Shadowing Practice: UNIT 11 CD2 TRACK 14 COMPLETE FIRST - Learn English Speaking with Video
בחר מצב תרגול
כל מצב פותח חדר תרגול במסך מלא.
הורד אפליקציה
כל מה שאתה צריך כדי לדבר בשטף
אותו ערוץ
המלץ על סרטון
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “UNIT 11 CD2 TRACK 14 COMPLETE FIRST”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: doctor, speaker, anyway, neck, feeling. This video has 29 sentences and 434 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:05. The speaker talks at a steady 141 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 84% 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
The 14 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| annoy verb | /əˈnoɪ̯/ | To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds. |
| diagnose verb | /ˈdaɪ.əɡˌnoʊs/ | To determine which disease is causing a sick person's signs and symptoms; to find the diagnosis. |
| prescribe verb | /pɹɪˈskɹaɪb/ | To order (a drug or medical device) for use by a particular patient (under licensed authority). |
| sneeze verb | /sniːz/ | To expel air as a reflex induced by an irritation in the nose. |
| unwind verb | /ʌnˈwaɪnd/ | To separate (something that is wound up) |
| uptight adjective | /ʌpˈtaɪt/ | Excessively concerned with rules and order, always serious. |
| antibiotic noun | /ˌæn.taɪ.baɪˈɑ.tɪk/ | Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms, generally transported by the lymphatic system. |
| vaccination noun | /ˌvæk.sɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ | Inoculation with a vaccine, in order to protect from a particular disease or strain of disease. |
| sympathetic adjective | /ˌsɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk/ | Of, related to, feeling, showing, or characterized by sympathy. |
| cough verb | /kɔf/ | Sometimes followed by up: to force (something) out of the lungs or throat by pushing air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound)… |
| thorough adjective | /ˈθʌɹoʊ/ | Painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail. |
| sore adjective | /soɹ/ | Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive. |
| frankly adverb | /fɹæŋkli/ | In a frank or candid manner, especially in a way that may seem too open, excessively honest, or slightly blunt. |
| heal verb | /ˈhiːl/ | To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| check up verb | To verify through brief investigation or revisit for assurance that there are no problems. |
| hang around verb | To stay, linger, or loiter. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'd, I've, she'd. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: sympathetic /ˌsɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk/, thorough /ˈθʌɹoʊ/
- Long words — get the stress right: antibiotic /ˌæn.taɪ.baɪˈɑ.tɪk/, vaccination /ˌvæk.sɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, sympathetic /ˌsɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk/
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 annoy, diagnose, prescribe.
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