Shadowing Practice: CET-6 Listening Practice: How Sleep Protects Memory - Learn English Speaking with Video

בחר מצב תרגול

כל מצב פותח חדר תרגול במסך מלא.

27 משפטים
אם המשפטים קצרים או ארוכים מדי, לחץ על ערוך כדי להתאים אותם.
1
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to today's talk on sleep and memory.
2
Most of us assume that forgetting simply happens with the passage of time.
3
The longer ago we learned something, the more of it fades away.
4
But is time really the main cause of forgetting?
5
More than a hundred years ago, two American psychologists decided to put this idea to the test.
6
In nineteen twenty-four, John Jenkins and Karl Dallenbach conducted a simple but clever experiment.
7
They wanted to know whether sleep affects how quickly we forget new information.
8
Two university students took part, and they were asked to learn short lists of nonsense syllables.
9
These were meaningless combinations of letters, so the students could not rely on what they already knew.
10
They were then tested after one, two, four or eight hours.
11
Sometimes they spent that interval asleep, and sometimes they went about their normal daily activities.
12
The results turned out to be remarkably clear!
13
After eight hours of sleep, the students could still recall about half of the syllables.
14
After eight hours awake, however, they remembered only around one syllable in ten!
15
In other words, staying awake led to far more forgetting than sleeping did.
16
The researchers concluded that forgetting is not simply a matter of time passing.
17
Instead, new experiences during the day seem to interfere with what we have just learned.
18
However, we should be careful not to draw strong conclusions from a single study.
19
Only two people took part, which is an extremely small sample.
20
Moreover, memorizing nonsense syllables in a laboratory is very different from studying real subjects.
21
Fortunately, many later studies with far larger groups have produced similar results.
22
Many scientists now believe that the sleeping brain actively strengthens new memories.
23
This suggests that sleep is not wasted time, but an essential part of learning.
24
So if you want to retain what you study, review it and then sleep on it.
25
Staying up all night before an exam may well do more harm than good.
26
Next time you are tempted to give up sleep for extra study, remember these two students.
27
Thank you for listening, and sleep well tonight.

הורד אפליקציה

כל מה שאתה צריך כדי לדבר בשטף

הגיית AIציון לכל משפט
תרגול IPAשלוט בכל צליל
אוצר מיליםבנה את מאגר המילים שלך
משחק אוצר מיליםלמד תוך כדי משחק
סרוק QR
סרוק QR
Download on theApp StoreGet it onGoogle Play
Lesson

CET-6 Listening

Episode 17 of 19

See all episodes →
CET-6 Listening Long Conversation: A Four-Day Work WeekB2
77
28 משפטים
Episode 1

CET-6 Listening Long Conversation: A Four-Day Work Week

American AccentBritish AccentCET-4/6 PrepBusiness EnglishUniversity Students
CET-6 Listening Long Conversation: Changing a Dissertation TopicB2
130
27 משפטים
Episode 2

CET-6 Listening Long Conversation: Changing a Dissertation Topic

American AccentBritish AccentCET-4/6 PrepDaily ConversationUniversity Students
CET-6 Listening Long Conversation: A Radio Interview with a City BeekeeperB2
57
25 משפטים
Episode 3

CET-6 Listening Long Conversation: A Radio Interview with a City Beekeeper

American AccentCET-4/6 PrepDaily ConversationUniversity Students
CET-6 Listening Long Conversation: Online or In-Person Classes?B2
11
25 משפטים
Episode 4

CET-6 Listening Long Conversation: Online or In-Person Classes?

American AccentBritish AccentCET-4/6 PrepDaily ConversationUniversity Students
CET-6 Listening Long Conversation: Asking for a Recommendation LetterB2
7
28 משפטים
Episode 5

CET-6 Listening Long Conversation: Asking for a Recommendation Letter

American AccentBritish AccentCET-4/6 PrepDaily ConversationUniversity Students
CET-6 Listening Long Conversation: Planning a Semester AbroadB2
4
27 משפטים
Episode 6

CET-6 Listening Long Conversation: Planning a Semester Abroad

American AccentBritish AccentCET-4/6 PrepTravel EnglishUniversity Students
CET-6 Listening Passages: Why Boredom Helps Creativity and the Psychology of WaitingB2
3
33 משפטים
Episode 7

