تدريب Shadowing: Don't Get on That Plane? - Studio C - تعلم التحدث بالإنجليزية عبر الفيديو

This video has 92 sentences and 446 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:48. The speaker talks at a steady 117 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

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

• mali /ˈmɑli/ (noun) — A member of a caste in South Asia whose traditional occupation is gardening; hence, any South Asian gardener.
• thirty /ˈθɝti/ (noun) — A commercial lasting 30 seconds.
• regret /ɹɪˈɡɹɛt/ (verb) — To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.
• goodbye /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ — Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.
• shortly /ˈʃɔɹtli/ (adverb) — In a short or brief time or manner; quickly.
• suck /sʌk/ (verb) — To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast).
• passenger /ˈpæs.ɪn.d͡ʒɚ/ (noun) — One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew.
• nope /noʊp/ — No.
• folk /foʊk/ (noun) — People, persons.
• airplane /ˈɛɹˌpleɪ̯n/ (noun) — A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings: a fixed-wing aircraft with at least one engine or electric motor.
• pardon /ˈpɑːdn̩/ (noun) — Forgiveness for an offence.
• urgency /ˈɜː.d͡ʒən.si/ (noun) — The quality or condition of being urgent.
• gotcha /ˈɡɑ.tʃə/ — I have got you covered, I've got your back (said by a speaker who has an advantage or responsibility over someone).

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• get on (verb) — To board or mount (something), especially a vehicle.
• come down (verb) — To descend, fall down, collapse.
• get onto (verb) — To contact a person or organisation about a particular matter.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 21 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like mali, thirty, regret.

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