शैडोइंग अभ्यास: Brave Part 09 - वीडियो के साथ अंग्रेजी बोलना सीखें

This video has 49 sentences and 213 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:01. The speaker talks slowly, about 71 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 82% 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

12 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

• unfair /ʌnˈfɛɚ/ (adjective) — Not just.
• embarrassed /ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/ (adjective) — Having a feeling of shameful discomfort.
• bother /ˈbɑðɚ/ (verb) — To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
• sword /soɹd/ (noun) — A long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack.
• dare /dɛ(ə)ɹ/ (verb) — To have enough courage (to do something).
• beast /biːst/ (noun) — Any four-footed land mammal.
• tackle /ˈtækəl/ (verb) — To force a person to the ground with the weight of one's own body, usually by jumping on top or slamming one's weight into them.
• arrow /ˈæɹəʊ/ (noun) — A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.
• forbid /fɚˈbɪd/ (verb) — To disallow; to proscribe.
• descendant /dɪˈsɛndənt/ (noun) — One of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.
• firstborn /ˈfɜː(ɹ)stˌbɔː(ɹ)n/ (noun) — The first child to be born to a parent or family.
• lass /læs/ (noun) — A girl; also (by extension), a young woman.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — Come along with me; join me in going.
• walk around (verb) — To walk with no planned destination; to meander.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 14 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, you're. 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. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like unfair, embarrassed, bother.