Shadowing Practice: This Toilet Cleans Itself! ๐Ÿ˜ฑ - Learn English Speaking with Video

ื‘ื—ืจ ืžืฆื‘ ืชืจื’ื•ืœ

ื›ืœ ืžืฆื‘ ืคื•ืชื— ื—ื“ืจ ืชืจื’ื•ืœ ื‘ืžืกืš ืžืœื.

14 ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื
ืื ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื ืงืฆืจื™ื ืื• ืืจื•ื›ื™ื ืžื“ื™, ืœื—ืฅ ืขืœ ืขืจื•ืš ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืชืื™ื ืื•ืชื.
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This toilet completely cleans itself after every use.
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But the clever part is actually hidden behind the wall.
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There are two toilet bowls inside the system.
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So, while you're using one, the other can already be clean and ready to go.
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Once you're finished, the used one is sent into a separate cleaning chamber, and that's where things get serious.
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Powerful jets of water and biodegradable cleaner hit it at around 1 ,000 psi, basically giving the entire toilet a pressure wash.
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And it doesn't just clean the part you can see.
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The top, inside, and even underneath the bowl are washed.
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Then, an air blade dries the seat before it can be used again.
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But the toilet isn't the only thing cleaning itself.
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The floor gets automatically washed, too, with the leftover water draining away through the porous surface.
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And somehow, the entire cleaning and drying cycle takes less than 20 seconds.
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So, instead of relying on someone to clean the bathroom after every visitor, the bathroom basically resets itself for the next person.
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Now that is what I want to see in a public toilet.

ื”ื•ืจื“ ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื”

ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืืชื” ืฆืจื™ืš ื›ื“ื™ ืœื“ื‘ืจ ื‘ืฉื˜ืฃ

ื”ื’ื™ื™ืช AIืฆื™ื•ืŸ ืœื›ืœ ืžืฉืคื˜
ืชืจื’ื•ืœ IPAืฉืœื•ื˜ ื‘ื›ืœ ืฆืœื™ืœ
ืื•ืฆืจ ืžื™ืœื™ืื‘ื ื” ืืช ืžืื’ืจ ื”ืžื™ืœื™ื ืฉืœืš
ืžืฉื—ืง ืื•ืฆืจ ืžื™ืœื™ืืœืžื“ ืชื•ืš ื›ื“ื™ ืžืฉื—ืง

ืื•ืชื• ืขืจื•ืฅ

FOR YOU

ื”ืžืœืฅ ืขืœ ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video โ€œThis Toilet Cleans Itself! ๐Ÿ˜ฑโ€. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: toilet, clean, cleaning, itself. This video has 14 sentences and 184 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:06. The speaker talks at a natural 167 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

14 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
toilet verb/หˆtษ”ษช.lษ™t/To assist another (a child, etc.) in using a toilet.
wash verb/wษ‘สƒ/To clean with water.
chamber noun/หˆtอกสƒeษชฬฏmbษš/The private room of an individual, especially of someone wealthy or noble.
jet noun/หˆdอกส’ษ›t/A collimated stream, spurt or flow of liquid or gas from a pressurized container, an engine, etc.
rely verb/ษนษชหˆlaษช/To trust; to have confidence in; to depend.
clever adjective/หˆklษ›v.ษš/Nimble with hands or body; dexterous; skillful; adept.
blade noun/bleษชd/The (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts.
underneath adverb/หŒสŒndษšหˆniฮธ/Below; in a place beneath.
drain noun/dษนiหn/A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)
visitor noun/หˆvษชzษชtษš/Someone who visits someone else; someone staying as a guest.
reset verb/ษนiหหˆsษ›t/To set back to the initial state.
biodegradable adjective/(หŒ)baษชoสŠdษ™หˆษกษนeษชdษ™blฬฉ/Capable of being decomposed by biological activity, especially by microorganisms.
leftover adjectiveRemaining; left behind; extra; odd; in reserve.
porous adjective/หˆpษ”หษนษ™s/Full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
hide behind verbTo use someone or something as a shield in order to avoid taking responsibility for something; to avoid attention by using someone or something as a shield.

