Shadowing Practice: I HAVE A BOYFRIEND... - Learn English Speaking with Video
בחר מצב תרגול
כל מצב פותח חדר תרגול במסך מלא.
הורד אפליקציה
כל מה שאתה צריך כדי לדבר בשטף
המלץ על סרטון
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “I HAVE A BOYFRIEND..”. This video has 339 sentences and 3814 words to shadow. The speech runs for 22:26. The speaker talks at a natural 170 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| daddy noun | /ˈdædi/ | Also used as a term of address: a father; one's father. |
| underwear noun | /ˈʌndɚˌwɛɹ/ | Clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing. |
| vibe noun | /vaɪb/ | An atmosphere or aura felt to belong to a person, place or thing. |
| chip noun | /t͡ʃɪp/ | A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material. |
| shake verb | /ˈʃeɪk/ | To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly. |
| alarm noun | /əˈlɑɹm/ | A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy. |
| outfit noun | /ˈaʊtfɪt/ | A set of clothing (with accessories). |
| rage noun | /ɹeɪd͡ʒ/ | Violent uncontrolled anger. |
| container noun | /kənˈteɪ.nəɹ/ | An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported. |
| reservation noun | /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/ | The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back. |
| yogurt noun | /ˈjɒɡ.ət/ | A milk-based product stiffened by a bacterium-aided curdling process, and sometimes mixed with fruit or other flavoring. |
| rave verb | /ɹeɪv/ | To be mentally unclear; to be delirious; to talk or act irrationally; to be wild, furious, or raging. |
| hangover noun | /ˈhæŋoʊ̯vɚ/ ~ /ˈhæŋɔʊ̯vɚ/ | Negative effects, such as headache or nausea, caused by previous drunkenness due to (excessive) consumption of alcohol. |
| thick adjective | /θɪk/ | Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension. |
| pizza noun | /ˈpi.tsə/ | A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. | |
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
| figure out verb | To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce. | |
| throw out verb | /ˈθɹəʊ ˌaʊt/ | To discard; to dispense with something; to throw away. |
| come up verb | To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly. | |
| end up verb | To bring to a conclusion. | |
| get out verb | To leave or escape. | |
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I don't know if I'm in any sense.
- You found an old list?
- I feel like it's on baseball right now.
- What if you did that?
- Did you wear a condom?
דקדוק בסרטון הזה
המבנים שהדובר משתמש בהם הכי הרבה, עם המילים המדויקות מהסרטון:
| מבנה | בסרטון |
|---|---|
| הווה מושלם ממושך (Present perfect continuous) have/has been + -ing — פעולה שהתחילה בעבר ועדיין נמשכת עכשיו | we've been looking · haven't been talking |
| משפטי תנאי (Conditional sentences) if + clause, will/would + verb — תנאי ותוצאה שלו | if you may most people wouldn't really |
| הווה מושלם (Present perfect) have/has + past participle — פעולה שקרתה בעבר ועדיין יש לה חשיבות או השפעה עכשיו | we've now taken · haven't pulled · we've been |
| סביל (Passive voice) be + past participle — הדגש הוא על מה שקורה, לא על מי שעושה את הפעולה | be stocked · are hung |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 180 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, we're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: thick /θɪk/, therapist /ˈθɛɹəpɪst/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shake /ˈʃeɪk/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, sushi /ˈsuːʃi/, extension /ɪkˈstɛnʃən/, shock /ʃɔk/
- Long words — get the stress right: reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, hangover /ˈhæŋoʊ̯vɚ/ ~ /ˈhæŋɔʊ̯vɚ/, charcuterie /ʃɑɹˈkutəɹi/, demonetize /diˈmɑnətaɪz/, gynecomastia /ˌɡaɪ.nɪ.koʊˈmæs.tiə/
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 daddy, underwear, vibe.
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