쉐도잉 연습: Like - 영상으로 영어 말하기 배우기
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
The speaker keeps coming back to these words: dream, sweetest, drifting, blur, velvet. This video has 26 sentences and 370 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:42. The speaker talks slowly, about 100 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 73% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 4 of its 26 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 13 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| blur verb | /blɝ/ | To make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim. |
| velvet noun | /ˈvɛlvɪt/ | A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side. |
| drift noun | /dɹɪft/ | Anything driven at random. |
| glow verb | /ɡloʊ/ | To emit heat and light without a flame. |
| wrap verb | /ɹæp/ | To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper. |
| linger verb | /ˈlɪŋɡɚ/ | To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so. |
| weightless adjective | /ˈweɪt.ləs/ | Without weight. |
| moonlight noun | /ˈmunˌlaɪt/ | The light reflected from the Moon, which seems to emanate from it. |
| float verb | /fləʊt/ | To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object). |
| dawn noun | /dɔːn/ | The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise. |
| whisper verb | /ˈ(h)wɪspɚ/ | To speak softly or under one's breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration of the… |
| rub verb | /ɹʌb/ | To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction. |
| rhythm noun | /ˈɹɪð.əm/ | The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reach out verb | To extend one's hand(s) forward; to reach for something. |
이 영상의 문법
화자가 가장 많이 쓰는 문형을 영상 속 실제 표현과 함께 정리했습니다.
| 문형 | 영상 속 표현 |
|---|---|
| 최상급 the -est / the most … — 집단에서 가장 높거나 낮은 것 | The sweetest |
| 현재진행 am/is/are + -ing — 지금 또는 요즘 일어나고 있는 일 | I'm rubbing · I'm floating · I'm drifting |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 13 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 blur, velvet, drift.
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.






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