Shadowing Practice: DESCRIBE A CITY YOU ENJOYED VISITING - Learn English Speaking with Video
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12 משפטים
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1
I'd like to talk about Calgary, which is a city in Alberta, Canada.
2
It's one of the most enjoyable cities I've visited since I moved to Canada.
3
I visited Calgary with my family during a summer vacation.
4
We took a road trip and stayed there for a couple of days before continuing our journey.
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During our stay, we drove around the city, explored the downtown area, and visited a few popular places.
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We also went shopping, tried different restaurants and spent time walking around and taking photos together.
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What I liked most about Calgary was that it's a big and modern city, but I didn't find it too overwhelming.
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There are plenty of things to see and do, including restaurants, shopping centers and entertainment options.
9
Since I live in a relatively small and quiet city, visiting Calgary felt completely different.
10
More importantly, I really enjoyed spending quality time with my family.
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We made some great memories together, so Calgary left a really good impression on me.
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I'd definitely like to visit it again in the future.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 12 sentences and 176 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:06. The speaker talks at a natural 159 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| downtown noun | /ˈdaʊ̯nˌtaʊ̯n/ | The main business part of a city or town, usually located at or near its center. |
| vacation noun | /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ | An extended trip or journey away from home for rest or pleasure. |
| impression noun | /ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/ | The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another. |
| explore verb | /ɪkˈsploɹ/ | To examine or investigate something systematically. |
| importantly adverb | /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/ | Used to mark a statement as having importance. |
| enjoyable adjective | /ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.ə.bl̩/ | Pleasant, capable of giving pleasure. |
| overwhelm verb | /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlm/ | To engulf, surge over and submerge. |
| restaurant noun | /ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/ | An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter. |
| relatively adverb | /ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv.li/ | In a relative manner; with reference to environment or competition; contextually or comparatively. |
| journey noun | /ˈd͡ʒɝni/ | A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage. |
| quiet adjective | /ˈkwaɪ̯.ət/ | With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise. |
| entertainment noun | /ˌɛn.tɚˈteɪn.mənt/ | An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| walk around verb | To walk with no planned destination; to meander. |
דקדוק בסרטון הזה
המבנים שהדובר משתמש בהם הכי הרבה, עם המילים המדויקות מהסרטון:
| מבנה | בסרטון |
|---|---|
| הווה מושלם (Present perfect) have/has + past participle — פעולה שקרתה בעבר ועדיין יש לה חשיבות או השפעה עכשיו | I've visited |
| משפטי זיקה (Relative clauses) who / which + clause — מידע נוסף על אדם או דבר | Calgary, which is |
| שם תואר מובהק (Superlatives) the -est / the most … — לציין את הגבוה או הנמוך ביותר בקבוצה | the most enjoyable |
| פועל + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — פעלים שמתחברים ל-ing אחריהם | enjoyed spending |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'd, didn't, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, impression /ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/
- Long words — get the stress right: importantly /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/, relatively /ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv.li/, entertainment /ˌɛn.tɚˈteɪn.mənt/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× 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 downtown, vacation, impression.
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.