Shadowing Practice: POV: Your boss is soooo funny ๐คช - 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 video has 22 sentences and 122 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:44. The speaker talks at a natural 168 words per minute, close to everyday conversation.
Key vocabulary in this video
8 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| quota noun | /หkwษส.tษ/ | A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division. |
| vital adjective | /หvaษชtษl/ | Relating to or characteristic of life. |
| gosh | /ษกษหส/ | A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm. |
| joke noun | /หdอกสoสฬฏk/ | An amusing story. |
| branch noun | /bษนรฆntอกส/ | The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing. |
| kid noun | /หkษชd/ | A child, adolescent, or (loosely) a young adult. |
| seat noun | /siหt/ | Something to be sat upon. |
| stress noun | /stษนษs/ | A physical, chemical, infective agent aggressing an organism. |
ืืงืืืง ืืกืจืืื ืืื
ืืืื ืื ืฉืืืืืจ ืืฉืชืืฉ ืืื ืืื ืืจืื, ืขื ืืืืืื ืืืืืืงืืช ืืืกืจืืื:
| ืืื ื | ืืกืจืืื |
|---|---|
| ืขืืจ ืืืืฉื (Past continuous) was/were + -ing โ ืคืขืืื ืฉืืืืชื ืืชืืืื ืืืื ืืกืืื ืืขืืจ | was doing ยท was trying |
| ืืืื ืืืืฉื (Present continuous) am/is/are + -ing โ ืืฉืื ืฉืืชืจืืฉ ืืจืืข ืื ืืกืืืื ืืงืจืืื ืืืื ืืื | Am I being ยท I'm kidding |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, they're, aren'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.
- Start at 0.75ร 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 quota, vital, gosh.
ืืื ืืื ืื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.





























