ฝึกพูดภาษาอังกฤษด้วยเทคนิค Shadowing จากวิดีโอ: سخروا منه لانه يعيش في السعودية

กำลังสร้างบทเรียน...
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Saudi Arabia for nineteen years you'd rather live in Saudi Arabia
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than New York you guys don't have a clue no really
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clue really no like how the fact you're comparing I'm like
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dude like you're actually comparing Saudi Arabia to New York City bro enlighten me
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because I'm like please go visit were you living in a palace Where are you living in Saudi Arabia?
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Talk about it for people who don't know.
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Tell us about Saudi Arabia.
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What is it like living there?
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You're talking zero crime rate.
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You're talking zero taxes.
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You're talking amazing amenities, fantastic infrastructure,
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incredible communities, fantastic schools, the company you work for paying for your child's education up to college level.
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You're talking about free healthcare.
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You're talking about fantastic weather.
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But is this specifically in expat communities you say? specifically in expat communities, you said?
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Yeah, so this part, but a lot of what I'm talking about is the whole country, the infrastructure around the cities, even if you're talking in Riyadh,
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Jeddah, et cetera, it's excellent, extraordinarily low crime rates.
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Like you are safer in any Saudi city than you are in any major city in the US, by miles, not even comparable, by miles.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “سخروا منه لانه يعيش في السعودية”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Saudi, Arabia, fantastic, communities. This video has 18 sentences and 204 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:15. The speaker talks at a natural 163 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 4 of its 18 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
infrastructure noun/ˈɪnfɹəˌstɹʌkt͡ʃə/An underlying base or foundation for a building, organization, or system.
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…
clue noun/kluː/Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.
palace noun/ˈpælɪs/Official residence of a head of state or other dignitary, especially in a monarchical or imperial governmental system.
comparable adjective/ˈkɒmpəɹəbəl/Able to be compared (to).
amenities noun/əˈmɛn.ə.tiːz/Synonym of pleasantries.
expat noun/ˈɛksˌpæt/An expatriate; a person temporarily residing in a foreign nation, often for an occupation, training, or education.
enlighten verb/ɪnˈlaɪtən/To supply with light.
extraordinarily adverbIn an extraordinary manner.
specifically adverb/spɪˈsɪf.ɪ.kli/In a specific manner, applying to or naming a particular thing or things, expressly, explicitly.
zero noun/ˈzɪɹoʊ/The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero.
incredible adjective/ɪŋˈkɹɛdəbəl/Too implausible to be credible; beyond belief.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • You're talking zero crime rate.
  • You're talking about free healthcare.
  • You're talking about fantastic weather.

ไวยากรณ์ในวิดีโอนี้

โครงสร้างที่ผู้พูดใช้บ่อยที่สุด พร้อมคำพูดจริงจากวิดีโอ:

โครงสร้างในวิดีโอ
Relative clauses who / which + อนุประโยค — ข้อมูลเพิ่มเติมเกี่ยวกับคนหรือสิ่งของpeople who don
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — สิ่งที่กำลังเกิดขึ้นตอนนี้หรือช่วงนี้you're comparing · you're actually comparing · You're talking

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 14 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, I'm, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • Long words — get the stress right: infrastructure /ˈɪnfɹəˌstɹʌkt͡ʃə/, comparable /ˈkɒmpəɹəbəl/, amenities /əˈmɛn.ə.tiːz/, specifically /spɪˈsɪf.ɪ.kli/, incredible /ɪŋˈkɹɛdəbəl/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like infrastructure, compare, clue.

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