Shadowing Practice: Boost Local SEO Fast with Google Map Citations ๐ | Rank Higher on Google Maps - Learn English Speaking with Video
ืืืจ ืืฆื ืชืจืืื
ืื ืืฆื ืคืืชื ืืืจ ืชืจืืื ืืืกื ืืื.
ืืืจื ืืคืืืงืฆืื
ืื ืื ืฉืืชื ืฆืจืื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืฉืืฃ

ืืืืฅ ืขื ืกืจืืื
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video โBoost Local SEO Fast with Google Map Citations ๐โ. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: citation, Google, map. This video has 12 sentences and 188 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:16. The speaker talks at a steady 148 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 78% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 2 of its 12 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 |
|---|---|---|
| citation noun | /หsaษชหteษชสษn/ | An official summons or notice given to a person to appear. |
| rank noun | /หษนรฆลk/ | A row of people or things organized in a grid pattern, often soldiers. |
| boost verb | /buหst/ | To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up. |
| consistent adjective | /kษnหsษชs.tษnt/ | Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature. |
| custom noun | /หkสstษm/ | Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving. |
| introduce verb | /หษชntษนษหdus/ | To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else). |
| listing noun | /หlษชstษชล/ | The action of the verb to list. |
| attract verb | /ษหtษนรฆkt/ | To pull toward without touching. |
| ranking noun | /หษนรฆล.kษชล/ | The placing of something in a list, for comparison with others. |
| directory noun | /dษชหษนษktษษนi/ | A list of names, addresses etc, of specific classes of people or organizations, often in alphabetical order or in some classification. |
| niche noun | /nษชtอกส/ | A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament. |
| visibility noun | /หvษชz.ษหbษชl.ษช.ti/ | The condition of being visible. |
| assign verb | /ษหsaษชn/ | To designate or set apart (something) for some purpose. |
| geotag verb | To augment (a photograph or other item) with metadata indicating a geographic location. | |
| keyword noun | /หkiห.wษหd/ | Any word used as the key to a code. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The โshโ and โzhโ sounds: citation /หsaษชหteษชสษn/, shortcut /หสษหtkสt/
- Long words โ get the stress right: directory /dษชหษนษktษษนi/, visibility /หvษชz.ษหbษชl.ษช.ti/, reputable /หษนษpjสtษbษl/
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 citation, rank, boost.
ืืื ืืื ืื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.





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