Shadowing Practice: Hotel Transylvania 2012 Part 7 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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43 משפטים
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1
In one of your drawers.
2
Why won't you ever tell me about how you met?
3
It's actually Hawaii.
4
How what what?
5
Look, honey, I know you're excited, but everyone has gone to Great Lanes to come see you on your birthday.
6
I know.
7
They always do.
8
Aren't I getting a little old for these parties?
9
I love them, but I really want to see new things.
10
Maybe meet somebody my age.
11
Come on.
12
No, no, don't do that.
13
Give me the pouty bat face.
14
Okay, there is a human village just a little ways past the cemetery.
15
You could go there and be back in like 30 minutes or so.
16
It should be plenty for your first time.
17
Well, it's not ho-wee-wee, but I guess it's still technically out there.
18
Okay, okay, okay.
19
Thanks for trusting me.
20
Of course, my little one.
21
I gave you my word.
22
Hey!
23
Look at this!
24
Hey, guys.
25
You excited about tomorrow?
26
Not as excited as I am right now.
27
You're not gonna believe this, but Dad is letting me go out on my own to see a human villain.
28
What?
29
Excuse me.
30
Drac, have you lost it?
31
Letting your own daughter out there with those horrible humans you always tell us about?
32
That's why you built this place.
33
They hate us, they're vicious, and they're very loud!
34
Auntie Eunice, maybe they've changed.
35
I'm just gonna fly down the street and see how it goes.
36
Okay, honey, be safe.
37
Bring warm clothes and a sword.
38
And look out for pitchforks.
39
Don't you let anyone scoop your brains out, either.
40
Maybe stay in the shadows.
41
It's more fun to just observe from under a house.
42
Guys, guys, she can handle it.
43
She's a Dracula fan.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Hotel Transylvania 2012 Part 7”. This video has 43 sentences and 290 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:46. The speaker talks at a natural 164 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 7 of its 43 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
honey noun/ˈhʌni/A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans.
horrible adjective/ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/Causing horror; terrible; shocking.
shadow noun/ˈʃædəʊ̯/A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
sword noun/soɹd/A long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack.
technically adverb/ˈtɛk.nɪˌkəl.i/Based on precise facts, which, however, may be contrary to common belief or casual terminology.
cemetery noun/ˈsɛm.ɪˌtɛɹ.i/A place where the dead are buried; a graveyard or memorial park.
observe verb/əbˈzɜːv/To notice or view, especially carefully or with attention to detail.
cloth noun/klɒθ/A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes…
villain noun/ˈvɪl.ən/A vile, wicked person.
vicious adjective/ˈvɪʃəs/Violent, destructive and cruel.
drawer noun/dɹɔɹ/An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles.
scoop noun/skup/Any cup-shaped or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material.
auntie noun/ˈæn.ti/Term of familiarity or respect for a middle-aged or elderly woman.
drac nounA shape-shifting water sprite, imp, or malevolent demon that haunts rivers.
pitchfork noun/ˈpɪt͡ʃˌfɔɹk/An agricultural hand tool comprising a fork with sparse, light tines, attached to a long handle, used for pitching hay (especially loose hay) high up onto a…

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • Why won't you ever tell me about how you met?
  • Aren't I getting a little old for these parties?
  • You excited about tomorrow?
  • Drac, have you lost it?
  • That's why you built this place.

דקדוק בסרטון הזה

המבנים שהדובר משתמש בהם הכי הרבה, עם המילים המדויקות מהסרטון:

מבנהבסרטון
הווה מושלם (Present perfect) have/has + past participle — פעולה שקרתה בעבר ועדיין יש לה חשיבות או השפעה עכשיוhas gone · they've changed
הווה ממושך (Present continuous) am/is/are + -ing — משהו שמתרחש כרגע או בסביבה הקרובה לזמן הזהAren't I getting · is letting
עתיד עם “going to” be going to + verb — תכנון לעתיד או משהו שנראה שעומד לקרותgonna believe · gonna fly

Pronunciation to watch

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

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, vicious /ˈvɪʃəs/
  • Long words — get the stress right: technically /ˈtɛk.nɪˌkəl.i/, cemetery /ˈsɛm.ɪˌtɛɹ.i/

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 0.75× 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 honey, horrible, shadow.

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.

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