CET-6 Listening Passages: Why Boredom Helps Creativity and the Psychology of Waiting

American AccentBritish AccentTOEFL PrepCET-4/6 PrepUniversity Students
CET-6 Listening Passages: The Dunning–Kruger Effect and the IKEA EffectC1
32 משפטים
Episode 8

CET-6 Listening Passages: The Dunning–Kruger Effect and the IKEA Effect

American AccentBritish AccentTOEFL PrepCET-4/6 PrepUniversity Students
CET-6 Listening Passages: The Anchoring Effect and the Brains of London Taxi DriversC1
2
29 משפטים
Episode 9

CET-6 Listening Passages: The Anchoring Effect and the Brains of London Taxi Drivers

American AccentBritish AccentTOEFL PrepCET-4/6 PrepUniversity Students
CET-6 Listening Lectures: The Decoy Effect and the Hawthorne StudiesC1
3
31 משפטים
Episode 10

CET-6 Listening Lectures: The Decoy Effect and the Hawthorne Studies

American AccentBritish AccentTOEFL PrepCET-4/6 PrepBusiness English
CET-6 Listening Lectures: The Default Effect and the Bystander EffectC1
30 משפטים
Episode 11

CET-6 Listening Lectures: The Default Effect and the Bystander Effect

American AccentBritish AccentTOEFL PrepCET-4/6 PrepUniversity Students
CET-6 Listening Lecture: The Forgetting Curve and Spaced PracticeC1
3
26 משפטים
Episode 12

CET-6 Listening Lecture: The Forgetting Curve and Spaced Practice

American AccentBritish AccentTOEFL PrepCET-4/6 PrepUniversity Students
CET-6 Listening Lecture: What the Marshmallow Test Really Tells UsC1
23 משפטים
Episode 13

CET-6 Listening Lecture: What the Marshmallow Test Really Tells Us

American AccentBritish AccentTOEFL PrepCET-4/6 PrepUniversity Students
CET-6 Listening Lectures: The Pygmalion Effect and the Spotlight EffectC1
3
28 משפטים
Episode 14

CET-6 Listening Lectures: The Pygmalion Effect and the Spotlight Effect

American AccentBritish AccentTOEFL PrepCET-4/6 PrepUniversity Students
CET-6 Listening Lecture: Why Heavy Multitaskers Struggle to FocusC1
2
21 משפטים
Episode 15

CET-6 Listening Lecture: Why Heavy Multitaskers Struggle to Focus

American AccentTOEFL PrepCET-4/6 PrepUniversity Students
CET-6 Listening Practice: Can Older Brains Still Change?B2
28 משפטים
Episode 16

CET-6 Listening Practice: Can Older Brains Still Change?

British AccentCET-4/6 PrepDaily ConversationUniversity Students
CET-6 Listening Practice: How Sleep Protects MemoryC1
27 משפטים
Now playing

CET-6 Listening Practice: How Sleep Protects Memory

British AccentTOEFL PrepCET-4/6 PrepUniversity Students
CET-6 Listening Practice: Should I Take a Gap Year?B2
28 משפטים
Episode 18

CET-6 Listening Practice: Should I Take a Gap Year?

American AccentBritish AccentCET-4/6 PrepDaily ConversationUniversity Students
CET-6 Listening Practice: Why Familiar Things Feel BetterC1
28 משפטים
Episode 19

CET-6 Listening Practice: Why Familiar Things Feel Better

British AccentTOEFL PrepCET-4/6 PrepUniversity Students

אותו ערוץ

A Day in My Life 24: Watching TVA1
987

A Day in My Life 24: Watching TV

American AccentDaily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
A Day in My Life 1: Getting UpA1
3,616

A Day in My Life 1: Getting Up

American AccentDaily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
A Day in My Life 29: Washing Mrs. Lee's CarA1
119

A Day in My Life 29: Washing Mrs. Lee's Car

American AccentDaily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
Discipline Beats MotivationB1
2,186

Discipline Beats Motivation

American AccentDaily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
A Day in My Life 21: Taking a TaxiA2
308

A Day in My Life 21: Taking a Taxi

American AccentDaily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
A Day in My Life 19: Cleaning the HouseA2
1,045

A Day in My Life 19: Cleaning the House

American AccentDaily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
Fast and Slow: The Big RaceA1
1,130

Fast and Slow: The Big Race

American AccentBritish AccentKidsDaily Conversation
CET-4 Listening Long Conversation: A Part-Time Job or an Internship?B1
224

CET-4 Listening Long Conversation: A Part-Time Job or an Internship?

