쉐도잉 연습: Did ChatGPT Help a Mass Shooter? - 영상으로 영어 말하기 배우기
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Did ChatGPT Help a Mass Shooter?”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Florida, busiest, Chatgpt, yada, shooter. This video has 64 sentences and 726 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:55. The speaker talks fast, about 185 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 85% 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
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| yada | Only used in yada yada yada | |
| shooter noun | /ˈʃuːtəː/ | Someone who shoots something; a gunner, archer, etc. |
| accomplice noun | /əˈkɑm.pləs/ | An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory. |
| utilized adjective | Being used. | |
| liable adjective | /ˈlaɪ̯əbəl/ | Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable. |
| conspirator noun | /kənˈspɪɹətɚ/ | One of a group that acts in harmony to do something unlawful and unethical; a person who is part of a conspiracy. |
| fruition noun | /fɹuˈɪʃən/ | The fulfillment of something worked for. |
| injure verb | /ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ/ | To wound or cause physical harm to a living creature. |
| weekday noun | /ˈwiːkdeɪ̯/ | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, but not Saturday or Sunday. |
| descriptive adjective | /dəˈskɹɪptɪv/ | Of, relating to, or providing a description. |
| spree noun | /spɹiː/ | Uninhibited activity. |
| convict verb | /ˈkɑnvɪkt/ | To find guilty, as a result of legal proceedings, or (informal) in a moral sense. |
| efficiently adverb | In an efficient manner. | |
| inherent adjective | /ɪnˈhɪəɹənt/ | Naturally as part or consequence of something. |
| extensively adverb | /ɪkˈstɛn.sɪv.li/ | In an extensive manner, widely. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| carry out verb | /ˈkæ.ɹi aʊt/ | To hold while moving it out. |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. | |
| go down verb | To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one. | |
| go off verb | To explode. | |
| mess up verb | To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 14 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shooter /ˈʃuːtəː/, fruition /fɹuˈɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: conspirator /kənˈspɪɹətɚ/, extensively /ɪkˈstɛn.sɪv.li/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like yada, shooter, accomplice.
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