ฝึกพูดภาษาอังกฤษด้วยเทคนิค Shadowing จากวิดีโอ: Business Partner A2 8.4.1

This video has 49 sentences and 394 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:33. The speaker talks at a steady 111 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• skill /skɪl/ (noun) — A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.
• solve /sɒlv/ (verb) — To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
• motivate /ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt/ (verb) — To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage; to actuate.
• reputation /ˌɹɛpjʊˈteɪʃən/ (noun) — What somebody or something is known for.
• organisation /ˈɔː.ɡə.naɪˌzeɪ.ʃən/ (noun) — Non-Oxford British English and Australian standard spelling of organization.
• presentation /ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/ (noun) — The act of presenting, or something presented.
• advisor /ædˈvaɪ.zə(ɹ)/ (noun) — One who offers advice.
• stressful /ˈstɹɛsfəl/ (adjective) — Irritating; causing stress.
• customer /ˈkʌs.tə.mə/ (noun) — A person or company who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant or intends to do so.
• essential /ɪˈsɛn.ʃəl/ (adjective) — Necessary.
• communication /kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ (noun) — The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission.
• angry /ˈæŋ.ɡɹi/ (adjective) — Displaying or feeling anger.
• retail /ˈɹiˌteɪl/ (noun) — The sale of goods directly to the consumer, encompassing the storefronts, mail-order, websites, etc., and the corporate mechanisms, branding, advertising, etc…
• manage /ˈmæn.ɪd͡ʒ/ (verb) — To direct or be in charge of.
• organized /ˈɔɹɡənaɪzd/ (adjective) — Of things or settings, having been organized; in good order.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• deal with (verb) — To handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression; to address or discuss as a subject.
• move into (verb) — Synonym of move in (To start living or working in a new place)

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as I've, we'll, I'd. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: reputation /ˌɹɛpjʊˈteɪʃən/, organisation /ˈɔː.ɡə.naɪˌzeɪ.ʃən/, presentation /ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/, essential /ɪˈsɛn.ʃəl/, communication /kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
• Long words — get the stress right: reputation /ˌɹɛpjʊˈteɪʃən/, organisation /ˈɔː.ɡə.naɪˌzeɪ.ʃən/, communication /kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

How to practise with this video

1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like skill, solve, motivate.

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