American AccentCET-4/6 PrepInterview EnglishDaily Conversation
IELTS Speaking Part 2: Describe a Quiet Place You Like to GoB2
773

IELTS Speaking Part 2: Describe a Quiet Place You Like to Go

American AccentBritish AccentIELTS PrepUniversity Students
A Day in My Life 28: Renting a CarA2
54

A Day in My Life 28: Renting a Car

American AccentDaily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
A Day in My Life 2: Brushing My Teeth and Taking a ShowerA1
407

A Day in My Life 2: Brushing My Teeth and Taking a Shower

American AccentDaily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
Can You Swim? What Can You Do?A1
2,222

Can You Swim? What Can You Do?

American AccentBritish AccentKidsDaily Conversation
A Day in My Life 5: Leaving the HouseA1
602

A Day in My Life 5: Leaving the House

American AccentDaily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
What's in Your School Bag?A2
1,731

What's in Your School Bag?

American AccentBritish AccentKidsTeensDaily Conversation
CET-6 Listening Long Conversation: Changing a Dissertation TopicB2
130

CET-6 Listening Long Conversation: Changing a Dissertation Topic

American AccentBritish AccentCET-4/6 PrepDaily ConversationUniversity Students
A Day in My Life 23: Cooking RiceA2
181

A Day in My Life 23: Cooking Rice

American AccentDaily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
SEtalk: Sleep Is Not a Waste of TimeB2
309

SEtalk: Sleep Is Not a Waste of Time

American AccentIELTS PrepUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
A Day in My Life 9: Doing the DishesA2
539

A Day in My Life 9: Doing the Dishes

American AccentDaily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
SE-Ed: Why Do We Get Goosebumps?B1
85

SE-Ed: Why Do We Get Goosebumps?

American AccentDaily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
First Day Nerves at the CaféB1
275

First Day Nerves at the Café

American AccentDaily ConversationWorking Adults
FOR YOU

המלץ על סרטון

CET-6 Listening Lecture: The Forgetting Curve and Spaced PracticeC1
3
26 משפטים

CET-6 Listening Lecture: The Forgetting Curve and Spaced Practice

American AccentBritish AccentTOEFL PrepCET-4/6 PrepUniversity Students
CET-4 Listening News Reports: Car-Free Sundays and a Study on Short NapsB1
25
22 משפטים

CET-4 Listening News Reports: Car-Free Sundays and a Study on Short Naps

American AccentBritish AccentCET-4/6 PrepDaily ConversationUniversity Students
[Song ngữ - TED Ed] Nếu bạn không ngủ điều gì sẽ xảy ra?C1
7
41 משפטים

[Song ngữ - TED Ed] Nếu bạn không ngủ điều gì sẽ xảy ra?

IELTS PrepTOEFL PrepUniversity Students
Sleep Is Your Superpower - Matt WalkerC1
279
4 משפטים

Sleep Is Your Superpower - Matt Walker

Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
Why don't you remember being a baby?B2
18
30 משפטים

Why don't you remember being a baby?

American AccentIELTS PrepTOEFL PrepUniversity Students
How to Remember Everything You ReadC1
6
15 משפטים

How to Remember Everything You Read

Daily ConversationUniversity Students
Phát âm chuẩn cùng VOA - Anh ngữ đặc biệt: Caffeine Memory (VOA-Health Rep)B1
29
24 משפטים

Phát âm chuẩn cùng VOA - Anh ngữ đặc biệt: Caffeine Memory (VOA-Health Rep)

American AccentIELTS PrepTOEFL PrepUniversity Students
The Strange Science of Why We DreamC1
9
39 משפטים

The Strange Science of Why We Dream

American AccentIELTS PrepTOEFL PrepUniversity Students
2014 Three Minute Thesis runner-up presentation by Cassie HilditchC1
2
40 משפטים

