تدريب Shadowing: Gilbert's letter to Anne - تعلم التحدث بالإنجليزية عبر الفيديو

جارٍ إنشاء الدرس...
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Dear Anne, since we are parting ways,
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perhaps forever, I feel I must unburden my heart.
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You are the fond object of my affection and my desire.
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You and you alone are the keeper of the key to my heart.
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Please, don't be alarmed.
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I don't expect your favor.
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But I can't, in good conscience, not reveal myself.
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I'm not engaged. Nor will I be.
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Unless...
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It's to you, Anne.
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My Anne with an E.
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It always has been, and always will be.
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You. With love.
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Gilbert.
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P.S.
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Thanks for the pen.
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Good luck at Queen's.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Gilbert's letter to Anne”. This video has 17 sentences and 97 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:04. The speaker talks slowly, about 91 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
reveal verb/ɹɪˈviːl/To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden.
engage verb/ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied.
alarm noun/əˈlɑɹm/A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
keeper noun/ˈkiː.pɚ/One who keeps (retains) something.
conscience noun/ˈkɑn.ʃəns/The ethical or moral sense of right and wrong, chiefly as it affects a person’s own behaviour and forms their attitude to their past actions.
affection noun/əˈfɛk.ʃən/The act of affecting or acting upon.
gilbert noun/ˈɡɪlbɚt/The CGS unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
fond adjective/fɑnd/Having a liking or affection (for).
unburden verb/ʌnˈbɝdn̩/To free from burden, or relieve from trouble.
desire noun/dɪˈzaɪɹ/The feeling of desiring; an eager longing for something.
favor noun/ˈfeɪ.vɚ/A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).
object noun/ˈɑb.d͡ʒɛkt/A thing that has physical existence but is not alive.

القواعد في هذا الفيديو

أكثر التراكيب التي يستخدمها المتحدث، مع العبارات نفسها من الفيديو:

التركيبفي الفيديو
المضارع التام have/has + اسم المفعول — حدث ماضٍ ما زال له أثر الآنhas been
المبني للمجهول be + اسم المفعول — التركيز على ما يحدث لا على من يفعلهbe alarmed
المستقبل بـ “will” will + فعل — قرار أو وعد أو توقعwill I · will be
المضارع المستمر am/is/are + -ing — شيء يحدث الآن أو في هذه الفترةare parting

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, can't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: conscience /ˈkɑn.ʃəns/, affection /əˈfɛk.ʃən/

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 reveal, engage, alarm.

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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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