쉐도잉 연습: Scaramouche VA reads birthday letter 2024 - 영상으로 영어 말하기 배우기

레슨 만드는 중...
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Idiots.
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Lately, There's always been a gaggle of students sneaking around and gossiping behind my back.
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One glare.
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and they'd scatter and hide.
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And would you believe it?
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Just when I was hiding out in the wild, seeking some peace and quiet, They jumped out of some bushes,
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holding a cake that anyone could see was sickeningly sweet.
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It's so incredibly ridiculous that I had to laugh.
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Just how many people on this planet would be happy about my life?
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birth.
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But their little joke did remind me that on this day, Thank you.
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There is someone I need to give a gift to.
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Since I'm the one picking the gift, I'll choose it based on my own preferences.
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If you got any opinions...
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You'd best tell me in person.
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Though just how did they find me?
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Next time, I'll need to find a more secluded spot.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Scaramouche VA reads birthday letter 2024”. This video has 17 sentences and 149 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:13. The speaker talks at a steady 122 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 3 of its 17 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
ridiculous adjective/ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/Deserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd.
lately adverb/ˈleɪt.li/Recently; not long ago; of late; not long since.
incredibly adverb/ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/In an incredible manner; not to be believed.
remind verb/ɹəˈmaɪnd/To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).
preference noun/ˈpɹɛf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for" in relation to the thing or person, but possibly also "of")
sneak verb/sniːk/To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen.
sigh verb/saɪ/To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary…
gossip noun/ˈɡɑsɪp/Someone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal business.
gaggle noun/ˈɡæɡl̩/A group of geese when they are on the ground or on the water; other groups of birds.
glare noun/ɡlɛɚ/An intense, blinding light.
scatter verb/ˈskætɚ/To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.
secluded adjective/sɪˈkluːdɪd/Hidden, isolated, remote.
sickeningly adverbIn a manner to sicken.

이 영상의 문법

화자가 가장 많이 쓰는 문형을 영상 속 실제 표현과 함께 정리했습니다.

문형영상 속 표현
과거진행 was/were + -ing — 과거의 어느 시점에 진행 중이던 동작was hiding
의무: must / have to / need to 어떤 일이 필요하다고 말할 때had to laugh · need to give · need to find
“will” 미래 will + 동사 — 결정, 약속 또는 예측I'll choose · I'll need

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'll, I'm, they'd. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • Long words — get the stress right: ridiculous /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/, incredibly /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/

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 ridiculous, lately, incredibly.

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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