Shadowing Practice: Intermediate English Conversation Lesson with Shadowing | Learning English Speaking Practice ๐ฃ๏ธ - Learn English Speaking with Video
ืืืจ ืืฆื ืชืจืืื
ืื ืืฆื ืคืืชื ืืืจ ืชืจืืื ืืืกื ืืื.
ืืืจื ืืคืืืงืฆืื
ืื ืื ืฉืืชื ืฆืจืื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืฉืืฃ

ืืืชื ืขืจืืฅ
ืืืืฅ ืขื ืกืจืืื
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video โIntermediate English Conversation Lesson with Shadowingโ. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: busy, swamped, pressure, tasks, leo. This video has 216 sentences and 1620 words to shadow. The speech runs for 20:48. The speaker talks slowly, about 78 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 84% 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
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| swamp noun | /หswษmp/ | An area of wet (water-saturated), spongy (soft) land, often with trees, generally a rich ecosystem for certain plants and animals but ill-suited for manyโฆ |
| overload verb | /หษสvษหlษสd/ | To load excessively. |
| stressful adjective | /หstษนษsfษl/ | Irritating; causing stress. |
| vocabulary noun | /vษหkรฆb.jษ.lษ.ษนi/ | A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning. |
| interactive adjective | /หษชn.tษหรฆk.tษชv/ | Interacting with or communicating with and reacting to each other; influencing or having an effect on each other; acting or capable of acting on each other orโฆ |
| confidently adverb | /หkษnfษชdษntli/ | In a confident manner; with confidence; with strong assurance; positively. |
| fluently adverb | In a fluent manner, as expressing oneself easily, especially in a foreign language. | |
| intonation noun | /ษชntษหneษชสษn/ | The rise and fall of the voice in speaking. |
| schoolwork noun | /หskulหwษk/ | Work done for school, including both in class and as homework. |
| sharpen verb | /หสษษนpษn/ | To make sharp. |
| pronunciation noun | /pษนษหnสn.siหeษช.สษn/ | The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken. |
| fluent adjective | /หfluษnt/ | That flows; flowing, liquid. |
| lastly adverb | /หlรฆstli/ | Used to mark the beginning of the last in a list of items or propositions. |
| grasp verb | /ษกษนรฆsp/ | To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand. |
| subscribe verb | /sษbหskษนaษชb/ | To write (oneโs name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name). |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| slow down verb | To decelerate. |
| check out verb | To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.). |
| line out verb | To appear in a lineout. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I'm okay, but I'm swamped with work right now.
- What are you busy with?
- I'm busy with emails, reports, and meetings.
- Are you working late again?
- When you're too busy, it's better to slow down.
ืืงืืืง ืืกืจืืื ืืื
ืืืื ืื ืฉืืืืืจ ืืฉืชืืฉ ืืื ืืื ืืจืื, ืขื ืืืืืื ืืืืืืงืืช ืืืกืจืืื:
| ืืื ื | ืืกืจืืื |
|---|---|
| ืืฉืคืื ืชื ืื (Conditional sentences) if + clause, will/would + verb โ ืชื ืื ืืชืืฆืื ืฉืื | If I plan better, I won't be ยท if i plan better i won't be |
| ืกืืื (Passive voice) be + past participle โ ืืืืฉ ืืื ืขื ืื ืฉืงืืจื, ืื ืขื ืื ืฉืขืืฉื ืืช ืืคืขืืื | Be swamped ยท is swamped ยท was swamped |
| ืขืฆื ืขื โshouldโ should + verb โ ืืืืจ ืื ืืืื ืื ืืืืืฅ ืืขืฉืืช | should take ยท should do |
| ืคืืขื + -ing enjoy, keep, stopโฆ + -ing โ ืคืขืืื ืฉืืชืืืจืื ื-ing ืืืจืืื | keeps ringing ยท Keep watching |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 66 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The โshโ and โzhโ sounds: intonation /ษชntษหneษชสษn/, sharpen /หสษษนpษn/, pronunciation /pษนษหnสn.siหeษช.สษn/
- Long words โ get the stress right: vocabulary /vษหkรฆb.jษ.lษ.ษนi/, interactive /หษชn.tษหรฆk.tษชv/, confidently /หkษnfษชdษntli/, intonation /ษชntษหneษชสษn/, pronunciation /pษนษหnสn.siหeษช.สษn/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like swamp, overload, stressful.
ืืื ืืื ืืงืช ืืฉืืืืืื ื?
ืฉืืืืืื ื ืืื ืืื ืืงืช ืืืืืช ืฉืคื ืืืืกืกืช ืืืข ืฉืคืืชืื ืืืงืืจ ืืืืฉืจืช ืืชืืจืืื ืื ืืงืฆืืขืืื ืืคืืคืืืจืืช ืขื ืืื ืืคืืืืืืื ื"ืจ ืืืืกื ืืจ ืืจืืืืืก. ืืฉืืื ืคืฉืืื ืื ืขืืฆืืชืืช: ืืชื ืืงืฉืื ืืืืืื ืืื ืืืืช ืืืืืืช ืืืืืจ ืขืืื ืืงืื ืจื ืืื โ ืืื ืฆื ืืขืืงื ืืืจื ืืืืืจ ืขื ืขืืืื ืฉื 1โ2 ืฉื ืืืช ืืืื. ืื ืืืื ืืืืื ื ืคืกืืืืช ืื ืชืจืืืื ืืงืืืง, ืฉืืืืืื ื ืืืจืื ืืช ืืืื ืืืฉืจืืจืื ืืคื ืืขืื ืืืฉืืืจ ืืคืืกื ืืืืืจ ืืืืชืืื ืื ืืื ืืช. ืืืงืจืื ืืจืืื ืฉืื ืืฉืคืจ ืืฉืืขืืชืืช ืืช ืืืืง ืืืืืื, ืืืื ืืื ืฆืื, ืืงืฆื, ืืืืืืจ ืืืืืืจ, ืืื ืช ืืฉืืืขื ืืฉืืฃ ืืืืืืจ โ ืื ืฉืืืคื ืืืชื ืืืืช ืืฉืืืืช ืืืขืืืืช ืืืืชืจ ืืืื ื ืIELTS Speaking ืืืชืงืฉืืจืช ืืื ืืืืช ืืขืืื ืืืืืชื.































