Практика Shadowing: 01 Collins Speaking For IELTS Unit 1 - Изучайте разговорный английский по видео

Collins English for exams.

Speaking for IELTS.

CD 1.

Track 1.

The person I'm closest to in my family is definitely my mum, Kate.

We've always got on and we hardly ever fall out.

I know that's unusual.

She's really outgoing and sociable.

She's always going out with friends and colleagues.

Everyone thinks she's good fun.

I look up to her because she's so hard -working, she never sits still, and she works long hours.

She can be a bit impatient, though.

She gets annoyed when her colleagues aren't as efficient as her.

I take after her in that.

I'm impatient, too.

And she's oversensitive, often getting offended for seemingly no reason.

2. My cousin Kieran and I grew up together.

We were inseparable.

He was so creative, he'd always think of new games we could play, and make up these stories to make me laugh.

I was constantly amazed by his open -mindedness as well.

He was never judgmental.

I wish I could be like that.

Unfortunately, we grew apart, slowly but surely, and by the time we went to uni, we weren't in touch anymore.

I haven't seen him for years.

It's really sad.

I would blame it partly on the fact that he's not very reliable.

So, for example, if I email him, he won't respond.

I'm not sure what he's up to these days.

3. I know this is a cliché, but I don't get on with my in -laws, especially my mother -in -law, Jane.

She's so nosy, always wanting to know what we're doing and who we're with,

and she's terribly blunt, which means she quite often upsets us with things she comes out with.

and then she can be quite stingy.

When we go out for a meal with her and my father -in -law, she never offers to pay, even though they're much better off than us.

I must say, though, She's extremely clever and I do respect her for that.

She set up her own business five years ago and it's gone from strength to strength.

She's so self -assured and ambitious too, which I suppose is why she's so successful in business.

Colin's English for exams, speaking for IELTS.

CD 1.

Track 1.

The person I'm closest to in my family is definitely my mum, Kate.

We've always got on and we hardly ever fall out.

I know that's unusual.

She's really outgoing and sociable.

She's always going out with friends and colleagues.

Everyone thinks she's good fun.

I look up to her because she's so hard -working, she never sits still, and she works long hours.

She can be a bit impatient, though.

She gets annoyed when her colleagues aren't as efficient as her.

I take after her in that.

I'm impatient, too.

And she's over -sensitive, often getting offended for seemingly no reason.

2. My cousin Kieran and I grew up together.

We were inseparable.

He was so creative.

You'd always think of new games we could play and make up these stories to make me laugh.

I was constantly amazed by his open -mindedness as well.

He was never judgmental.

I wish I could be like that.

Unfortunately, we grew apart, slowly but surely, and by the time we went to uni, we weren't in touch anymore.

I haven't seen him for years.

It's really sad.

I would blame it partly on the fact that he's not very reliable.

So, for example, if I email him, he won't respond.

I'm not sure what he's up to these days.

3. I know this is a cliché, but I don't get on with my in -laws, especially my mother -in -law, Jane.

She's so nosy, always wanting to know what we're doing and who we're with,

and she's terribly blunt, which means she quite often upsets us with things she comes out with.

And then she can be quite stingy.

When we go out for a meal with her and my father -in -law, she never offers to pay, even though they're much better off than us.

I must say, though, She's extremely clever and I do respect her for that.

She set up her own business five years ago and it's gone from strength to strength.

She's so self -assured and ambitious too, which I suppose is why she's so successful in business.

Colin's English for exams, speaking for IELTS.

CD 1 Track 1.

The person I'm closest to in my family is definitely my mum, Kate.

We've always got on and we hardly ever fall out.

I know that's unusual.

She's really outgoing and sociable.

She's always going out with friends and colleagues.

Everyone thinks she's good fun.

I look up to her because she's so hard -working, she never sits still, and she works long hours.

She can be a bit impatient, though.

She gets annoyed when her colleagues aren't as efficient as her.

I take after her in that.

I'm impatient, too.

