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ื‘ื—ืจ ืžืฆื‘ ืชืจื’ื•ืœ

ื›ืœ ืžืฆื‘ ืคื•ืชื— ื—ื“ืจ ืชืจื’ื•ืœ ื‘ืžืกืš ืžืœื.

16 ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื
ืื ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื ืงืฆืจื™ื ืื• ืืจื•ื›ื™ื ืžื“ื™, ืœื—ืฅ ืขืœ ืขืจื•ืš ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืชืื™ื ืื•ืชื.
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Have you had a chance to look over the menu?
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I have, but now I can't make up my mind.
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That's not a bad problem to have.
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I'm stuck between the salmon and the short rib.
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They're both great, but they're the very different.
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How so?
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The salmon is lighter, while the short rib is much richer.
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I'm leaning toward the short rib.
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Then I'd say go for it.
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Is it a pretty big portion?
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Most people leave full.
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That's exactly what I wanted to hear.
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Sounds like we have a winner.
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I think so too.
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Would you like that with mashed potatoes or vegetables?
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mashed potatoes please i'll get that started for you perfect thank you

ื”ื•ืจื“ ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื”

ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืืชื” ืฆืจื™ืš ื›ื“ื™ ืœื“ื‘ืจ ื‘ืฉื˜ืฃ

ื”ื’ื™ื™ืช AIืฆื™ื•ืŸ ืœื›ืœ ืžืฉืคื˜
ืชืจื’ื•ืœ IPAืฉืœื•ื˜ ื‘ื›ืœ ืฆืœื™ืœ
ืื•ืฆืจ ืžื™ืœื™ืื‘ื ื” ืืช ืžืื’ืจ ื”ืžื™ืœื™ื ืฉืœืš
ืžืฉื—ืง ืื•ืฆืจ ืžื™ืœื™ืืœืžื“ ืชื•ืš ื›ื“ื™ ืžืฉื—ืง

ืื•ืชื• ืขืจื•ืฅ

FOR YOU

ื”ืžืœืฅ ืขืœ ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 16 sentences and 117 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:32. The speaker talks fast, about 217 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds.

Key vocabulary in this video

11 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
potato noun/pษ™หˆteษช.tษ™สŠ/The edible starchy tuber of the plant species Solanum tuberosum.
salmon noun/หˆsรฆmษ™n/One of several species of fish, typically of the Salmoninae subfamily, brownish above with silvery sides and delicate pinkish-orange flesh; they ascend riversโ€ฆ
mash verb/mรฆสƒ/To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure
menu noun/หˆmษ›n.juห/The details of the food to be served at a banquet; a bill of fare.
lean verb/หˆliหn/To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
vegetable noun/หˆvษ›dอกส’.tษ™.bษ™l/A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spiceโ€ฆ
portion noun/หˆpoษนสƒษ™n/An allocated amount.
rich adjective/หˆษนษชtอกสƒ/Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.
winner noun/หˆwษชnษš/One who has won or often wins.
stick noun/stษชk/A small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch.
toward/tษ”ษนd/In the direction of.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
look over verbTo check quickly; to make a brief or cursory visual inspection of.
make up verb/หŒmeษชk หˆสŒp/To constitute, to compose.

ื“ืงื“ื•ืง ื‘ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ื”ื–ื”

ื”ืžื‘ื ื™ื ืฉื”ื“ื•ื‘ืจ ืžืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื”ื ื”ื›ื™ ื”ืจื‘ื”, ืขื ื”ืžื™ืœื™ื ื”ืžื“ื•ื™ืงื•ืช ืžื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ:

ืžื‘ื ื”ื‘ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ
ื”ื•ื•ื” ืžื•ืฉืœื (Present perfect) have/has + past participle โ€” ืคืขื•ืœื” ืฉืงืจืชื” ื‘ืขื‘ืจ ื•ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื™ืฉ ืœื” ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช ืื• ื”ืฉืคืขื” ืขื›ืฉื™ื•Have you had
ื”ื•ื•ื” ืžืžื•ืฉืš (Present continuous) am/is/are + -ing โ€” ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืžืชืจื—ืฉ ื›ืจื’ืข ืื• ื‘ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ื”ืงืจื•ื‘ื” ืœื–ืžืŸ ื”ื–ื”I'm leaning
ืขืชื™ื“ ืขื โ€œwillโ€ will + verb โ€” ื”ื—ืœื˜ื”, ื”ื‘ื˜ื—ื” ืื• ื ื™ื‘ื•ื™ ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื”ืขืชื™ื“i'll get

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 7 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, they're, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The โ€œshโ€ and โ€œzhโ€ sounds: mash /mรฆสƒ/, portion /หˆpoษนสƒษ™n/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75ร— speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like potato, salmon, mash.

ืžื”ื™ ื˜ื›ื ื™ืงืช ื”ืฉืื“ื•ืื™ื ื’?

ืฉืื“ื•ืื™ื ื’ ื”ื™ื ื˜ื›ื ื™ืงืช ืœืžื™ื“ืช ืฉืคื” ืžื‘ื•ืกืกืช ืžื“ืข ืฉืคื•ืชื—ื” ื‘ืžืงื•ืจ ืœื”ื›ืฉืจืช ืžืชื•ืจื’ืžื ื™ื ืžืงืฆื•ืขื™ื™ื ื•ืคื•ืคื•ืœืจื™ืช ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืคื•ืœื™ื’ืœื•ื˜ ื“"ืจ ืืœื›ืกื ื“ืจ ืืจื’ื•ืืœืก. ื”ืฉื™ื˜ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ื” ืืš ืขื•ืฆืžืชื™ืช: ืืชื” ืžืงืฉื™ื‘ ืœืื•ื“ื™ื• ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื™ืœื™ื“ื™ืช ื•ื—ื•ื–ืจ ืขืœื™ื• ื‘ืงื•ืœ ืจื ืžื™ื“ โ€” ื›ืžื• ืฆืœ ื”ืขื•ืงื‘ ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื“ื•ื‘ืจ ืขื ืขื™ื›ื•ื‘ ืฉืœ 1โ€“2 ืฉื ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืœื‘ื“. ื‘ื ื™ื’ื•ื“ ืœื”ืื–ื ื” ืคืกื™ื‘ื™ืช ืื• ืชืจื’ื™ืœื™ ื“ืงื“ื•ืง, ืฉืื“ื•ืื™ื ื’ ืžื›ืจื™ื— ืืช ื”ืžื•ื— ื•ื”ืฉืจื™ืจื™ื ื‘ืคื” ืœืขื‘ื“ ื•ืœืฉื—ื–ืจ ื“ืคื•ืกื™ ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืืžื™ืชื™ื™ื ื‘ื• ื–ืžื ื™ืช. ืžื—ืงืจื™ื ืžืจืื™ื ืฉื–ื” ืžืฉืคืจ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ืช ืืช ื“ื™ื•ืง ื”ื”ื’ื™ื™ื”, ื”ืื™ื ื˜ื•ื ืฆื™ื”, ื”ืงืฆื‘, ื”ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืžื—ื•ื‘ืจ, ื”ื‘ื ืช ื”ืฉืžื™ืขื” ื•ืฉื˜ืฃ ื”ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ โ€” ืžื” ืฉื”ื•ืคืš ืื•ืชื• ืœืื—ืช ื”ืฉื™ื˜ื•ืช ื”ื™ืขื™ืœื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื”ื›ื ื” ืœIELTS Speaking ื•ืœืชืงืฉื•ืจืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ืืžื™ืชื™.

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