Shadowing Practice: Kylie Jenner Asks Travis Scott 23 Questions | GQ - 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 B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Kylie Jenner Asks Travis Scott 23 Questions”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: peanut, jelly, butter, favorite, color. This video has 321 sentences and 1620 words to shadow. The speech runs for 12:02. The speaker talks at a steady 135 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 74 of its 321 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| peanut noun | /ˈpiˌnʌt/ | A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America. |
| jelly noun | /ˈd͡ʒɛli/ | A dessert made by boiling gelatine (or a plant-based alternative such as agar or carrageenan), sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and… |
| nickname noun | /ˈnɪkneɪm/ | A familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic. |
| sandwich noun | /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/ | A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serves as the wrapper or container of some other food. |
| tattoo noun | /tæˈtuː/ | An image made on a body part, usually the skin with ink and a needle. |
| burrito noun | /bəˈɹi.toʊ/ | A Mexican dish consisting of a flour tortilla wrapped around a filling of meat and/or beans, cheese etc. |
| diagonal adjective | /daɪ̯ˈæɡ(ə)nəl/ | Joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron). |
| mixtape noun | A compilation of songs assembled into a single sequence, usually encompassing many different artists and assembled by fans; often curated around a theme, mood… | |
| crust noun | /kɹʌst/ | A more solid, dense or hard layer on a surface or boundary. |
| scar noun | /skɑɹ/ | A permanent mark on the skin, sometimes caused by the healing of a wound. |
| vanilla noun | /vəˈnɪl.ə/ | Any tropical climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in… |
| ankle noun | /ˈæŋ.kəl/ | The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint. |
| wheat noun | /ˈwiːt/ | Any of the several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery. |
| astrological adjective | /ˌæstɹəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/ | Of, or relating to astrology. |
| cheerleading noun | A physical activity and sport in which cheerleaders organize elements of dance, gymnastics, and tumbling for judgment or to cheer on a team. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| keep up with verb | To manage to remain beside or just behind someone or something that is moving away from one. | |
| come up with verb | To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it. | |
| cut off verb | /ˌkʌt ˈɔf/ [ˌkɐɾ ˈɔf] | To remove by cutting. |
| cut through verb | To take a shortcut through. | |
| give out verb | To utter, publish; to announce, proclaim, report. | |
| go off verb | To explode. | |
| grow up verb | To mature and become an adult. | |
| hang around verb | To stay, linger, or loiter. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What are my dog's name?
- What's the biggest scar on my body?
- You don't know where this is?
- What's one of the nicknames I call you?
- What's my favorite flavor ice cream and the brand?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 45 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, didn't, doesn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: standoffish /stænˈdɔ.fɪʃ/, toothbrush /ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: diagonal /daɪ̯ˈæɡ(ə)nəl/, astrological /ˌæstɹəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/, pepperoni /pɛpəˈɹoʊni/, technically /ˈtɛk.nɪˌkəl.i/
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 peanut, jelly, nickname.
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.
































