Shadowing Practice: ๐ŸŽง Describing Rooms | Easy English Listening Practice (A1โ€“A2 Level) - Learn English Speaking with Video

ื‘ื—ืจ ืžืฆื‘ ืชืจื’ื•ืœ

ื›ืœ ืžืฆื‘ ืคื•ืชื— ื—ื“ืจ ืชืจื’ื•ืœ ื‘ืžืกืš ืžืœื.

16 ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื
ืื ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื ืงืฆืจื™ื ืื• ืืจื•ื›ื™ื ืžื“ื™, ืœื—ืฅ ืขืœ ืขืจื•ืš ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืชืื™ื ืื•ืชื.
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Listen to three people describing their rooms.
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My room is small, but very cozy.
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There is a bed near the window, and there is a small desk with a chair where I do my homework.
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On the desk, there is a lamp and a computer.
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There are books on the shelf above my desk.
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There is also a poster of my favorite band on the wall.
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My room is very colorful.
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There is a big bed with pink and yellow pillows.
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Next to the bed, there is a nightstand with a lamp and an alarm clock.
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There are two paintings on the wall and there is a wardrobe where I keep my clothes.
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On the floor, there is a soft rock and there are many stuffed animals on my bed.
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My room is a bit messy, but I like it.
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There is a bunk bed because I share it with my brother.
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There is a small table in the corner with a gaming console on it.
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There are two chairs in my room, but one of them is broken.
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There are posters of superheroes on the walls, and there is a basketball under the bed.

ื”ื•ืจื“ ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื”

ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืืชื” ืฆืจื™ืš ื›ื“ื™ ืœื“ื‘ืจ ื‘ืฉื˜ืฃ

ื”ื’ื™ื™ืช AIืฆื™ื•ืŸ ืœื›ืœ ืžืฉืคื˜
ืชืจื’ื•ืœ IPAืฉืœื•ื˜ ื‘ื›ืœ ืฆืœื™ืœ
ืื•ืฆืจ ืžื™ืœื™ืื‘ื ื” ืืช ืžืื’ืจ ื”ืžื™ืœื™ื ืฉืœืš
ืžืฉื—ืง ืื•ืฆืจ ืžื™ืœื™ืืœืžื“ ืชื•ืš ื›ื“ื™ ืžืฉื—ืง

ืื•ืชื• ืขืจื•ืฅ

FOR YOU

ื”ืžืœืฅ ืขืœ ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 16 sentences and 195 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:20. The speaker talks at a steady 146 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 77% 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

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
desk noun/dษ›sk/A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has aโ€ฆ
poster noun/หˆpoสŠstษš/A picture of a celebrity, an event etc., intended to be attached to a wall.
lamp noun/หˆlรฆฬmp/A device that generates light, heat, or other electromagnetic radiation. Especially an electric light bulb.
clock noun/klษ‘k/A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day.
alarm noun/ษ™หˆlษ‘ษนm/A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
homework noun/หˆhoสŠmหŒwษk/Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.
console noun/หˆkษ‘n.soสŠl/A stand-alone cabinet designed to stand on the floor; especially, one integrated with home entertainment equipment, such as a TV or stereo system.
cloth noun/klษ’ฮธ/A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimesโ€ฆ
shelf noun/สƒษ›lf/A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects.
pillow noun/หˆpษชl.oสŠ/ [หˆpสฐษชษซ.รถฬž]A soft cushion used to support the head in bed.
messy adjective/หˆmษ›si/In a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly.
superhero noun/หˆs(j)upษšhษชษนoสŠ/Any fictional crime-fighting character, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature; a fictional hero who doesโ€ฆ
colorful adjective/หˆkสŒl.ษ™ษน.flฬฉ/Possessing prominent and varied colors.
wardrobe noun/หˆwษ”ษนdษนoสŠb/A governmental office or department in a monarchy which purchases, keeps, and cares for royal clothes.
bind verb/หˆbaษชฬฏnd/To tie; to confine by any ligature.

ื“ืงื“ื•ืง ื‘ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ื”ื–ื”

ื”ืžื‘ื ื™ื ืฉื”ื“ื•ื‘ืจ ืžืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื”ื ื”ื›ื™ ื”ืจื‘ื”, ืขื ื”ืžื™ืœื™ื ื”ืžื“ื•ื™ืงื•ืช ืžื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ:

ืžื‘ื ื”ื‘ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ
ืกื‘ื™ืœ (Passive voice) be + past participle โ€” ื”ื“ื’ืฉ ื”ื•ื ืขืœ ืžื” ืฉืงื•ืจื”, ืœื ืขืœ ืžื™ ืฉืขื•ืฉื” ืืช ื”ืคืขื•ืœื”is broken

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 desk, poster, lamp.

ืžื”ื™ ื˜ื›ื ื™ืงืช ื”ืฉืื“ื•ืื™ื ื’?

ืฉืื“ื•ืื™ื ื’ ื”ื™ื ื˜ื›ื ื™ืงืช ืœืžื™ื“ืช ืฉืคื” ืžื‘ื•ืกืกืช ืžื“ืข ืฉืคื•ืชื—ื” ื‘ืžืงื•ืจ ืœื”ื›ืฉืจืช ืžืชื•ืจื’ืžื ื™ื ืžืงืฆื•ืขื™ื™ื ื•ืคื•ืคื•ืœืจื™ืช ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืคื•ืœื™ื’ืœื•ื˜ ื“"ืจ ืืœื›ืกื ื“ืจ ืืจื’ื•ืืœืก. ื”ืฉื™ื˜ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ื” ืืš ืขื•ืฆืžืชื™ืช: ืืชื” ืžืงืฉื™ื‘ ืœืื•ื“ื™ื• ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื™ืœื™ื“ื™ืช ื•ื—ื•ื–ืจ ืขืœื™ื• ื‘ืงื•ืœ ืจื ืžื™ื“ โ€” ื›ืžื• ืฆืœ ื”ืขื•ืงื‘ ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื“ื•ื‘ืจ ืขื ืขื™ื›ื•ื‘ ืฉืœ 1โ€“2 ืฉื ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืœื‘ื“. ื‘ื ื™ื’ื•ื“ ืœื”ืื–ื ื” ืคืกื™ื‘ื™ืช ืื• ืชืจื’ื™ืœื™ ื“ืงื“ื•ืง, ืฉืื“ื•ืื™ื ื’ ืžื›ืจื™ื— ืืช ื”ืžื•ื— ื•ื”ืฉืจื™ืจื™ื ื‘ืคื” ืœืขื‘ื“ ื•ืœืฉื—ื–ืจ ื“ืคื•ืกื™ ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืืžื™ืชื™ื™ื ื‘ื• ื–ืžื ื™ืช. ืžื—ืงืจื™ื ืžืจืื™ื ืฉื–ื” ืžืฉืคืจ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ืช ืืช ื“ื™ื•ืง ื”ื”ื’ื™ื™ื”, ื”ืื™ื ื˜ื•ื ืฆื™ื”, ื”ืงืฆื‘, ื”ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืžื—ื•ื‘ืจ, ื”ื‘ื ืช ื”ืฉืžื™ืขื” ื•ืฉื˜ืฃ ื”ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ โ€” ืžื” ืฉื”ื•ืคืš ืื•ืชื• ืœืื—ืช ื”ืฉื™ื˜ื•ืช ื”ื™ืขื™ืœื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื”ื›ื ื” ืœIELTS Speaking ื•ืœืชืงืฉื•ืจืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ืืžื™ืชื™.

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