2014 Three Minute Thesis runner-up presentation by Cassie Hilditch

IELTS PrepTOEFL PrepUniversity Students
Do This For 1 Minute When You Feel Sleepy (Buddhist Study Hack)B2
1
107 משפטים

Do This For 1 Minute When You Feel Sleepy (Buddhist Study Hack)

Daily ConversationUniversity Students
INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH STORY 😴 Sleepless Nights 💤 B2 | Level 4 - 5 | BRITISH ENGLISH WTIH SUBTITLESB2
6
119 משפטים

INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH STORY 😴 Sleepless Nights 💤 B2 | Level 4 - 5 | BRITISH ENGLISH WTIH SUBTITLES

British AccentDaily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
TOEFL Listening Practice 2026 4 Academic Talks Answer KeyC1
3
59 משפטים

TOEFL Listening Practice 2026 4 Academic Talks Answer Key

TOEFL PrepUniversity StudentsWorking Adults

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This C1 speaking lesson is built on the video “CET-6 Listening Practice: How Sleep Protects Memory”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: sleep, syllable, forgetting, students, eight. This video has 27 sentences and 358 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:25. The speaker talks at a steady 148 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 85% 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

The 13 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
syllable noun/ˈsɪl.ə.bəl/A unit of human speech which often forms words corresponding to one opening of the mouth; a vowel and its surrounding consonants.
memorize verb/ˈmɛm.əˌɹaɪ̯z/To fully learn so as to have entirely available to the memory; to learn by heart, commit to memory.
meaningless adjective/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.ləs/Lacking meaning.
remarkably adverb/ɹɪˈmɑɹkəbli/In a remarkable manner.
interval noun/ˈɪntɚvəl/A distance in space.
psychologist noun/ˌsaɪˈkɑl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/An expert in the field of psychology.
combinations noun/kɑmbɪˈneɪʃənz/A one-piece form of underwear, being a combination of a vest or chemise and underpants.
fade verb/feɪd/To hit the ball with the shot called a fade.
interfere verb/ˌɪn.tɚˈfɪɚ/To get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbance.
conclude verb/kənˈkluːd/To end; to come to an end.
researcher noun/ˈɹiˌsɝ.t͡ʃɚ/One who researches.
fortunately adverb/ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/In a fortunate manner.
strengthen verb/ˈstɹɛŋ(k)θən/To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
give up verbTo surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone).
stay up verbTo remain awake; to not go to bed.

דקדוק בסרטון הזה

המבנים שהדובר משתמש בהם הכי הרבה, עם המילים המדויקות מהסרטון:

מבנהבסרטון
סביל (Passive voice) be + past participle — הדגש הוא על מה שקורה, לא על מי שעושה את הפעולהwere asked · were then tested · is not wasted
הווה מושלם (Present perfect) have/has + past participle — פעולה שקרתה בעבר ועדיין יש לה חשיבות או השפעה עכשיוhave just learned · have produced

Pronunciation to watch

  • Long words — get the stress right: remarkably /ɹɪˈmɑɹkəbli/, psychologist /ˌsaɪˈkɑl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/, combinations /kɑmbɪˈneɪʃənz/, fortunately /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like syllable, memorize, meaningless.

מהי טכניקת השאדואינג?

שאדואינג היא טכניקת למידת שפה מבוססת מדע שפותחה במקור להכשרת מתורגמנים מקצועיים ופופולרית על ידי הפוליגלוט ד"ר אלכסנדר ארגואלס. השיטה פשוטה אך עוצמתית: אתה מקשיב לאודיו באנגלית ילידית וחוזר עליו בקול רם מיד — כמו צל העוקב אחרי הדובר עם עיכוב של 1–2 שניות בלבד. בניגוד להאזנה פסיבית או תרגילי דקדוק, שאדואינג מכריח את המוח והשרירים בפה לעבד ולשחזר דפוסי דיבור אמיתיים בו זמנית. מחקרים מראים שזה משפר משמעותית את דיוק ההגייה, האינטונציה, הקצב, הדיבור המחובר, הבנת השמיעה ושטף הדיבור — מה שהופך אותו לאחת השיטות היעילות ביותר להכנה לIELTS Speaking ולתקשורת באנגלית בעולם האמיתי.

טכניקת Shadowing: קרא את המדריך המלא שלב אחר שלב →