Shadowing Practice: PREPARING FOR FALL ๐ fall shopping, haul & decorating my bedroom! | EP. 1 - 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 speaking lesson is built on the video โPREPARING FOR FALL ๐ fall shopping, haul & decorating my bedroom!โ. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: fall, pumpkin, cute, coffee, smell. This video has 336 sentences and 3804 words to shadow. The speech runs for 23:42. The speaker talks at a natural 161 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 81% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| pumpkin noun | /หpสm(p).kษชn/ | A domesticated plant, in species Cucurbita pepo, similar in growth pattern, foliage, flower, and fruit to the squash or melon. |
| candle noun | /หkรฆn.dษl/ | A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin. |
| spouse noun | /spaสฬฏs/ | A person in a marriage or marital relationship. |
| scent noun | /sษnt/ | A distinctive smell. |
| gorgeous adjective | /หษกoษนdอกสษs/ | Sumptuously dressed. |
| hobby noun | /หhษ.bi/ | An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time. |
| bake verb | /beษชk/ | To cook (something) in an oven (for someone). |
| cabin noun | /หkรฆbษชn/ | A small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built from logs with simple tools and not constructed by professional builders, but by thoseโฆ |
| lobby noun | /หlษ.bi/ | An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor. |
| autumn noun | /หษtษm/ | Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves, and temperatures and daylight hours decrease; typically regarded asโฆ |
| vibe noun | /vaษชb/ | An atmosphere or aura felt to belong to a person, place or thing. |
| chic adjective | /สik/ | Elegant, stylish. |
| decor noun | /deษชหkoษน/ | The style of decoration of a room or building. |
| yankee noun | /หjรฆล.ki/ | A headsail resembling a genoa or a jib but with a high-cut clew, normally used together with a staysail. A sailing boat is typically equipped with three yankeeโฆ |
| cloud noun | /หklaสฬฏd/ | A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| start out verb | To emerge suddenly; to jump out. |
ืื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 | haven't been watching ยท I've been saving |
| ืืืื ืืืฉืื (Present perfect) have/has + past participle โ ืคืขืืื ืฉืงืจืชื ืืขืืจ ืืขืืืื ืืฉ ืื ืืฉืืืืช ืื ืืฉืคืขื ืขืืฉืื | I've ever seen ยท i've ever found ยท i've been |
| ืกืืื (Passive voice) be + past participle โ ืืืืฉ ืืื ืขื ืื ืฉืงืืจื, ืื ืขื ืื ืฉืขืืฉื ืืช ืืคืขืืื | are not allowed ยท have been blamed |
| ืืฉืคืื ืืืงื (Relative clauses) who / which + clause โ ืืืืข ื ืืกืฃ ืขื ืืื ืื ืืืจ | paper, which is ยท napkins which are |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 111 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, gonna, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The โthโ sounds: anthropology /หรฆnฮธษนษหpษlษdอกสi/, aesthetic /ษsหฮธษ.tษชk/, thumbnail /หฮธสm.neษชl/
- The โshโ and โzhโ sounds: chic /สik/, sheet /สit/, decoration /หdษkษหษนeษชสษn/, shell /สษl/, impatient /ษชmหpeษชสษnt/
- Long words โ get the stress right: decoration /หdษkษหษนeษชสษn/, anthropology /หรฆnฮธษนษหpษlษdอกสi/, disappointed /หdษชsษหpษษชnษชd/, amazingly /ษหmeษชzษชลli/
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 pumpkin, candle, spouse.
ืืื ืืื ืื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.












