Episodio 35
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¡Hola a todos!
Soy Georgiana. Mi objetivo es ayudarte a hablar inglés con fluidez y confianza.
Hoy
me centraré en la pronunciación de algunas words (palabras) que mis estudiantes suelen pronunciar mal.
Después practicarás estas words con una mini-historia de preguntas y respuestas.
¡Genial! Empecemos.
Como te decía, he seleccionado algunas palabras que mis estudiantes suelen pronunciar de forma incorrecta.
Primero te indicaré la pronunciación y después usaré cada palabra en una frase.
Quizá hayas notado que una palabra aislada puede sonar algo diferente cuando aparece dentro de una frase. El ritmo y los sonidos que la rodean influyen en cómo la percibimos.
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Audio
Pronunciamos esta palabra así: aw-dee-oh
He observado que algunos hispanohablantes la pronuncian tal como la leerían en español, pero en inglés la pronunciación es distinta.
De nuevo, esta es la pronunciación indicada en el episodio: aw-dee-oh
Ejemplo:
"Every week there's a new Speak English Now Podcast audio lesson."
Busy
Esta palabra no es especialmente difícil, pero su escritura puede despistar.
La pronunciamos así: Busy biz-ee
Ejemplo:
"I was in the mood to go swimming this afternoon, but I had a really busy day."
Chocolate
En inglés estadounidense, en el episodio se presenta como: chaw-kuh-lit; en inglés británico, con dos sílabas: chawk-lit.
Ejemplo:
"James enjoys drinking his coffee with a dark chocolate tablet."
Comfortable
En el episodio se da la pronunciación kuhmf-tuh-buh para inglés estadounidense y kuhm-fer-tuh-buh para inglés británico. Ejemplo:
"My armchair isn't comfortable enough. I'll need to buy a new one."
Should, Would, Could
Asegúrate de no pronunciar la letra L en estas tres palabras.
Ejemplos:
"Ann should visit her grandparents more often."
"It would be awesome if you came with us to the beach."
"You could admit that you're completely wrong."
Mountain
He observado que muchos estudiantes encuentran complicada esta palabra, y puede resultar aún más difícil según el acento que quieras imitar.
En el episodio se presenta la pronunciación británica como maun-tin y la estadounidense como moun-tn, omitiendo la vocal de la segunda sílaba.
Ejemplo:
"I didn't know this mountain was so tall!"
Curtain
Tanto mountain como curtain (kur-tn) pueden confundir. Muchos estudiantes tienden a pronunciar de más la terminación escrita -ain.
Ejemplo:
"My aunt and uncle had a beautiful red curtain in their living room."
Vegetable
Esta es otra de las palabras que más dificultades causa. La forma escrita puede llevarte a intentar pronunciar todas las letras como si fueran sílabas separadas.
Si vegetable te resulta difícil, el episodio propone practicar la forma vej-tuh-buh o utilizar la palabra informal veggie cuando encaje en el contexto.
Ejemplos:
"I should cook more vegetables.
"Eat your veggies! My mom used to tell me when I was little."
Exercise. Esta es otra palabra que oigo pronunciar mal con frecuencia. En el episodio se practica así: ek-ser-sahyz
Ejemplo:
"Tom loves exercising in nature."
Walk and Talk
Igual que ocurre con could, would y should, la letra L de talk y walk no se pronuncia. En el episodio se representan como: tawk y wawk. Recuerda omitir esa L.
Ejemplo:
"My friends and I enjoy walking every Sunday and talking about our week."
Espero que lo estés disfrutando. ¡Continuemos con una historia de preguntas y respuestas!
MEJORA TU EXPRESIÓN ORAL
Mini-historia: practica tu inglés hablado
Responde a las preguntas en voz alta con respuestas cortas y rápidas. Repite la mini-historia varias veces para mejorar tu expresión oral y tu comprensión.
Alice was a busy businesswoman who loved to eat tons of chocolate every day.
Was Alice a businesswoman, or was she Cat-woman?
Alice was a businesswoman, not Cat-woman. Cat-woman is a fictional character.
Was she busy, or did she have a lot of free time?
She didn't have a lot of free time. She was a busy businesswoman.
Did she hate eating chocolate, or did she love eating chocolate?
She loved eating chocolate. She didn't hate eating chocolate at all.
How much chocolate would she eat?
Tons of chocolate. She would eat tons of chocolate.
When did she eat tons of chocolate?
Once a year?
No. No. Not once a year. She ate tons of chocolate every day.
Who ate tons of chocolate every day?
Alice or her cat?
Not her cat. It was Alice who ate tons of chocolate every day.
One day she listened to an audio about the benefits of exercising.
What did Alice listen to?
Did she listen to a video or audio?
Not a video. She listened to an audio.
What kind of audio did she listen to?
Was it about the benefits of dancing?
No. No. Not about the benefits of dancing. The audio was about the benefits of exercising.
When did Alice listen to the audio?
One day. She listened to the audio about the benefits of exercising one day.
Who listened to the audio?
Did Alice listen to the audio?
Yes. Alice listened to the audio.
She decided she should change because she wasn't comfortable with her health anymore.
What did she do?
She decided she should change.
What did she decide?
That she should stay the same or that she should change?
She decided she should change. Not stay the same.
Why did she decide to change?
Was it because she was comfortable with her health?
No. No. She decided to change because she wasn't comfortable with her health anymore.
Was she uncomfortable with her family or with her health?
With her health. Not with her family. She wasn't comfortable with her health anymore.
She drew the curtain of her window and saw people walking and talking near the mountain.
Did she draw the curtain of her mother's window?
Not her mother's window. She drew the curtain of her window.
What did she see?
People or animals?
People. She saw people walking and talking.
Were the people walking or jogging?
Walking. They were walking. They weren't jogging.
Where were the people walking and talking?
Near the beach?
No. No. Not near the beach. They were walking and talking near the mountain.
From that day on, she decided to start exercising and only eat fruits and vegetables.
When did she decide to start exercising?
From that day on. She decided to start exercising from that day on.
Did Alice start exercising or watch TV?
She didn't start watching TV. Alice decided to start exercising.
Would she only eat fruits and vegetables?
Yes. She decided to eat only fruits and vegetables.
Did she only eat veggies and fruits from that day on?
Yes. She only ate veggies and fruits from that day on.
Gracias por escuchar. Nos vemos en el próximo episodio.
Repaso
Vocabulario
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Audio
Sonido grabado, transmitido o reproducido.
Busy
Tener muchas cosas que hacer; estar ocupado.
Comfortable
Que proporciona comodidad física o relajación.
Should / would / could
Verbos modales muy comunes en los que la letra L no se pronuncia.
Mountain
Una elevación natural del terreno mucho más alta que la zona que la rodea.
Curtain
Una pieza de tela que se utiliza para cubrir una ventana.
Vegetable
Una planta o parte de una planta que se come como alimento.
Exercise
Actividad física realizada para mejorar la salud o la forma física.
