쉐도잉 연습: John F. Kennedy's greatest Speech on Peace - 영상으로 영어 말하기 배우기
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “John F. Kennedy's greatest Speech on Peace”. This video has 22 sentences and 252 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:50. The speaker talks at a steady 137 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 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
The 13 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| rational adjective | /ˈɹæʃ(ə)nəl/ | Capable of reasoning. |
| pursuit noun | /pɝˈsut/ | The act of pursuing. |
| inhabit verb | /ɪnˈhæbɪt/ | To live or reside in. |
| pursuer noun | One who pursues. | |
| unsolvable adjective | Not solvable. | |
| cherish verb | /ˈt͡ʃɛɹɪʃ/ | To treat with affection, care, and tenderness; to nurture or protect with care. |
| mortal adjective | /ˈmɔɹ.təl/ | Susceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury, or wound; not immortal. |
| heir noun | /ˈɛə̯/ | Someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another. |
| enforce verb | /ɪnˈfoɹs/ | To keep up, impose or bring into effect something, not necessarily by force. |
| deaf adjective | /diːf/ | Unable (or partially able) to hear. |
| seemingly adverb | /ˈsiːmɪŋli/ | As it appears; apparently. |
| urgent adjective | /ˈɜː.d͡ʒənt/ | Requiring immediate attention. |
| destiny noun | /ˈdɛs.tɪ.ni/ | That to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined state; a condition predestined by the Divine or by human will. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: rational /ˈɹæʃ(ə)nəl/, cherish /ˈt͡ʃɛɹɪʃ/
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 rational, pursuit, inhabit.
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.











