शैडोइंग अभ्यास: The silver statue - वीडियो के साथ अंग्रेजी बोलना सीखें

Oxford Bookworms Library Starter The Silver Statue By Paul Shipton Read by Neve Shepard Published and copyright Oxford University Press 2019

Chapter 1.

Guitar and Drums My friend Kate loves music.

She's always singing and playing her guitar, and she's good, too.

She usually plays in her bedroom, but today she's going to play in the town square.

She's going to play in front of people and she's afraid.

So I'm going with her.

My name's Lucy and I'm Kate's best friend.

We arrive at the square and there are lots of people.

Near the flower shop there is a living statue.

She is silver from head to foot.

Her face, her hat, her coat, everything.

She isn't moving, I say.

How does she do that?

The man from the flower shop hears me.

Oh, the silver statue never moves, he laughs.

She stands there every day, from early morning to late afternoon.

We walk across the square and stop near a cafe.

I'm going to sing here, I think, says Kate.

She gets her guitar out of its bag.

Good luck, I say.

Thanks.

Kate begins to sing and play her guitar.

She's good, but she's usually better.

She's afraid, I can see.

Perhaps she's thinking, are people going to like my music?

But some people stop and listen, and soon, Kate is happier.

She begins to play better.

Then, suddenly, everything changes.

I hear something new.

Drums.

Loud drums.

A young man is sitting in the square and he's playing drums on three white buckets.

Kate sings louder, but it doesn't help.

Nobody is listening now because nobody can hear her over the drums.

Kate stops playing.

How can I play over that terrible noise? she asks angrily.

It isn't terrible.

He's a good drummer, but I can't say that now.

Kate puts her guitar in its bag.

Let's have a drink at the cafe and wait, I say.

At the cafe, Kate says, Those drums are loud.

The woman from the cafe smiles.

Oh, that's Joe, she says.

He plays here every Saturday.

We finish our drinks and wait, but the drums don't stop.

Let's go, Kate says.

We can come back next week.

The silver statue watches us.

Of course she says nothing.

Chapter 2.

An Early Morning The next week, Kate wants to get an earlier bus.

I don't know, Kate.

I don't like getting up early on a Saturday, I tell her.

But I want to arrive at the square before that drummer, and I need you there.

Please, Lucy.

Okay, I say.

Of course, the silver statue is there when we arrive.

Then we look across the square.

Someone is sitting near the cafe.

It's Joe, with his drums.

Look, says Kate.

He's here early too.

She begins walking fast across the square.

Wait, Kate, I say, but she doesn't listen to me.

You're playing the drums here again, Kate says.

Joe looks up and says, I always play here on a Saturday.

But you're very loud, says Kate angrily.

I want to help.

Perhaps you can play first, I say to Joe. And then...

But now Joe is angry too.

This isn't your square, he tells Kate.

And then he begins playing.

And that isn't music, Kate shouts over the drums.

But Joe closes his eyes and plays.

Let's go to the cafe again, I say.

We can wait there.

But Kate is walking away.

Next week is going to be different, she says.

Chapter 3 Louder and Louder The next Saturday, we're back in the square.

The silver statue is there, of course, but we don't see Joe today.

Kate has her guitar, but that isn't all.

She has an amp and a microphone too.

They're from our school.

When Kate begins playing this time, the music is louder.

People stop and listen.

They like her.

I know it.

Some people give her money.

They put it in her guitar bag.

But when Kate is singing her third song, we suddenly hear drums.

We look across the square and see Joe.

This time, Kate is ready.

She doesn't stop playing, no. She smiles and turns up the amp.

That's better.

But then Jo begins playing louder too.

Kate turns up the amp again.

Now her music is very loud.

But wait, the drums are louder now too.

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Some of the people in the square begin walking away.

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People can't hear Kate's music very well because Joe's drums are very loud.

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And they can't hear the drums well because Kate's song is loud too.

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Together, they're making a terrible noise.

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Suddenly, there is a shout.

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Stop!

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Chapter 4 A Note Stop!

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Someone shouts again.

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It's the woman from the cafe.

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Kate and Joe stop playing and look back at her.

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Nobody wants to hear this, the woman says.

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She's right.

