Shadowing Practice: Swimming Pools (Drank) (Extended Version) - Learn English Speaking with Video
בחר מצב תרגול
כל מצב פותח חדר תרגול במסך מלא.
הורד אפליקציה
כל מה שאתה צריך כדי לדבר בשטף
המלץ על סרטון
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Swimming Pools (Drank)”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: liquor, pool, fade, bang, shots. This video has 72 sentences and 718 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:01. The speaker talks at a steady 143 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 77% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| liquor noun | /ˈlɪk.ɚ/ | A liquid obtained by cooking meat or vegetables (or both). |
| dive verb | /daɪv/ | To swim under water. |
| fade verb | /feɪd/ | To hit the ball with the shot called a fade. |
| bang noun | /ˈbæŋ/ | A sudden percussive noise. |
| chopper noun | /ˈt͡ʃɑ.pɚ/ | A tool for chopping wood; an axe/ax. |
| headshot noun | A portrait for branding or social media. | |
| swim verb | /swɪm/ | To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. |
| babysit verb | /ˈbeɪ.bi.sɪt/ | To watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money. |
| notch noun | /nɑtʃ/ | A V-shaped cut. |
| backstroke noun | /ˈbækˌstɹoʊk/ | A backhanded stroke or blow. |
| capitalize verb | /ˈkæpətəˌlaɪz/ | In writing or editing, to write (something: either an entire word or text, or just the initial letter(s) thereof) in capital letters, in upper case. |
| corrode verb | /kəˈɹoʊd/ | To eat away bit by bit; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali. |
| granddaddy noun | A grandfather. | |
| nauseous adjective | /ˈnɔʃəs/ | Causing nausea; sickening or disgusting. |
| drown verb | /dɹaʊn/ | To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
| pass out verb | To faint; to become unconscious. | |
| sit down verb | To assume a sitting position from a standing position. | |
| stand up verb | To rise from a lying or sitting position. | |
| pull up verb | /ˌpʊl ˈʌp/ | To lift upwards or vertically. |
| fill up verb | To make (something) completely full. | |
| get out verb | To leave or escape. | |
| hold up verb | To wait or delay. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 17 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, wanna, gotta. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: nauseous /ˈnɔʃəs/, conscience /ˈkɑn.ʃəns/
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 liquor, dive, fade.
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.

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