ื“ืงื“ื•ืง ื‘ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ื”ื–ื”

ื”ืžื‘ื ื™ื ืฉื”ื“ื•ื‘ืจ ืžืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื”ื ื”ื›ื™ ื”ืจื‘ื”, ืขื ื”ืžื™ืœื™ื ื”ืžื“ื•ื™ืงื•ืช ืžื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ:

ืžื‘ื ื”ื‘ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ
ืกื‘ื™ืœ (Passive voice) be + past participle โ€” ื”ื“ื’ืฉ ื”ื•ื ืขืœ ืžื” ืฉืงื•ืจื”, ืœื ืขืœ ืžื™ ืฉืขื•ืฉื” ืืช ื”ืคืขื•ืœื”is actually hidden ยท is sent ยท are washed
ื”ื•ื•ื” ืžืžื•ืฉืš (Present continuous) am/is/are + -ing โ€” ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืžืชืจื—ืฉ ื›ืจื’ืข ืื• ื‘ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ื”ืงืจื•ื‘ื” ืœื–ืžืŸ ื”ื–ื”you're using

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, doesn't, isn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75ร— speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like toilet, wash, chamber.

ืžื”ื™ ื˜ื›ื ื™ืงืช ื”ืฉืื“ื•ืื™ื ื’?

ืฉืื“ื•ืื™ื ื’ ื”ื™ื ื˜ื›ื ื™ืงืช ืœืžื™ื“ืช ืฉืคื” ืžื‘ื•ืกืกืช ืžื“ืข ืฉืคื•ืชื—ื” ื‘ืžืงื•ืจ ืœื”ื›ืฉืจืช ืžืชื•ืจื’ืžื ื™ื ืžืงืฆื•ืขื™ื™ื ื•ืคื•ืคื•ืœืจื™ืช ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืคื•ืœื™ื’ืœื•ื˜ ื“"ืจ ืืœื›ืกื ื“ืจ ืืจื’ื•ืืœืก. ื”ืฉื™ื˜ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ื” ืืš ืขื•ืฆืžืชื™ืช: ืืชื” ืžืงืฉื™ื‘ ืœืื•ื“ื™ื• ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื™ืœื™ื“ื™ืช ื•ื—ื•ื–ืจ ืขืœื™ื• ื‘ืงื•ืœ ืจื ืžื™ื“ โ€” ื›ืžื• ืฆืœ ื”ืขื•ืงื‘ ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื“ื•ื‘ืจ ืขื ืขื™ื›ื•ื‘ ืฉืœ 1โ€“2 ืฉื ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืœื‘ื“. ื‘ื ื™ื’ื•ื“ ืœื”ืื–ื ื” ืคืกื™ื‘ื™ืช ืื• ืชืจื’ื™ืœื™ ื“ืงื“ื•ืง, ืฉืื“ื•ืื™ื ื’ ืžื›ืจื™ื— ืืช ื”ืžื•ื— ื•ื”ืฉืจื™ืจื™ื ื‘ืคื” ืœืขื‘ื“ ื•ืœืฉื—ื–ืจ ื“ืคื•ืกื™ ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืืžื™ืชื™ื™ื ื‘ื• ื–ืžื ื™ืช. ืžื—ืงืจื™ื ืžืจืื™ื ืฉื–ื” ืžืฉืคืจ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ืช ืืช ื“ื™ื•ืง ื”ื”ื’ื™ื™ื”, ื”ืื™ื ื˜ื•ื ืฆื™ื”, ื”ืงืฆื‘, ื”ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืžื—ื•ื‘ืจ, ื”ื‘ื ืช ื”ืฉืžื™ืขื” ื•ืฉื˜ืฃ ื”ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ โ€” ืžื” ืฉื”ื•ืคืš ืื•ืชื• ืœืื—ืช ื”ืฉื™ื˜ื•ืช ื”ื™ืขื™ืœื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื”ื›ื ื” ืœIELTS Speaking ื•ืœืชืงืฉื•ืจืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ืืžื™ืชื™.

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