Shadowing Practice: Reading Explorer Foundation, Unit-7 Parasomnia - Learn English Speaking with Video
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For most people, sleeping is easy.
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For others, it can be a real nightmare.
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Some people dream of being attacked and might even fight with their partners while they sleep.
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Other people get up and walk around in their sleep without knowing what they're doing.
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These sleep conditions, called parasomnia, can be dangerous.
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Scientists are hoping to find out why they happen.
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REM sleep is the stage of sleep when we dream.
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Parasomnia happens during a time in the sleep cycle called NREM, or non-REM.
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Waves, and you are in a light sleep.
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In stage 2, your body relaxes and your heartbeat and breathing get slower.
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The brainwaves are larger and become further apart.
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The deepest sleep is during stages 3 and 4.
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For most of us, our brains shut off sounds and movement from the outside world.
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But for sleepwalkers, the lower part of the brain wakes up, while the upper part, the thinking brain,
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or the mind, is asleep.
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This is why sleepwalkers are able to move around at night, and yet they don't remember it the next day.
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With further research, scientists hope one day to fully explain this mysterious condition.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Reading Explorer Foundation, Unit-7 Parasomnia”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: sleep, brain, stage. This video has 17 sentences and 192 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:08. The speaker talks slowly, about 90 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 88% 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 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| scientist noun | /ˈsaɪəntəst/ | One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research… |
| asleep adjective | /əˈsliːp/ | In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting. |
| relax verb | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | To make something loose. |
| breathe verb | /bɹiːð/ | To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases. |
| nightmare noun | /ˈnaɪt.mɛɚ/ | A very unpleasant or frightening dream. |
| mysterious adjective | /mɪˈstɪɹi.əs/ | Of unknown origin. |
| heartbeat noun | /ˈhɑɹtˌbit/ | One pulsation of the heart; especially an irregular one, hence the emotion which causes it. |
| parasomnia noun | Any of several sleep disorders. | |
| sleepwalker noun | A somnambulist; one who walks, or is active, while asleep. | |
| brainwave noun | Any of many rhythmic fluctuations of electric potential between parts of the brain, especially those seen on an electroencephalogram. | |
| wave verb | /weɪv/ | To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely. |
| cycle noun | /ˈsaɪ.kəl/ | An interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. | |
| get up verb | To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. | |
| shut off verb | To stop or turn off by closing something, such as a valve. | |
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
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 | being attacked |
| אפשרות עם “might / may” might/may + verb — משהו שיכול לקרות, אך לא בטוח | might even fight |
| שם תואר מובהק (Superlatives) the -est / the most … — לציין את הגבוה או הנמוך ביותר בקבוצה | The deepest |
| הווה ממושך (Present continuous) am/is/are + -ing — משהו שמתרחש כרגע או בסביבה הקרובה לזמן הזה | they're doing · are hoping |
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 scientist, asleep, relax.
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.