Shadowing Practice: Block Star! ๐ | Full Episode - S3 E25 | Learn to Count - Numberblocks - Learn English Speaking with Video
ืืืจ ืืฆื ืชืจืืื
ืื ืืฆื ืคืืชื ืืืจ ืชืจืืื ืืืกื ืืื.
75 ืืฉืคืืื
ืื ืืืฉืคืืื ืงืฆืจืื ืื ืืจืืืื ืืื, ืืืฅ ืขื ืขืจืื ืืื ืืืชืืื ืืืชื.
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Come in, Numberbasic.
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I'm in position, and heading for the Blockstar.
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Careful, Twelve.
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The Blockstar's battery's running out.
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You need to change it before the whole thing drops out of the sky and smashes into Numberland.
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That block is no match for a super rectangle like me.
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All teams, report in.
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Switch.
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Switch.
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Two sixes, standing by.
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Switch.
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Three fours, standing by.
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Turn.
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Four three, standing by.
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Switch.
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Six twoes, standing by.
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Switch.
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Twelve ones, standing by.
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Switch.
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I'm going in.
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Hold on tight.
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You need to turn off the force field before you can get to the battery.
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Can you see a line of towers ahead?
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Yes, six of them.
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Each has two buttons on top.
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You need to press all the buttons together.
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Six towers, two buttons each.
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Array display.
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This calls for switch!
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Hooray!
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Six games!
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Whoa!
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Yes!
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You've done it, Twelve.
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Now, head for that battery.
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There's no time to lose.
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I'm on it.
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Switch!
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Pull up, Twelve.
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You're going to hit.
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No time, turn!
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Four threes!
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Look at me!
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Woohoo!
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Woo!
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We're up!
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Done!
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Those block ships have gone haywire.
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It must be the low battery.
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Don't let them slow you down.
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A latest play.
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I've got just the team.
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Switch.
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Two sixes.
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We've got a great escape technique.
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Let's play a game of hide and seek.
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Switch.
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Catch me if you can!
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I've got to lose them!
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Through there!
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Oh, I've got a bad feeling about this!
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A razor's flame.
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Long and low.
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Switch!
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Look out, twelve!
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Twelve ones?
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Phew!
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Whoa!
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Battery level almost dead, but you're right on top of it
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You need to open the cover, take out the old battery, then put in a new one, as fast as you can Phew,
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that's three different tasks, but I can do them all if I use the fours
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This is it, target approaching
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One, two, three, three, four
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You did it!
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Now witness the power of this fully operational disco cube!
ืืืจื ืืคืืืงืฆืื
ืื ืื ืฉืืชื ืฆืจืื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืฉืืฃ
ืืืืืช AIืฆืืื ืืื ืืฉืคื
ืชืจืืื IPAืฉืืื ืืื ืฆืืื
ืืืฆืจ ืืืืืืื ื ืืช ืืืืจ ืืืืืื ืฉืื
ืืฉืืง ืืืฆืจ ืืืืืืืื ืชืื ืืื ืืฉืืง
ืืืชื ืขืจืืฅ
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video โBlock Star! ๐โ. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: switch, twelve, battery, standing, buttons. This video has 75 sentences and 329 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:15. The speaker talks slowly, about 78 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| twelve noun | /twษlv/ | A group of twelve items. |
| whoa | /woส/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| technique noun | /tษkหniหk/ | The practical aspects of a given art, occupation etc.; formal requirements. |
| operational adjective | /หษ.pษหษนeษช.สษ.nษl/ | Of or relating to operations, especially military operations. |
| array noun | /ษหษนeษช/ | Clothing and ornamentation; raiment. |
| smash verb | /smรฆส/ | To break (something brittle) violently. |
| flame noun | /fleษชm/ | The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat. |
| cube noun | /kjub/ | A regular polyhedron having six identical square faces. |
| disco noun | /หdษชskoส/ | A genre of dance music that was popular in the 1970s, characterized by elements of soul music with a strong Latin-American beat and often accompanied byโฆ |
| haywire adjective | /หheษช.waษชษ/ | Roughly-made, unsophisticated, decrepit (from the use of haywire for temporary repairs). |
| rectangle noun | /หrษktรฆลษกlฬฉ/ | Any quadrilateral having opposing sides parallel and four right angles. |
| woohoo | /wuหหhuห/ | Used to express sudden or exuberant joy, happiness, excitement, approval or delight. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| look out verb | To be vigilant and aware often as an imperative to alert a person to danger. | |
| pull up verb | /หpสl หสp/ | To lift upwards or vertically. |
| run out verb | To use up or consume all | |
| take out verb | To remove. | |
| turn off verb | To power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.). |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Can you see a line of towers ahead?
- Don't let them slow you down.
- I've got just the team.
- We've got a great escape technique.
- Let's play a game of hide and seek.
ืื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 | You've done ยท have gone |
| ืืืื: must / have to / need to ืืืืืข ืฉืืืจ ืื ืืื ืืืจืื ืื ืืืื | need to change ยท need to turn ยท need to press |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 12 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I've, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The โshโ and โzhโ sounds: operational /หษ.pษหษนeษช.สษ.nษl/, smash /smรฆส/
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 twelve, whoa, technique.
ืืื ืืื ืื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.