This speaking lesson is built on the video “Sonhando o Futuro”. This video has 20 sentences and 199 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:07. The speaker talks slowly, about 64 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 25% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
paragraph noun	/ˈpæɹəɡɹæf/	A passage in text that starts on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented, and usually marks a change of topic.
vale noun	/veɪl/	A valley.
dire adjective	/ˈdaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/	Warning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.
amour noun	/əˈmʊɹ/	Courtship; flirtation.
sempre adverb	/ˈsɛm(ˌ)pɹeɪ/	always, still; maintaining the same style
kero noun		A type of wooden drinking vessel produced by the Incas.
lev noun	/lɛv/	The currency of Bulgaria from 1880 to 2025; divided into 100 stotinki.
cria noun		A young South American camelid (llama, vicuna, guanaco or alpaca).
longe noun	/lʌnd͡ʒ/	A long rope or flat web line, more commonly referred to as a longe line, approximately 20-30 feet long, attached to the bridle, longeing cavesson, or halter of…
sabre noun	/ˈseɪ.bə/	A light sword with a curved blade, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point.
volta noun	/ˈvoʊltə/	A turning; a time (chiefly used in phrases signifying that the part is to be repeated).
dream verb	/ˈdɹim/	To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping.

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 paragraph, vale, dire.

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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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쉐도잉이란? 영어 실력을 빠르게 키우는 과학적 방법