تدريب Shadowing: Robbie Amell | Code 8 - تعلم التحدث بالإنجليزية عبر الفيديو
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Robbie Amell”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Connor, movie, mom, cool, film. This video has 106 sentences and 1175 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:15. The speaker talks at a natural 162 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 89% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 13 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| relatable adjective | [ɹɪˈleɪ.tə.bɫ̩] | Able to be related to something else; connected with. |
| dystopian adjective | /dɪsˈtoʊ.pi.ən/ | Of or pertaining to a dystopia. |
| frenemy noun | /ˈfɹɛ.nɪ.mi/ | Someone who has traits of an enemy and a friend. |
| obscene adjective | /əbˈsiːn/ | Offensive to standards of decency or morality. |
| paycheck noun | /ˈpeɪ.t͡ʃɛk/ | A periodic payment, usually in the form of a paper check, received by an employee from an employer for work performed. |
| telefilm noun | A film made for television. | |
| unbelievably adverb | In a manner that one does not or cannot believe. | |
| audition noun | /ɑˈdɪʃən/ | A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent. |
| builder noun | /ˈbɪl.dəɹ/ | One who builds or constructs things. |
| drone noun | /dɹoʊn/ | A male hymenopteran (ant, bee, hornet, or wasp), whose sole primary function is to mate with the queen. |
| massage noun | /məˈsɑ(d)ʒ/ | The action of rubbing, kneading or hitting someone's body, to help the person relax, prepare for muscular action (as in contact sports) or to relieve aches. |
| sweat verb | /swɛt/ | To emit sweat. |
| accessible adjective | /əkˈsɛs.ɪ.bəl/ | Easy of access or approach. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| walk away with verb | To win (a competition or contest) handily or by a large margin. | |
| go out verb | To leave, especially a building. | |
| play off verb | To portray (something) (as unimportant); to dismiss or make light of (a factor in a situation, or one's embarrassment about it); to pretend not to be… | |
| put together verb | To assemble, construct, build, or formulate. | |
| work out verb | /ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/ | To calculate. |
| work together verb | To be coworkers with someone; to share a workspace with someone. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Would you say there was something from him?
- Well, working with your cousin, what's it like?
- Because you haven't really worked together that much.
- We hadn't spent that much time together in years.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 25 contractions and reduced forms, such as didn't, don't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: audition /ɑˈdɪʃən/, massage /məˈsɑ(d)ʒ/
- Long words — get the stress right: dystopian /dɪsˈtoʊ.pi.ən/, accessible /əkˈsɛs.ɪ.bəl/
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 relatable, dystopian, frenemy.
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.












