Shadowing Practice: All About Wind Energy - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Electricity is very important to people.
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We use it to power our homes, cities, trains and cars.
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One of the main ways we produce electricity is with the use of a generator.
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A generator is a device that converts mechanical, kinetic energy into electrical energy.
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A wind turbine is a very large windmill that uses the kinetic energy in wind to spin its blades.
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The blades spin a generator that transforms the energy into electrical energy.
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Often, particularly in very windy places, many wind turbines are grouped together to form a wind farm.
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Wind farms can produce enough electricity to power whole cities.
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A big advantage of wind energy is that it is a clean and renewable energy source.
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It does not require the burning of fuels and does not produce harmful emissions into the air.
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There are some disadvantages of using wind energy.
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The large spinning blades on a wind turbine can kill or harm flying animals like birds or bats.
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They can produce loud sounds that can disturb natural environments and be annoying to people.
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And if damaged, wind turbines can be expensive to repair.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “All About Wind Energy”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: wind, energy, turbine, produce, blades. This video has 14 sentences and 187 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:29. The speaker talks at a steady 126 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 73% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
turbine noun/ˈtɜː.baɪn/Any of various rotary machines that use the kinetic energy of a continuous stream of fluid (a liquid or a gas) to turn a shaft.
generator noun/ˈdʒɛnəɹeɪtə(ɹ)/An apparatus in which vapour or gas is formed from a liquid or solid by means of heat or chemical process, as a steam boiler, gas retort etc.
blade noun/bleɪd/The (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts.
kinetic adjective/kɪˈnɛtɪk/Relating to motion.
windmill noun/ˈwɪn(d).mɪl/A machine which translates linear motion of wind to rotational motion by means of adjustable vanes called sails.
disturb verb/dɪˈstɜːb/to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.
windy adjective/ˈwɪn.di/Accompanied by wind.
emission noun/ɪˈmɪʃ.ən/Something which is emitted or sent out; issue.
disadvantage noun/ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪd͡ʒ/A weakness or undesirable characteristic; con; drawback.
renewable adjective/ɹɪˈnu.ə.bl̩/Able to be renewed; capable of renewal.
harmful adjective/ˈhɑɹmfl̩/Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.
transform verb/tɹænsˈfɔɹm/To change greatly the appearance or form of.
convert verb/kənˈvɝt/To transform or change (something) into another form, substance, state, or product.

דקדוק בסרטון הזה

המבנים שהדובר משתמש בהם הכי הרבה, עם המילים המדויקות מהסרטון:

מבנהבסרטון
סביל (Passive voice) be + past participle — הדגש הוא על מה שקורה, לא על מי שעושה את הפעולהare grouped

Pronunciation to watch

  • Long words — get the stress right: generator /ˈdʒɛnəɹeɪtə(ɹ)/, disadvantage /ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪd͡ʒ/

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 turbine, generator, blade.

מהי טכניקת השאדואינג?

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