Практика Shadowing: 24k - Изучайте разговорный английский по видео

Создание урока...
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This is a story from a recent past.
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In a city, there lived a little beautiful girl.
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It was New Year's Eve, and the girl was walking on the roadside with bundles of matches in her hands.
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She had a few of them in the pockets of her apron too.
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There was snowfall which had covered her hair and the beautiful curls around her neck.
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She was walking since the morning but couldn't sell a single matchbox.
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She approached people walking on the road
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but nobody purchased a single match from her as everybody was enjoying the eve out there.
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Walking through the footpath, the girl saw many shops full of cakes and various foods.
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She saw many restaurants with people eating different foods with candles
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burning on their tables The girl too was very hungry as she had had nothing since morning
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She ignored the sight and walked ahead.
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She was shivering as it was night and the cold was quite piercing
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She was unable to walk properly as she was barefoot
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During daytime when she was at home sitting beside her ill grandmother Mary,
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would you please go out today to sell the matches?
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We could get some food if you could sell a few of them.
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No, Mother.
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It's too cold out there.
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Go, you silly girl.
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Go and sell all those matches by evening.
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And don't come home unless you sell them all.
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Oh, go, dear.
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Or else he will hit you again.
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I feel so sorry to have such a cruel son.
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Don't cry, Grandma.
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I'll go.
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Mary put some matches in her apron, wore her mother's slippers, and left.
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She tried her best, approaching people to buy the matches from her, but no one responded.
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It was getting dark, and Mary was very hungry, But she remembered her father's threat
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and she started walking again at the corner of the road She bumped on a group of people.
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Oh Sorry I'm fine.
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Would you like to purchase any matches?
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Sorry little angel.
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I don't need any and
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They went on Mary then felt that she is barefoot She realized that one of her slippers is broken
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She searched for another one and found it in the gutter.
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She couldn't take it out from there.
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Mary decided to walk barefoot.
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Before moving on, she checked if her matches were safe.
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She met many people but failed to sell any match.
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Tired, she found a corner between two houses and decided to sit there for a while.
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The cold was getting bitterer.
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The girl with the matches in her hands thought, If I burn a matchstick, I can get some warmth.
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Again, a thought came in her mind.
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If father came to know about it, he would be very angry.
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But the shivering forced her to think.
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How would he know if I burnt just one stick?
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She dared to take out a matchstick and burn it on a wood stick nearby.
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And what a surprise!
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The matchstick turned into an iron stove!
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The girl felt warm.
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She put her hand near the iron stove
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and tried to grasp the warmth she was very happy
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but soon in a few moments a snowdrop fell on the matchstick
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and the flame went out she was very disappointed in a while she started shivering again.
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She thought for a moment and took out the matchbox.
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She picked out another matchstick and burnt it against the wall adjacent to her.
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Ah, to her surprise, the wall turned transparent.
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She could see through the wall now.
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The house was very beautiful and well decorated.
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There was fire and light as many candles were burning.
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The family living there was having their food.
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She could see ample food
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and cakes kept on the dining table where the family members were chatting and discussing something sitting around the table.
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Mary saw a roasted goose kept in a plate on the table.
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All of a sudden, the goose started staring at Mary.
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She was surprised again.
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The very next moment, she saw the goose coming towards her.
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As she was very hungry, she felt happy to see the goose coming to her.
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The goose came near the wall.
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Mary was about to insert her hand in the wall and hold the goose.
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Just then, the flame of the matchstick went off, and everything vanished at once.
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Now there wasn't any transparent wall anymore.
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Mary was very disappointed.
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She looked at the sky, pleading God to help her.
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Oh, God!
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Please take me out of the situation.
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Just then, she saw a star falling down.
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A thought struck her mind.
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They say, when a star falls, someone dies.
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My grandma is very sick.
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Does it mean that I've lost my grandma?
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Oh, she loved me the most.
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Crying, she took out another matchstick and burnt it.
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She was not surprised to see her grandmother standing in front.
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Oh, Grandma, you're here?
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Yes, my child.
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I'm here for you.
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Mary was pleased to see her grandmother, but got scared the next moment.
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She thought her grandmother also will disappear.
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She took out more sticks from the match and put them on the burning stick.
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And there was a light, a light as bright as the sunlight.
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In that hour of night, there was a bright sunlight around Mary and her grandmother.
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Mary looked upon at her grandmother grandmother.
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She was looking very beautiful in her new white gown.
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Grandmother was looking at Mary, smiling.
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Grandma, I am too scared to stay here anymore.
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Please take me with you, please.
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Yes dear, I'll take you with me.
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Give me your hand.
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The grandmother held Mary's hand and lifted her in her arms.
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They both started flying upwards.
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Mary was so pleased that she started clapping.
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How are you feeling now, my little angel?
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Now, Grandma, I don't feel hungry or cold or scared anymore.
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I'm feeling very light.
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The grandmother smiled at her, and they both flew to the heaven.
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There was an innocent smile on Mary's face, and the sun rays lightened her face in the morning.
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There were many people gathered around her.
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All of them were watching Mary, lying down in the corner, between the two houses.
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They all felt pity for her.

