ฝึกพูดภาษาอังกฤษด้วยเทคนิค Shadowing จากวิดีโอ: Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red (Official Video)
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: bitch, pedal, rebel, devil, settle. This video has 30 sentences and 609 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:38. The speaker talks at a steady 131 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 73% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| pedal noun | /ˈpɛdəl/ | A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano. |
| rebel noun | /ˈɹɛb.əl/ | A person who resists an established authority, often violently. |
| devil noun | /ˈdɛvəl/ | An evil creature, the objectification of a hostile and destructive force. |
| courtside adverb | Alongside the court of play. | |
| foresight noun | /ˈfɔɹsaɪt/ | The ability, or the due use of one's ability, to foresee or prepare wisely for the future. |
| revamp verb | /ɹiˈvæmp/ | To improve, renew, renovate, or revise (something). |
| sidekick noun | /ˈsaɪdkɪk/ | An assistant to another person, especially to a superior or more important person. |
| bluff noun | /blʌf/ | An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one’s position in order to intimidate or deceive; braggadocio. |
| cite verb | /saɪt/ | To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another. |
| jealousy noun | /ˈd͡ʒɛl.ə.si/ | A state of being jealous; a jealous attitude. |
| remedy noun | /ˈɹɛmədi/ | Something that corrects or counteracts. |
| misery noun | /ˈmɪz(ə)ɹi/ | Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe. |
| glow verb | /ɡloʊ/ | To emit heat and light without a flame. |
| vibe noun | /vaɪb/ | An atmosphere or aura felt to belong to a person, place or thing. |
| sore adjective | /soɹ/ | Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| walk over verb | To gain an easy victory. |
| fall off verb | To become detached or to drop from. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 43 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, ain't, I'd. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like pedal, rebel, devil.
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