And she's oversensitive, often getting offended for seemingly no reason.

2. My cousin Kieran and I grew up together.

We were inseparable.

He was so creative, he'd always think of new games we could play, and make up these stories to make me laugh.

I was constantly amazed by his open -mindedness as well.

He was never judgmental.

I wish I could be like that.

Unfortunately, we grew apart, slowly but surely, and by the time we went to uni, we weren't in touch anymore.

I haven't seen him for years.

It's really sad.

I would blame it partly on the fact that he's not very reliable.

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So, for example, if I email him, he won't respond.

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I'm not sure what he's up to these days.

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3. I know this is a cliché, but I don't get on with my in -laws, especially my mother -in -law, Jane.

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She's so nosy, always wanting to know what we're doing and who we're with,

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and she's terribly blunt, which means she quite often upsets us with things she comes out with.

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and then she can be quite stingy.

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When we go out for a meal with her and my father -in -law, she never offers to pay, even though they're much better off than us.

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I must say, though, She's extremely clever and I do respect her for that.

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She set up her own business five years ago and it's gone from strength to strength.

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She's so self -assured and ambitious too, which I suppose is why she's so successful in business.

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Track 2.

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Tell me something about your family.

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What do you like doing most with your family?

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Who are you close to in your family?

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In what way is your family important to you?

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Sample answers.

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Tell me something about your family.

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Although I live abroad now, my mum's family is from Paris and my dad's family is from Toulouse,

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so I'm from a very French family.

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Um, I would say I come from quite a small family, really.

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For example, I just have one older sister and four cousins, but it's true that my extended family is fairly big.

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What do you like doing most with your family?

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Err, I like having nice long meals with good food and good wine, and a few jokes for dessert.

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Who are you close to in your family?

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In my family?

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Well, I'm close to my Uncle Jacques.

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He's a chef.

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He's hilarious, always telling jokes.

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And he's very enthusiastic about everything he does.

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We spent a lot of time together when I was growing up.

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In fact, he helped to bring me up.

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In what way is your family important to you?

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My family is everything to me.

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They are my best friends.

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They support me when things aren't going well, and when things are going well.

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I know they'll always be there for me, no matter what.

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Track 3.

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One of my best friends is a guy called Raul.

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I met him at uni in Barcelona where we were in the same study group.

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When was that?

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I suppose it was over ten years ago now, so yes, we've known each other for a good decade.

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We got to know each other on the tennis courts

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because the first few days of our course were so boring that we both decided we'd be better off outside playing tennis.

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'What kind of person is he?

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He's very active, a sporty type, involved in hiking and mountainbiking,

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a bit of an adrenaline junkie.' He's also a very determined person, When he gets into something, he gives 100%.

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and he changes passions often.

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That makes him a bit of a self -absorbed person actually, which I'd say is a drawback.

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And I think he comes across as full of himself sometimes.

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I'm a bit too sure of his own opinions.

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As for why I like him, well, he's actually quite different from me.

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At uni, he'd often suggest doing something and I'd go along with it, and because I'm laid back, I never felt overwhelmed by him.

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We've never fallen out or anything.

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How often do you see your friend?

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Well...

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Because we live in different countries, we don't see each other that often.

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But we try to catch up on a fairly regular basis, say, three times a year.

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Track 4.

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one.

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Can I have a cup of tea?

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2. We met at uni.

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3. I've known him for ten years.

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Four.

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I'm from Dubai.

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5. It's quarter to ten.

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Track 5.

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1. 2.

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Ta.

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2. of of.

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3. at.

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ut.

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4. From. from, 5.

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Four.

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F. Track 6.

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One.

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Has she been waiting for long?

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2. What are you looking at?

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3. The present's not from Mark, it's for Mark.

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4. I want to go.

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Track 7 Modern families.

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In what ways have families changed in the last hundred years?

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Should we rely heavily on our families, or is it better to try to be independent?

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The elderly are sometimes considered the wisest members of society.

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What do you think we can learn from them?

