Shadowing Practice: I CAN DO IT - Powerful Motivational Video - Learn English Speaking with Video
בחר מצב תרגול
כל מצב פותח חדר תרגול במסך מלא.
הורד אפליקציה
כל מה שאתה צריך כדי לדבר בשטף
אותו ערוץ
המלץ על סרטון
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “I CAN DO IT - Powerful Motivational Video”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: ownership, nobody, press, grow, forward. This video has 60 sentences and 657 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:05. The speaker talks at a natural 161 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ownership noun | /ˈoʊnɚʃɪp/ | The state of having complete legal control of something; possession; proprietorship. |
| belief noun | /bɪˈliːf/ | Mental acceptance of a claim as true. |
| reward noun | /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/ | Something of value given in return for an act. |
| complain verb | /kəmˈpleɪn/ | To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment. |
| motivate verb | /ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt/ | To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage; to actuate. |
| muscle noun | /ˈmʌs.əl/ | A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement. |
| solve verb | /sɒlv/ | To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out. |
| comfort noun | /ˈkʌm.fət/ | Contentment, ease. |
| knock verb | /nɑk/ | To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood. |
| knee noun | /ni/ | In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank. |
| darkness noun | /ˈdɑɹk.nɪs/ | The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light. |
| intent noun | /ɪnˈtɛnt/ | Something that is intended. |
| nasty adjective | /ˈnæs.ti/ | Dirty, filthy. |
| determination noun | /dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən/ | The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc. |
| sunshine noun | /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/ | The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. |
| move forward verb | To cause to make progress. |
| come back verb | To return to a place. |
| give up verb | To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone). |
| go out verb | To leave, especially a building. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- You'll go through some failures.
- We've got work to do.
- It's possible you can live your dream.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 27 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, you're, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: ownership /ˈoʊnɚʃɪp/, determination /dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən/, sunshine /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/
- Long words — get the stress right: determination /dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən/, permanently /ˈpɜː.mə.nənt.li/, adversity /ædˈvɜː.sɪ.ti/, indomitable /ɪnˈdɑmɪtəbl̩/, normality /nɔɹˈmæl.ə.ti/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like ownership, belief, reward.
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