シャドーイング練習: When Tom Holland Had To Practice Saying "Spider-Man" - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

This video has 14 sentences and 134 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:37. The speaker talks fast, about 218 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 84% 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

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

• accent /ækˈsɛnt/ (noun) — A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to…
• separation /ˌsɛp.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ (noun) — The act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.
• ironically /aɪˈɹɑnɪkli/ (adverb) — In an ironic manner; in a way displaying irony.
• weirdly /ˈwɪə(ɹ)dli/ (adverb) — In a weird manner.
• comfortable /ˈkʌm(p)f.tə.bəl/ (adjective) — Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable.
• actor /ˈæk.tɚ/ (noun) — Someone or something that takes part in some action; a doer, an agent.
• struggle /ˈstɹʌɡəl/ (noun) — A contortion of the body in an attempt to escape or to perform a difficult task.
• immediate /ɪˈmiː.dɪət/ (adjective) — Happening right away, instantly, with no delay.
• degree /dɪˈɡɹiː/ (noun) — A completed curriculum of study in tertiary education.
• weird /ˈwiɚd/ (adjective) — Having an unusually strange character or behaviour.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• get into (verb) — To move into (an object), such that one ends up inside it.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, isn't, you'd. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

• Long words — get the stress right: separation /ˌsɛp.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, ironically /aɪˈɹɑnɪkli/

How to practise with this video

1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like accent, separation, ironically.

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