تدريب Shadowing: Miley Cyrus - Miley Answers Your Questions - تعلم التحدث بالإنجليزية عبر الفيديو
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Miley Cyrus - Miley Answers Your Questions”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: bike, shoot, diane, concept, crazy. This video has 45 sentences and 549 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:21. The speaker talks fast, about 234 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 90% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| capture verb | /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/ | To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem. |
| commentary noun | /ˈkɑ.mənˌtɛ.ɹi/ | A series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of some other work. |
| grandma noun | /ˈɡɹænmɑː/ | Grandmother. |
| workout noun | /ˈwɝk.aʊ̯t/ | An exercise session; a period of physical exercise. |
| vibe noun | /vaɪb/ | An atmosphere or aura felt to belong to a person, place or thing. |
| heel noun | /hil/ | The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg. |
| glamorize verb | To make or give the appearance of being glamorous. | |
| grittiness noun | The characteristic or quality of being gritty. | |
| gritty adjective | /ˈɡɹɪti/ | Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles. |
| nylon noun | /ˈnaɪlɑn/ | Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded… |
| piñata noun | /pɪnˈjɑː.tə/ | A doll or other decorated container that is filled with candy and hit with a hammer or a stick by blindfolded children during birthday parties or other… |
| taxidermy noun | /ˈtæksɪdɚmi/ | The art of stuffing and mounting the skins of dead animals for exhibition in a lifelike state. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come up with verb | To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it. |
| figure out verb | To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce. |
| look forward to verb | To anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure; to be excited or eager to. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, can't, didn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: commentary /ˈkɑ.mənˌtɛ.ɹi/, taxidermy /ˈtæksɪdɚmi/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like capture, commentary, grandma.
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.











