ฝึกพูดภาษาอังกฤษด้วยเทคนิค Shadowing จากวิดีโอ: Fluency - day 5 - How to become a really good listener

This video has 13 sentences and 148 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:58. The speaker talks at a natural 154 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 89% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• silent /ˈsaɪ̯lənt/ (adjective) — Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
• confirm /kənˈfɝm/ (verb) — To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.
• visible /ˈvɪzɪb(ə)l/ (adjective) — Able to be seen.
• dive /daɪv/ (verb) — To swim under water.
• intimate /ˈɪn.tɪ.mət/ (adjective) — Closely acquainted; familiar.
• pause /pɔːz/ (noun) — A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
• curiosity /ˌkjʊɹ.iˈɑ.sə.ti/ (noun) — Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring.
• headphones /ˈhɛdfoʊnz/ (noun) — A pair of cushioned speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound.
• fulfill /fʊlˈfɪl/ (verb) — To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.).
• distraction /dɪsˈtɹæk.ʃən/ (noun) — Something that distracts.
• interrupt /ˌɪntəˈɹʌpt/ (verb) — To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly, especially by speaking.
• interject /ɪn.tɚˈd͡ʒɛkt/ (verb) — To insert something between other things.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• look for (verb) — To seek.
• take off (verb) — To remove.
• turn off (verb) — To power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as doesn't, they're, you're. 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. 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 silent, confirm, visible.