Shadowing Practice: Throw The Other Shoe ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ - Learn English Speaking with Video

ื‘ื—ืจ ืžืฆื‘ ืชืจื’ื•ืœ

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

8 ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื
ืื ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื ืงืฆืจื™ื ืื• ืืจื•ื›ื™ื ืžื“ื™, ืœื—ืฅ ืขืœ ืขืจื•ืš ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืชืื™ื ืื•ืชื.
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A man sprinted toward a moving train.
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Just before it pulled away, he jumped on board.
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One of his shoes slipped off and fell onto the platform.
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Then suddenly, the man quickly took off his other shoe and threw it onto the platform, right near the first one.
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A passenger stared at him in confusion.
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Why did you throw away the other shoe?
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The man smiled and said, Because one shoe is completely useless to me.
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But if a poor person finds them, they will now have a perfect pair of shoes to wear.

ื”ื•ื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 video has 8 sentences and 94 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:31. The speaker talks fast, about 180 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
shoe noun/หˆสƒu/A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made ofโ€ฆ
passenger noun/หˆpรฆs.ษชn.dอกส’ษš/One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew.
slip verb/หˆslษชp/To lose oneโ€™s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
confusion noun/kษ™nหˆfjuหส’ษ™n/A lack of clarity or order.
sprint noun/spษนษชnt/A short race at top speed.
stare verb/stษ›ษš/To look fixedly (at something).
platform noun/หˆplรฆtfษ”ษนm/A raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made.
jump verb/dอกส’สŒmp/To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
suddenly adverb/หˆsสŒd.ษ™n.li/Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner.
smile verb/หˆsmaษชl/To have (a smile) on one's face.
throw verb/ฮธษนoสŠ/To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from oneโ€™s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
onto/หˆษ’n.tuห/Arriving upon or on top of (speaking of a physical or metaphorical movement).
completely adverb/kษ™mหˆpliหtli/In a complete manner; thoroughly.
quickly adverb/หˆkwษชk.li/Rapidly; with speed; fast; with expedition.
train noun/หˆtษนeษชn/The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
pull away verbTo move ahead.
take off verbTo remove.
throw away verbTo discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash.

Pronunciation to watch

  • The โ€œshโ€ and โ€œzhโ€ sounds: shoe /หˆสƒu/, confusion /kษ™nหˆfjuหส’ษ™n/

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 shoe, passenger, slip.

ื“ืงื“ื•ืง ื‘ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ื”ื–ื”

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

ืžื‘ื ื”ื‘ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ
ืขืชื™ื“ ืขื โ€œwillโ€ will + verb โ€” ื”ื—ืœื˜ื”, ื”ื‘ื˜ื—ื” ืื• ื ื™ื‘ื•ื™ ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื”ืขืชื™ื“will now have

ื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™.

ื˜ื›ื ื™ืงืช Shadowing: ืงืจื ืืช ื”ืžื“ืจื™ืš ื”ืžืœื ืฉืœื‘ ืื—ืจ ืฉืœื‘ โ†’