Shadowing Practice: 50 جملة وعبارة في اللغة الانجليزية مهمة جدا. سوف تفيدك كثيرا. - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 105 sentences and 611 words to shadow. The speech runs for 19:30. The speaker talks slowly, about 31 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

• congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/ — Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation.
• assure /əˈʃʊɹ/ (verb) — To make sure and secure; ensure.
• mood /muːd/ (noun) — A mental or emotional state, composure.
• disappointed /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/ (adjective) — Defeated of expectations or hope; experiencing disappointment; let down.
• forgive /fɚˈɡɪv/ (verb) — To pardon (someone); to waive any negative feeling towards or desire for punishment or retribution against.
• promotion /pɹəˈmoʊʃn̩/ (noun) — An advancement in rank or position.
• piano /piˈænɪː/ (noun) — A percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers…
• swim /swɪm/ (verb) — To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
• depressed /dɪˈpɹɛst/ (adjective) — Unhappy; despondent.
• graduation /ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/ (noun) — The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).
• headache /ˈhɛdeɪk/ (noun) — A pain or ache in the head.
• mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/ (noun) — An error.
• swear /ˈswɛɚ/ (verb) — To take an oath, to promise intensely, solemnly, and/or with legally binding effect.
• admit /ədˈmɪt/ (verb) — To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration.
• fault /fɔlt/ (noun) — Culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 34 contractions and reduced forms, such as won't, I'm, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, assure /əˈʃʊɹ/, promotion /pɹəˈmoʊʃn̩/, graduation /ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/
• Long words — get the stress right: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, disappointed /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/, graduation /ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/

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 congratulations, assure, mood.

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