쉐도잉 연습: The Devil Wears Prada - all scenes with Emily 2/4 (4K) - 영상으로 영어 말하기 배우기
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “The Devil Wears Prada - all scenes with Emily 2/4”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Miranda, skirt, department. This video has 103 sentences and 685 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:36. The speaker talks at a steady 149 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 18 of its 103 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| skirt noun | /skɚt/ | A separate article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower torso and part of the legs. |
| couture noun | /kuˈtʊɹ/ | The production of high-end, custom-made clothing. |
| curler noun | /ˈkɜː(ɹ)lə(ɹ)/ | One of a set of small cylindrical tubes used to curl hair. |
| errand noun | /ˈɛɹənd/ | A mundane mission of no great consequence, concerning household or business affairs (dropping items by, doing paperwork, going to a friend's house, etc.) |
| eyelash noun | /ˈaɪlæʃ/ | One of the hairs which grows along the edge of eyelids. |
| hideous adjective | /ˈhɪd.i.əs/ | Extremely or shockingly ugly. |
| swimwear noun | Items of clothing appropriate for swimming. | |
| trickle verb | /ˈtɹɪkəl/ | to pour a liquid in a very thin stream, or so that drops fall continuously. |
| flop verb | /flɑp/ | To fall heavily due to lack of energy. |
| pony noun | /ˈpoʊni/ | A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers. |
| utter verb | /ˈʌtəɹ/ | Sometimes preceded by forth, out, etc.: to produce (a cry, speech, or other sounds) with the voice. |
| mock verb | /mɑk/ | To mimic, to simulate. |
| pee noun | /ˈpiː/ | Urine. |
| clearance noun | /ˈklɪɚ.əns/ | The act of clearing or something (such as a space) cleared. |
| tragic adjective | /ˈtɹæd͡ʒɪk/ | Causing great sadness or suffering. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| run through verb | To summarise briefly. | |
| come back verb | To return to a place. | |
| get back verb | Return to where one came from. | |
| hold up verb | To wait or delay. | |
| ring off verb | To disconnect at the end of a phone call. | |
| shut up | /ʃʌt ʌp/ | Stop talking (usually in the form of making annoying, irrelevant, or false comments, during a period of peace and quiet, or when one is not allowed to talk)… |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Did you say what kind?
- Some hideous skirt convention you have to go to?
- You haven't peed since I left?
- No, I haven't been manning the desks, haven't I?
- Excuse me, where do you think you're going?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 18 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, haven't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 skirt, couture, curler.
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.











