Shadowing Practice: Will robots take our jobs? | CNBC Explains - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hi, I'm Elizabeth.
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Hi, I'm Robotesky.
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Nice to meet you.
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Likewise.
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This is a humanoid robot, which means it looks, it talks, and it even acts, well, like a human.
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So does that mean it could take a human's job, like mine?
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You better believe it.
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No, I'm only joking, not really.
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There's no denying robots and automation are increasingly part of our daily lives.
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Just look around the grocery store, or the highway, or in the case of Robothespian here, even at the theater.
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The rise of robots has led to some pretty scary warnings about the future of work.
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Robots will be able to do everything better than us.
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A recent study found up to 670 ,000 U .S jobs were lost to robots between 1990 and 2007, and that number is likely to go up.
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A widely cited study from 2013 found nearly half of all
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jobs in the U .S are in danger of being automated over the next 20 years.
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Occupations that require repetitive and predictable tasks in transportation, logistics and administrative support were especially high risk.
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And just think, robots don't need health benefits, vacation, or even sleep for that matter.
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But the debate over whether robots will take over all of our jobs is by no means settled.
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Many economists argue automation will ultimately create new jobs.
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After all, someone has to program the robots, right?
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Let's go back to the 1850s, when trains were the most popular mode of transportation.
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This chart shows the number of locomotive engineers, railroad conductors, and brakemen increasing by nearly 600%.
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But that growth slowed in the early 1900s.
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Why?
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You guessed it, the automobile came along.
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Car mechanic and repairman jobs surged, even though railroad jobs began to disappear.
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And some companies say the same thing will happen when robots move into the marketplace.
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A survey of 20 ,000 employers from 42 countries found that the IT,
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customer service, and advanced manufacturing industries will add workers over the next two years as a result of automation.
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It's hard to imagine that robots can replicate human characteristics like empathy or compassion that are required in many jobs.
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I mean, would you really want a robot as your nurse, babysitter, or teacher?
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But even if robots don't take our jobs entirely, research shows they will significantly change day -to -day tasks in
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the workplace this is particularly a problem for lower skilled workers
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who aren't able to retrain for new jobs they might get
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stuck with lower wages in a world with more robots and
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that could make income inequality even worse these guys are making a lot of things uncertain right now
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but one thing that's clear is skills training is required
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if we hope to get along with friends like them in the workplace i think we're going to get along just fine.
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Hey everyone, it's Elizabeth and RoboSeskin here.
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Thanks so much for watching our video.
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You can check out more of our videos all the time, including one about universal basic income over here on our YouTube page.
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While you're at it, leave us some ideas in the comment section and subscribe to our channel.
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See you later!
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 43 frases y 524 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:24. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 154 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. 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

15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
robot sustantivo/ˈɹoʊ.bɑt/robot
automation sustantivo/ˌɔ.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/automatización
worker sustantivo/ˈwɝ.kɚ/trabajador, obrero
skill sustantivo/skɪl/destreza, habilidad
workplace sustantivo/ˈwɝkˌpleɪs/lugar de trabajo, curro
universal adjetivo/ˌjunəˈvɜɹs(ə)l/universal
chart sustantivo/t͡ʃɑɹt/chart
argue verbo/ˈɑɹ.ɡju/argüir, argumentar
administrative adjetivo/ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹə.tɪv/administrativo
wage sustantivo/weɪd͡ʒ/salario, sueldo
nurse sustantivo/nɝs/enfermera, enfermero
vacation sustantivo/veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/vacaciones, vacación
increasingly adverbiocada vez más
scary adjetivo/ˈskɛə.ɹi/temible, espantoso
settle verbo/ˈsɛtəl/resolver, dirimir

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
check out verboinvestigar, chequear
come along verboavanzar, marchar
get along verbollevarse bien con, avenirse
go up verbosubir
take over verboapoderarse, enseñorearse

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 8 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, don't, aren't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “th”: theater /ˈθi(ə)tɚ/, empathy /ˈɛmpəθi/
  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: automation /ˌɔ.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/, vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, occupation /ˌɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/, compassion /kəmˈpæʃ.ən/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: automation /ˌɔ.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/, universal /ˌjunəˈvɜɹs(ə)l/, administrative /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹə.tɪv/, occupation /ˌɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/, characteristic /ˌkæɹ(ə)ktəˈɹɪstɪk/

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 robot, automation, worker.

¿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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