Shadowing Practice: I Exposed the Haunted Clown Motel - 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 B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “I Exposed the Haunted Clown Motel”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: bro, clown, haunted, motel, cemetery. This video has 545 sentences and 3504 words to shadow. The speech runs for 17:34. The speaker talks fast, about 200 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 119 of its 545 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| clown noun | /ˈklaʊ̯n/ | A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly… |
| haunt verb | /hɔnt/ | To inhabit or to visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts). |
| motel noun | /moʊˈtɛl/ | A type of hotel or lodging establishment, often located near a major highway, which typically features a series of rooms whose entrances are immediately… |
| cemetery noun | /ˈsɛm.ɪˌtɛɹ.i/ | A place where the dead are buried; a graveyard or memorial park. |
| detector noun | /dɪˈtɛktə(ɹ)/ | A device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon, and that optionally sounds an alarm or triggers a warning. |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| scare verb | /skɛɚ/ | To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way. |
| chill verb | /tʃɪl/ | To lower the temperature of something; to cool. |
| freaky adjective | /ˈfɹiː.ki/ | Resembling a freak. |
| upstairs adverb | /ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/ | Up the stairs; on or to a higher floor or level. |
| cave noun | /keɪv/ | A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside. |
| customizable adjective | Able to be customized. | |
| terrify verb | /ˈtɛɹɪfaɪ/ | To frighten greatly; to fill with terror. |
| shave verb | /ˈʃeɪ̯v/ | To make (the head, skin etc.) bald or (the hair) shorter by using a tool such as a razor or electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin. |
| rig noun | /ɹɪɡ/ | The rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| go off verb | To explode. | |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. | |
| shut up | /ʃʌt ʌp/ | Stop talking (usually in the form of making annoying, irrelevant, or false comments, during a period of peace and quiet, or when one is not allowed to talk)… |
| turn off verb | To power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.). | |
| come on in verb | Synonym of come in (“to enter”). | |
| do out verb | To decorate, tidy, or clean (a place). | |
| end up verb | To bring to a conclusion. | |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- How you feeling about this?
- Nico, why would you say that?
- John, you gonna spend the night here or what?
- Wait, can we make sure there's rooms up there?
- You think it's more scary now?
דקדוק בסרטון הזה
המבנים שהדובר משתמש בהם הכי הרבה, עם המילים המדויקות מהסרטון:
| מבנה | בסרטון |
|---|---|
| סביל (Passive voice) be + past participle — הדגש הוא על מה שקורה, לא על מי שעושה את הפעולה | was called · is haunted · is actually haunted |
| הווה מושלם (Present perfect) have/has + past participle — פעולה שקרתה בעבר ועדיין יש לה חשיבות או השפעה עכשיו | I've tried · They've been · I've never had |
| עבר ממושך (Past continuous) was/were + -ing — פעולה שהייתה בתהליך בזמן מסוים בעבר | was doing · was sitting · was just sitting |
| פועל + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — פעלים שמתחברים ל-ing אחריהם | keep hearing · start watering · start crying |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 127 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shave /ˈʃeɪ̯v/, personalization /ˌpɝs(ə)nəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/, shovel /ˈʃʌv.əl/, slideshow /ˈslaɪdˌʃoʊ/, evacuation /ɪˌvækjuˈeɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: cemetery /ˈsɛm.ɪˌtɛɹ.i/, undoubtedly /ʌnˈdaʊtɪdli/, personalization /ˌpɝs(ə)nəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/, electromagnetic /ɪˌlɛk.tɹoʊ.mæɡˈnɛ.tɪk/, disrespectful /dɪs.ɹɪˈspɛkt.fəl/
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 clown, haunt, motel.
מהי טכניקת השאדואינג?
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