쉐도잉 연습: A Day in our Office in Slow German - 영상으로 영어 말하기 배우기
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “A Day in our Office in Slow German”. This video has 129 sentences and 749 words to shadow. The speech runs for 8:51. The speaker talks slowly, about 85 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 35% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| package noun | /ˈpæk.ɪd͡ʒ/ | Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope. |
| delicious adjective | /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ | Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty. |
| euro noun | /ˈjʊɹoʊ/ | The currency unit of the European Monetary Union. Symbol: € |
| interactive adjective | /ˌɪn.tɚˈæk.tɪv/ | Interacting with or communicating with and reacting to each other; influencing or having an effect on each other; acting or capable of acting on each other or… |
| ditch noun | /dɪt͡ʃ/ | A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage. |
| holt noun | /hoʊlt/ | A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse. |
| stool noun | /stuːl/ | A seat for one person without a back or armrests. |
| hallo verb | /həˈləʊ/ | To shout, or to call with a loud voice. |
| loach noun | /ˈləʊt͡ʃ/ | Any true loach, of the family Cobitidae. |
| dort verb | To become pettish; sulk. | |
| mâche noun | Valerianella locusta, a small dicot annual plant of the family Caprifoliaceae often cultivated as a salad green or herb. | |
| pssst | Elongated form of psst. | |
| seiðr noun | A form of magic originating in Viking society and revived by modern pagans, incorporating ritualistic, shamanistic, and divinatory elements. | |
| seine noun | /seɪn/ | A long net having floats attached at the top and sinkers (weights) at the bottom, used in shallow water for catching fish. |
| seinen noun | /ˈseɪ.nən/ | A kind of manga written for an older male audience, generally 18-30 years old (and older). |
Pronunciation to watch
- Long words — get the stress right: interactive /ˌɪn.tɚˈæk.tɪv/, ventilator /ˈvɛntɪleɪtə/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like package, delicious, euro.
쉐도잉이란? 영어 실력을 빠르게 키우는 과학적 방법
쉐도잉(Shadowing)은 원래 전문 통역사 훈련을 위해 개발된 언어 학습 기법으로, 다언어 학자인 Dr. Alexander Arguelles에 의해 대중화된 방법입니다. 핵심 원리는 간단하지만 매우 강력합니다: 원어민의 영어를 들으면서 1~2초의 짧은 지연으로 즉시 소리 내어 따라 말하는 것——마치 '그림자(shadow)'처럼 화자를 따라가는 것입니다. 문법 공부나 수동적인 청취와 달리, 쉐도잉은 뇌와 입 근육이 동시에 실시간으로 영어를 처리하고 재현하도록 훈련합니다. 연구에 따르면 이 방법은 발음 정확도, 억양, 리듬, 연음, 청취력, 말하기 유창성을 크게 향상시킵니다. IELTS 스피킹 준비와 자연스러운 영어 소통을 원하는 분들에게 특히 효과적입니다.





























