تدريب Shadowing: Will Smith | How To Achieve Success - تعلم التحدث بالإنجليزية عبر الفيديو
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 38 sentences and 429 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:21. The speaker talks fast, about 183 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 91% 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 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| pursuit noun | /pɝˈsut/ | The act of pursuing. |
| collide verb | /kəˈlaɪd/ | To impact directly, especially if violent. |
| perish verb | /ˈpɛɹɪʃ/ | To decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing. |
| relentless adjective | /ɹɪˈlɛntləs/ | Unrelenting or unyielding in severity. |
| fearless adjective | /ˈfɪɹləs/ | Without fear. |
| insanity noun | /ɪnˈsænɪti/ | The state of being insane; madness. |
| solitary adjective | /ˈsɑlɪˌtɛɹi/ | Living or being by oneself; alone; having no companion present |
| foremost adjective | /ˈfɔː.məʊst/ | Positioned in front of (all) others in space, most forward. |
| premise noun | /ˈpɹɛm.ɪs/ | A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition. |
| collision noun | /kəˈlɪʒn̩/ | An instance of colliding. |
| heal verb | /ˈhiːl/ | To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure. |
| sustainable adjective | /səˈsteɪnəbəl/ | Able to be sustained. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come along verb | To accompany. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 12 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, can't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: perish /ˈpɛɹɪʃ/, collision /kəˈlɪʒn̩/
- Long words — get the stress right: insanity /ɪnˈsænɪti/, solitary /ˈsɑlɪˌtɛɹi/, sustainable /səˈsteɪnəbəl/
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 pursuit, collide, perish.
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.











