Shadowing Practice: KIDS GET STUCK IN MINECRAFT! - Learn English Speaking with Video
בחר מצב תרגול
כל מצב פותח חדר תרגול במסך מלא.
הורד אפליקציה
כל מה שאתה צריך כדי לדבר בשטף
אותו ערוץ
המלץ על סרטון
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “KIDS GET STUCK IN MINECRAFT!”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Jay, pizza, Minecraft, dragon, bro. This video has 409 sentences and 2555 words to shadow. The speech runs for 19:48. The speaker talks at a steady 129 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 67 of its 409 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| pizza noun | /ˈpi.tsə/ | A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables. |
| dragon noun | /ˈdɹæɡən/ | In European mythologies, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a lizard-like body, often a… |
| marble noun | /ˈmɑɹ.bəl/ | A metamorphic rock of crystalline limestone. |
| gosh | /ɡɑːʃ/ | A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm. |
| sword noun | /soɹd/ | A long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack. |
| subscribe verb | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name). |
| argue verb | /ˈɑɹ.ɡju/ | To show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply. |
| diamond noun | /ˈdaɪ.ə.mənd/ | A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron. |
| relax verb | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | To make something loose. |
| pasta noun | /ˈpɑ.stə/ | Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating. |
| complicated adjective | /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/ | Difficult or convoluted. |
| suck verb | /sʌk/ | To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast). |
| trap noun | /tɹæp/ | A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body. |
| nope | /noʊp/ | No. |
| laptop noun | /ˈlæp.tɑp/ | A laptop computer. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| work together verb | To be coworkers with someone; to share a workspace with someone. |
| come back verb | To return to a place. |
| come on in verb | Synonym of come in (“to enter”). |
| come up with verb | To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it. |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. |
| get up verb | To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. |
| go back verb | To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time. |
| kick out verb | To eject, dismiss, expel, or forcefully remove (someone or something). |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What's wrong with you?
- Dude, why is it always your plan?
- Why don't they just listen to me?
- Did you ask them their ideas?
- You're asking me what I want to do?
דקדוק בסרטון הזה
המבנים שהדובר משתמש בהם הכי הרבה, עם המילים המדויקות מהסרטון:
| מבנה | בסרטון |
|---|---|
| סביל (Passive voice) be + past participle — הדגש הוא על מה שקורה, לא על מי שעושה את הפעולה | being stuck · be done · is cooked |
| עצה עם “should” should + verb — לומר מה כדאי או מומלץ לעשות | should be · Should we build · should definitely subscribe |
| עבר ממושך (Past continuous) was/were + -ing — פעולה שהייתה בתהליך בזמן מסוים בעבר | was being · were struggling · was thinking |
| שם תואר מובהק (Superlatives) the -est / the most … — לציין את הגבוה או הנמוך ביותר בקבוצה | The best · the worst |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 116 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, gonna, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: complicated /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/, anxiety /æŋˈzaɪ.əti/, differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/, unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/, obsidian /əbˈsɪd.i.ən/
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 pizza, dragon, marble.
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.




















