शैडोइंग अभ्यास: Holding Back the Years - वीडियो के साथ अंग्रेजी बोलना सीखें

This video has 15 sentences and 158 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:39. The speaker talks slowly, about 34 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

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

• tear /tɛɹ/ (verb) — To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
• ear /ˈɪə̯/ (noun) — The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.
• fate /feɪt/ (noun) — The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.
• strangle /ˈstɹæŋɡəl/ (verb) — To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply.
• escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ (verb) — To get free; to free oneself.
• fear /fɪə/ (verb) — To be afraid of (something or someone); to consider or expect (something or someone) with alarm.
• somebody /ˈsʌmˌbədi/ — Some unspecified person.
• prove /ˈpɹuv/ (verb) — To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for; to bear out; to testify.
• arm /ɑɹm/ (noun) — The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• hold back (verb) — To act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power.
• hold on (verb) — To grasp or grip firmly.
• point out (verb) — To identify among a group of similar subjects, or in a scene where the subject might not be readily seen or noticed, with a gesture of the body.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 9 contractions and reduced forms, such as I've, I'll, I'm. 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 tear, ear, fate.

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