تدريب Shadowing: 23.Talking about fashion - تعلم التحدث بالإنجليزية عبر الفيديو
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “23.Talking about fashion”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: wear, trend, clothes, choice, English. This video has 55 sentences and 599 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:41. The speaker talks at a steady 128 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| cloth noun | /klɒθ/ | A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes… |
| fashionable adjective | /ˈfæʃənəbl̩/ | Characteristic of or influenced by a current popular trend or style; in fashion; in vogue. |
| jeans noun | /d͡ʒiːnz/ | A pair of trousers made from denim cotton. |
| trainer noun | /ˈtɹeɪnɚ/ | A person who trains another; a coach. |
| casual adjective | /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/ | Happening by chance. |
| depend verb | /dɪˈpɛnd/ | To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition |
| beginner noun | /bəˈɡɪnɚ/ | Someone who is just starting at something, or has only recently started. |
| trousers noun | /ˈtɹaʊzɚz/ | An article of clothing that covers the part of the body between the waist and the ankles or knees, and is divided into a separate part for each leg. |
| transcript noun | /ˈtɹæn.skɹɪpt/ | Something which has been transcribed; a writing or composition consisting of the same words as the original; a written copy. |
| vocabulary noun | /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ | A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning. |
| skinny adjective | /ˈskɪni/ | Thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense). |
| outfit noun | /ˈaʊtfɪt/ | A set of clothing (with accessories). |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fall apart verb | To disintegrate, to break into pieces. |
| keep up with verb | To manage to remain beside or just behind someone or something that is moving away from one. |
القواعد في هذا الفيديو
أكثر التراكيب التي يستخدمها المتحدث، مع العبارات نفسها من الفيديو:
| التركيب | في الفيديو |
|---|---|
| جمل الوصل who / which + جملة — معلومة إضافية عن شخص أو شيء | fashioned, which means · casual, which is |
| المضارع المستمر am/is/are + -ing — شيء يحدث الآن أو في هذه الفترة | I'm making · we're getting |
| المستقبل بـ “going to” be going to + فعل — خطة أو شيء واضح أنه سيحدث | we're going to talk · I'm going to be |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 19 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: fashionable /ˈfæʃənəbl̩/, casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/
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 cloth, fashionable, jeans.
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.













