Shadowing Practice: Lorelai's Writing Rant - Learn English Speaking with Video
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34 משפטים
אם המשפטים קצרים או ארוכים מדי, לחץ על ערוך כדי להתאים אותם.
1
Sounds like you're overthinking this.
2
Maybe if you just put pen to paper.
3
I tried that.
4
I thought, I'll just sit down and write.
5
Whatever comes.
6
No judgment.
7
No inner critic.
8
Boy, was that a bad idea.
9
Really?
10
Why?
11
Because my brain is a wild jungle full of scary gibberish.
12
I'm writing a letter.
13
I can't write a letter.
14
Why can't I write a letter?
15
I'm wearing a green dress.
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I wish I was wearing my blue dress.
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My blue dress is at the cleaners.
18
The Germans wore gray.
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You wore blue.
20
Casablanca.
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Casablanca's such a good movie.
22
Casablanca, the White House, Bush.
23
Why don't I drive a hybrid car?
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I should really drive a hybrid car.
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I should really take my bicycle to work bicycle, unicycle, unitard, hockey puck, rattlesnake, monkey monkey underpants.
26
Hockey puck, rattlesnake, monkey monkey underpants?
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Exactly.
28
That's what I'm saying.
29
It's a big bag of weird in there.
30
So I think, well, I need inspiration, you know, I need a muse.
31
Perhaps I need the muse.
32
Maybe it would help if Sharon Stone would appear to me in an alarming caftan and coup inspirational words in my ear.
33
Just write what you feel.
34
That's all writing is.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 34 sentences and 202 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:51. The speaker talks fast, about 239 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. Only 65% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| monkey noun | /ˈmʌŋki/ | A member of the clade Simiiformes other than those in the clade Hominoidea containing apes, generally (but not universally) distinguished by small size, tails… |
| litter noun | /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ | Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals. |
| hockey noun | /ˈhɑ.ki/ | Any of a family of sports in which hockey sticks are used to move a ball or puck into a goal. |
| hybrid noun | /ˈhaɪ.bɹɪd/ | Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains. |
| bicycle noun | /ˈbaɪsɪk(ə)l/ | A vehicle that has two primary wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s… |
| puck noun | /pʌk/ | A hard rubber disc; any other flat disc meant to be hit across a flat surface in a game. |
| muse verb | /mjuːz/ | To become lost in thought, to ponder. |
| gray adjective | /ɡɹeɪ/ | Of a color between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness. |
| inspiration noun | /ˌɪn.spɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ | The drawing of air into the lungs, accomplished in mammals by elevation of the chest walls and flattening of the diaphragm, as part of the act of breathing. |
| scary adjective | /ˈskɛə.ɹi/ | Causing fear or anxiety |
| alarm noun | /əˈlɑɹm/ | A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy. |
| judgment noun | /ˈd͡ʒʌd͡ʒ.mənt/ | The act of judging. |
| jungle noun | /ˈd͡ʒʌŋ.ɡ(ə)l/ | A large, lush, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, thick with vegetation and wildlife; a tropical rainforest. |
| coup noun | /ku/ | A quick, brilliant, and highly successful act. |
| critic noun | /ˈkɹɪt.ɪk/ | A person who appraises the works of others. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sit down verb | To assume a sitting position from a standing position. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, can't, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: inspiration /ˌɪn.spɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, inspirational /ˌɪnspəˈɹeɪʃənəl/, gibberish /ˈd͡ʒɪ.bə.ɹɪʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: inspiration /ˌɪn.spɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, inspirational /ˌɪnspəˈɹeɪʃənəl/, unicycle /ˈjun.ɪˌsaɪ.kəl/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like monkey, litter, hockey.
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