Shadowing Practice: What is Climate Change? Explore the Causes of Climate Change - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Dayz Dayz
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Protests around the world, headlines about extreme weather events,
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scientists and public figures calling for action,
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and governments uniting in the search for solutions.
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Climate change is a global issue,
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and we must work together to save our world.
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But what exactly is climate change?
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Our planet's climate has changed throughout history,
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alternating between ice ages and warmer periods.
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Earth has been through at least five major ice ages,
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with the last one ending nearly 12,000 years ago.
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So if the climate has always changed,
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why is climate change such a big issue today?
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Since the start of the Industrial Revolution in 1760,
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Earth's average temperature has risen faster than ever before.
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This effect is known as global warming,
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and it's caused by the increase of greenhouse emissions from human activity.
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Greenhouse gases occur naturally on our planet,
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but human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels,
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agriculture, deforestation, and the decomposition of waste in landfills have increased the amount of greenhouse gases dramatically.
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Greenhouse gases act like a blanket around Earth,
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trapping the heat from the sun's rays.
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This is called the greenhouse effect.
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Thanks to this effect, Earth has just the right temperature for life to thrive on it,
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unlike other planets in our solar system.
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However, if the greenhouse effect becomes too strong,
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it starts to cause issues.
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The increased temperatures we are experiencing now are causing ice in the Arctic and Antarctica,
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as well as glaciers and snow around the world, to melt.
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The water created by the melting ice pours into the oceans,
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causing sea levels to rise.
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This puts small islands in danger of disappearing,
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especially those in the Pacific and Caribbean regions.
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Rising sea levels are also causing devastating floods in many countries like China,
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Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, and Thailand.
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These floods are not only a direct hazard to humans,
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but can also destroy crops and farms used to feed the population.
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Another effect of the rising temperatures is that oceans warm up and evaporate faster than normal,
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increasing the occurrence of severe storms and heavy rainfall.
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Global warming is making weather more extreme,
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bringing longer droughts and heat waves.
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The loss of soil moisture and the high temperatures during a drought increase the risk of wildfires too.
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The high temperatures both on land and in our oceans affect Earth's delicate ecosystems.
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Many animals are forced to migrate to other areas to survive,
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while others are losing their habitat and dying.
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So, can we do anything to stop the effects of climate change?
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Climate change has already reached a point that humanity has never experienced before.
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However, the future of our planet is in our hands.
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Communities must make smart choices and tackle this issue with environmentally friendly actions.
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Some solutions to limit global warming include switching from burning fossil fuels to renewable
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and greener energy sources like solar hydroelectric
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or wind energy reducing the emissions caused by industry and transportation by investing in greener technology and limiting the deforestation of land
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and investing in more space-efficient forms of agriculture, like vertical farming.
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These are all big solutions,
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but there are also smaller things that you can easily do at home.
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For example, recycling, composting your organic waste,
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eating more veggies and fewer meat products,
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saving electricity, and buying things that last longer or can be reused.
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People around the world are working together to innovate,
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engineer, and develop solutions for the issue of climate change.
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Bhutan is the world's most carbon-negative country.
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Costa Rica has achieved 99% renewable energy renewable energy.
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And China is now the world leader in wind power.
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Climate change is a global issue,
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and our future depends on the actions we take today.
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How is your community working towards a more sustainable future?
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel C1 se basa en el vídeo “What is Climate Change? Explore the Causes of Climate Change”. Las palabras que más se repiten: climate, greenhouse, temperature, effect, issue. Este vídeo tiene 66 frases y 627 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 5:59. El hablante habla despacio, unas 105 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. Solo el 81 % 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:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| greenhouse sustantivo | /ˈɡɹːnˌ(h)aʊs/ | invernadero, invernáculo |
| renewable adjetivo | /ɹɪˈnu.ə.bl̩/ | renovable |
| deforestation sustantivo | /dɪˌfɒɹɪsˈteɪʃən/ | desmontadura, deforestación |
| emission sustantivo | /ɪˈmɪʃ.ən/ | emisión |
| drought sustantivo | /ˈdɹaʊ̯t/ | sequía, seca |
| melt verbo | /mɛlt/ | derretirse, fundirse |
| fossil sustantivo | /ˈfɑsl̩/ | fósil |
| compost sustantivo | /ˈkɑm.poʊst/ | compost |
| decomposition sustantivo | /diːˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən/ | descomposición |
| devastate verbo | /ˈdɛv.ə.steɪt/ | devastar |
| environmentally adverbio | ambientalmente | |
| evaporate verbo | /ɪˈvæp.ə.ɹeɪt/ | evaporar, evaporarse |
| hydroelectric adjetivo | /ˌhʌɪdrəʊɪˈlɛktrɪk/ | hidroeléctrico |
| innovate verbo | /ˈɪn.ə.veɪt/ | innovar |
| landfill sustantivo | /ˈlæn(d).fɪl/ | vertedero, tiradero |
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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| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | has changed · has been · has always changed |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | is known · is called · are forced |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: deforestation /dɪˌfɒɹɪsˈteɪʃən/, emission /ɪˈmɪʃ.ən/, decomposition /diːˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən/, glacier /ˈɡleɪ.ʃɚ/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: deforestation /dɪˌfɒɹɪsˈteɪʃən/, decomposition /diːˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən/, evaporate /ɪˈvæp.ə.ɹeɪt/, hydroelectric /ˌhʌɪdrəʊɪˈlɛktrɪk/, ecosystem /ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: devastate /ˈdɛv.ə.steɪt/, evaporate /ɪˈvæp.ə.ɹeɪt/, innovate /ˈɪn.ə.veɪt/, veggie /ˈvɛd͡ʒi/, thrive /θɹajv/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: decomposition /diːˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən/, hazard /ˈhæzəd/
- /h/ — una aspiración suave, no la “j”: greenhouse /ˈɡɹːnˌ(h)aʊs/, hydroelectric /ˌhʌɪdrəʊɪˈlɛktrɪk/, hazard /ˈhæzəd/, habitat /ˈhæb.ɪ.tæt/, headline /ˈhɛd.laɪn/
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 greenhouse, renewable, deforestation.
¿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.