Shadowing Practice: Seinfeld: The Opposite (Clip) | TBS - Learn English Speaking with Video
בחר מצב תרגול
כל מצב פותח חדר תרגול במסך מלא.
33 משפטים
אם המשפטים קצרים או ארוכים מדי, לחץ על ערוך כדי להתאים אותם.
1
Every decision I've ever made in my entire life has been wrong.
2
My life is the complete opposite of everything I want it to be.
3
Every instinct I have in every aspect of life, be it something to wear, something to eat, it's all been wrong.
4
Tuna on toast, coleslaw, cup of coffee.
5
Yeah.
6
No, no, no, wait a minute.
7
I always have tuna on toast.
8
Nothing's ever worked out for me with tuna on toast.
9
I want the complete opposite of tuna on toast.
10
Chicken salad on rye, untoasted with a side of potato salad and a cup of tea.
11
Well, there's no telling what can happen from this.
12
You know, chicken salad's not the opposite of tuna.
13
Salmon's the opposite of tuna, because salmon swim against the current and the tuna swim with it.
14
Good for the tuna.
15
Uh, George, you know that woman just looked at you. So what?
16
What am I supposed to do?
17
Go talk to her.
18
Elaine, bald men with no jobs and no money who live with their parents don't approach strange women.
19
Well, here's your chance of trying the opposite.
20
Instead of tuna salad and being intimidated by women, chicken salad and going right up to them.
21
Yeah, I should do the opposite.
22
I should.
23
If every instinct you have is wrong, then the opposite would have to be right.
24
Yes.
25
I will do the opposite.
26
I used to sit here and do nothing and regret it for the rest of the day, so now I will do the opposite and I will do something.
27
Excuse me, uh, I couldn't help but notice that you were looking in my direction.
28
Oh, yes, I was.
29
You just ordered the same exact lunch as me.
30
My name is George.
31
I'm unemployed, and I live with my parents.
32
I'm Victoria.
33
Hi.
הורד אפליקציה
כל מה שאתה צריך כדי לדבר בשטף
הגיית AIציון לכל משפט
תרגול IPAשלוט בכל צליל
אוצר מיליםבנה את מאגר המילים שלך
משחק אוצר מיליםלמד תוך כדי משחק
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 33 sentences and 306 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:11. The speaker talks at a steady 140 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| tuna noun | /ˈtjuː.nə/ | Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae. |
| salad noun | /ˈsæl.əd/ | A food consisting principally of raw vegetables (especially greens, e.g. lettuce), other savoury ingredients (typically cooked), fruit, or confectionary; often… |
| toast noun | /toʊst/ | Bread that has been toasted (cooked lightly by browning). |
| swim verb | /swɪm/ | To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. |
| instinct noun | /ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/ | A natural or inherent impulse or behaviour. |
| aspect noun | /ˈæspɛkt/ | Any specific feature, part, or element of something. |
| regret verb | /ɹɪˈɡɹɛt/ | To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead. |
| potato noun | /pəˈteɪ.təʊ/ | The edible starchy tuber of the plant species Solanum tuberosum. |
| salmon noun | /ˈsæmən/ | One of several species of fish, typically of the Salmoninae subfamily, brownish above with silvery sides and delicate pinkish-orange flesh; they ascend rivers… |
| unemployed adjective | /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/ | Having no job despite being able and willing to work. |
| bald adjective | /bɔːld/ | Having little or no hair, fur, or feathers. |
| coleslaw noun | /ˈkoʊlslɔ/ | A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise (white slaw) or a vinaigrette (red slaw). |
| intimidate verb | /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/ | To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence. |
| olein noun | Any naturally-occurring greasy or oily substance related to fat. | |
| untoasted adjective | Not toasted |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, couldn't, don'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.
- 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 tuna, salad, toast.
מהי טכניקת השאדואינג?
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