Shadowing Practice: At the Restaurant ๐ฝ๏ธ English Conversation - Learn English Speaking with Video
ืืืจ ืืฆื ืชืจืืื
ืื ืืฆื ืคืืชื ืืืจ ืชืจืืื ืืืกื ืืื.
ืืืจื ืืคืืืงืฆืื
ืื ืื ืฉืืชื ืฆืจืื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืฉืืฃ

ืืืชื ืขืจืืฅ
ืืืืฅ ืขื ืกืจืืื
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video โAt the Restaurant ๐ฝ๏ธ English Conversationโ. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: chicken, sir, soup, fries, meal. This video has 183 sentences and 873 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:53. The speaker talks slowly, about 80 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 28 of its 183 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| soup noun | /sup/ | Any of various dishes commonly made by combining liquids, such as water or stock, with other ingredients, such as meat and vegetables, that contribute the foodโฆ |
| fry verb | /fษนaษช/ | To cook (something) in hot fat. |
| meal noun | /หmiหl/ | Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity. |
| grill noun | /ษกษนษชl/ | A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air andโฆ |
| dish noun | /dษชส/ | A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle. |
| burger noun | /หbษ.ษกษ/ | A hamburger. |
| dessert noun | /dษชหzษt/ | The last course of a meal, consisting of fruit, sweet confections etc. |
| juice noun | /dอกสuหs/ | A liquid made from plant, especially fruit. |
| menu noun | /หmษn.juห/ | The details of the food to be served at a banquet; a bill of fare. |
| starter noun | /หstษษน.tษ/ | Someone who starts, or who starts something. |
| vanilla noun | /vษหnษชl.ษ/ | Any tropical climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or inโฆ |
| spicy adjective | /หspaษชsi/ | Of, pertaining to, or containing spice. |
| snack noun | /snรฆk/ | A light meal. |
| delicious adjective | /dษชหlษช.สษs/ | Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty. |
| tissue noun | /หtษชส.(j)u/ | Thin, woven, gauzelike fabric. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| keep up verb | To maintain; to preserve; to prevent from deteriorating or falling. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Can I see the menu?
- What soup do you have?
- Do you serve cheese balls, too?
- What drinks do you serve here?
- What's your most popular dish?
ืืงืืืง ืืกืจืืื ืืื
ืืืื ืื ืฉืืืืืจ ืืฉืชืืฉ ืืื ืืื ืืจืื, ืขื ืืืืืื ืืืืืืงืืช ืืืกืจืืื:
| ืืื ื | ืืกืจืืื |
|---|---|
| ืฉื ืชืืืจ ืืืืืง (Superlatives) the -est / the most โฆ โ ืืฆืืื ืืช ืืืืื ืื ืื ืืื ืืืืชืจ ืืงืืืฆื | the best ยท your most popular ยท our best |
| ืขืชืื ืขื โwillโ will + verb โ ืืืืื, ืืืืื ืื ื ืืืื ืืืื ืืขืชืื | You'll love ยท will take ยท will like |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 16 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'll, I'm, didn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The โshโ and โzhโ sounds: dish /dษชส/, delicious /dษชหlษช.สษs/, tissue /หtษชส.(j)u/, sharp /สษษนp/
- Long words โ get the stress right: inquiry /ษชnหkwaษช(ษ)ษนi/, vocabulary /vษหkรฆb.jษ.lษ.ษนi/
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 soup, fry, meal.
ืืื ืืื ืื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.










