쉐도잉 연습: Don't waste your time - Brian Tracy - 영상으로 영어 말하기 배우기
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Don't waste your time - Brian Tracy”. This video has 11 sentences and 179 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:44. The speaker talks fast, about 245 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 95% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 10 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| excel verb | /ɪkˈsɛl/ | To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something. |
| tread verb | /tɹɛd/ | To step or walk (on or across something); to trample. |
| crackle verb | /ˈkɹækəl/ | To make a prolonged, frequent cracking sound which sounds like fizzing or popping. |
| shaky adjective | /ˈʃeɪki/ | Shaking or trembling. |
| attitude noun | /ˈætɪˌtud/ | The position of the body or way of carrying oneself. |
| ability noun | /əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ | The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power. |
| foot noun | /fʊt/ | A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg. |
| everybody | /ˈɛvɹi(ˌ)bədi/ | All people. |
| throw verb | /θɹoʊ/ | To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air. |
| excellent adjective | /ˈɛk.sə.lənt/ | Having excelled, having surpassed. |
이 영상의 문법
화자가 가장 많이 쓰는 문형을 영상 속 실제 표현과 함께 정리했습니다.
| 문형 | 영상 속 표현 |
|---|---|
| 수동태 be + 과거분사 — 누가 하는지보다 무슨 일이 일어나는지에 초점 | is designed |
| 관계절 who / which + 절 — 사람이나 사물에 대한 추가 정보 | people who are |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 9 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: ability /əˈbɪl.ə.ti/, everybody /ˈɛvɹi(ˌ)bədi/
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 excel, tread, crackle.
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.














