Shadowing Practice: Learn English with Friends ๐ฌ | Shadowing Practice (7 Scenes + Slow) - 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 B1 speaking lesson is built on the video โLearn English with Friends ๐ฌโ. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: outlet, noise, switch, thursday, dress. This video has 92 sentences and 730 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:53. The speaker talks at a steady 124 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 14 of its 92 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 |
|---|---|---|
| outlet noun | /หaสtlษt/ | A vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something. |
| cheapskate noun | /หtอกสipหskeษชt/ | Someone who stingily avoids spending money. |
| memorize verb | /หmษm.ษหษนaษชฬฏz/ | To fully learn so as to have entirely available to the memory; to learn by heart, commit to memory. |
| moor verb | /mสษ/ | To cast anchor or become fastened. |
| symbolism noun | /หsษชmbษหlษชzษm/ | Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities. |
| symbolize verb | /หsษชmbษlaษชz/ | To be symbolic of; to represent. |
| wildness noun | /หwaษชld.nษs/ | The state or quality of being wild. |
| hut noun | /hสt/ | A small, simple one-storey dwelling or shelter, often with just one room, and generally built of readily available local materials. |
| spit verb | /spษชt/ | To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc. |
| locate verb | /หloสหkeษชt/ | To place; to set in a particular spot or position. |
| triumph noun | /หtษนaษชฬฏษmf/ | A conclusive success following an effort, conflict, or confrontation of obstacles; victory; conquest. |
| creepy adjective | /หkษนipi/ | Moving by creeping along. |
| tragic adjective | /หtษนรฆdอกสษชk/ | Causing great sadness or suffering. |
| plug noun | /plสษก/ | A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one. |
| trace noun | /tษนeษชs/ | An act of tracing. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. |
| listen up verb | To listen closely; to pay attention. |
| stand up for verb | To speak or act in support or defense of (a person, a cause, a belief, or the like). |
ืืงืืืง ืืกืจืืื ืืื
ืืืื ืื ืฉืืืืืจ ืืฉืชืืฉ ืืื ืืื ืืจืื, ืขื ืืืืืื ืืืืืืงืืช ืืืกืจืืื:
| ืืื ื | ืืกืจืืื |
|---|---|
| ืืืื ืืืฉืื ืืืืฉื (Present perfect continuous) have/has been + -ing โ ืคืขืืื ืฉืืชืืืื ืืขืืจ ืืขืืืื ื ืืฉืืช ืขืืฉืื | has been driving |
| โUsed toโ used to + verb โ ืืจืื ืื ืืฆื ืฉืืื ื ืืื ืืขืืจ ืืืืจ ืื ืงืืื | used to bring |
| ืืฉืคืื ืืืงื (Relative clauses) who / which + clause โ ืืืืข ื ืืกืฃ ืขื ืืื ืื ืืืจ | work, which means ยท guy who stands |
| ืกืืื (Passive voice) be + past participle โ ืืืืฉ ืืื ืขื ืื ืฉืงืืจื, ืื ืขื ืื ืฉืขืืฉื ืืช ืืคืขืืื | be controlled |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 23 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, gonna, don'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 outlet, cheapskate, memorize.
ืืื ืืื ืื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.






























