쉐도잉 연습: English in a Minute: Par for the Course - 영상으로 영어 말하기 배우기

This video has 16 sentences and 120 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:55. The speaker talks at a steady 131 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 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

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

• rude /ɹuːd/ (adjective) — Lacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous.
• relax /ɹɪˈlæks/ (verb) — To make something loose.
• invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/ (noun) — The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.
• golf /ɡɑlf/ (noun) — A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the…
• specifically /spɪˈsɪf.ɪ.kli/ (adverb) — In a specific manner, applying to or naming a particular thing or things, expressly, explicitly.
• sort /soɹt/ (noun) — A general type.
• welcome /ˈwɛl.kəm/ — Greeting given upon someone's arrival.
• everybody /ˈɛvɹi(ˌ)bədi/ — All people.
• score /skoɹ/ (noun) — The total number of goals, points, runs, etc. earned by a participant in a game.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• play on (verb) — To exploit (a potential weakness or vulnerability) by exacerbating.

Pronunciation to watch

• Long words — get the stress right: invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/, specifically /spɪˈsɪf.ɪ.kli/, everybody /ˈɛvɹi(ˌ)bədi/

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 rude, relax, invitation.

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