Imitation Lesson | Weekend Plans | Speak English clearly and confidently

Técnica de Imitación | Planes para el Fin de Semana | Habla Inglés claro y seguro

Hey this is Emma from mmmEnglish!

¡Hola! ¡Aqui Emma de mmmEnglish!

It's great to see you again!

¡Es bueno verte de nuevo!

So tell me, have you got much planned for the weekend?

Cuéntame, ¿Tienes mucho planeado para el fin de semana?

It doesn't matter

No importa

where you are in the world, this is a really common

en qué parte del mundo estés, esta es una pregunta común

question that gets asked all the time, right?

que se pregunta todo el tiempo, ¿cierto?

At work, after class, when you're just

En el trabajo, después de clase,

hanging out with friends.

cuando estas con los amigos.

So do you know how to answer this question

¿Sabes bien cómo contestar a esta pregunta

in English, really well?

en Inglés?

I know how much you love speaking practice

Sé lo mucho que te encantan las practicas de conversación

so in today's lesson, we're going to practise

Así que la clase de hoy, vamos a practicar

talking about the weekend.

hablar sobre el fin de semana.

And after this lesson you're going to be ready with some

Y luego de esta clase estarás listo con algunas

really common phrases and expressions

frases muy comunes y expresiones

that you can use in conversations all the time

que puedes usar en conversaciones todo el tiempo

with your workmates, with your classmates

con tus compañeros del trabajo, compañeros de clase

or any other English-speaking mate of yours.

o cualquier otro colega con el que hables Inglés.

And to make sure that you get the most out of this

Y para asegurar que sacaras el máximo provecho de esta

lesson, we're going to be practising with the

clase vamos a practicar la

mmmEnglish Imitation Technique

Técnica de Imitación de mmmEnglish

and it's one of the most effective ways that you can

y es una de las formas más efectivas en que puedes

reduce your accent

disminuir tu acento

and fix your pronunciation problems so that you

y corregir tus problemas de pronunciación

speak English more clearly and more confidently.

para que hables inglés más claro y seguro

So stay tuned!

¡Así que no te vayas!

If you already know how the Imitation Technique works

Si tu ya sabes como funciona la Técnica de Imitación

then feel free to skip ahead to step one.

puedes saltarte este primer paso.

It starts right here.

Empieza aquí.

But if you're new to the Imitation Technique,

Pero si eres nuevo en la Técnica de Imitación

well you might be wondering what is it

entonces deberás estarte preguntando qué es

and how does it work.

y cómo funciona.

This technique is super effective because it teaches you

Esta técnica es super efectiva porque te enseña

to listen to the sounds and patterns of English

a escuchar los sonidos y patrones del Inglés

and it trains you to produce some of those

y te entrena a producir algunos de esos

sounds yourself through repetition

sonidos tu mismo a través de la repetición

and controlled practice.

y practica controlada.

But most of all, it's just a lot of fun.

Pero la mayor parte es simple diversión.

You're going to be training your mouth with your ears

Vas a entrenar tu boca con tus oídos

by listening to the sounds and imitating them

escuchando los sonidos e imitándolos

or copying them

o copiandolos

rather than training your mouth with your eyes

en lugar de entrenar tu boca con tus ojos

by reading and guessing what the pronunciation

al leer y suponer cual es la pronunciación

and the rhythm of those words are.

y el ritmo que esas palabras tienen.

Now if you haven't done a lesson like this before,

Si no has hecho una clase así antes

stay cool, it's okay. Don't worry.

Quédate tranquilo, no te preocupes.

There's three really simple steps that you need to follow.

Hay tres simples pasos que necesitas seguir.

And the first one is that you just need to listen

y el primero es que solo necesitas escuchar

to what I say

lo que yo digo.

and read the words on the screen as I say them.

y leer las palabras en la pantalla mientras las digo.

The second step is you're going to listen to what I say

El segundo paso es que vas a escuchar lo que digo

but then there'll be a pause so that you can repeat.

pero luego habrá una pausa para que puedas repetir

You can copy what I've said exactly as I said it.

