Shadowing Practice: Why I Teach English Differently - Learn English Speaking with Video
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The only way to get fluent in English is with input.
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We need to listen and listen and listen to hundreds of hours of English.
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And the quicker that we want to become fluent, the more English we need to listen to.
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Now, this might sound intimidating, but the good news is that this is the only thing that we need to do.
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we don't need to learn grammar rules
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and we don't need to memorize vocabulary the only thing
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that we need to do is get input whether that is listening
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or reading and this is great news because it makes learning english really simple you can forget any complex language learning plans
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all you need to do is say okay I'm going to listen to 30 minutes an hour two hours of English
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every day and then do it
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and it makes learning English really simple the theory behind why this works is called comprehensible input
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and it's the idea that we acquire language by receiving messages that we can understand.
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Now, our brains are pattern recognizing machines.
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They are designed to recognize patterns between a word and its meaning.
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So to acquire language we just need to listen to messages
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that we can understand over and over again and then our brain will reinforce the connection between the word
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and the meaning and that is how it works and that is how we acquire language.
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Now because we need to hear words over and over again
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so that the connection between the words and the meaning is reinforced, because we need that to happen over
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and over again we need to listen to hundreds of hours of content
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and that content has to be easy enough for you to understand
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but also interesting enough for you to want to watch it
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so english has to become a habit it has to become part of your life it has to be something
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that you just do on a daily basis so
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when you sit down to watch youtube videos instead of watching
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in your native language you can watch it in English instead
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and that is such a good way to get that repetition
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and listen and get that immersion that you need to become fluent.
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This is exactly how I learned Spanish.
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I watched two hours of Spanish every day and it took me a while to reach this point
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but now I can understand a lot of what I hear in Spanish and I started from zero.
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and it's just a habit.
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I do it because I enjoy it and
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because I enjoy it I can do it every day consistently
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and because I can do it consistently I'm confident
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that my level will continue to improve and I've noticed
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that there isn't a lot of intermediate level content for people who are learning English.
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There is lots of beginner content and obviously there is an abundance of native content
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but there isn't a lot of content for people in the middle, intermediate learners.
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And I want to make content for intermediate level learners,
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but I want the content to be the type of thing that you would normally watch,
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but adapted to be for someone who is learning English.
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And you're focused on the content and you're watching because hopefully it would be interesting
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and then you naturally pick up English because it's delivered in a way that you can understand.
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Now everyone has different interests but I would imagine that most English learners have at least some interest in British culture.
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Things like our history, our food, how we we interact with each other
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and I'm interested in these things as well
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so I thought why not make some content that I enjoy making
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that I'm interested in and other people might find interesting as well
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and I often in my spare time watch documentaries and history it's something
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that I really enjoy so I thought why don't I have a go at making
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that type of content for someone who is learning English
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because it's something like I said that I enjoy and something
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that I think could be useful for someone who is looking to learn English in a more natural way.
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If this sounds interesting start with one of my most recent videos.
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I've been exploring South London and I've tried to make them interesting and easy to follow.
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So thank you for watching and I will see you in the next video.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Este vídeo tiene 57 frases y 751 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 6:06. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 123 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 89 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es fácil de seguir.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| input sustantivo | /ˈɪnpʊt/ | aportación, aporte |
| acquire verbo | /əˈkwaɪɚ/ | obtener |
| intermediate adjetivo | /ɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈmi.di.ət/ | intermedio |
| fluent adjetivo | /ˈfluənt/ | fluyente, fluente |
| consistently adverbio | /kənˈsɪstəntli/ | consistentemente |
| habit sustantivo | /ˈhæb.ɪt/ | costumbre, hábito |
| reinforce verbo | /ˌɹiː.ɪnˈfɔːs/ | reforzar, socalzar |
| naturally adverbio | /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/ | naturalmente, a natura |
| documentary sustantivo | /ˌdɒk.jʊˈmɛn.tɹi/ | documental |
| explore verbo | /ɪkˈsploɹ/ | explorar |
| spare adjetivo | /spɛɚ/ | de reserva, de repuesto |
| grammar sustantivo | /ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/ | gramática |
| interact verbo | /ɪn.təˈɹækt/ | interactuar |
| adapt verbo | /əˈdæpt/ | adaptar, ajustar |
| abundance sustantivo | /əˈbʌn.dn̩s/ | abastanza (desus.), abundancia |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| pick up verbo | coger, asir |
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosa | people who are · someone who is |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | is called · are designed · is reinforced |
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | I've noticed · I've tried |
| Posibilidad con “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo posible pero no seguro | might sound · might find |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 14 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, don't, I've. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: immersion /ɪˈmɝʒən/, repetition /ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: intermediate /ɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈmi.di.ət/, consistently /kənˈsɪstəntli/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, documentary /ˌdɒk.jʊˈmɛn.tɹi/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/
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 input, acquire, intermediate.
¿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.