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Nobody is sitting at the tables in front of her cafe now.

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Kate and Jo walk across to the woman.

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Sorry, they say.

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OK, says the woman.

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Jo, you can play first for 30 minutes.

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She looks at Kate.

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Then you can play.

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All right?

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Yes, they say.

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Kate and I sit at the cafe for the next 30 minutes.

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Of course, we can hear the drums.

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But I can see something too.

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Under the table, Kate's foot is moving.

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She likes Joe's drums.

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Soon, Joe finishes, and Kate begins playing.

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She sings well, and Joe listens to her.

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After the last song, Kate and I take the money from her guitar bag.

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Wait, I say, what's this?

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It's a note for you.

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What does it say? asks Kate.

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Sorry about today.

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Your music is good.

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Perhaps we can play together next week?

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11am?

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I look up.

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It's from Joe, I think.

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On the bus home, I have only one question.

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So, are you going to meet Joe next week?

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Perhaps, Kate says.

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He is an okay drummer.

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I want to shout, and he has nice eyes.

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But for Kate, music is everything.

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Chapter 5.

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Silver Paint.

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The next Saturday, I arrive at the square after Kate.

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I find her with Joe near the cafe.

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They're talking before they play together.

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Kate sees me and says, You're here!

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Thanks, Lucy.

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That's okay, I say.

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I want to hear this.

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Kate begins playing and singing.

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Then Joe begins drumming.

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Kate plays this song a lot.

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But it's different with the drums.

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I like it.

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Suddenly, I see something.

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Joe's bag is open and there's a note in it.

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The note says, Sorry about today.

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Your music is good.

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Perhaps we can play together next week, 11am?

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This note and Kate's note are the same.

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And Joe's note is not from Kate.

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So who are the notes from?

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Then I see some paint on the note.

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Silver paint.

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Just then, I hear something from across the square.

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Some people are laughing.

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They're watching the silver statue.

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First, her foot moves Then one leg Two legs Her arms Then her body

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Look!

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Someone shouts She's moving!

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I look at the silver statue And now she is dancing She's dancing to Kate and Joe's music

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Soon, lots of people are laughing and dancing too.

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Kate and Jo's music is very good, and everyone is having a good time.

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When the song finishes, the people all shout for more.

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Kate and Joe smile, and begin a new song.

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This time, the silver statue doesn't move.

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She's a statue again.

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Kate and Joe play two more songs.

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When they stop, everyone wants to talk to them.

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Come back next week, one woman says.

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I want the silver statue to dance again.

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And I want to hear that music again, says her friend.

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The woman from the cafe is much happier now.

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You two are great, she tells Kate and Joe.

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Are you going to play together again?

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I'd like that, says Kate.

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Me too, Joe says.

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He smiles at Kate.

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And I'm sorry about last week.

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I'm sorry too, says Kate.

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Do you want to talk about new songs one day this week?

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I can give you my number.

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Yes, let's do that, Joe says.

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And perhaps we can meet at the cafe one evening.

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Kate smiles back at him.

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Yes.

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I'd like that.

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She sees my face.

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What?

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She says.

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Music isn't everything, you know, Lucy.

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Kate and Joe begin talking excitedly again.

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When they play music together, it's very good.

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And they're going to be good friends, I think.

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We walk in front of the silver statue.

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And I think about the notes.

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I look up at her and see a little smile on her face.

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I'm not going to tell Kate and Joe about the notes.

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That's our secret.

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Me and the silver statue.

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you Thank

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you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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इस पाठ की शब्दावली और बोलने के सुझाव

यह A2 स्तर का स्पीकिंग पाठ वीडियो “The silver statue” पर आधारित है। सबसे ज़्यादा दोहराए गए शब्द ये हैं: Kate, Joe, drums, silver, statue। इस वीडियो में शैडोइंग के लिए 218 वाक्य और 1460 शब्द हैं। बोला गया हिस्सा 19:33 लंबा है। वक्ता धीरे बोलता है, लगभग 75 शब्द प्रति मिनट, इसलिए हर ध्वनि की नकल करने का समय मिलता है। 83% शब्द अंग्रेज़ी के 3,000 सबसे आम शब्दों में से हैं; बाकी शब्द अभ्यास से पहले देख लेना अच्छा रहेगा।