Puedes copiar lo que dije de la forma exacta en que lo dije.

And this is a step that you can repeat over and over

Y es un paso que puedes repetir una y otra vez

again until you sound exactly like I do.

hasta que suenes exactamente como yo.

And it's okay to practise this step several times

Y esta bien practicar este paso varias veces

before you move on to step number three.

antes de pasar al paso tres.

You can even slow down the speed of the video

Incluso puedes disminuir la velocidad del vídeo

down here so that you can practise slowly first

ahí abajo para que puedas primero practicar despacio

and then return to normal speed.

y luego regresar a la velocidad normal.

And you might want to do that because

Y querrás hacer eso porque

step number three is a bit of a challenge

el paso tres es un poco complicado

even for a native English speaker.

incluso para los angloparlantes nativos.

So you'll need to listen to what I'm saying but

Necesitaras escuchar lo que estoy diciendo pero

say it at the same time as I do,

decirlo al mismo tiempo que lo digo,

so you'll speak as I speak.

así que hablaras cuando yo hable.

Now it's pretty much like

Es bastante parecido a cuando

singing along to your favourite song right?

cantas siguiendo tu canción favorita

You're not going to get it perfect the first time you try

No te saldrá perfecto la primera vez que lo intentes

and it's okay to make some mistakes.

y esta bien cometer algunos errores.

We're going to have fun

Nos vamos a divertir

and you'll improve over time with practice.

y tu mejoraras con el tiempo, practicando.

Today we're going to be talking about our plans

Hoy vamos a conversar sobre nuestros planes

for the weekend.

para el fin de semana.

So this dialogue is going to be in future tenses because

Así que este dialogo estará en tiempo futuro porque

it hasn't happened yet, it's happening in the future.

no ha pasado aun, esta pasando en el futuro.

Now when someone asks you about the weekend,

Cuando alguien te pregunta sobre el fin de semana,

they might say

te podrían decir

"So what's happening this weekend?

Have you got any plans?"

"So, what are you guys doing on the weekend?"

"What are you guys up to on the weekend?

Got much on?"

Now often your answer might be quite short

A menudo tu respuesta seria corta

especially if you don't feel comfortable enough

especialmente si no te sientes con confianza suficiente

to have a full conversation yet

para tener una conversación larga aun

but after our practice session today,

pero después de nuestra sesión de practica de hoy,

I'm hoping that you'll grab the opportunity to share

Espero que aproveches la oportunidad de compartir

as much detail as you can in English.

tantos detalle como pueda en Inglés.

We're going to be practising a range of expressions

Vamos a practicar un rango de expresiones

that you can easily adapt to your own situation.

que podrás adaptar fácilmente a tu propia situación.

So let's try.

Vamos a intentar

Step one: listen and read.

This weekend? I'm really looking forward to it, actually!

I've got my sister visiting from overseas

so I'm going to be playing tour guide for a few days!

And Saturday's looking pretty good weather-wise,

so we might go somewhere for breakfast.

Bib and Tucker is my go-to

whenever I have people staying.

Have you been there?

Everything there is amazing

and the view over the ocean is to die for.

So yeah, I think we might start there

since it's going to be nice.

And then do a bit of exploring.

Maybe we'll stop in for lunch at the Botanic Gardens.

It's so beautiful there at this time of year.

They often have free concerts actually,

so that could be pretty cool.

And then on Sunday

I think I'll take her to the National Gallery

and we'll probably wander around the markets

for a while.

Actually, my friend's playing in a band and she's offered

us free tickets!

So we'll probably check that out too

as long as we're not too tired.

So I've got a lot planned!

How about you? Have you got much on?

Step two.

Paso dos,

So now you need to imitate exactly what I say

Ahora vas a imitar exactamente lo que digo

and that means you're trying to copy my pronunciation,

y eso significa que vas a tratar de copiar mi pronunciación

my word stress and the pauses in my sentence.

los acentos y pausas de mis oraciones.

