Shadowing Practice: I notice EVERYTHING ๐ - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video โI notice EVERYTHING ๐โ. This video has 20 sentences and 205 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:13. The speaker talks at a natural 168 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 78% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 14 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| incredibly adverb | /ษชลหkษนษdษชbli/ | In an incredible manner; not to be believed. |
| naturally adverb | /หnรฆtอกส.(ษ.)ษนษ.li/ | In a natural manner. |
| awareness noun | /ษหwษษน.nษs/ | The state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer. |
| deeply adverb | /หdi(ห)pli/ | To a deep extent or degree; very greatly. |
| survival noun | /sษหvaษช.vษl/ | The fact or act of surviving; continued existence or life. |
| tension noun | /หtษnสษn/ | The condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other. |
| facial adjective | /หfeษช.สษl/ | Of or affecting the face. |
| disappear verb | /dษชsษหpษชษน/ | To vanish. |
| bore verb | /boษน/ | To inspire boredom in somebody. |
| exhaust verb | /ษชษกหzษst/ | To draw or let out wholly; to drain completely. |
| microwave noun | /หmaษชkษนoสหweษชv/ | An electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves. |
| observant adjective | /ษbหzษvษnt/ | Alert and paying close attention; watchful. |
| empathetic adjective | /หษmpษหฮธษtษชk/ | Showing empathy for others, recognizing their feelings. |
| perceptive adjective | /pษหsษptษชv/ | Having or showing keenness or sharpness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| leave out verb | To omit, to not include, to neglect to mention. |
| pick up on verb | To notice, observe, learn, or understand, especially something otherwise overlooked. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I notice when someone doesn't like me.
- I notice when someone's holding something back.
- I notice the tiniest change in someone's voice.
- I notice when someone notices that I've noticed.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as doesn't, I've, you've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The โshโ and โzhโ sounds: tension /หtษnสษn/, facial /หfeษช.สษl/
- Long words โ get the stress right: incredibly /ษชลหkษนษdษชbli/, naturally /หnรฆtอกส.(ษ.)ษนษ.li/, empathetic /หษmpษหฮธษtษชk/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75ร 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 incredibly, naturally, awareness.
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