Shadowing Practice: Joe Rogan's Best Ancient Civilization Podcasts - 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 “Joe Rogan's Best Ancient Civilization Podcasts”. This video has 455 sentences and 5883 words to shadow. The speech runs for 31:02. The speaker talks fast, about 190 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 82% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| civilization noun | /ˌsɪv.ɪ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ | An organized culture encompassing many communities, often on the scale of a nation or a people; a stage or system of social, political, or technical… |
| hunter noun | /ˈhʌntɚ/ | One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman. |
| enormous adjective | /ɪˈnɔː.məs/ | Extremely large; greatly exceeding the common size, extent, etc. |
| statue noun | /ˈstæt͡ʃu/ | A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting. |
| archaeology noun | /ˌɑɹ.kiˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ | The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains. |
| bone noun | /boʊn/ | A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates. |
| argue verb | /ˈɑɹ.ɡju/ | To show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply. |
| incredibly adverb | /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/ | In an incredible manner; not to be believed. |
| agriculture noun | /ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃɚ/ | The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the growing and harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock. |
| radiation noun | /ˌɹeɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/ | The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like diverging rays of light. |
| massacre noun | /ˈmæs.ə.kə(ɹ)/ | The killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity… |
| fertile adjective | /ˈfɝːtəl/ | Of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive. |
| shock noun | /ʃɔk/ | A sudden, heavy impact. |
| explanation noun | /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/ | The act or process of explaining. |
| electricity noun | /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/ | Originally, a property of amber and certain other nonconducting substances to attract lightweight material when rubbed, or the cause of this property; now… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go back verb | To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time. |
| blow apart verb | To destroy (something) by explosion or figuratively similar disasters (e.g. a scandal for a company). |
| break apart verb | To dismantle something into its base components. |
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. |
| cut down verb | To cut downward. |
| fall out verb | To come out of something by falling. |
| figure out verb | To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce. |
| fly off verb | To flee rapidly; to run away. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What do you see to the south?
- I mean, it's hard to tell from this image.
- How do you get enough people together?
- How do you have the organizational skills?
- Let's say it's my hypothesis.
דקדוק בסרטון הזה
המבנים שהדובר משתמש בהם הכי הרבה, עם המילים המדויקות מהסרטון:
| מבנה | בסרטון |
|---|---|
| “Used to” used to + verb — הרגל או מצב שהיה נכון בעבר וכבר לא קיים | used to run · used to be · used to look |
| הווה מושלם (Present perfect) have/has + past participle — פעולה שקרתה בעבר ועדיין יש לה חשיבות או השפעה עכשיו | I've never reported · has been · has come |
| סביל (Passive voice) be + past participle — הדגש הוא על מה שקורה, לא על מי שעושה את הפעולה | were frozen · was called · being accepted |
| משפטי זיקה (Relative clauses) who / which + clause — מידע נוסף על אדם או דבר | people who archaeologists · rainfall, which is · those who made |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 78 contractions and reduced forms, such as they're, don't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, myth /mɪθ/, underneath /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/, megalith /ˈmɛɡəˌlɪθ/, megalithic /ˌmɛɡəˈlɪθɪk/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: civilization /ˌsɪv.ɪ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/, radiation /ˌɹeɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/, shock /ʃɔk/, explanation /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/, elevation /ˌɛlɪˈveɪʃn̩/
- Long words — get the stress right: civilization /ˌsɪv.ɪ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/, archaeology /ˌɑɹ.kiˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, incredibly /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/, agriculture /ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃɚ/, radiation /ˌɹeɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/
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 civilization, hunter, enormous.
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.