You can even try and imitate my facial expressions

Incluso puedes imitar mis expresiones faciales

and body language if you want,

y lenguaje corporal si quieres,

because that's extra practice

porque esa es una práctica adicional

about communicating with more than just words.

sobre comunicarte con más que solo palabras.

There's going to be a pause after each sentence

Va a haber una pausa después de cada oración

so that you can practise with me.

para que puedas practicar conmigo.

There'll be time for you to say it too

Habrá tiempo para que lo digas también

so just relax and go with the flow.

así que solo relájate y ve con el ritmo.

It's just you and it's me, there's no one else

Solo somos tú y yo, no hay nadie más

here right now so let's just have some fun.

aquí ahora así que vamos a divertirnos.

Step two: imitate, listen and copy.

This weekend?

I'm really looking forward to it, actually!

I've got my sister visiting from overseas so...

I'm going to be playing tour guide for a few days!

And Saturday's looking pretty good weather-wise,

so we might go somewhere for breakfast.

Bib and Tucker's my go-to

whenever I have people staying.

Have you been there?

Everything there is amazing

and the view over the ocean is to die for.

So yeah, I think we might start there

since it's going to be nice.

And then do a bit of exploring.

Maybe we'll stop in for lunch at the Botanic Gardens,

it's so beautiful there at this time of year.

They often have free concerts actually,

so that could be pretty cool.

And then on Sunday

I think I'll take her to the National Gallery

and we'll probably wander around the markets

for a while.

Actually, my friends playing in a band

and she's offered us free tickets!

So, we'll probably check that out too

as long as we're not too tired!

So I've got a lot planned!

How about you? Have you got much on?

Before we move to step number three,

Antes de movernos al paso tres,

a really quick shout out to our friends over at Skillshare

una breve mención de nuestros amigos de Skillshare

who've made it possible to bring you this Imitation

quienes han hecho posible traer a ustedes esta

Lesson for free.

clase de imitación de forma gratuita.

Skillshare is an online community with

Skillshare es una comunidad en linea con

thousands of classes covering all kinds of subjects

cientos de clases sobre todo tipo de temas

that you can do in your spare time

que puedes hacer en tu tiempo libre

or maybe you could even do them on the weekend.

o incluso en tu fin de semana.

There are two reasons why I recommend Skillshare

Hay dos razones por las que recomiendo Skillshare

to my students. Firstly because not only are you learning

a mis estudiantes. Primero porque no solo estas aprendiendo

new skills, but you're also learning new vocabulary

nuevas habilidades sino también aprendes nuevo vocabulario

and real-world expressions

y expresiones del mundo real

to talk about the things that you're into.

para hablar de las cosas que te gustan.

And secondly, because it's affordable.

Y segundo porque es accesible.

For less than ten dollars a month, you can get access

Por menos de $10 al mes, puedes acceder

to a huge range of courses

a una amplia gama de cursos

from teachers around the world.

de maestros al rededor del mundo.

I find myself using the Skillshare library all the time

Yo misma uso la librería de Skillshare todo el tiempo

whenever I need to upskill. In fact, just this month

cada vez que necesito desarrollar una habilidad. De hecho solo este mes

my mum has been getting our family home ready to sell

mi madre ha estado preparando nuestra casa familiar para venderla

so I thought I'd love to help her to get the place

así que pensé que me encantaría ayudarla a poner el lugar

looking amazing before it goes on the market

bonito antes de ponerla en venta

and people come around to have a look.

y que la gente llegara a verla.

I found a brilliant interior styling course,

Encontré un curso brillante de estilismo de interiores,

taught by a professional stylist that had me

que lo enseñaba una profesional del estilismo y me lleno

filled with ideas in just over an hour.

de ideas en solo una hora.

