Shadowing Practice: David Beckham gave Romeo tough love โค๏ธโ๐ฉน - Learn English Speaking with Video
ืืืจ ืืฆื ืชืจืืื
ืื ืืฆื ืคืืชื ืืืจ ืชืจืืื ืืืกื ืืื.
ืืืจื ืืคืืืงืฆืื
ืื ืื ืฉืืชื ืฆืจืื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืฉืืฃ

ืืืชื ืขืจืืฅ
ืืืืฅ ืขื ืกืจืืื
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 27 sentences and 258 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:35. The speaker talks at a natural 163 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 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
11 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| penalty noun | /หpษn.ษl.ti/ | A legal sentence. |
| laughter noun | /หlรฆftษ/ | The sound of laughing, produced by air so expelled; any similar sound. |
| referee noun | /หษนษf.ษหษนi/ | An umpire or judge; an official who makes sure the rules are followed during a game. |
| pitch noun | /pษชtอกส/ | A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand. |
| tackle verb | /หtรฆkษl/ | To force a person to the ground with the weight of one's own body, usually by jumping on top or slamming one's weight into them. |
| lip noun | /lษชp/ | Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth. |
| thankfully adverb | In a thankful manner; giving thanks. | |
| emotional adjective | /ษชหmoสสษnษl/ | Of or relating to the emotions. |
| obvious adjective | /หษb.vi.ษs/ | Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory. |
| opposition noun | /หษ.pษหzษชส.ษn/ | The action of opposing or of being in conflict. |
| bottom noun | /หbษ.tษm/ | The lowest part of anything. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. |
| run past verb | To bring an idea or proposal to the attention of (someone) in order to obtain their opinion. |
| step up verb | To increase, augment, or advance, especially by one or more steps. |
| turn up verb | To show up; to appear suddenly or unexpectedly. |
ืืงืืืง ืืกืจืืื ืืื
ืืืื ืื ืฉืืืืืจ ืืฉืชืืฉ ืืื ืืื ืืจืื, ืขื ืืืืืื ืืืืืืงืืช ืืืกืจืืื:
| ืืื ื | ืืกืจืืื |
|---|---|
| ืขืืจ ืืืืฉื (Past continuous) was/were + -ing โ ืคืขืืื ืฉืืืืชื ืืชืืืื ืืืื ืืกืืื ืืขืืจ | was playing ยท was going ยท were winning |
| ืขืฆื ืขื โshouldโ should + verb โ ืืืืจ ืื ืืืื ืื ืืืืืฅ ืืขืฉืืช | shouldn't say |
| ืืืื ืืืืฉื (Present continuous) am/is/are + -ing โ ืืฉืื ืฉืืชืจืืฉ ืืจืืข ืื ืืกืืืื ืืงืจืืื ืืืื ืืื | You're dating ยท I'm thinking ยท are welling |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 10 contractions and reduced forms, such as shouldn't, they're, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The โshโ and โzhโ sounds: emotional /ษชหmoสสษnษl/, opposition /หษ.pษหzษชส.ษn/
- Long words โ get the stress right: emotional /ษชหmoสสษnษl/, opposition /หษ.pษหzษชส.ษn/
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 penalty, laughter, referee.
ืืื ืืื ืื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.






























