ฝึกพูดภาษาอังกฤษด้วยเทคนิค Shadowing จากวิดีโอ: Colbie Caillat - Bubbly (Official Music Video)

This video has 22 sentences and 272 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:55. The speaker talks slowly, about 93 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• wherever /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/ — Regardless of the place in, at or to which.
• toe /təʊ/ (noun) — Each of the five digits on the end of the human foot.
• silly /ˈsɪl.i/ (adjective) — Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
• asleep /əˈsliːp/ (adjective) — In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
• awake /əˈweɪk/ (verb) — To become conscious after having slept.
• warmth /wɔɹmθ/ (noun) — A moderate degree of heat; the sensation of being warm.
• adore /əˈdoɹ/ (verb) — To worship.
• tuck /tʌk/ (verb) — To pull or gather up (an item of fabric).
• crinkle /ˈkɹɪŋkəl/ (verb) — To fold, crease, crumple, or wad.
• bubbly /ˈbʌbli/ (adjective) — Full of bubbles.
• tingle /ˈtɪŋɡəl/ (verb) — To feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.
• windowpane /ˈwɪndoʊˌpeɪn/ (noun) — A piece of glass filling a window or a section of a window.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• start in (verb) — To begin (to do something); to get started.
• fall on (verb) — To experience; to suffer; to fall upon.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as I've, gonna, I'm. 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 wherever, toe, silly.

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