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Friendship What do you expect from a good friend?

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Are friends as important to you as family?

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Do you think friendships change as we get older?

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How?

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Sample answers.

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In what ways have families changed in the last hundred years?

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In Western countries, I would say families have become more widely dispersed and less close,

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People travel more and then end up living far away from their families.

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I think this is a shame because it means there is a breakdown of communities.

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I also think that, because families are spread over a wider geographical area,

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elderly people tend to be forgotten and usually live on their own.

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Should we rely heavily on our families, or is it better to try to be independent?

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'People seem to like living independently from each other these days,

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but I do wonder if that's the best way.' Relying on people is seen as a weakness by some, I think.

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However, having family nearby is invaluable when you have children, in my opinion.

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Who else can be called on to babysit at a moment's notice?

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The elderly are sometimes considered the wisest members of society.

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What do you think we can learn from them?

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Oh, an immense amount.

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They're our living link with the past - of a family, a region, a country.

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They're the keepers of local traditions, for example, and they provide a sense of identity to younger generations.

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Sample answers.

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What do you expect from a good friend?

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For me, a good friend has to be reliable.

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I can't stand being stood up or having my emails and texts ignored.

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As well as that, a friend should be someone you can have good fun with, There are many things in life to be serious about,

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but friendship shouldn't be one of them.

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I also believe that opposites attract - in friendships just as in romance,

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so a good friend will most likely be very different from you in many ways.

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Are friends as important to you as family?

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"Hmm, no, I wouldn't say so.

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Friends come and go, but family are always there, whether you like it or not.

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You can even be rude to your family, er, not that it's advisable, of course, and they will forgive you.

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But sometimes you've known a friend for so long, they can become like a family member, you can really be yourself with them,

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and you may even argue quite often, er, like siblings do.

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'Do you think friendships change as we get older?' Well, I definitely find that I have less in common with some friends than I used to,

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I sometimes wonder what we used to find to talk about.

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And so you often grow apart from old school friends or old colleagues.

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"The people I feel I have most in common with are friends I met at university.

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I'm not sure why, but we somehow always have lots to talk about.

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Этот урок разговорной практики уровня B2 построен на видео «01 Collins Speaking For IELTS Unit 1». В этом видео 222 предложений и 2148 слов для шедоуинга. Речь длится 18:01. Говорящий держит ровный темп — около 119 слов в минуту, удобный для шедоуинга. 83% слов входят в 3000 самых частых слов английского языка; остальные стоит разобрать перед занятием.

Ключевая лексика этого видео

Самые сложные слова из видео (15), с произношением и значением:

Слово	Произношение	Значение
colleague существительное	/ˈkɒliːɡ/	колле́га, сослужи́вец
impatient прилагательное	/ɪmˈpeɪʃənt/	нетерпели́вый
amaze глагол	/əˈmeɪz/	изумля́ть, изуми́ть
annoy глагол	/əˈnoɪ̯/	надоеда́ть, надое́сть
inseparable прилагательное	/inˈsɛ.p(ə).ɹə.bl/	неотдели́мый, неразлу́чный
nosy прилагательное	/ˈnoʊzi/	любопы́тный
sociable прилагательное	/ˈsoʊʃəbəl/	общи́тельный, коммуника́бельный
stingy прилагательное	/ˈstɪnd͡ʒi/	скупо́й, ска́редный
offend глагол	/əˈfɛnd/	обижа́ть, оби́деть
blunt прилагательное	/blʌnt/	тупо́й
terribly наречие	/ˈtɛɹ.ɪ.bli/	ужа́сно, стра́шно
ambitious прилагательное	/æmˈbɪʃ.əs/	амбицио́зный, честолюби́вый
assure глагол	/əˈʃʊɹ/	обеспе́чивать, обеспе́чить
elderly прилагательное	/ˈɛldɚli/	ста́рый, пожило́й
oversensitive прилагательное		гиперсензити́вный

