ฝึกพูดภาษาอังกฤษด้วยเทคนิค Shadowing จากวิดีโอ: building a PC with *180mm* case fans
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “building a PC with *180mm* case fans”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: airflow, fan, millimeter, cable, build. This video has 25 sentences and 342 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:22. The speaker talks fast, about 251 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 83% 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
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| airflow noun | Any flow of air, especially the motion of air around a moving aircraft or aerofoil. | |
| millimetre noun | An SI/MKS unit of measure, the length of ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ of a metre. Symbol: mm | |
| slot noun | /slɑt/ | A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; especially, one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding into it. |
| backside noun | /ˈbækˌsaɪd/ | The back side of anything, the part opposite its front, particularly |
| redirect verb | To give new direction to; to change the course, direction or destination of. | |
| butcher noun | /ˈbʊt͡ʃə/ | A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals). |
| daisy noun | /ˈdeɪ.zi/ | A wild flowering plant of species Bellis perennis of the family Asteraceae, with a yellow head and white petals |
| thankfully adverb | In a thankful manner; giving thanks. | |
| exhaust verb | /ɪɡˈzɔst/ | To draw or let out wholly; to drain completely. |
| observer noun | /əbˈzɝvɚ/ | One who makes observations, monitors or takes notice. |
| intake noun | /ˈɪnteɪk/ | The place where water, air or other fluid is taken into a pipe or conduit; opposed to outlet. |
| variation noun | /ˌvɛəɹiˈeɪʃn̩/ | The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing. |
| separately adverb | /ˈsɛp.ɹət.li/ | In a separate manner; not together; apart. |
| keen adjective | /kin/ | Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested. |
| controller noun | /kənˈtɹoʊlɚ/ | One who controls something. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come together verb | /ˈkʌm tʊˈɡɛðɚ/ | To assemble; to congregate; to combine. |
| use up verb | To consume, deplete, expend, or exhaust. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as gonna, you're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like airflow, millimetre, slot.
เทคนิค Shadowing คืออะไร?
Shadowing เป็นเทคนิคการเรียนรู้ภาษาที่ได้รับการรับรองทางวิทยาศาสตร์ พัฒนาขึ้นสำหรับการฝึกนักแปลมืออาชีพ วิธีการนี้เรียบง่ายแต่ทรงพลัง: คุณฟังเสียงภาษาอังกฤษจากเจ้าของภาษาและพูดตามทันที — เหมือนเงาที่ตามผู้พูดด้วยช่วงเวลาห่าง 1-2 วินาที การวิจัยแสดงว่าเทคนิคนี้ปรับปรุงความแม่นยำในการออกเสียง ทำนองเสียง จังหวะ การเชื่อมเสียง การฟังเข้าใจ และความคล่องแคล่วในการพูดได้อย่างมีนัยสำคัญ












