Shadowing Practice: I Cooked For EVERY World Cup Star - 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 B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “I Cooked For EVERY World Cup Star”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: favorite, dish, tier. This video has 420 sentences and 4921 words to shadow. The speech runs for 24:28. The speaker talks fast, about 201 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. Only 76% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| tier noun | /ˈtɪɚ/ | A row or range, especially one at a higher or lower level than another. |
| pasta noun | /ˈpɑ.stə/ | Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating. |
| couscous noun | /ˈkus.kus/ | A pasta of North African origin made of crushed and steamed semolina. |
| pesto noun | /ˈpɛstoʊ/ | A sauce, especially for pasta, originating from the Genoa region in Italy, made from basil, garlic, pine nuts, olive oil and cheese (usually pecorino). |
| scorer noun | One who scores. | |
| olive noun | /ˈɑ.lɪv/ | A tree of species Olea europaea cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it. |
| potato noun | /pəˈteɪ.təʊ/ | The edible starchy tuber of the plant species Solanum tuberosum. |
| crispy adjective | /ˈkɹɪs.pi/ | Having a crisp texture; brittle yet tender. |
| fry verb | /fɹaɪ/ | To cook (something) in hot fat. |
| conch noun | /ˈkɑŋk/ | A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell. |
| kebab noun | /kəˈbɑb/ | A hand-held dish consisting of slices of meat or fish roasted on an upright skewer, usually mixed with fresh vegetables and sauces and served in flatbread… |
| onion noun | /ˈʌn.jən/ | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| bean noun | /ˈbi(ː)n/ | Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods. |
| spicy adjective | /ˈspaɪsi/ | Of, pertaining to, or containing spice. |
| tomato noun | /təˈmeɪ.toʊ/ | A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grow up verb | To mature and become an adult. |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. |
| call up verb | To retrieve from personal or computer memory. |
| come over verb | To affect in a sudden, unprecedented or surprising manner; to overwhelm a person's ordinarily contrary impulse. |
| go over verb | To look at carefully; to scrutinize; to analyze. |
| mess up verb | To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss. |
| run around verb | To be very busy doing many different things. |
| run past verb | To bring an idea or proposal to the attention of (someone) in order to obtain their opinion. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- For now it's up to you.
- Tom, what do you think?
- Can you believe it looks like that from flying?
- I feel like we're all probably wondering, is it cooked perfectly?
- Guga, what are you doing?
דקדוק בסרטון הזה
המבנים שהדובר משתמש בהם הכי הרבה, עם המילים המדויקות מהסרטון:
| מבנה | בסרטון |
|---|---|
| הווה מושלם (Present perfect) have/has + past participle — פעולה שקרתה בעבר ועדיין יש לה חשיבות או השפעה עכשיו | you've never heard · I've done · I've made |
| סביל (Passive voice) be + past participle — הדגש הוא על מה שקורה, לא על מי שעושה את הפעולה | was shocked · was made · was created |
| משפטי זיקה (Relative clauses) who / which + clause — מידע נוסף על אדם או דבר | bear, which makes · farmer, which is · someone who asks |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 110 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I've, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: theirs /ðɛɚz/, authentic /ɔˈθɛn.tɪk/, athlete /ˈæθ.liːt/, grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: prosciutto /pɹəˈʃuː.toʊ/, shred /ʃɹɛd/, traditionally /tɹəˈdɪʃ.ə.nə.li/, instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: chilaquiles /ˌt͡ʃi.ləˈki.leɪs/, mozzarella /mɑt.səˈɹɛl.ə/, ingredient /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/, traditionally /tɹəˈdɪʃ.ə.nə.li/, apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/
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 tier, pasta, couscous.
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.































