تدريب Shadowing: 失眠症 - تعلم التحدث بالإنجليزية عبر الفيديو
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
The speaker keeps coming back to these words: feels, till, insomnia, crush, trust. This video has 19 sentences and 295 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:27. The speaker talks at a steady 120 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 84% 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
8 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| crush verb | /kɹʌʃ/ | To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass. |
| asleep adjective | /əˈsliːp/ | In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting. |
| insomnia noun | /ɪnˈsɒmniə/ | A sleeping disorder that is known for its symptoms of unrest and the inability to sleep. |
| rewind verb | /ɹiːˈwaɪnd/ | To wind (something) again. |
| mess noun | /mɛs/ | A thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation. |
| till | /tɪl/ | Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time). |
| grow verb | /ˈɡɹəʊ/ | To become larger, to increase in magnitude. |
| sit verb | /sɪt/ | To move oneself into such a position. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| look back verb | To think of (past events) in retrospect (in hindsight). |
| stay up verb | To remain awake; to not go to bed. |
| walk out verb | To stage a walkout or strike. |
القواعد في هذا الفيديو
أكثر التراكيب التي يستخدمها المتحدث، مع العبارات نفسها من الفيديو:
| التركيب | في الفيديو |
|---|---|
| المضارع التام المستمر have/has been + -ing — حدث بدأ سابقًا وما زال مستمرًا | I've been telling |
| “used to” used to + فعل — عادة أو حالة في الماضي لم تعد قائمة | used to think |
| المضارع التام have/has + اسم المفعول — حدث ماضٍ ما زال له أثر الآن | I've never fallen |
| المستقبل بـ “will” will + فعل — قرار أو وعد أو توقع | you'll change · I'll stay |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 22 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, you're, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 crush, asleep, insomnia.
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.