इस वीडियो की मुख्य शब्दावली

वीडियो के 12 सीखने लायक शब्द, उच्चारण और अर्थ के साथ:

शब्द	उच्चारण	अर्थ
drum संज्ञा	/ˈdɹʌm/	ड्रम, ढोल
statue संज्ञा	/ˈstæt͡ʃu/	प्रतिमा, मुर्ती
guitar संज्ञा	/ɡɪˈtɑɹ/	गिटार
shout क्रिया	/ʃaʊt/	चिल्लाना
arrive क्रिया	/əˈɹaɪv/	पहुँचना, आना
flower संज्ञा	/ˈfloʊɚ/	फूल, पुष्प
bedroom संज्ञा	/ˈbɛdˌɹum/	शयनकक्ष, ख़्वाबगाह
coat संज्ञा	/ˈkoʊ̯t/	कोट
copyright संज्ञा	/ˈkɑpiˌɹaɪt/	कॉपीराइट, स्वत्वाधिकार
bucket संज्ञा	/ˈbʌkɪt/	बाल्टी
microphone संज्ञा	/ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfəʊn/	अणुभाष, माइक्रोफ़ोन
café संज्ञा	/ˌkæˈfeɪ/	कैफ़े, क़हवाघर

वीडियो में आने वाली फ़्रेज़ल वर्ब

शब्द	अर्थ
come back क्रिया	वापस आना
get up क्रिया	उठना

दोहराने लायक वाक्य

वीडियो के छोटे, पूरे वाक्य जिन्हें आप रोज़ की बातचीत में इस्तेमाल कर सकते हैं:

Perhaps she's thinking, are people going to like my music?
How can I play over that terrible noise?
Wait, I say, what's this?
Perhaps we can play together next week?
Are you going to play together again?

इस वीडियो का व्याकरण

वक्ता जिन संरचनाओं का सबसे अधिक प्रयोग करता है, वीडियो के असली शब्दों के साथ:

संरचना	वीडियो में
क्रिया + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — वे क्रियाएँ जिनके बाद -ing रूप आता है	stops playing · stop playing
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — जो अभी या इन दिनों हो रहा है	I'm going · isn't moving · is sitting
“going to” से भविष्य be going to + क्रिया — योजना या जो साफ़ होने वाला है	she's going to play · I'm going to sing · is going to be

ध्यान देने योग्य उच्चारण

वक्ता 34 बार संक्षिप्त रूपों का प्रयोग करता है, जैसे I'm, isn't, they're। इन्हें वैसे ही छोटा बोलें जैसा आप सुनते हैं।

हिंदी भाषियों के लिए मुश्किल ध्वनियाँ:

/æ/ — “ऐ” से ज़्यादा खुला: statue /ˈstæt͡ʃu/, café /ˌkæˈfeɪ/, angrily /ˈæŋ.ɡɹə.li/

इस वीडियो से अभ्यास कैसे करें

पहले बिना बोले पूरा वीडियो एक बार सुनें और जो शब्द नहीं आते उन्हें लिख लें।
सामान्य गति पर एक-एक वाक्य की शैडोइंग करें और हर वाक्य तब तक दोहराएँ जब तक आपकी लय वक्ता से न मिल जाए।
अपनी आवाज़ रिकॉर्ड करें और मूल से तुलना करें, ख़ासकर drum, statue, guitar जैसे शब्दों पर ध्यान दें।

शैडोइंग तकनीक क्या है?

शैडोइंग (Shadowing) एक विज्ञान-समर्थित भाषा सीखने की तकनीक है जो मूल रूप से पेशेवर दुभाषिया प्रशिक्षण के लिए विकसित की गई थी। विधि सरल लेकिन शक्तिशाली है: आप मूल अंग्रेज़ी ऑडियो सुनते हैं और तुरंत इसे ज़ोर से दोहराते हैं — जैसे वक्ता की छाया 1-2 सेकंड की देरी से। शोध से पता चलता है कि यह उच्चारण सटीकता, स्वर, लय, जुड़ी हुई ध्वनियाँ, सुनने की समझ और बोलने की प्रवाहशीलता में काफ़ी सुधार करता है।

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