Shadowing Practice: ph sound page 3 #animation #learnanewwordtoday - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Page 3.
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Photo and Sphere.
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Photo equals light.
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Kyô-kep-sang.
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Photograph.
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Photograph.
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Páptai.
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This photograph is very old.
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Páptai-ni gào-má.
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Photography.
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Photography.
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Gán-tai-pá.
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My sister loves photography.
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พีสาวของฉันชอบการถ่ายภาพ.
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Sphere equals ball or round.
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เขียวกับทรงกลมหรือพื้นทีกลม.
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Atmosphere Atmosphere ฉันบัญยากาศ The earth has an atmosphere.
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Hemisphere Hemisphere Sea globe Thailand is in the northern hemisphere.
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Stratosphere Stratosphere Tonsatratosphere The stratosphere is above the troposphere.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “ph sound page 3”. This video has 17 sentences and 66 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:18.

Key vocabulary in this video

12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
atmosphere noun/ˈætməsˌfɪɹ/The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
photography noun/fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fi/The art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces, and its digital counterpart.
photograph noun/ˈfoʊ.təˌɡɹæf/A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.
hemisphere noun/ˈhɛmɪsfɪə/Half of the celestial sphere, as divided by either the ecliptic or the celestial equator .
globe noun/ɡloʊb/The eyeball.
stratosphere noun/ˈstɹætəsfɪɚ/The region of the uppermost atmosphere where the temperature increases along with the altitude due to the absorption of solar ultraviolet radiation by ozone.
troposphere noun/ˈtɹoʊpəsfɪɚ/The lower levels of the atmosphere extending from the surface of the Earth or another celestial body up to the tropopause. It is characterized by convective…
equal adjective/ˈiːkwəl/The same in one or more respects.
sing verb/ˈsɪŋ/To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice.
photo verb/ˈfəʊ̯.təʊ̯/To take a photograph of.
sister noun/ˈsɪs.tɚ/A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.
northern adjective/ˈnɔː.ðən/Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north; northerly.

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like atmosphere, photography, photograph.

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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