Shadowing Practice: Reading Explorer Foundation, Unit-12 The Social Robot - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Sophia is a social robot.
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The word Sophia comes from the Greek word for wisdom.
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Sophia was created by a company called Hansen Robotics.
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She was activated on February 14, 2016.
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Sophia can make around 50 different facial expressions.
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She can also recognize human faces and can understand a person's emotions through their expressions.
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She can even have conversations with people.
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In January 2018, Sophia was given legs and the ability to walk.
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In the future, social robots like Sophia could have many uses.
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For example, some robots could become friends for elderly people.
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Robots could also help manage crowds in busy places.
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Some airports already have simple robots that can give directions.
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Social robots could also provide help to doctors.
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For small health problems like the flu, they could talk to patients and suggest treatment.
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This would give doctors more time to treat serious illnesses.
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Social robots could also help teachers in classrooms.
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They could answer students' questions and monitor their progress.
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Today's social robots are not perfect.
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But as technology improves, it's likely they will, one day, play a big part in all of our lives.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 19 sentences and 184 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:50. The speaker talks slowly, about 100 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| robot noun | /ˈɹoʊ.bɑt/ | An intelligent mechanical being designed to look like a human or other creature, and usually made from metal. |
| illness noun | /ˈɪl.nəs/ | An instance (episode) of a disease or poor health. |
| monitor noun | /ˈmɑ.nɪ.tɚ/ | Someone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone. |
| wisdom noun | /ˈwɪzdəm/ | An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise. |
| emotion noun | /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/ | A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data. |
| classroom noun | /ˈklɑːsɹʊm/ | A room, often in a school, where classes take place. |
| elderly adjective | /ˈɛldɚli/ | old; having lived for relatively many years. |
| facial adjective | /ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/ | Of or affecting the face. |
| activate verb | /ˈæktɪˌveɪt/ | To encourage development or induce increased activity; to stimulate. |
| expression noun | /əkˈspɹɛʃ.n̩/ | The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc. |
| leg noun | /ˈlɛɡ/ | A limb or appendage that an animal uses for support or locomotion on land. |
| manage verb | /ˈmæn.ɪd͡ʒ/ | To direct or be in charge of. |
| recognize verb | /ˈɹɛk.əɡ.naɪz/ | To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/, facial /ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/, expression /əkˈspɹɛʃ.n̩/
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 robot, illness, monitor.
דקדוק בסרטון הזה
המבנים שהדובר משתמש בהם הכי הרבה, עם המילים המדויקות מהסרטון:
| מבנה | בסרטון |
|---|---|
| סביל (Passive voice) be + past participle — הדגש הוא על מה שקורה, לא על מי שעושה את הפעולה | was created · was activated · was given |
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.