ฝึกพูดภาษาอังกฤษด้วยเทคนิค Shadowing จากวิดีโอ: Crash Course US History Preview

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Hi and welcome to Crash Course U .S.
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History, a course that approximately follows the AP U .S.
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History curriculum as it appeared in 2013.
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And even though we call it U .S.
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History, we do begin before any
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Europeans show up in North America.
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From the 15th century, we'll take you through every beat of the country's history until we reach
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Barack Obama's presidency.
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This will include all the well -known events.
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We'll learn about the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, Women's Suffrage, the World War, Civil Rights, and so on.
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But we'll introduce you to some lesser -known events and people as well.
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We'll do that via primary sources
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that do a deep dive into how people were reacting to the time period they were living through.
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We'll also consider who was given the privilege to have their reactions recorded.
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Because when citizens are marginalized based on class, gender, or race, that history isn't just history.
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It touches every part of the present.
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So we'll learn it all together and try to make sense of the United States' complicated history.
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Oh, and if John gets the mystery document wrong, he'll be shocked.
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Literally.
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We'll be right back.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Crash Course US History Preview”. This video has 20 sentences and 198 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:00. The speaker talks fast, about 197 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 86% 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

13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
complicated adjective/ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/Difficult or convoluted.
shock noun/ʃɔk/A sudden, heavy impact.
mystery noun/ˈmɪs.t(ə.)ɹi/Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown.
citizen noun/ˈsɪtɪzən/A resident of a city or town, especially one with legally recognized rights or duties.
introduce verb/ˌɪntɹəˈdus/To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
privilege noun/ˈpɹɪv.(ɪ.)lɪd͡ʒ/A particular benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or immunity enjoyed by some but not others; a prerogative, preferential treatment.
presidency noun/ˈpɹɛzɪdənsi/The office or role of president.
react verb/ɹiːˈækt/To act in response.
lesser adjective/ˈlɛsɚ/Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the smaller in size (littler), in value, in importance etc.
curriculum noun/kəˈɹɪk.jə.ləm/The set of courses, coursework, and content offered at a school or university.
dive verb/daɪv/To swim under water.
barack noun/ˈbɒɹətsk/Hungarian apricot brandy.
marginalize verb/ˈmɑɹdʒɪnəlaɪz/To relegate (something, especially a topic or a group of people) to the margins or to a lower limit; to exclude socially or otherwise.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
live through verbTo survive a difficult period or event

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 9 contractions and reduced forms, such as we'll, he'll, isn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • Long words — get the stress right: complicated /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/, presidency /ˈpɹɛzɪdənsi/, curriculum /kəˈɹɪk.jə.ləm/, marginalize /ˈmɑɹdʒɪnəlaɪz/

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 complicated, shock, mystery.

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