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ืืืจ ืืฆื ืชืจืืื
ืื ืืฆื ืคืืชื ืืืจ ืชืจืืื ืืืกื ืืื.
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ืื ืืืฉืคืืื ืงืฆืจืื ืื ืืจืืืื ืืื, ืืืฅ ืขื ืขืจืื ืืื ืืืชืืื ืืืชื.
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If you have a boring assignment to finish, but you really want to play video games, instead of using willpower, just pretend that you're Batman.
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Then ask yourself, what would Batman do right now?
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And suddenly, the assignment feels less like a personal struggle and more like a mission.
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That small mental shift can help you zoom out, ignore distractions, and do the thing you were avoiding.
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ืื ืื ืฉืืชื ืฆืจืื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืฉืืฃ
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 4 sentences and 67 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:26.
Key vocabulary in this video
13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| assignment noun | /ษหsaษชn.mษnt/ | The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks. |
| ignore verb | /ษชษกหnษห/ | To deliberately not listen or pay attention to. |
| pretend verb | /pษนษหtษnd/ | To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance. |
| bore verb | /boษน/ | To inspire boredom in somebody. |
| zoom verb | /zuหm/ | To move fast with a humming noise. |
| distraction noun | /dษชsหtษนรฆk.สษn/ | Something that distracts. |
| willpower noun | /หwษชlหpaสษ/ | The unwavering strength of will to carry out one's wishes. |
| suddenly adverb | /หsสd.ษn.li/ | Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner. |
| struggle noun | /หstษนสษกษl/ | A contortion of the body in an attempt to escape or to perform a difficult task. |
| shift noun | /หสษชft/ | A movement to do something, a beginning. |
| finish verb | /หfษชnษชส/ | To complete (something). |
| avoid verb | /ษหvษษชd/ | To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun. |
| mission noun | /หmษชส.ษn/ | A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| zoom out verb | /หzuหm หaสt/ | To decrease the focal length of a zoom lens in order to obtain a reduced magnification of the image, or a wider-angle view. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The โshโ and โzhโ sounds: distraction /dษชsหtษนรฆk.สษn/, shift /หสษชft/, finish /หfษชnษชส/, mission /หmษชส.ษn/
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 assignment, ignore, pretend.
ืืงืืืง ืืกืจืืื ืืื
ืืืื ืื ืฉืืืืืจ ืืฉืชืืฉ ืืื ืืื ืืจืื, ืขื ืืืืืื ืืืืืืงืืช ืืืกืจืืื:
| ืืื ื | ืืกืจืืื |
|---|---|
| ืขืืจ ืืืืฉื (Past continuous) was/were + -ing โ ืคืขืืื ืฉืืืืชื ืืชืืืื ืืืื ืืกืืื ืืขืืจ | were avoiding |
ืืื ืืื ืืงืช ืืฉืืืืืื ื?
ืฉืืืืืื ื ืืื ืืื ืืงืช ืืืืืช ืฉืคื ืืืืกืกืช ืืืข ืฉืคืืชืื ืืืงืืจ ืืืืฉืจืช ืืชืืจืืื ืื ืืงืฆืืขืืื ืืคืืคืืืจืืช ืขื ืืื ืืคืืืืืืื ื"ืจ ืืืืกื ืืจ ืืจืืืืืก. ืืฉืืื ืคืฉืืื ืื ืขืืฆืืชืืช: ืืชื ืืงืฉืื ืืืืืื ืืื ืืืืช ืืืืืืช ืืืืืจ ืขืืื ืืงืื ืจื ืืื โ ืืื ืฆื ืืขืืงื ืืืจื ืืืืืจ ืขื ืขืืืื ืฉื 1โ2 ืฉื ืืืช ืืืื. ืื ืืืื ืืืืื ื ืคืกืืืืช ืื ืชืจืืืื ืืงืืืง, ืฉืืืืืื ื ืืืจืื ืืช ืืืื ืืืฉืจืืจืื ืืคื ืืขืื ืืืฉืืืจ ืืคืืกื ืืืืืจ ืืืืชืืื ืื ืืื ืืช. ืืืงืจืื ืืจืืื ืฉืื ืืฉืคืจ ืืฉืืขืืชืืช ืืช ืืืืง ืืืืืื, ืืืื ืืื ืฆืื, ืืงืฆื, ืืืืืืจ ืืืืืืจ, ืืื ืช ืืฉืืืขื ืืฉืืฃ ืืืืืืจ โ ืื ืฉืืืคื ืืืชื ืืืืช ืืฉืืืืช ืืืขืืืืช ืืืืชืจ ืืืื ื ืIELTS Speaking ืืืชืงืฉืืจืช ืืื ืืืืช ืืขืืื ืืืืืชื.