تدريب Shadowing: 15 Comparing Things - تعلم التحدث بالإنجليزية عبر الفيديو
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “15 Comparing Things”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: athletes, younger, runners, faster, older. This video has 19 sentences and 295 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:13. The speaker talks at a steady 133 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 13 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| athlete noun | /ˈæθ.liːt/ | A participant in any of a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking. |
| runner noun | /ˈɹʌnɚ/ | A person who moves, on foot, at a fast pace, especially an athlete. |
| excite verb | /ɪkˈsaɪt/ | To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement. |
| researcher noun | /ˈɹiˌsɝ.t͡ʃɚ/ | One who researches. |
| marathon noun | /ˈmæɹəθən/ | A 42.195-kilometre (26-mile-385-yard) road race. |
| finisher noun | /ˈfɪnɪʃɚ/ | A person who finishes or completes something. |
| markedly adverb | /ˈmɑɹ.kɪd.li/ | In a marked manner; distinctly, noticeably, conspicuously. |
| interestingly adverb | In an interesting way. | |
| amazingly adverb | /əˈmeɪzɪŋli/ | In an amazing manner; in a way that causes amazement; wonderfully. |
| counterpart noun | /ˈkaʊntɚˌpɑɹt/ | Either of two parts that fit together or otherwise complement one another. |
| analyze verb | /ˈæn.əˌlaɪz/ | To subject to analysis. |
| weaker adjective | /ˈwikɚ/ | Said of one proposition with respect to another one: that the latter entails the former, but the former does not entail the latter. |
| conclude verb | /kənˈkluːd/ | To end; to come to an end. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| speed up verb | /spiːdˈʌp/ | To accelerate; to increase speed. |
القواعد في هذا الفيديو
أكثر التراكيب التي يستخدمها المتحدث، مع العبارات نفسها من الفيديو:
| التركيب | في الفيديو |
|---|---|
| المضارع التام have/has + اسم المفعول — حدث ماضٍ ما زال له أثر الآن | have shown |
| جمل الوصل who / which + جملة — معلومة إضافية عن شخص أو شيء | Games, which is |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “th” sounds: athlete /ˈæθ.liːt/, marathon /ˈmæɹəθən/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like athlete, runner, excite.
ما هي تقنية التظليل الصوتي؟
التظليل الصوتي (Shadowing) تقنية تعلم لغة مدعومة علمياً، طُورت أصلاً لتدريب المترجمين الفوريين المحترفين. الطريقة بسيطة لكنها قوية: تستمع لصوت إنجليزي أصلي وتكرره فوراً بصوت عالٍ — كظل يتبع المتحدث بتأخير 1-2 ثانية. تُظهر الأبحاث تحسناً كبيراً في دقة النطق والتنغيم والإيقاع وربط الأصوات والاستماع والطلاقة.






























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