Shadowing Practice: 資工科系真的不能念了嗎?為什麼新鮮人突然找不到工作?工程師飯碗不保?!|Kelly Tsai - Learn English Speaking with Video
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “資工科系真的不能念了嗎?為什麼新鮮人突然找不到工作?工程師飯碗不保?!|Kelly Tsai”. This video has 224 sentences and 3110 words to shadow. The speech runs for 13:37. The speaker talks fast, about 228 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 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| stable noun | /ˈsteɪ.bəl/ | A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) ungulates, especially horses. |
| pace noun | /peɪs/ | A step taken with the foot. |
| rush verb | /ɹʌʃ/ | To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully. |
| solve verb | /sɒlv/ | To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out. |
| meal noun | /ˈmiːl/ | Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity. |
| compare verb | /kəmˈpɛɚ/ | To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things [“to compare X with Y”]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it… |
| guarantee noun | /ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/ | Anything that assures a certain outcome. |
| capture verb | /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/ | To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem. |
| connect verb | /kəˈnɛkt/ | To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object. |
| referring noun | The act by which somebody or something is referred; a reference. | |
| domain noun | /ˌdəʊˈmeɪ̯n/ | A geographic area owned or controlled by a single person or organization. |
| divide verb | /dɪˈvaɪd/ | To split or separate (something) into two or more parts. |
| successor noun | /səkˈsɛsɚ/ | A person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title. |
| calculate verb | /ˈkælkjʊleɪt/ | To determine the value of something or the solution to something by a mathematical process. |
| newsroom noun | /ˈnjuːzɹuːm/ | The office of a news organisation, especially that part of it where the journalists work and news stories are processed. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. | |
| open up verb | To open. | |
| pick up verb | To lift; to grasp and raise. | |
| write down verb | To produce or set (something) down in writing; to record something. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Why do you know the door is the door?
- Today, we'll answer the last few years.
- I think it's still job to work.
- Why do you have the door to open up?
- I'm going to go to the next stage.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | have been walking · I've been talking · I've been doing |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has been · has been increased · have been |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was done · was broken · was stopped |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | people who work · people who were · June, which will |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 39 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, I'm, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: rush /ɹʌʃ/, capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/
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 stable, pace, rush.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.