It was just the kind of expert guidance that I needed

Era el tipo de guía experta que necesitaba

to make everything happen.

para hacer que todo pasara

So if you want to try it out, jump online using the link

Así que si quieres probar, ve al sitio usando el enlace

in the description below this video to get yourself

en la descripción debajo de este vídeo para obtener

two months of premium level access for free.

dos meses de acceso a contenido premium gratis.

And let me know what Skillshare

Y hazme saber que cursos de Skillshare

courses you end up taking.

tomaste.

Alright let's get back to step number three.

De acuerdo, regresemos al paso número tres.

Now we're moving on to step three

Ahora nos movemos al paso tres

which is a little more challenging

que es un poco más desafiante

so don't forget that you can pause right here,

así que no olvides que puedes parar aquí,

go back and practise section two

y regresar a practicar la sección dos

as many times as you need before you keep going.

tantas veces como sea necesario antes de continuar.

This is just going to take a little bit of practice.

Esto solo va a tomarte un poco de practica.

So now you're going to shadow me and that means

Ahora te vas a convertir en mi sombra y eso significa

listening and speaking at the same time.

escuchar y hablar al mismo tiempo.

So try to copy the rhythm and the tone that I use

Trata de copiar el ritmo y el tono que yo use

even if it means that you get yourself a little

incluso si eso significa que se te va a

tongue-tied for a while there.

trabar un poco la lengua.

It's okay. Don't worry about it.

Esta bien, no te preocupes por eso.

Step three: shadow.

This weekend?

I'm really looking forward to it, actually!

I've got my sister visiting from overseas so

I'm going to be playing tour guide for a few days!

And Saturday is looking pretty good weather-wise,

so we might go somewhere for breakfast,

Bib and Tucker's my go-to

whenever I have people staying.

Have you been there?

Everything there is amazing

and the view over the ocean is to die for.

So yeah, I think we might start there

since it's going to be nice.

And then do a bit of exploring.

Maybe we'll stop in for lunch at the Botanic Gardens,

it's so beautiful there at this time of year.

And they often have free concerts actually,

so that could be pretty cool.

And then on Sunday

I think I'll take her to the National Gallery

and we'll probably wander around the markets

for a while.

Actually, my friend's playing in a band

and she's offered us free tickets so

we'll probably check that out too

as long as we're not too tired.

So, I've got a lot planned!

How about you? Have you got much on?

Hey awesome work, that was great practice!

¡Asombroso trabajo, fue una practica genial!

The best thing that you can do is save this lesson

Lo mejor que puedes hacer es guardar esta clase

to a playlist and come back to it

en una lista de reproducción y regresar

to practise it each day or a few times a week.

a practicarla todos los días o un par de veces a la semana.

You'll be amazed at how much progress you make

Te asombrará cuanto progreso logras

in such a short amount of time.

en tan poco tiempo.

And once you get comfortable talking about

Y una vez te sientas más cómodo hablando de

my weekend, you can try adapting it to talk about

mi fin de semana, puedes intentar adaptarlo para hablar de

your weekend.

tu fin de semana.

In fact, what are you doing this weekend?

De hecho, ¿que harás este fin de semana?

What have you got planned?

¿Qué tienes planeado?

Let me know down there in the comments.

Házmelo saber ahí abajo en los comentarios.

I'm keen to hear your stories.

Estoy ansiosa de escuchar tus historias.

And if you have a request for different types

Y si tienes una solicitud por diferentes tipos

of Imitation Lessons, then make sure

de Clases de Imitación, entonces

you let me know as well.

dímelo también.

If you'd like to support what we do here at mmmEnglish,

Si te gustaría apoyar lo que hacemos aquí en mmmEnglish,

we've got packs of Imitation Lessons available for sale

tenemos paquetes de Clases de Imitación a la venta

via our website.

a través de nuestro sitio web.

They're affordable and they're going to give you hours

Son accesible y van a darte horas

and hours of speaking practice.

y horas de practica para tu conversación.

The link is in the description below.

El enlace está en la descripción de abajo.

Thanks for watching

Gracias por verme

and I will see you in the next lesson!

¡y te veré en la próxima clase!