쉐도잉 연습: Read Books That Challenge Your Mind - 영상으로 영어 말하기 배우기
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Read Books That Challenge Your Mind”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: resistance, reading, entertaining, train, page. This video has 78 sentences and 910 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:50. The speaker talks fast, about 189 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 89% 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 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| entertain verb | /ˌɛntəˈteɪn/ | To amuse (someone); to engage the attention of agreeably. |
| patience noun | /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/ | The quality of being patient. |
| distract verb | /dɪˈstɹækt/ | To divert the attention of. |
| boredom noun | /ˈbɔɹ.dəm/ | The state of being bored. |
| bore verb | /boɹ/ | To inspire boredom in somebody. |
| contradict verb | /ˌkɑn.tɹəˈdɪkt/ | To deny the truth or validity of (a statement or statements). |
| excite verb | /ɪkˈsaɪt/ | To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement. |
| influencer noun | /ˈɪnflu.ənsə(ɹ)/ | A person who or a thing which influences. |
| slowness noun | The quality or state of being slow. | |
| spiritually adverb | In a manner affecting, relating or pertaining to the spirit or the soul. | |
| absorb verb | /æbˈsɔɹb/ | To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in… |
| citation noun | /ˌsaɪˈteɪʃən/ | An official summons or notice given to a person to appear. |
| deliberately adverb | /dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət.li/ | Intentionally, or after deliberation; not accidentally. |
| politically adverb | In a political manner. | |
| react verb | /ɹiːˈækt/ | To act in response. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| get through verb | /ɡɛt ˈθɹu/ | To overcome; to endure. |
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. | |
| push through verb | To force (legislation or a plan) to be passed or agreed to or a decision to be reached. | |
| slow down verb | To decelerate. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 19 contractions and reduced forms, such as they're, don't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: patience /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/, citation /ˌsaɪˈteɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: influencer /ˈɪnflu.ənsə(ɹ)/, deliberately /dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət.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 entertain, patience, distract.
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