쉐도잉 연습: Weekly Team Meeting: Project Status Update - 영상으로 영어 말하기 배우기

레슨 만드는 중...
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Right, let's get started. Thanks for joining, everyone.
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I'd like a quick update on the app launch.
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Tom, where do things stand on your side?
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We're slightly behind schedule, to be honest.
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The search feature turned out more complicated than expected.
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It's been tested, but a few issues still need fixing.
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How long do you think that will take?
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Realistically, we're looking at another week.
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Okay. Nina, how does that affect marketing?
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It puts us in a tight spot, I'm afraid.
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The launch campaign has already been scheduled for the twentieth.
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If we push it back, we'll lose our advertising slot.
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I see. Is there any room for compromise?
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We could launch without the search feature and add it later.
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That might work, as long as the app doesn't feel unfinished.
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It won't. Everything else is running smoothly.
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What would you need to hit the twentieth, Tom?
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An extra tester would make a huge difference.
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I'll see if I can borrow someone from the other team.
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In the meantime, I'll hold off on the press release.
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Good thinking. Let's not announce anything until we're certain.
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Should I let the client know about the delay?
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Not yet. I'd rather wait until we have a clear picture.
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I'll have a better idea by Thursday.
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Then let's touch base again on Thursday afternoon.
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Tom, please keep me in the loop if anything changes.
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Will do. I'll flag any problems straight away.
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Great. Thanks, everyone. That was really useful.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 28 sentences and 245 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:38. The speaker talks at a natural 150 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 85% 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

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
twentieth adjective/ˈtwɛn.ti.əθ/The ordinal form of the number twenty.
complicated adjective/ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/Difficult or convoluted.
delay noun/dɪˈleɪ̯/A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
loop noun/luːp/A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
announce verb/əˈnaʊn(t)s/To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known.
compromise noun/ˈkɑmpɹəˌmaɪz/The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions.
fixing noun/ˈfɪksɪŋ/The act of subverting (fixing) a vote.
slot noun/slɑt/A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; especially, one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding into it.
meantime noun/ˈmiːntaɪm/The time spent waiting for another event; time in between.
borrow verb/ˈbɑɹ.oʊ/To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.
unfinished adjective/ʌnˈfɪnɪʃt/Not completed; unresolved.
smoothly adverb/ˈsmuːðli/in a smooth manner; smooth
realistically adverbIn a realistic manner.
tester noun/ˈtɛstəɹ/A person who administers a test.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
turn out verbTo end up; to result.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 13 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'll, we're, I'd. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “th” sounds: twentieth /ˈtwɛn.ti.əθ/, smoothly /ˈsmuːðli/

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 twentieth, complicated, delay.

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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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