تدريب Shadowing: Grade 9 - Unit 2- Getting Started - تعلم التحدث بالإنجليزية عبر الفيديو

جارٍ إنشاء الدرس...
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Thank you.
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Music.
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Hi, Ben.
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Sorry I couldn't get online earlier, I got stuck in a traffic jam and came home late.
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No problem, Trang.
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Did you go by bus?
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No, my dad picked me up.
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I rarely use the bus, It's slow and packed with people.
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I mostly get around by underground.
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It's more reliable than the bus?
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That's great.
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But traffic congestion is terrible in London.
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You know, the more crowded the city gets, the more congested the streets are.
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Yeah, and the more polluted they may become.
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There's a construction site in my neighbourhood.
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It's dusty, so people easily get itchy eyes.
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It must be noisy too.
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The noise probably makes people feel stressed sometimes.
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That's right, but new buildings make the city look modern and attractive.
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Do you remember the grand building downtown? Of course.
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How's it now?
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When I left Vietnam, they nearly finished it.
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Well, it's now a shopping mall.
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Teens like it because it's modern and fun.
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Do you often go there?
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Sometimes, I watch movies there with my sister.
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I want to go there more often but it's a bit pricey.
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It's expensive here in London too.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Grade 9 - Unit 2- Getting Started”. This video has 28 sentences and 195 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:31. The speaker talks at a steady 129 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. 5 of its 28 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 13 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
rarely adverb/ˈɹɛəɹli/Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often.
downtown noun/ˈdaʊ̯nˌtaʊ̯n/The main business part of a city or town, usually located at or near its center.
underground adjective/ˌʌn.dəɹˈɡɹaʊnd/Below the ground; below the surface of the Earth.
mall noun/mɔːl/A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct.
reliable adjective/ɹɪˈlaɪəbl̩/Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence, reliance or trust; dependable, trustworthy
neighbourhood noun/ˈneɪbə.hʊd/British standard spelling of neighborhood.
dusty adjective/ˈdʌsti/Covered with dust.
noisy adjective/ˈnɔɪzi/Making a noise, especially a loud unpleasant sound
congestion noun/kənˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃən/An accumulation or buildup, the act of gathering into a heap or mass.
congest verb/kənˈd͡ʒɛst/To hinder or block the passage of something moving, for example a fluid, mixture, traffic, people, etc. (due to an excess of this or due to a partial or…
itchy adjective/ˈɪt͡ʃi/Characterized by itching. (of a condition)
pollute verb/pəˈluːt/To make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product.
pricey adjective/ˈpɹaɪsi/Expensive, dear.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
get around verbTo move to the other side of (something, such as an obstruction) by deviating from a direct course or following a curved path.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • Did you go by bus?
  • It's more reliable than the bus?
  • There's a construction site in my neighbourhood.
  • Do you remember the grand building downtown?
  • Do you often go there?

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 rarely, downtown, underground.

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.

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