ฝึกพูดภาษาอังกฤษด้วยเทคนิค Shadowing จากวิดีโอ: cam 13 test 4 part 1

กำลังสร้างบทเรียน...
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Section 1.
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You will hear a phone conversation between Alex, an employee at a company called JPNW,
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and Martha, who wants to work as a trainee at the company.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 1 to 7.
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You will see that there is an example that has been done for you.
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On this occasion only, the conversation relating to this will be played first.
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Hi, Alex.
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It's Martha Clines here.
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James White gave me your number.
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I hope you don't mind me calling you.
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Of course not.
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How are you, Martha?
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Good, thanks.
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I'm ringing because I need a bit of advice.
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Oh, yeah?
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What about?
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The training you did at JPNW a few years ago.
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I'm applying for the same thing.
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Oh, right, yes.
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I did mine in 2014.
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Best thing I ever did.
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I'm still working there.
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Alex did his training in 2014.
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So 2014 has been written in the space.
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Now we shall begin.
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You should answer the questions as you listen because you will not hear the recording a second time.
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Listen carefully and answer questions 1 to 7.
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Hi Alex, it's Martha Clines here.
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James White gave me your number.
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I hope you don't mind me calling you.
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Of course not.
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How are you, Martha?
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Good, thanks.
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I'm ringing because I need a bit of advice.
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Oh yeah, what about?
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The training you did at JPNW a few years ago.
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I'm applying for the same thing.
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Oh, right, yes.
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I did mine in 2014.
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Best thing I ever did, I'm still working there.
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Really?
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What are you doing?
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Well, now I work in the customer services department, but I did my initial training in finance.
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I stayed there for the first two years and then moved to where I am now.
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That's the same department I'm applying for.
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Did you enjoy it?
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I was pretty nervous to begin with.
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I didn't do well in my exams at school, and I was really worried because I failed maths.
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But it didn't actually matter because I did lots of courses on the job.
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Did you get a diploma at the end of your trainee period?
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I'm hoping to do the one in business skills.
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Yes, that sounds good.
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I took the one on IT skills, but I wish I'd done that one instead.
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OK, that's good to know.
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What about the other trainees?
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How did you get on with them?
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There were about 20 of us who started at the same time and we were all around the same age.
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I was 18, and there was only one person younger than me who was 17.
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The rest were between 18 and 20.
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I made some good friends.
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I've heard lots of good things about the training at JPNW.
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It seems like there are a lot of opportunities there.
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Yeah, definitely.
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Because of its size, you can work in loads of different areas within the organisation.
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What about pay?
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I know you get a lower minimum wage than regular employees.
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That's right, which isn't great, but you get the same number of days holiday as everyone else, and the pay goes up massively if they offer you a job at the end of the training period.
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Yeah, but I'm not doing it for the money.
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It's the experience I think will be really useful.
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Everyone says by the end of the year you gain so much confidence.
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You're right, that's the most useful part about it.
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There's a lot of variety too.
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You're given lots of different things to do.
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I enjoyed it all.
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I didn't even mind the studying.
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Do you have to spend any time in college?
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Yes, one day each month.
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So you get lots of support from both your tutor and your manager.
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That's good.
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And the company is easy to get to, isn't it?
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Yes, it's very close to the train station, so the location's a real advantage.
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Before you hear the rest of the phone conversation, you have some time to look at questions 8 to 10.
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Now listen and answer questions 8 to 10.
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Have you got a date for your interview yet?
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Yes, it's on the 23rd of this month.
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So long as you're well prepared, there's nothing to worry about.
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Everyone's very friendly.
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I am not sure what I should wear.
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What do you think?
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Nothing too casual, like jeans, for example.
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If you've got a nice jacket, wear that with a skirt or trousers.
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OK, thanks.
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Any other tips?
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Um, well, I know it's really obvious, but arrive in plenty of time.
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They hate people who are late.
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So make sure you know exactly where you have to get to.
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And one other useful piece of advice my manager told me before I had the interview for this job is to smile.
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Even if you feel terrified, it makes people respond better to you.
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I'll have to practice doing that in the mirror.
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Yeah, well, good luck.
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Let me know if you need any more information.
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Thanks very much.
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That is the end of Section 1.
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You now have half a minute to check your answers.
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Now turn to section 2.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “cam 13 test 4 part 1”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: training, Martha, questions, Jpnw, Alex. This video has 105 sentences and 847 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:58. The speaker talks at a steady 122 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 17 of its 105 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 13 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
trainee noun/tɹeɪˈni/Someone who is still in the process of being formally trained in a workplace.
terrify verb/ˈtɛɹɪfaɪ/To frighten greatly; to fill with terror.
massively adverb/ˈmæs.ɪv.li/In a massive manner, in a way that appears large, heavy or imposing.
tutor noun/ˈtjuːtəː/One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction.
trousers noun/ˈtɹaʊzɚz/An article of clothing that covers the part of the body between the waist and the ankles or knees, and is divided into a separate part for each leg.
diploma noun/dɪˈploʊmə/A document issued by an educational institution testifying that the recipient has earned a degree or has successfully completed a particular course of study.
skirt noun/skɚt/A separate article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower torso and part of the legs.
jeans noun/d͡ʒiːnz/A pair of trousers made from denim cotton.
mathematics noun/mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/An abstract representational system studying numbers, shapes, structures, quantitative change and relationships between them.
casual adjective/ˈkæʒ(u)əl/Happening by chance.
relate verb/ɹɪˈleɪt/To tell in a descriptive way.
exam verb/ɪɡˈzæm/Shortened form of examine
jacket noun/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
get on with verbTo proceed with; to begin or continue, especially after an interruption.
go up verbTo move upwards.

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • I hope you don't mind me calling you.
  • I'm ringing because I need a bit of advice.
  • How did you get on with them?
  • Do you have to spend any time in college?
  • Have you got a date for your interview yet?

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โครงสร้างที่ผู้พูดใช้บ่อยที่สุด พร้อมคำพูดจริงจากวิดีโอ:

โครงสร้างในวิดีโอ
Present perfect have/has + กริยาช่อง 3 — เหตุการณ์ในอดีตที่ยังเกี่ยวข้องกับปัจจุบันhas been done · has been written · I've heard
Passive voice be + กริยาช่อง 3 — เน้นสิ่งที่เกิดขึ้น ไม่ใช่ผู้กระทำhas been done · will be played · has been written
คำแนะนำด้วย “should” should + กริยา — บอกสิ่งที่ควรทำshould answer · should wear
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — สิ่งที่กำลังเกิดขึ้นตอนนี้หรือช่วงนี้I'm ringing · I'm applying · I'm still working

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 23 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, didn't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

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 trainee, terrify, massively.

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Shadowing เป็นเทคนิคการเรียนรู้ภาษาที่ได้รับการรับรองทางวิทยาศาสตร์ พัฒนาขึ้นสำหรับการฝึกนักแปลมืออาชีพ วิธีการนี้เรียบง่ายแต่ทรงพลัง: คุณฟังเสียงภาษาอังกฤษจากเจ้าของภาษาและพูดตามทันที — เหมือนเงาที่ตามผู้พูดด้วยช่วงเวลาห่าง 1-2 วินาที การวิจัยแสดงว่าเทคนิคนี้ปรับปรุงความแม่นยำในการออกเสียง ทำนองเสียง จังหวะ การเชื่อมเสียง การฟังเข้าใจ และความคล่องแคล่วในการพูดได้อย่างมีนัยสำคัญ

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