쉐도잉 연습: Real Easy English 12 - 영상으로 영어 말하기 배우기

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I can't live without my phone.
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I like Vietnamese food.
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I usually eat rice.
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I don't eat fast food.
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I eat three meals a day.
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And I sometimes eat snacks.
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I like sweet food.
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I can cook simple food.
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I eat out with friends.
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Conversation.
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Can you live without your phone?
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No, I can't.
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I can't live without my phone.
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What kind of food do you like?
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I like Vietnamese food.
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I usually eat rice.
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Do you eat fast food?
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No, I don't.
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I don't eat fast food.
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What are your eating habits?
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I eat three meals a day, and I sometimes eat snacks.
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I like sweet food.
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Can you cook?
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Yes, I can.
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I can cook simple food.
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And I sometimes eat out with friends.
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If you want to shine tomorrow, you have to sparkle today.
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Ten minutes a day goes a long way.
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Thank you for watching and see you next time.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Real Easy English 12”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: eat, cook, fast. This video has 29 sentences and 154 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:14. The speaker talks at a steady 125 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 78% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 5 of its 29 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

8 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
meal noun/ˈmiːl/Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity.
snack noun/snæk/A light meal.
habit noun/ˈhæb.ɪt/An action performed on a regular basis.
shine verb/ʃaɪn/To emit or reflect light so as to glow.
sparkle noun/ˈspɑɹ.kəl/A little spark; a scintillation.
cook verb/kʊk/To prepare food for eating, typically by heating it, combining it with other ingredients, seasoning it, preparing it for serving, etc.
sweet adjective/swit/Tasting of sugars.
conversation noun/ˌkɑn.vəɹˈseɪ.ʃən/Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • I can't live without my phone.
  • Can you live without your phone?
  • What kind of food do you like?
  • Do you eat fast food?
  • What are your eating habits?

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shine /ʃaɪn/, conversation /ˌkɑn.vəɹˈseɪ.ʃən/

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 meal, snack, habit.

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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