Shadowing Practice: We Came to Help a GRANDMA… But Found Something HEARTBREAKING - 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 B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “We Came to Help a GRANDMA… But Found Something HEARTBREAKING”. This video has 812 sentences and 5492 words to shadow. The speech runs for 54:22. The speaker talks slowly, about 101 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| leak noun | /liːk/ | A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape. |
| bless verb | /blɛs/ | To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify. |
| backyard noun | /bækˈjɑːd/ | A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence. |
| trim verb | /ˈtɹɪm/ | To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess. |
| mold noun | /moʊld/ | A natural substance in the form of a furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi that appears when organic material lies for a long time exposed to (usually warm and… |
| downpipe noun | The drainpipe that connects a roof-line gutter with the ground. | |
| bullet noun | /ˈbʊlɪt/ | A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed. |
| pipe noun | /ˈpaɪp/ | A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. |
| ladder noun | /ˈlæd.ɚ/ | A frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs (cross strips or… |
| pin noun | /pɪn/ | A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening. |
| fascia noun | /ˈfæʃə/ | A wide band of material covering the ends of roof rafters, sometimes supporting a gutter in steep-slope roofing, but typically it is a border or trim in… |
| raccoon noun | /ɹæˈkun/ | An omnivorous, nocturnal mammal native to the Americas, of the genus Procyon, typically with a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking… |
| soften verb | /ˈsɑfən/ | To make something soft or softer. |
| milo noun | sorghum | |
| upstairs adverb | /ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/ | Up the stairs; on or to a higher floor or level. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come back verb | To return to a place. | |
| clean up verb | To make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy. | |
| set up verb | /ˌsɛt ˈʌp/ | To make ready for use. |
| show up verb | To appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically. | |
| ask around verb | To enquire of different people about something. | |
| come down verb | To descend, fall down, collapse. | |
| go ahead verb | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | To proceed with; to begin. |
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Do you want to give it to her?
- How many you guys are?
- Monshu, you got it off?
- You're all the way up?
- Sunny, do you hear a message?
דקדוק בסרטון הזה
המבנים שהדובר משתמש בהם הכי הרבה, עם המילים המדויקות מהסרטון:
| מבנה | בסרטון |
|---|---|
| סביל (Passive voice) be + past participle — הדגש הוא על מה שקורה, לא על מי שעושה את הפעולה | have not been locked · is dug · was damaged |
| הווה מושלם (Present perfect) have/has + past participle — פעולה שקרתה בעבר ועדיין יש לה חשיבות או השפעה עכשיו | we've brought · have not been locked · has been |
| משפטי זיקה (Relative clauses) who / which + clause — מידע נוסף על אדם או דבר | garage, which is · people who love |
| עבר ממושך (Past continuous) was/were + -ing — פעולה שהייתה בתהליך בזמן מסוים בעבר | was leaking · wasn't lying · was coming |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 204 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, gonna, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: bathtub /ˈbæθtʌb/, underneath /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/, breathe /bɹiːð/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: fascia /ˈfæʃə/, transformation /ˌtɹæns.fɔɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/, specialize /ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/, washroom /ˈwɒʃrʊm/, demolition /ˌdɛm.əˈlɪʃ.ən/
- Long words — get the stress right: aluminum /əˈlu.mɪ.nəm/, unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/, transformation /ˌtɹæns.fɔɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/, demolition /ˌdɛm.əˈlɪʃ.ən/, voluntary /ˈvɑ.lənˌt(ɛ)ɹi/
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 leak, bless, backyard.
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.












