शैडोइंग अभ्यास: UNIT 11B - वीडियो के साथ अंग्रेजी बोलना सीखें

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Unit 11: Legends of the Sea.
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Reading B: Women of the Waves.
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Throughout history, the majority of pirates have been men.
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But were there any women pirates?
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Absolutely.
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Below are two from different parts of the world.
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Mary Read Pirate in Disguise Mary Read was born in England around 1690.
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She lived most of her life disguised as a man.
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As a teenager looking for adventure, She dressed as a boy and got a job at sea.
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Later, as a young woman, still pretending to be a man, She found work on a ship and sailed to the Caribbean. On one journey...
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Pirates attacked Mary's ship.
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Instead of fighting, She joined them.
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But Mary had to be careful because many pirate ships had a rule.
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No women allowed.
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If the men discovered her true identity, they might shoot and kill her.
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So at first, Mary stayed by herself and avoided the others.
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But soon, she made a surprising discovery.
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One of the pirates on the ship was actually a woman.
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Anne Bonney was the captain's girlfriend but she was also a pirate herself.
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Mary told Anne her secret, and the two women became good friends and powerful fighters.
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They fought together until they were captured in 1720.
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Ching Shih Pirate Queen In the early 1800s, pirate Ching Shi terrorized the Chinese coast.
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When her powerful pirate husband died, control of his 500 junks transferred to Ching Shi.
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While she was in charge, she expanded her fleet to almost 2 ,000 ships.
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A fearless fighter, Ching Shih led nearly 80 ,000 pirates, both men and women.
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They targeted ships and towns along the coast of China.
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For years, leaders throughout the region failed to stop her, Eventually, Ching Shih retired.
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A rich and respected woman.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

The speaker keeps coming back to these words: pirate, ship, Ching, Mary, Shih. This video has 28 sentences and 286 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:23. The speaker talks at a steady 120 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 77% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
pirate noun/ˈpaɪɹət/A criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns.
fighter noun/ˈfaɪtɚ/A person who fights; a combatant.
adventure noun/ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
discovery noun/dɪˈskʌv.ɹi/Something discovered.
capture verb/ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
discover verb/dɪˈskʌvə/To find or learn something for the first time.
expand verb/ɪkˈspænd/To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open.
fleet noun/ˈfliːt/A group of vessels or vehicles.
pretend verb/pɹəˈtɛnd/To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance.
teenager noun/ˈtiːnˌeɪ̯d͡ʒə/A person between thirteen and nineteen years old (inclusive).
retire verb/ɹəˈtaɪɹ/To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
junk noun/d͡ʒʌŋk/Miscellaneous items of little value, especially discarded or unwanted items.
sail noun/seɪl/A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination…
disguise verb/dɪsˈɡaɪz/To change the appearance of (a person or thing) so as to hide, or to assume an identity.
fearless adjective/ˈfɪɹləs/Without fear.

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 pirate, fighter, adventure.

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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