쉐도잉 연습: The Huge Cost of Always Hiring From Outside - 영상으로 영어 말하기 배우기
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This C1 speaking lesson is built on the video “The Huge Cost of Always Hiring From Outside”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: performance, talent, element, assessment, leader. This video has 57 sentences and 696 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:58. The speaker talks at a steady 140 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 83% 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
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| assess verb | /əˈsɛs/ | To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate; to estimate. |
| renovate verb | /ˈɹɛn.ə.veɪt/ | To renew; to revamp something to make it look new again. |
| turnaround noun | /ˈtɜɹnəˌɹaʊnd/ | The act of turning to face in the other direction. |
| comparative adjective | /kəmˈpæɹətɪv/ | Of or relating to comparison. |
| capability noun | /ˌkeɪ.pəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ | The power or ability to generate an outcome. |
| behavioural adjective | /bɪˈheɪvjɚəl/ | Of or pertaining to behaviour. |
| confine verb | /ˈkɑnfaɪn/ | To restrict (someone or something) to a particular scope or area; to keep in or within certain bounds. |
| deliverable noun | /dɪˈlɪvɹəbəɫ/ | The tangible end product; that which will be delivered. |
| methodical adjective | /mɪˈθɑdɪkəl/ | In an organized manner; proceeding with regard to method; systematic. |
| methodically adverb | /mɪˈθɑdɪkəli/ | In a methodical manner; with order. |
| nurture noun | /ˈnɜːɹ.t͡ʃəɹ/ | The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care |
| relativity noun | /ɹɛl.əˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/ | The state of being relative to something else; the absence of universally applicable rules or standards; relativism; (countable) an instance of this. |
| variously adverb | In various ways; diversely. | |
| inherently adverb | /ɪnˈhɛɹəntli/ | In an inherent way; naturally, innately. |
| motivate verb | /ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt/ | To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage; to actuate. |
이 영상의 문법
화자가 가장 많이 쓰는 문형을 영상 속 실제 표현과 함께 정리했습니다.
| 문형 | 영상 속 표현 |
|---|---|
| 수동태 be + 과거분사 — 누가 하는지보다 무슨 일이 일어나는지에 초점 | are assessed · isn't aligned · be assessed |
| 관계절 who / which + 절 — 사람이나 사물에 대한 추가 정보 | people who built · someone who behaves · deliverables, which are |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, you're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: methodical /mɪˈθɑdɪkəl/, methodically /mɪˈθɑdɪkəli/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: limitation /lɪmɪˈteɪʃən/, ambition /æmˈbɪʃ.ən/
- Long words — get the stress right: comparative /kəmˈpæɹətɪv/, capability /ˌkeɪ.pəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/, deliverable /dɪˈlɪvɹəbəɫ/, methodical /mɪˈθɑdɪkəl/, methodically /mɪˈθɑdɪkəli/
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 assess, renovate, turnaround.
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.























