Shadowing Practice: Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) - Learn English Speaking with Video
בחר מצב תרגול
כל מצב פותח חדר תרגול במסך מלא.
הורד אפליקציה
כל מה שאתה צריך כדי לדבר בשטף
אותו ערוץ
המלץ על סרטון
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Communicative Language Teaching”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: students, communicative, language, dialogue, teaching. This video has 22 sentences and 264 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:06. The speaker talks at a steady 125 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 4 of its 22 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 |
|---|---|---|
| dialogue noun | /ˈdaɪəˌlɑɡ/ | A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals. |
| accuracy noun | /ˈæk.jɚ.ə.si/ | The state of being accurate; being free from error; exactness; correctness |
| classroom noun | /ˈklɑːsɹʊm/ | A room, often in a school, where classes take place. |
| scenario noun | /sɪˈnɛəɹioʊ/ | An outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events. |
| pretend verb | /pɹəˈtɛnd/ | To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance. |
| involve verb | /ɪnˈvɑlv/ | To have (something) as a component or a related part; to comprise, to include. |
| depend verb | /dɪˈpɛnd/ | To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition |
| meaningful adjective | /ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fl̩/ | Having meaning, significant. |
| freely adverb | /ˈfɹili/ | In a free manner. |
| interact verb | /ɪn.təˈɹækt/ | To engage in communication and other shared activities (with someone). |
| assign verb | /əˈsaɪn/ | To designate or set apart (something) for some purpose. |
| communicative adjective | /kəˈmjuː.nə.keɪ.t̬ɪv/ | Eager to communicate; talkative. |
| fluency noun | /ˈfluːənsi/ | The quality of smoothness of flow. |
| intonation noun | /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/ | The rise and fall of the voice in speaking. |
| roleplay verb | /ˈroʊl.pleɪ/ | To act out a scenario or fantasy with another person or other people. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| act out verb | /ˌækt ˈaʊ̯t/ | To perform something specific. |
| move around verb | To relocate to new homes repeatedly; to not live in any one place for long. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Have you used it in your classroom?
- How do you use communicative language teaching in your classroom?
- What other activities have you tried?
Pronunciation to watch
- Long words — get the stress right: accuracy /ˈæk.jɚ.ə.si/, communicative /kəˈmjuː.nə.keɪ.t̬ɪv/, intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/
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 dialogue, accuracy, classroom.
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.












