ฝึกพูดภาษาอังกฤษด้วยเทคนิค Shadowing จากวิดีโอ: D22 Shingles

This video has 14 sentences and 86 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:31. The speaker talks at a natural 166 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 83% 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

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

• leak /liːk/ (noun) — A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
• messy /ˈmɛsi/ (adjective) — In a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly.
• shingles /ˈʃɪŋɡəlz/ (noun) — Herpes zoster, caused by Human herpes virus 3, in genus Varicellovirus.
• replace /ɹɪˈpleɪs/ (verb) — To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back.
• roof /ɹuːf/ (noun) — The external covering at the top of a building.
• careful /ˈkɛɹfəl/ (adjective) — Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.
• quickly /ˈkwɪk.li/ (adverb) — Rapidly; with speed; fast; with expedition.
• rain /ˈɹeɪn/ (noun) — Condensed water falling from a cloud.
• finish /ˈfɪnɪʃ/ (verb) — To complete (something).
• carry /ˈkæɹ.i/ (verb) — To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.

Pronunciation to watch

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

• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shingles /ˈʃɪŋɡəlz/, finish /ˈfɪnɪʃ/

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 leak, messy, shingles.

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