Shadowing Practice: NE2 U14 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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China and Chinatown Which language do you think is spoken most widely around the world?
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Most people think it is English.
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This, however, is not exactly true.
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In fact, the answer is Chinese.
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This is because China has by far the largest population in the world.
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The people of Taiwan, China's neighbor island, also speak Chinese.
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Furthermore, the millions of Chinese people scattered around the world speak Chinese as well.
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These people usually live together and form small towns, also known as Chinatown.
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Chinatown can mostly be found in the downtown areas of cities in Southeast Asia and the United States.
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Restaurants, grocery stores and general stores in Chinatown are mostly designed the Chinese way.
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You can meet lots of Chinese people, and you can hear them speaking in their mother tongue.
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You can even purchase all kinds of Chinese products at low prices.
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The food, the smell, the atmosphere, everything about Chinatown makes you feel like you are actually in China.
הורד אפליקציה
כל מה שאתה צריך כדי לדבר בשטף
הגיית AIציון לכל משפט
תרגול IPAשלוט בכל צליל
אוצר מיליםבנה את מאגר המילים שלך
משחק אוצר מיליםלמד תוך כדי משחק
אותו ערוץ
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Chinese, Chinatown, China. This video has 13 sentences and 162 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:12. The speaker talks at a steady 134 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 90% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 11 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| atmosphere noun | /ˈætməsˌfɪɹ/ | The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body. |
| downtown noun | /ˈdaʊ̯nˌtaʊ̯n/ | The main business part of a city or town, usually located at or near its center. |
| furthermore adverb | /ˈfɜː(ɹ).ðə(ɹ)ˌmɔː(ɹ)/ | In addition; besides; further; what's more (i.e. to denote additional information). |
| grocery noun | /ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹi/ | Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies. |
| neighbour noun | /ˈneɪbɚ/ | A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or… |
| scatter verb | /ˈskætɚ/ | To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse. |
| restaurant noun | /ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/ | An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter. |
| widely adverb | /ˈwaɪdli/ | In a wide manner; across a wide area. |
| smell verb | /smɛl/ | To sense a smell or smells. |
| mostly adverb | /ˈmoʊstli/ | Mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole. |
| purchase noun | /ˈpɜɹ.tʃəs/ | The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent. |
דקדוק בסרטון הזה
המבנים שהדובר משתמש בהם הכי הרבה, עם המילים המדויקות מהסרטון:
| מבנה | בסרטון |
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| סביל (Passive voice) be + past participle — הדגש הוא על מה שקורה, לא על מי שעושה את הפעולה | is spoken · be found · are mostly designed |
| שם תואר מובהק (Superlatives) the -est / the most … — לציין את הגבוה או הנמוך ביותר בקבוצה | the largest |
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 atmosphere, downtown, furthermore.
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.