쉐도잉 연습: Stop Taking Everything Personally | Mel Robbins #shorts - 영상으로 영어 말하기 배우기

This video has 32 sentences and 406 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:33. The speaker talks at a natural 159 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 90% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

14 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

• mood /muːd/ (noun) — A mental or emotional state, composure.
• boundary /ˈbaʊndɹi/ (noun) — The dividing line or location between two areas.
• theirs /ðɛɚz/ — That or those belonging to them; the possessive case of they, used without a following noun.
• compassion /kəmˈpæʃ.ən/ (noun) — Deep awareness of the suffering of others that people have to the point of them being motivated to relieve such states.
• tone /ˈtəʊn/ (noun) — A specific pitch.
• disappointed /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/ (adjective) — Defeated of expectations or hope; experiencing disappointment; let down.
• twist /twɪst/ (verb) — To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.
• uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/ (adjective) — Not comfortable; causing discomfort.
• bend /bɛnd/ (verb) — To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.
• fixing /ˈfɪksɪŋ/ (noun) — The act of subverting (fixing) a vote.
• expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/ (noun) — The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.
• spiral /ˈspaɪɹəl/ (noun) — A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
• absorb /æbˈsɔɹb/ (verb) — 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…
• knot /nɑt/ (noun) — A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its…

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• deal with (verb) — To handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression; to address or discuss as a subject.
• come at (verb) — To get to, especially with effort or difficulty.
• do with (verb) — Only used in to do with
• pick up on (verb) — To notice, observe, learn, or understand, especially something otherwise overlooked.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 15 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, you're, doesn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: compassion /kəmˈpæʃ.ən/, expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/
• Long words — get the stress right: disappointed /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.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. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like mood, boundary, theirs.