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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 32 sentences and 324 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:36. The speaker talks fast, about 202 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. Only 80% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| modify verb | /หmษ.dษชหfaษช/ | To change part of. |
| craft noun | /หkษนรฆft/ | Ability, skillfulness, especially skill in making plans and carrying them into execution; dexterity in managing affairs, adroitness, practical cunningโฆ |
| rude adjective | /ษนuหd/ | Lacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous. |
| scientist noun | /หsaษชษntษst/ | One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original researchโฆ |
| lens noun | /lษnz/ | An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it. |
| ski noun | /skiห/ | One of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow or water. |
| analytical adjective | /หรฆn.ษหlษชt.ษช.kษl/ | Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts |
| flex verb | /flษks/ | To bend something. |
| empower verb | /ษชmหpaส.ษ/ | To give permission, power, or the legal right to do something. |
| introspective adjective | /หษชntษนษหspษktษชv/ | Examining one's own perceptions and sensory experiences; contemplative or thoughtful about oneself. |
| aerodynamics noun | The science of the dynamics of bodies moving relative to gases, especially the interaction of moving objects with the atmosphere. | |
| comprehensively adverb | In a comprehensive manner; in an all-inclusive or wide-ranging fashion. | |
| egotistical adjective | /หi.ษกoสหtษชs.tษชk.(ษ)l/ | Tending to talk excessively about oneself. |
| geopolitics noun | /หdสioสหpษlษtษชks/ | The study of the effects of geography (especially economic geography) on politics and international relations, usually referring to countries and relationsโฆ |
| neuroplasticity noun | The state or quality of being neuroplastic, of having a brain that adapts to experience. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| break down verb | To stop functioning. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, isn't, wanna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words โ get the stress right: analytical /หรฆn.ษหlษชt.ษช.kษl/, introspective /หษชntษนษหspษktษชv/, egotistical /หi.ษกoสหtษชs.tษชk.(ษ)l/, geopolitics /หdสioสหpษlษtษชks/
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 modify, craft, rude.
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ื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.