쉐도잉 연습: Why Are We Friends? | Simon Sinek - 영상으로 영어 말하기 배우기
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 54 sentences and 591 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:47. The speaker talks fast, about 213 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 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
12 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- discovery /dɪˈskʌv.ɹi/ (noun) — Something discovered.
- inspire /ɪnˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ (verb) — To infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to convey, as by a divine or supernatural influence; to disclose preternaturally; to produce in, as by…
- clock /klɑk/ (noun) — A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day.
- friendship /ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/ (noun) — The condition of being friends.
- tear /tɛɹ/ (verb) — To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
- reward /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/ (noun) — Something of value given in return for an act.
- advocate /ˈæd.və.kət/ (noun) — Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel.
- spouse /spaʊ̯s/ (noun) — A person in a marriage or marital relationship.
- profound /pɹəˈfaʊnd/ (adjective) — Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to great depth; deep.
- sibling /ˈsɪb.lɪŋ/ (noun) — A person who shares a parent; one's brother or sister who one shares a parent with.
- torturous /ˈtɔɹt͡ʃəɹəs/ (adjective) — Of or pertaining to torture.
- weirdly /ˈwɪə(ɹ)dli/ (adverb) — In a weird manner.
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- give up (verb) — To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone).
- find out (verb) — To discover, as by asking or investigating.
- go through (verb) — To travel from one end of something to the other.
- have in (verb) — To allow in; grant permission or admittance to; invite in or over; admit.
- come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — Come along with me; join me in going.
- look at (verb) — To observe or watch.
- sit in (verb) — To attend a class, educational presentation, meeting, etc. for one time, as a visitor.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 25 contractions and reduced forms, such as they'll, don't, you're. 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.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like discovery, inspire, clock.
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.




























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