos días | are having · are watching · They're laughing |
| Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un plan o algo que se ve venir | I'm going to the · is going to the |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 10 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, aren't, can't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: brush /bɹʌʃ/, splash /splæʃ/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: helicopter /ˈheliːˌkɔptə(ɹ)/, botanical /bəˈtænɪkəl/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: slice /slaɪs/, splash /splæʃ/, squirrel /ˈskwɪ.ɹ(ə)l/, sweetly /ˈswiːtli/
- /h/ — una aspiración suave, no la “j”: honey /ˈhʌni/, helicopter /ˈheliːˌkɔptə(ɹ)/
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 tunnel, nest, rabbit.
¿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.