Shadowing Practice: ๐Ÿง -health mini: train your brain during war - Learn English Speaking with Video

ื‘ื—ืจ ืžืฆื‘ ืชืจื’ื•ืœ

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

44 ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื
ืื ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื ืงืฆืจื™ื ืื• ืืจื•ื›ื™ื ืžื“ื™, ืœื—ืฅ ืขืœ ืขืจื•ืš ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืชืื™ื ืื•ืชื.
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Welcome back to another segment of mental health minis with me.
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Here are two mental health minis
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that I wanted to share with you to make up for how it's been a while since I shared anything with you.
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So here's part one.
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So I don't know who needs to hear this, but you too can train your RAS.
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Howdy.
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If you've been with me for a while, you know
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that I have been actively trying to train my reticular activating system part of my brain following the Iran war
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that is still ongoing.
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To say that the Iran war has rattled my nervous system is an absolute understatement.
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However, there's not a whole lot that I can do.
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So anyways, I watched this episode on Mel Robbins and she was talking about a social experiment, if you will.
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Try to train yourself to look for hearts in the ground.
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I did that for some time, didn't really keep up with it.
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But what I have been trying to do subconsciously is look for petals in the ground
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or plants growing from somewhere that seems like it is unconventional
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that has i think been redirecting my focus showing me
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that you can grow and you can bloom in places
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that seem unorthodox this goes to show the power of the brain
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so train it keep up with it you'd be surprised here's part two i just left a meeting
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and in the meeting we were talking about how we are all studious we're all academic
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and they were asking me they know who they are shout out to you
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but they were saying to me how i have a lot of knowledge
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and a lot of years under my belt in terms of research
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and school and academia and it is true
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and got me thinking why am i like this
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because i've always been like this as long as I could remember this thirst for knowledge that never ends.
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I make sure to learn something new every day.
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I make sure to read a couple pages of a physical book every day.
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I do research every day.
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And so I naturally was listening to Andrew Huberman, who I've been listening to a lot lately, who's a neuroscientist,
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said this line in this podcast that is so fitting
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because law of attraction and he said
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and I quote learning is an anti -forgetting process
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so I don't know who needs to hear this
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but anti -aging is beyond you know the skincare
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which is very important go to a library get some books do some research whatever is interesting to you
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but don't discount being a nerd don't discount it because it has a lot of benefits so the more you know.
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I hope that these are able to support you as they have been supporting me.
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You know, I try to do things with brain science and neuroscience and psychology.
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So if you're going through a hard time, you're not alone, especially if it's because of the socioeconomic climate of the world.
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As I said that, there was a drop of rain.
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I think good things are coming.
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I wish this energy for you as well.

ื”ื•ื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
FOR YOU

ื”ืžืœืฅ ืขืœ ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 44 sentences and 537 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:10. The speaker talks at a natural 170 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 84% 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
mini adjective/หˆmษชn.i/Miniature, tiny, small.
discount noun/หˆdษชskaสŠnt/A reduction in price.
naturally adverb/หˆnรฆtอกสƒ.(ษ™.)ษนษ™.li/In a natural manner.
belt noun/หˆbษ›lt/A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing.
lately adverb/หˆleษชt.li/Recently; not long ago; of late; not long since.
experiment noun/ษชkหˆspษ›ษน.ษ™.mษ™nt/A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood ofโ€ฆ
ongoing adjective/ษ’nหˆษกษ™สŠ.ษชล‹/Continuing, permanent, lasting.
psychology noun/saษชหˆkษ‘.lษ™.dอกส’i/The study of the human mind.
segment noun/หˆsษ›ษกmษ›nt/A length of some object.
actively adverb/หˆรฆktษชvli/In an active manner.
podcast noun/หˆpษ‘dหŒkรฆst/A program, especially an audio program, produced on a regular basis, delivered over the Internet in a compressed digital format and designed for playback onโ€ฆ
attraction noun/ษ™หˆtษนรฆkสƒnฬฉ/The tendency to attract.
shout verb/สƒaสŠt/To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc.
anyways adverb/หˆษ›n.iหŒweษชz/Anyway, anyhow, in any case.
bloom noun/blum/A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
keep up with verbTo manage to remain beside or just behind someone or something that is moving away from one.
go through verbTo travel from one end of something to the other.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 12 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I've, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The โ€œthโ€ sounds: thirst /ฮธษst/, unorthodox /สŒnหˆษ”ษนฮธษ™dษ‘ks/
  • The โ€œshโ€ and โ€œzhโ€ sounds: attraction /ษ™หˆtษนรฆkสƒnฬฉ/, shout /สƒaสŠt/
  • Long words โ€” get the stress right: naturally /หˆnรฆtอกสƒ.(ษ™.)ษนษ™.li/, experiment /ษชkหˆspษ›ษน.ษ™.mษ™nt/, psychology /saษชหˆkษ‘.lษ™.dอกส’i/, academia /หŒรฆk.ษ™หˆdi.mi.ษ™/, reticular /ษนษ™หˆtษชkjษ™lษš/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75ร— speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like mini, discount, naturally.

ื“ืงื“ื•ืง ื‘ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ื”ื–ื”

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

ืžื‘ื ื”ื‘ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ
ื”ื•ื•ื” ืžื•ืฉืœื ืžืžื•ืฉืš (Present perfect continuous) have/has been + -ing โ€” ืคืขื•ืœื” ืฉื”ืชื—ื™ืœื” ื‘ืขื‘ืจ ื•ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื ืžืฉื›ืช ืขื›ืฉื™ื•have been trying ยท I've been listening ยท have been supporting
ื”ื•ื•ื” ืžื•ืฉืœื (Present perfect) have/has + past participle โ€” ืคืขื•ืœื” ืฉืงืจืชื” ื‘ืขื‘ืจ ื•ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื™ืฉ ืœื” ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช ืื• ื”ืฉืคืขื” ืขื›ืฉื™ื•it's been ยท you've been ยท have been

ื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™.

ื˜ื›ื ื™ืงืช Shadowing: ืงืจื ืืช ื”ืžื“ืจื™ืš ื”ืžืœื ืฉืœื‘ ืื—ืจ ืฉืœื‘ โ†’