ฝึกพูดภาษาอังกฤษด้วยเทคนิค Shadowing จากวิดีโอ: Bài mẫu Speaking part 1+2+3 cùng ICOACH

This video has 10 sentences and 125 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:49. The speaker talks at a natural 153 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

13 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

• discover /dɪˈskʌvə/ (verb) — To find or learn something for the first time.
• lifestyle /ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/ (noun) — A style of living that reflects the attitudes and values of a person or group.
• excitement /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/ (noun) — The state of being excited (emotionally aroused).
• perception /pɚˈsɛpʃ(ə)n/ (noun) — The organisation, identification and interpretation of sensory information.
• distress /dɪˈstɹɛs/ (noun) — Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.
• enjoyable /ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.ə.bl̩/ (adjective) — Pleasant, capable of giving pleasure.
• relieve /ɹɪˈliːv/ (verb) — To ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of.
• browse /bɹaʊz/ (verb) — To scan, to casually look through in order to find items of interest, especially without knowledge of what to look for beforehand.
• influencer /ˈɪnflu.ənsə(ɹ)/ (noun) — A person who or a thing which influences.
• subconscious /sʌbˈkɑn.ʃəs/ (adjective) — Occuring in the part of our mind that we are not normally aware of.
• advertising /ˈædvɚˌtaɪzɪŋ/ (noun) — Communication whose purpose is to influence potential customers about products and services.
• affect /əˈfɛkt/ (verb) — To influence or alter.
• item /ˈaɪ.təm/ (noun) — A distinct physical object.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, they're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: perception /pɚˈsɛpʃ(ə)n/, subconscious /sʌbˈkɑn.ʃəs/
• Long words — get the stress right: influencer /ˈɪnflu.ənsə(ɹ)/, advertising /ˈædvɚˌtaɪzɪŋ/

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 discover, lifestyle, excitement.