쉐도잉 연습: Will Smith | How To Achieve Success - 영상으로 영어 말하기 배우기
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 38 sentences and 429 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:21. The speaker talks fast, about 183 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 91% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| pursuit noun | /pɝˈsut/ | The act of pursuing. |
| collide verb | /kəˈlaɪd/ | To impact directly, especially if violent. |
| perish verb | /ˈpɛɹɪʃ/ | To decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing. |
| relentless adjective | /ɹɪˈlɛntləs/ | Unrelenting or unyielding in severity. |
| fearless adjective | /ˈfɪɹləs/ | Without fear. |
| insanity noun | /ɪnˈsænɪti/ | The state of being insane; madness. |
| solitary adjective | /ˈsɑlɪˌtɛɹi/ | Living or being by oneself; alone; having no companion present |
| foremost adjective | /ˈfɔː.məʊst/ | Positioned in front of (all) others in space, most forward. |
| premise noun | /ˈpɹɛm.ɪs/ | A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition. |
| collision noun | /kəˈlɪʒn̩/ | An instance of colliding. |
| heal verb | /ˈhiːl/ | To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure. |
| sustainable adjective | /səˈsteɪnəbəl/ | Able to be sustained. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come along verb | To accompany. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 12 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, can't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: perish /ˈpɛɹɪʃ/, collision /kəˈlɪʒn̩/
- Long words — get the stress right: insanity /ɪnˈsænɪti/, solitary /ˈsɑlɪˌtɛɹi/, sustainable /səˈsteɪnəbəl/
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 pursuit, collide, perish.
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.











