ฝึกพูดภาษาอังกฤษด้วยเทคนิค Shadowing จากวิดีโอ: Change Your Environment

This video has 12 sentences and 183 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:03. The speaker talks at a natural 174 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 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

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

• documentary /ˌdɒk.jʊˈmɛn.tɹi/ (noun) — A film, TV program, publication etc. which presents a social, political, scientific or historical subject in a factual or informative manner.
• ton /tʌn/ (noun) — The short ton of 2000 pounds (about 907 kg), 20 hundredweights of 100 pounds avoirdupois each.
• primitive /ˈpɹɪmɪtɪv/ (noun) — An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative.
• activate /ˈæktɪˌveɪt/ (verb) — To encourage development or induce increased activity; to stimulate.
• shutdown (noun) — The action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business, event, etc.
• bookstore /ˈbʊkstɔː/ (noun) — A store where books are bought and sold.
• ruminate /ˈɹumənət/ (verb) — To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen.
• soothe /suːð/ (verb) — To restore to ease, comfort, or tranquility; relieve; calm; quiet; refresh.
• switch /swɪt͡ʃ/ (noun) — A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.
• therapy /ˈθɛɹ.ə.pi/ (noun) — Attempted remediation of a health problem following a diagnosis, usually synonymous with treatment.
• cycle /ˈsaɪ.kəl/ (noun) — An interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed.
• danger /ˈdeɪn.d͡ʒɚ/ (noun) — Exposure to likely harm; risk of death or serious injury.
• depression /dɪˈpɹɛʃən/ (noun) — A state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future; any of several mental disorders with this…
• criticism /ˈkɹɪtɪsɪzm̩/ (noun) — The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• turn on (verb) — To set a flow of fluid or gas running by rotating a tap or valve.

Pronunciation to watch

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

• The “th” sounds: soothe /suːð/, therapy /ˈθɛɹ.ə.pi/

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 documentary, ton, primitive.

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