Shadowing Practice: ๐ฆท At the Dentist โ Getting Braces Basic English Conversation #english - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video โ๐ฆท At the Dentist โ Getting Braces Basic English Conversationโ. This video has 26 sentences and 98 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:48. The speaker talks at a steady 123 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 7 of its 26 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
9 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| brace noun | /bษนeษชs/ | A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock. |
| brave adjective | /bษนeษชv/ | Strong in the face of fear; courageous. |
| smile verb | /หsmaษชl/ | To have (a smile) on one's face. |
| hurt verb | /hษt/ | To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury. |
| doctor noun | /หdษktษ/ | A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification may awardโฆ |
| wear verb | /wษ(ษ)ษน/ | To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, perfume, etc. |
| worry verb | /หwส.ษนi/ | To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt. |
| mouth noun | /maสฮธ/ | The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested. |
| hello | /hษหloส/ | A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someoneโs arrival or presence. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- How are you today?
- I'm fine, doctor, but a little nervous.
- How long do I need to wear them?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, won't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like brace, brave, smile.
ืืื ืืื ืืงืช ืืฉืืืืืื ื?
ืฉืืืืืื ื ืืื ืืื ืืงืช ืืืืืช ืฉืคื ืืืืกืกืช ืืืข ืฉืคืืชืื ืืืงืืจ ืืืืฉืจืช ืืชืืจืืื ืื ืืงืฆืืขืืื ืืคืืคืืืจืืช ืขื ืืื ืืคืืืืืืื ื"ืจ ืืืืกื ืืจ ืืจืืืืืก. ืืฉืืื ืคืฉืืื ืื ืขืืฆืืชืืช: ืืชื ืืงืฉืื ืืืืืื ืืื ืืืืช ืืืืืืช ืืืืืจ ืขืืื ืืงืื ืจื ืืื โ ืืื ืฆื ืืขืืงื ืืืจื ืืืืืจ ืขื ืขืืืื ืฉื 1โ2 ืฉื ืืืช ืืืื. ืื ืืืื ืืืืื ื ืคืกืืืืช ืื ืชืจืืืื ืืงืืืง, ืฉืืืืืื ื ืืืจืื ืืช ืืืื ืืืฉืจืืจืื ืืคื ืืขืื ืืืฉืืืจ ืืคืืกื ืืืืืจ ืืืืชืืื ืื ืืื ืืช. ืืืงืจืื ืืจืืื ืฉืื ืืฉืคืจ ืืฉืืขืืชืืช ืืช ืืืืง ืืืืืื, ืืืื ืืื ืฆืื, ืืงืฆื, ืืืืืืจ ืืืืืืจ, ืืื ืช ืืฉืืืขื ืืฉืืฃ ืืืืืืจ โ ืื ืฉืืืคื ืืืชื ืืืืช ืืฉืืืืช ืืืขืืืืช ืืืืชืจ ืืืื ื ืIELTS Speaking ืืืชืงืฉืืจืช ืืื ืืืืช ืืขืืื ืืืืืชื.










