ฝึกพูดภาษาอังกฤษด้วยเทคนิค Shadowing จากวิดีโอ: Bart made a new friend
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Bart made a new friend”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Bashir, Bart, religion. This video has 31 sentences and 143 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:58. The speaker talks at a steady 147 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 8 of its 31 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 14 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| lamb noun | /ˈlæm/ | A young sheep; especially, one younger than nine months. |
| pet noun | /pɛt/ | An animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use. |
| introduce verb | /ˌɪntɹəˈdus/ | To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else). |
| handsome adjective | /ˈhæn.səm/ | Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly |
| teenage adjective | /ˈtiːneɪd͡ʒ/ | Of or relating to an age between thirteen and nineteen years old. |
| waist noun | /weɪst/ | The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach. |
| airplane noun | /ˈɛɹˌpleɪ̯n/ | A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings: a fixed-wing aircraft with at least one engine or electric motor. |
| bash verb | /bæʃ/ | To strike heavily; to beat. |
| shove verb | /ʃʌv/ | To push, especially roughly or with force. |
| charmer noun | /ˈt͡ʃɑɹmɚ/ | A charming person; one who charms or seduces; a smoothie. |
| heer noun | A yarn measure of six hundred yards, or 1/24 of a spindle. | |
| toothpaste noun | /ˈtuθpeɪst/ | A paste, normally used with a toothbrush, for cleaning the teeth. |
| wail verb | /weɪl/ | To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Bashir, you didn't tell me you had a sister.
- You can't just wail on him because he's...
- What religion are you, anyway?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, can't, didn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: bash /bæʃ/, shove /ʃʌv/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like whoa, lamb, pet.
เทคนิค Shadowing คืออะไร?
Shadowing เป็นเทคนิคการเรียนรู้ภาษาที่ได้รับการรับรองทางวิทยาศาสตร์ พัฒนาขึ้นสำหรับการฝึกนักแปลมืออาชีพ วิธีการนี้เรียบง่ายแต่ทรงพลัง: คุณฟังเสียงภาษาอังกฤษจากเจ้าของภาษาและพูดตามทันที — เหมือนเงาที่ตามผู้พูดด้วยช่วงเวลาห่าง 1-2 วินาที การวิจัยแสดงว่าเทคนิคนี้ปรับปรุงความแม่นยำในการออกเสียง ทำนองเสียง จังหวะ การเชื่อมเสียง การฟังเข้าใจ และความคล่องแคล่วในการพูดได้อย่างมีนัยสำคัญ












