쉐도잉 연습: The Blessing | Kari Jobe | Elevation Worship [LYRICS] - 영상으로 영어 말하기 배우기
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “The Blessing”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: amen, generations, upon, thousand, evening. This video has 39 sentences and 605 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:25. The speaker talks slowly, about 94 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 68% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
11 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| amen | /(ˌ)ɑːˈmɛn/ | At the end of a religious prayer: so be it. |
| beside | /bɪˈsaɪd/ | Next to; at the side of. |
| bless verb | /blɛs/ | To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify. |
| shine verb | /ʃaɪn/ | To emit or reflect light so as to glow. |
| gracious adjective | /ˈɡɹeɪʃəs/ | kind and warmly courteous |
| rejoice verb | /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪs/ | To be very happy, be delighted, exult; to feel joy. |
| weep verb | /ˈwiːp/ | To cry; to shed tears, especially when accompanied with sobbing or other difficulty speaking, as an expression of emotion such as sadness or joy. |
| favor noun | /ˈfeɪ.vɚ/ | A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone). |
| generation noun | /ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/ | The act of creating something or bringing something into being; production, creation. |
| presence noun | /ˈpɹɛzəns/ | The fact or condition of being present, or of being within sight or call, or at hand. |
| agree verb | /əˈɡɹi/ | To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to have a consistent idea between two or more people. |
이 영상의 문법
화자가 가장 많이 쓰는 문형을 영상 속 실제 표현과 함께 정리했습니다.
| 문형 | 영상 속 표현 |
|---|---|
| “might / may” 가능성 might/may + 동사 — 가능하지만 확실하지 않은 일 | May His |
| 현재진행 am/is/are + -ing — 지금 또는 요즘 일어나고 있는 일 | You're coming · You're weeping |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as they're, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shine /ʃaɪn/, gracious /ˈɡɹeɪʃəs/, generation /ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/
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 amen, beside, bless.
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.











