Shadowing Practice: What Is 'Dry January?' - Learn English Speaking with Video

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The U.S.
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Surgeon General issued a major new advisory today warning that drinking alcohol can increase your risk of getting cancer.
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He is recommending that alcoholic beverages carry a warning label just like cigarettes.
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The news comes as dry January,
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the challenge of giving up drinking for the first month of the year is growing in popularity.
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Here's Allison Hall.
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In 2024, nearly half a million adults participated in dry January.
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That number is up a whopping 60% in the last two years.
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The health benefits of cutting back on alcohol are astounding.
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Even after just one month,
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people can lose up to 5 to 10 pounds.
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If you cut out alcohol for a month,
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you're going to notice improvements in your mood,
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in your sleep quality, in your energy level.
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You're also probably going to notice better skin.
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During dry January, people sip on mocktails,
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cocktails without any alcohol content.
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There are great non-alcoholic wines,
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beers and spirits that are on the market today.
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Hilary Scheinbaum is author of Going Dry,
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A Practical Guide to Drinking Less and Living More.
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We met up with Hilary at Albert's Bar in New York City.
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People are more wellness focused than ever before.
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Gen Z is hardly drinking and people just want to feel good.
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What are your best tips for Dry January?
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I always say number one,
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recruit a friend because there's strength in numbers.
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And I also would say that be kind to yourself.
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Giving up alcohol can be really difficult and
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if you have like one drink it's okay call it a one drink January and start again.
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One dry month can also lead to another.
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People who partake in dry January actually drink less in the months that follow.
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Cheers, happy dry January.
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Happy dry January.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “What Is 'Dry January?'”. Las palabras que más se repiten: dry, January, alcohol, month, drinking. Este vídeo tiene 34 frases y 296 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 1:39. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 179 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. El 85 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Las 13 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
alcoholic sustantivo/ˌæl.kəˈhɔ.lɪk/alcohólico, escabiador
astound verbo/əˈstaʊnd/asombrar, pasmar
mocktail sustantivo/ˈmɑk.teɪl/móctel, cóctel sin alcohol
partake verbo/pɑɹˈteɪk/participar
whopping adjetivo/ˈ(h)wɑpɪŋ/enorme, gigante
wellness sustantivo/ˈwɛl.nɪs/ben ser
beverage sustantivo/ˈbɛv(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/bebida, bebienda
recruit verbo/ɹɪˈkɹut/reclutar
cocktail sustantivo/ˈkɑk.teɪl/cocktail
cigarette sustantivo/ˈsɪɡəɹɛt/cigarrillo, pitillo
surgeon sustantivo/ˈsɝd͡ʒən/cirujano, cirujana
cheers/t͡ʃɪəz/salud, chinchín
advisory adjetivo/ædˈvaɪz(ə)ɹi/consultivo

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
give up verborendirse, entregar
cut out verbodejar de, dejar

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: alcoholic /ˌæl.kəˈhɔ.lɪk/, advisory /ædˈvaɪz(ə)ɹi/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: beverage /ˈbɛv(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/, advisory /ædˈvaɪz(ə)ɹi/
  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: cheers /t͡ʃɪəz/, advisory /ædˈvaɪz(ə)ɹi/
  • /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: beverage /ˈbɛv(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/, surgeon /ˈsɝd͡ʒən/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

  1. Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
  2. Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
  3. Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como alcoholic, astound, mocktail.

¿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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