Shadowing Practice: ฮอร์โมนผู้หญิงตก ต้องรู้ก่อนจะสาย! | Life Dose โดสดีมีแต่เฮลท์ตี้ EP.20 - Learn English Speaking with Video
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “ฮอร์โมนผู้หญิงตก ต้องรู้ก่อนจะสาย!”. This video has 297 sentences and 2977 words to shadow. The speech runs for 16:49. The speaker talks at a natural 177 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 89% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| hormone noun | /ˈhoɹmoʊn/ | Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity. |
| warp noun | /ˈwɔːp/ | The state, quality, or condition of being physically bent or twisted out of shape. |
| estrogen noun | /ˈɛstɹəd͡ʒən/ | Any of a group of steroids that are secreted by the ovaries and function as female sex hormones. |
| satisfy verb | /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/ | To be enough (for) |
| collagen noun | /ˈkɑləd͡ʒən/ | The main structural protein in the extracellular matrix of the connective tissues of many animals. |
| mammogram noun | An X-ray picture of the breasts (mammaries), used to screen for breast cancer. | |
| symptom noun | /ˈsɪm(p)təm/ | A perceived change in some function, sensation or appearance of a person that indicates a disease or disorder, such as fever, headache or rash; strictly, a… |
| exogen noun | A plant characterized by wood, bark and pith, the wood forming a layer between the other two, and growth only occurring on the outside. | |
| optimize verb | /ˈɑptɪmaɪz/ | To act optimistically or as an optimist. |
| vasomotor adjective | Of or pertaining to the regulation of the diameter of blood vessels. | |
| vitamin noun | /ˈvɪt.ə.mɪn/ | Any of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy human growth, metabolism, development, and body function. They are found… |
| dose noun | /ˈdəʊ̯s/ | A measured portion of medicine taken at any one time. |
| adrenaline noun | /əˈdɹɛnəlɪn/ | Epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter. |
| checklist noun | /ˈt͡ʃɛklɪst/ | A list of tasks to be completed, names to be consulted, conditions to be verified and similar. |
| hypothalamus noun | A region of the forebrain located below the thalamus, forming the basal portion of the diencephalon, and functioning to regulate body temperature, some… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| get back to verb | Return to (an activity) |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. |
| go down verb | To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one. |
| grow up verb | To mature and become an adult. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I'm going to ask you what is common symptoms?
- Can you tell us what is your job?
- What do you see in the hospital?
- You don't see the result, are you allowed to do it?
- You don't get it?
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 | I've been finding · I've been looking |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | were not born · were born · are stuck |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | progesterone, which is · person who is · people who don |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | it's been · I've seen · I've been found |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 62 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: insufficiency /ɪnsəˈfɪʃənsi/, measurement /ˈmɛʒ.ə.mənt/
- Long words — get the stress right: adrenaline /əˈdɹɛnəlɪn/, insufficiency /ɪnsəˈfɪʃənsi/, melatonin /ˌmɛləˈtəʊnɪn/, progesterone /pɹoʊˈd͡ʒɛstəˌɹoʊn/
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 hormone, warp, estrogen.
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.









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