Shadowing Practice: Squeaky Cart Chaos | Laugh & Learn Italian A1-A2 ๐ - Learn English Speaking with Video
ืืืจ ืืฆื ืชืจืืื
ืื ืืฆื ืคืืชื ืืืจ ืชืจืืื ืืืกื ืืื.
ืืืจื ืืคืืืงืฆืื
ืื ืื ืฉืืชื ืฆืจืื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืฉืืฃ

ืืืืฅ ืขื ืกืจืืื
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video โSqueaky Cart Chaosโ. This video has 248 sentences and 1172 words to shadow. The speech runs for 21:03. 33% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| fare noun | /หfษษ/ | Money paid for a transport ticket. |
| bravo | /หbษนษvoส/ | Used to express acclaim, especially to a performer. |
| knife noun | /หnaษชฬฏf/ | A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edgeโฆ |
| mill noun | /mษชl/ | A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. (Some are small and simple, and some are large and complex.) |
| pace noun | /peษชs/ | A step taken with the foot. |
| dove noun | /doสv/ | A pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than three hundredโฆ |
| silence noun | /หsaษชฬฏlษns/ | The absence of any sound. |
| silent adjective | /หsaษชฬฏlษnt/ | Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet. |
| brave adjective | /bษนeษชv/ | Strong in the face of fear; courageous. |
| grave noun | /ษกษนeษชv/ | An excavation in the earth as a place of burial. |
| robot noun | /หษนoส.bษt/ | An intelligent mechanical being designed to look like a human or other creature, and usually made from metal. |
| orchestra noun | /หษห.kษชs.tษนษ/ | A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including some from strings, woodwind, brass and/or percussion; the instrumentsโฆ |
| tempo noun | /หtษm.poส/ | A frequency or rate. |
| oops | /ups/ | Used to acknowledge a small mistake or accident. |
| dire adjective | /หdaษชฬฏษ(ษน)/ | Warning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come together verb | /หkสm tสหษกษรฐษ/ | To assemble; to congregate; to combine. |
| go together verb | To be in a relationship. | |
| look out verb | To be vigilant and aware often as an imperative to alert a person to danger. |
ืืงืืืง ืืกืจืืื ืืื
ืืืื ืื ืฉืืืืืจ ืืฉืชืืฉ ืืื ืืื ืืจืื, ืขื ืืืืืื ืืืืืืงืืช ืืืกืจืืื:
| ืืื ื | ืืกืจืืื |
|---|---|
| ืกืืื (Passive voice) be + past participle โ ืืืืฉ ืืื ืขื ืื ืฉืงืืจื, ืื ืขื ืื ืฉืขืืฉื ืืช ืืคืขืืื | is broken ยท is blocked ยท are broken |
| ืืืื ืืืืฉื (Present continuous) am/is/are + -ing โ ืืฉืื ืฉืืชืจืืฉ ืืจืืข ืื ืืกืืืื ืืงืจืืื ืืืื ืืื | is falling ยท I'm coming ยท we're coming |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 9 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, you're, can'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 fare, bravo, knife.
ืืื ืืื ืื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.










