Shadowing Practice: Learn English Conversation | Shadowing English Speaking Practice ๐ง - Learn English Speaking with Video
ืืืจ ืืฆื ืชืจืืื
ืื ืืฆื ืคืืชื ืืืจ ืชืจืืื ืืืกื ืืื.
ืืืจื ืืคืืืงืฆืื
ืื ืื ืฉืืชื ืฆืจืื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืฉืืฃ

ืืืชื ืขืจืืฅ
ืืืืฅ ืขื ืกืจืืื
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video โLearn English Conversationโ. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: fence, lisa, abroad, studying, English. This video has 170 sentences and 1173 words to shadow. The speech runs for 13:57. The speaker talks slowly, about 84 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 32 of its 170 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 |
|---|---|---|
| fence noun | /fษns/ | A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc. |
| abroad adverb | /ษหbษนษหd/ | Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries. |
| skill noun | /skษชl/ | A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate. |
| scare verb | /skษษ/ | To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way. |
| vocabulary noun | /vษหkรฆb.jษ.lษ.ษนi/ | A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning. |
| shadow noun | /หสรฆdษสฬฏ/ | A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object. |
| carefully adverb | /หkษษนf(ษ)li/ | With care; attentively, circumspectly. |
| boost verb | /buหst/ | To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up. |
| locally adverb | /หlษสkษli/ | With respect to place; in place. |
| interactive adjective | /หษชn.tษหรฆk.tษชv/ | Interacting with or communicating with and reacting to each other; influencing or having an effect on each other; acting or capable of acting on each other orโฆ |
| bore verb | /boษน/ | To inspire boredom in somebody. |
| rush verb | /ษนสส/ | To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully. |
| helpful adjective | /หhษlp.flฬฉ/ | Furnishing help; giving aid; useful. |
| reveal verb | /ษนษชหviหl/ | To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden. |
| remind verb | /ษนษหmaษชnd/ | To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person). |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| line out verb | To appear in a lineout. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Yes, but I'm also thinking about staying here.
- So you're sitting on the fence?
- I don't know which choice is better.
- Take your time, but don't wait too long.
- I hope you choose what's best for you.
ืืงืืืง ืืกืจืืื ืืื
ืืืื ืื ืฉืืืืืจ ืืฉืชืืฉ ืืื ืืื ืืจืื, ืขื ืืืืืื ืืืืืืงืืช ืืืกืจืืื:
| ืืื ื | ืืกืจืืื |
|---|---|
| ืืืื ืืืฉืื (Present perfect) have/has + past participle โ ืคืขืืื ืฉืงืจืชื ืืขืืจ ืืขืืืื ืืฉ ืื ืืฉืืืืช ืื ืืฉืคืขื ืขืืฉืื | Have you seen ยท hasn't decided |
| ืืืื ืืืืฉื (Present continuous) am/is/are + -ing โ ืืฉืื ืฉืืชืจืืฉ ืืจืืข ืื ืืกืืืื ืืงืจืืื ืืืื ืืื | I'm also thinking ยท you're sitting ยท I'm sitting |
| ืขืชืื ืขื โwillโ will + verb โ ืืืืื, ืืืืื ืื ื ืืืื ืืืื ืืขืชืื | we'll dive ยท will have ยท you'll listen |
| ืืืื: must / have to / need to ืืืืืข ืฉืืืจ ืื ืืื ืืืจืื ืื ืืืื | need to decide ยท must choose |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 43 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, didn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The โshโ and โzhโ sounds: shadow /หสรฆdษสฬฏ/, rush /ษนสส/, pronunciation /pษนษหnสn.siหeษช.สษn/, intonation /ษชntษหneษชสษn/, repetition /หษนษp.ษหtษชส.ษn/
- Long words โ get the stress right: vocabulary /vษหkรฆb.jษ.lษ.ษนi/, interactive /หษชn.tษหรฆk.tษชv/, pronunciation /pษนษหnสn.siหeษช.สษn/, confidently /หkษnfษชdษntli/, intonation /ษชntษหneษชสษn/
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 fence, abroad, skill.
ืืื ืืื ืื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.





