Фразовые глаголы, которые вы услышите

Слово	Произношение	Значение
fall out глагол		выпада́ть, вы́пасть
grow up глагол		расти́, выраста́ть
get on with глагол		приступа́ть, продолжа́ть
look up to глагол		равняться на, брать пример с
make up глагол	/ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/	составля́ть, соста́вить
set up глагол	/ˌsɛt ˈʌp/	устана́вливать, установи́ть
end up глагол		зака́нчиваться, зако́нчиться
stand up глагол		встава́ть, встать

Фразы, которые стоит повторять

Короткие законченные фразы из видео, которые пригодятся в повседневном разговоре:

What do you like doing most with your family?
Who are you close to in your family?
In what way is your family important to you?
How often do you see your friend?
Can I have a cup of tea?

Грамматика в этом видео

Конструкции, которые говорящий использует чаще всего, с точными словами из видео:

Конструкция	В видео
Условные предложения if + предложение, will/would + глагол — условие и его результат	if I email him, he won't respond
Present Perfect have/has + причастие прошедшего времени — прошлое действие, важное сейчас	haven't seen · we've known · We've never fallen
Пассивный залог be + причастие прошедшего времени — важно, что происходит, а не кто это делает	are sometimes considered · are spread · be forgotten
Придаточные определительные who / which + предложение — уточнение о человеке или предмете	blunt, which means

Произношение, на которое стоит обратить внимание

Говорящий использует 61 сокращённых и редуцированных форм, например I'm, we're, they're. Произносите их коротко, так, как слышите.

Звуки «sh» и «zh»: impatient /ɪmˈpeɪʃənt/, sociable /ˈsoʊʃəbəl/, ambitious /æmˈbɪʃ.əs/, assure /əˈʃʊɹ/
Длинные слова — следите за ударением: inseparable /inˈsɛ.p(ə).ɹə.bl/, adrenaline /əˈdɹɛnəlɪn/, invaluable /ɪnˈvælju(ə)bl̩/, enthusiastic /ɪnˌθjuːzɪˈæstɪk/, independently /ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli/

Звуки, трудные для русскоязычных:

/w/ — губы округлены, это не /v/: overwhelm /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlm/, weakness /ˈwik.nɪs/
Звонкие согласные в конце слова — не оглушайте их: colleague /ˈkɒliːɡ/, amaze /əˈmeɪz/, offend /əˈfɛnd/, absorb /æbˈsɔɹb/, collins /ˈkɑlɪnz/
/ŋ/ в конце слова — носовой звук без «г»: outgoing /aʊtˈɡəʊɪŋ/, sibling /ˈsɪb.lɪŋ/

Как заниматься с этим видео

Прослушайте всё видео один раз молча и выпишите незнакомые слова.
Повторяйте предложение за предложением на обычной скорости, пока ваш ритм не совпадёт с ритмом говорящего.
Запишите себя и сравните с оригиналом, обращая внимание на такие слова, как colleague, impatient, amaze.

Что такое техника Shadowing?

Shadowing — это научно обоснованная техника изучения языка, изначально разработанная для подготовки профессиональных переводчиков и популяризированная полиглотом доктором Александром Аргуэльесом. Метод прост, но эффективен: вы слушаете аудио на английском от носителей языка и немедленно повторяете вслух — как тень, следующая за говорящим с задержкой в 1–2 секунды. В отличие от пассивного прослушивания или грамматических упражнений, Shadowing заставляет мозг и мышцы рта одновременно обрабатывать и воспроизводить реальные речевые паттерны. Исследования показывают, что это значительно улучшает точность произношения, интонацию, ритм, связную речь, понимание на слух и беглость речи — что делает его одним из самых эффективных методов для подготовки к IELTS Speaking и реального общения на английском.

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Ключевая лексика этого видео

Фразовые глаголы, которые вы услышите

Фразы, которые стоит повторять

Грамматика в этом видео

Произношение, на которое стоит обратить внимание

Как заниматься с этим видео

Что такое техника Shadowing?