쉐도잉 연습: Your Parents Were Just People Too - 영상으로 영어 말하기 배우기
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Your Parents Were Just People Too”. This video has 16 sentences and 169 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:53. The speaker talks fast, about 192 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 93% 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 11 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| curious adjective | /ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/ | Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying. |
| sacrifice noun | /ˈsæk.ɹɪ.faɪs/ | Originally, the killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; later, also the offering of an object to a deity. |
| forgive verb | /fɚˈɡɪv/ | To pardon (someone); to waive any negative feeling towards or desire for punishment or retribution against. |
| stressful adjective | /ˈstɹɛsfəl/ | Irritating; causing stress. |
| realization noun | /ˌɹɪə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ | An act of figuring out or becoming aware. |
| slack adjective | /slæk/ | Lax; not tense; not firmly extended. |
| realize verb | /ˈɹi(.ə)ˌlaɪz/ | To become aware of, understand, or appreciate (a fact or situation, especially something which has been true for some time). |
| grow verb | /ˈɡɹəʊ/ | To become larger, to increase in magnitude. |
| appreciate verb | /əˈpɹiː.ʃi.eɪt/ | To be grateful or thankful for. |
| begin verb | /bɪˈɡɪn/ | To start, to initiate or take the first step into something. |
| tough adjective | /tʌf/ | Of a material, strong and resilient; sturdy. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| figure out verb | To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce. |
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. |
| grow up verb | To mature and become an adult. |
이 영상의 문법
화자가 가장 많이 쓰는 문형을 영상 속 실제 표현과 함께 정리했습니다.
| 문형 | 영상 속 표현 |
|---|---|
| 과거진행 was/were + -ing — 과거의 어느 시점에 진행 중이던 동작 | were living · were going |
| 최상급 the -est / the most … — 집단에서 가장 높거나 낮은 것 | their best |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: realization /ˌɹɪə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/, appreciate /əˈpɹiː.ʃi.eɪt/
- Long words — get the stress right: realization /ˌɹɪə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/, appreciate /əˈpɹiː.ʃi.eɪt/
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 curious, sacrifice, forgive.
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.













