Shadowing Practice: AVOID THIS If You're Learning English ๐ซ - Learn English Speaking with Video
ืืืจ ืืฆื ืชืจืืื
ืื ืืฆื ืคืืชื ืืืจ ืชืจืืื ืืืกื ืืื.
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ืื ืืืฉืคืืื ืงืฆืจืื ืื ืืจืืืื ืืื, ืืืฅ ืขื ืขืจืื ืืื ืืืชืืื ืืืชื.
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Stop saying said she said no she insisted he said no
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he confessed i've seen a lot of this teacher's videos
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and she acts like she's teaching people who are learning english for the first time english students
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but i think she's teaching academic written english this is how we write in english
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when we're writing a story
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or we're writing an essay this is not how we talk most of the time for the average person who
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videos are not helpful.
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They only make English seem more complicated, more difficult.
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And by the way, the word "said" is extremely common.
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We use it all the time in spoken English and it is totally fine, totally normal, and it would be strange if you didn't use this word.
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ืื ืื ืฉืืชื ืฆืจืื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืฉืืฃ
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ืืืฆืจ ืืืืืืื ื ืืช ืืืืจ ืืืืืื ืฉืื
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 10 sentences and 128 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:50. The speaker talks at a natural 155 words per minute, close to everyday conversation.
Key vocabulary in this video
10 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| complicated adjective | /หkษm.plษชหkeษช.tษชd/ | Difficult or convoluted. |
| helpful adjective | /หhษlp.flฬฉ/ | Furnishing help; giving aid; useful. |
| essay noun | /หษs.eษช/ | A written composition of moderate length, exploring a particular issue or subject. |
| insist verb | /ษชnหsษชst/ | To hold up a claim emphatically. |
| confess verb | /kษnหfษs/ | To admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed. |
| teach verb | /หtiหtอกส/ | To pass on knowledge to. |
| strange adjective | /stษนeษชndอกส/ | Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation. |
| academic adjective | /หรฆk.ษหdษm.ษชk/ | Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato. |
| totally adverb | /หtษส.tษ.li/ | To the fullest extent or degree. |
| extremely adverb | /ษชksหtษนimli/ | To an extreme degree. |
ืืงืืืง ืืกืจืืื ืืื
ืืืื ืื ืฉืืืืืจ ืืฉืชืืฉ ืืื ืืื ืืจืื, ืขื ืืืืืื ืืืืืืงืืช ืืืกืจืืื:
| ืืื ื | ืืกืจืืื |
|---|---|
| ืืืื ืืืฉืื (Present perfect) have/has + past participle โ ืคืขืืื ืฉืงืจืชื ืืขืืจ ืืขืืืื ืืฉ ืื ืืฉืืืืช ืื ืืฉืคืขื ืขืืฉืื | i've seen |
| ืืฉืคืื ืืืงื (Relative clauses) who / which + clause โ ืืืืข ื ืืกืฃ ืขื ืืื ืื ืืืจ | people who are |
| ืคืืขื + -ing enjoy, keep, stopโฆ + -ing โ ืคืขืืื ืฉืืชืืืจืื ื-ing ืืืจืืื | Stop saying |
| ืืืื ืืืืฉื (Present continuous) am/is/are + -ing โ ืืฉืื ืฉืืชืจืืฉ ืืจืืข ืื ืืกืืืื ืืงืจืืื ืืืื ืืื | she's teaching ยท we're writing |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, didn't, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words โ get the stress right: complicated /หkษm.plษชหkeษช.tษชd/, academic /หรฆk.ษหdษm.ษชk/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75ร 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 complicated, helpful, essay.
ืืื ืืื ืื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.