Shadowing Practice: Johnny Depp Talks About Smoking ๐Ÿšฌ #shorts - Learn English Speaking with Video

ื‘ื—ืจ ืžืฆื‘ ืชืจื’ื•ืœ

ื›ืœ ืžืฆื‘ ืคื•ืชื— ื—ื“ืจ ืชืจื’ื•ืœ ื‘ืžืกืš ืžืœื.

18 ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื
ืื ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื ืงืฆืจื™ื ืื• ืืจื•ื›ื™ื ืžื“ื™, ืœื—ืฅ ืขืœ ืขืจื•ืš ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืชืื™ื ืื•ืชื.
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I just want to explain something.
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This is not my fault what I'm about to do.
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This is not a cigarette.
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This is a stage prop.
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It's a prop.
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Yeah.
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You should say like we say like I always do when I do demonstrations.
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We say to the kids don't do this at home.
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Right?
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Oh, yeah, don't do this anywhere.
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It's stupid.
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It's actually stupid.
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It really is.
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It's one of the dumbest things I've ever done in my life.
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Okay, let's talk about other things.
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He knew I was just about to go somewhere else.
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So, no good, good call.
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So, one of the things, you know, you're lucky, because not every actor can control his...

ื”ื•ืจื“ ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื”

ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืืชื” ืฆืจื™ืš ื›ื“ื™ ืœื“ื‘ืจ ื‘ืฉื˜ืฃ

ื”ื’ื™ื™ืช AIืฆื™ื•ืŸ ืœื›ืœ ืžืฉืคื˜
ืชืจื’ื•ืœ IPAืฉืœื•ื˜ ื‘ื›ืœ ืฆืœื™ืœ
ืื•ืฆืจ ืžื™ืœื™ืื‘ื ื” ืืช ืžืื’ืจ ื”ืžื™ืœื™ื ืฉืœืš
ืžืฉื—ืง ืื•ืฆืจ ืžื™ืœื™ืืœืžื“ ืชื•ืš ื›ื“ื™ ืžืฉื—ืง

ืื•ืชื• ืขืจื•ืฅ

FOR YOU

ื”ืžืœืฅ ืขืœ ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video โ€œJohnny Depp Talks About Smoking ๐Ÿšฌโ€. This video has 18 sentences and 118 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:40. The speaker talks at a natural 177 words per minute, close to everyday conversation.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 11 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
prop noun/pษนษ‘p/An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
cigarette noun/หˆsษชษกษ™ษนษ›t/A small cigar consisting of tobacco or another substance, wrapped up in a thin roll with paper, intended for smoking.
demonstration noun/dษ›mษ™nหˆstษนeษชสƒษ™n/The act of demonstrating; showing or explaining something.
actor noun/หˆรฆk.tษš/Someone or something that takes part in some action; a doer, an agent.
fault noun/fษ”lt/Culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event.
dumb verb/dสŒm/To make stupid.
stupid adjective/หˆstjuหpษชd/Lacking in intelligence.
explain verb/ษชkหˆspleษชn/To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.
lucky adjective/หˆlสŒki/Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.
somewhere adverb/หˆsสŒm.wษ›ษน/In an uncertain or unspecified location.
anywhere adverb/หˆษ›n.i.(h)wษ›ษน/In or at any location.

ื“ืงื“ื•ืง ื‘ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ื”ื–ื”

ื”ืžื‘ื ื™ื ืฉื”ื“ื•ื‘ืจ ืžืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื”ื ื”ื›ื™ ื”ืจื‘ื”, ืขื ื”ืžื™ืœื™ื ื”ืžื“ื•ื™ืงื•ืช ืžื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ:

ืžื‘ื ื”ื‘ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ
ื”ื•ื•ื” ืžื•ืฉืœื (Present perfect) have/has + past participle โ€” ืคืขื•ืœื” ืฉืงืจืชื” ื‘ืขื‘ืจ ื•ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื™ืฉ ืœื” ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช ืื• ื”ืฉืคืขื” ืขื›ืฉื™ื•I've ever done
ืขืฆื” ืขื โ€œshouldโ€ should + verb โ€” ืœื•ืžืจ ืžื” ื›ื“ืื™ ืื• ืžื•ืžืœืฅ ืœืขืฉื•ืชshould say
ืฉื ืชื•ืืจ ืžื•ื‘ื”ืง (Superlatives) the -est / the most โ€ฆ โ€” ืœืฆื™ื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ื’ื‘ื•ื” ืื• ื”ื ืžื•ืš ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืงื‘ื•ืฆื”the dumbest

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75ร— speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like prop, cigarette, demonstration.

ืžื”ื™ ื˜ื›ื ื™ืงืช ื”ืฉืื“ื•ืื™ื ื’?

ืฉืื“ื•ืื™ื ื’ ื”ื™ื ื˜ื›ื ื™ืงืช ืœืžื™ื“ืช ืฉืคื” ืžื‘ื•ืกืกืช ืžื“ืข ืฉืคื•ืชื—ื” ื‘ืžืงื•ืจ ืœื”ื›ืฉืจืช ืžืชื•ืจื’ืžื ื™ื ืžืงืฆื•ืขื™ื™ื ื•ืคื•ืคื•ืœืจื™ืช ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืคื•ืœื™ื’ืœื•ื˜ ื“"ืจ ืืœื›ืกื ื“ืจ ืืจื’ื•ืืœืก. ื”ืฉื™ื˜ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ื” ืืš ืขื•ืฆืžืชื™ืช: ืืชื” ืžืงืฉื™ื‘ ืœืื•ื“ื™ื• ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื™ืœื™ื“ื™ืช ื•ื—ื•ื–ืจ ืขืœื™ื• ื‘ืงื•ืœ ืจื ืžื™ื“ โ€” ื›ืžื• ืฆืœ ื”ืขื•ืงื‘ ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื“ื•ื‘ืจ ืขื ืขื™ื›ื•ื‘ ืฉืœ 1โ€“2 ืฉื ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืœื‘ื“. ื‘ื ื™ื’ื•ื“ ืœื”ืื–ื ื” ืคืกื™ื‘ื™ืช ืื• ืชืจื’ื™ืœื™ ื“ืงื“ื•ืง, ืฉืื“ื•ืื™ื ื’ ืžื›ืจื™ื— ืืช ื”ืžื•ื— ื•ื”ืฉืจื™ืจื™ื ื‘ืคื” ืœืขื‘ื“ ื•ืœืฉื—ื–ืจ ื“ืคื•ืกื™ ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืืžื™ืชื™ื™ื ื‘ื• ื–ืžื ื™ืช. ืžื—ืงืจื™ื ืžืจืื™ื ืฉื–ื” ืžืฉืคืจ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ืช ืืช ื“ื™ื•ืง ื”ื”ื’ื™ื™ื”, ื”ืื™ื ื˜ื•ื ืฆื™ื”, ื”ืงืฆื‘, ื”ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืžื—ื•ื‘ืจ, ื”ื‘ื ืช ื”ืฉืžื™ืขื” ื•ืฉื˜ืฃ ื”ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ โ€” ืžื” ืฉื”ื•ืคืš ืื•ืชื• ืœืื—ืช ื”ืฉื™ื˜ื•ืช ื”ื™ืขื™ืœื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื”ื›ื ื” ืœIELTS Speaking ื•ืœืชืงืฉื•ืจืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ืืžื™ืชื™.

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