Лексика и советы по произношению к этому уроку

Чаще всего повторяются слова: Mary, grandmother, matches, matchstick, goose. В этом видео 112 предложений и 1050 слов для шедоуинга. Речь длится 7:36. Говорящий держит ровный темп — около 138 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

15 слов из видео, которые стоит выучить, с произношением и значением:

СловоПроизношениеЗначение
grandmother существительное/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/ба́бушка, бабу́ля
grandma существительное/ˈɡɹænmɑː/ба́бушка, бабу́ся
goose существительное/ɡus/гусь, гусы́ня
hungry прилагательное/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/голо́дный
scare глагол/skɛɚ/пуга́ть, испуга́ть
angel существительное/ˈeɪ̯n.d͡ʒəl/а́нгел
disappointed прилагательное/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/разочаро́ванный
flame существительное/fleɪm/пла́мя, по́лымя
transparent прилагательное/tɹænsˈpæɹənt/прозра́чный
candle существительное/ˈkæn.dəl/свеча́, све́чка
sunlight существительное/ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/со́лнечный свет
warmth существительное/wɔɹmθ/тепло́, теплота́
stove существительное/stoʊv/печь, пе́чка
ignore глагол/ɪɡˈnɔː/игнори́ровать, проигнори́ровать
pocket существительное/ˈpɑ.kɪt/карма́н, карма́шек

Фразовые глаголы, которые вы услышите

СловоПроизношениеЗначение
take out глаголвынима́ть, вы́нуть
go out глаголвыходи́ть, вы́йти
fall down глагол/fɔl ˈdaʊn/па́дать, упа́сть
go off глаголвзрыва́ться, взорва́ться
pick out глаголвыковы́ривать, вы́ковырять
see through глаголви́деть наскво́зь

Фразы, которые стоит повторять

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

  • Would you like to purchase any matches?
  • How would he know if I burnt just one stick?
  • Does it mean that I've lost my grandma?
  • Yes dear, I'll take you with me.
  • How are you feeling now, my little angel?

Грамматика в этом видео

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

КонструкцияВ видео
Past Continuous was/were + -ing — действие, которое длилось в определённый момент прошлогоwas walking · was enjoying · was shivering
Глагол + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — глаголы, после которых идёт форма на -ingstarted walking · started shivering · started staring
Будущее с «will» will + глагол — решение, обещание или прогнозwill hit · I'll go · will disappear

Произношение, на которое стоит обратить внимание

Говорящий использует 14 сокращённых и редуцированных форм, например don't, I'm, couldn't. Произносите их коротко, так, как слышите.

  • Звуки «th»: grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/, warmth /wɔɹmθ/, gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, footpath /ˈfʊtˌpæθ/
  • Звуки «sh» и «zh»: shiver /ˈʃɪvɚ/, vanish /ˈvænɪʃ/

Как заниматься с этим видео

  1. Прослушайте всё видео один раз молча и выпишите незнакомые слова.
  2. Повторяйте предложение за предложением на обычной скорости, пока ваш ритм не совпадёт с ритмом говорящего.
  3. Запишите себя и сравните с оригиналом, обращая внимание на такие слова, как grandmother, grandma, goose.

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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