Shadowing Practice: Differ or Differentiate? - Advanced English Vocabulary - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Differ or Differentiate? - Advanced English Vocabulary”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: difference, differentiate, differ, identify. This video has 18 sentences and 139 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:13. The speaker talks at a steady 115 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 3 of its 18 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 10 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| differ verb | /ˈdɪfɚ/ | Not to have the same traits or characteristics; to be unalike or distinct. |
| differentiate verb | /dɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪt/ | To modify so as to create a difference or distinction. |
| identify verb | /aɪˈdɛn.(t)ə.faɪ/ | To establish the identity of someone or something. |
| teach verb | /ˈtiːt͡ʃ/ | To pass on knowledge to. |
| replace verb | /ɹɪˈpleɪs/ | To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back. |
| recognize verb | /ˈɹɛk.əɡ.naɪz/ | To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing. |
| fake adjective | /feɪ̯k/ | Not real; false, fraudulent. |
| opinion noun | /əˈpɪn.jən/ | A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing. |
| effective adjective | /ɪˈfɛktɪv/ | Having the power to produce a required effect or effects. |
| yours | /jɔɹz/ | That or those belonging to you; the possessive second-person singular pronoun used without a following noun. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Do you know the difference between differ and differentiate?
- Can you differentiate a fake note from a real one?
- Can you tell the difference?
Pronunciation to watch
- Long words — get the stress right: differentiate /dɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪt/, identify /aɪˈdɛn.(t)ə.faɪ/
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 differ, differentiate, identify.
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