Shadowing Practice: John Lennon - Imagine (Lyrics)๐ถ - Learn English Speaking with Video
ืืืจ ืืฆื ืชืจืืื
ืื ืืฆื ืคืืชื ืืืจ ืชืจืืื ืืืกื ืืื.
ืืืจื ืืคืืืงืฆืื
ืื ืื ืฉืืชื ืฆืจืื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืฉืืฃ
ืืืืฅ ืขื ืกืจืืื
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video โJohn Lennon - Imagine (Lyrics)๐ถโ. This video has 17 sentences and 128 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:42.
Key vocabulary in this video
10 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| someday adverb | Sometime; at some unspecified time in the future. | |
| possession noun | /pษหzษสnฬฉ/ | A control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights. |
| hunger noun | /หhสลษกษ/ | A need or compelling desire for food. |
| brotherhood noun | /หbษนสรฐษหhสd/ | The state of being brothers or a brother (also figuratively). |
| greed noun | /ษกษนiหd/ | A selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions. |
| dreamer noun | /หdษนimษ/ | One who dreams. |
| imagine verb | /ษชหmรฆdอกส.ษชn/ | To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind. |
| join verb | /หdอกสษษชn/ | To connect or combine into one; to put together. |
| wonder noun | /หwสndษ/ | A sense of awe, astonishment and curiosity, inspired by unexpected events, novel experiences and inexplicable circumstances, sometimes accompanied by surpriseโฆ |
| religion noun | /ษนษชหlษชdอกส.ษn/ | Belief in a spiritual or metaphysical reality (often including at least one deity), accompanied by practices or rituals pertaining to the belief. |
ืืงืืืง ืืกืจืืื ืืื
ืืืื ืื ืฉืืืืืจ ืืฉืชืืฉ ืืื ืืื ืืจืื, ืขื ืืืืืื ืืืืืืงืืช ืืืกืจืืื:
| ืืื ื | ืืกืจืืื |
|---|---|
| ืืคืฉืจืืช ืขื โmight / mayโ might/may + verb โ ืืฉืื ืฉืืืื ืืงืจืืช, ืื ืื ืืืื | may say |
| ืขืชืื ืขื โwillโ will + verb โ ืืืืื, ืืืืื ืื ื ืืืื ืืืื ืืขืชืื | you'll join ยท will be ยท will live |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 7 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you'll, isn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 someday, possession, hunger.
ืืื ืืื ืื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.