تدريب Shadowing: Corrupt Your Files - تعلم التحدث بالإنجليزية عبر الفيديو

This video has 8 sentences and 138 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:45. The speaker talks fast, about 184 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

• format /ˈfɔːɹ.mæt/ (noun) — The layout of a publication or document.
• corrupt /kəˈɹʌpt/ (adjective) — Willing to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting bribes.
• angle /ˈæŋ.ɡəl/ (noun) — A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).
• publisher /ˈpʌblɪʃɚ/ (noun) — A person or (especially) a company who publishes, especially books.
• permanently /ˈpɜː.mə.nənt.li/ (adverb) — In a permanent manner; lastingly.
• demonstration /dɛmənˈstɹeɪʃən/ (noun) — The act of demonstrating; showing or explaining something.
• incorporate /ɪŋˈkɔɹ.pɚ.eɪt/ (verb) — To include (something) as a part.
• pixel /ˈpɪk.səl/ (noun) — One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory.
• foreseeable /fɔɹˈsi.ə.bəl/ (adjective) — Able to be foreseen or anticipated.
• horrify /ˈhɒɹɪfaɪ/ (verb) — To cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease; to cause to experience horror.
• illegible /ɪˈlɛd͡ʒəbəl/ (adjective) — Not clear enough to be read; unreadable; not legible or decipherable.
• negate /nɪˈɡeɪt/ (verb) — To deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict.
• obsolescence /ˌɑb.səˈlɛs.əns/ (noun) — The state of being obsolete—no longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected.
• ramification /ɹæmɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ (noun) — A branching-out, the act or result of developing branches; specifically the divergence of the stem and limbs of a plant into smaller ones, or of similar…
• randomize (verb) — US and Oxford British English standard spelling of randomise.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, it'll, they're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: publisher /ˈpʌblɪʃɚ/, demonstration /dɛmənˈstɹeɪʃən/, ramification /ɹæmɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
• Long words — get the stress right: permanently /ˈpɜː.mə.nənt.li/, demonstration /dɛmənˈstɹeɪʃən/, incorporate /ɪŋˈkɔɹ.pɚ.eɪt/, foreseeable /fɔɹˈsi.ə.bəl/, illegible /ɪˈlɛd͡ʒəbəl/

How to practise with this video

1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like format, corrupt, angle.

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