ฝึกพูดภาษาอังกฤษด้วยเทคนิค Shadowing จากวิดีโอ: Harding Speech

กำลังสร้างบทเรียน...
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On inauguration day 1921, a solemn Woodrow Wilson listened as President -elect Warren Harding put an end to Wilsonian internationalism.
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But I have a confidence in our America...
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that requires no counsel of foreign powers to point the way of American duty.
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Call it the selfishness of nationality, if you will, I think it's an inspiration to patriotic devotion.
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safeguard America first. to stabilize America first.
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to prosper America first.
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to think of America first.
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to exalt America first.
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to live for and revere America first.
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Let the internationalists dream and the Bolshevists destroy.
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In the spirit of the republic...
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We proclaim Americanism...
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and acclaim America.
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Thank you.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Harding Speech”. This video has 14 sentences and 107 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:58. The speaker talks at a steady 111 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
acclaim verb/əˈkleɪm/To express great approval (for).
internationalism nounPolitical, economic and cultural cooperation between nations.
internationalist nounAn advocate of internationalism.
proclaim verb/pɹəʊˈkleɪm/To announce or declare.
prosper verb/ˈpɹɑspɚ/To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.
revere verb/ɹɪˈvɪə(ɹ)/To regard someone or something with great awe or devotion.
selfishness noun/ˈsɛl.fɪʃ.nəs/The quality of being selfish, the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others.
solemn adjective/ˈsɑləm/Of or pertaining to religious ceremonies and rites; (generally) religious in nature; sacred.
stabilize verb/ˈsteɪ.bəˌlaɪz/To make stable.
safeguard verb/ˈseɪfɡɑːd/To protect, to keep safe.
inauguration noun/ɪˌnɑ.ɡjəˈɹeɪʃən/The act of inaugurating, or inducting into office with solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies.
nationality noun/ˌnæʃ.əˈnæl.ɪ.ti/Legal membership of a particular nation or state, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or otherwise.
devotion noun/dɪˈvoʊʃən/The act or state of devoting or being devoted; a feeling of being devoted (to something).
patriotic adjective/peɪ.tɹiˈɑ.tɪk/Inspired by or showing patriotism; done out of love of one's country; zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one's country
elect verb/ɪˈlɛkt/To choose or make a decision (to do something).

Pronunciation to watch

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: selfishness /ˈsɛl.fɪʃ.nəs/, inauguration /ɪˌnɑ.ɡjəˈɹeɪʃən/, nationality /ˌnæʃ.əˈnæl.ɪ.ti/, devotion /dɪˈvoʊʃən/
  • Long words — get the stress right: inauguration /ɪˌnɑ.ɡjəˈɹeɪʃən/, nationality /ˌnæʃ.əˈnæl.ɪ.ti/, patriotic /peɪ.tɹiˈɑ.tɪk/

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 acclaim, internationalism, internationalist.

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Shadowing เป็นเทคนิคการเรียนรู้ภาษาที่ได้รับการรับรองทางวิทยาศาสตร์ พัฒนาขึ้นสำหรับการฝึกนักแปลมืออาชีพ วิธีการนี้เรียบง่ายแต่ทรงพลัง: คุณฟังเสียงภาษาอังกฤษจากเจ้าของภาษาและพูดตามทันที — เหมือนเงาที่ตามผู้พูดด้วยช่วงเวลาห่าง 1-2 วินาที การวิจัยแสดงว่าเทคนิคนี้ปรับปรุงความแม่นยำในการออกเสียง ทำนองเสียง จังหวะ การเชื่อมเสียง การฟังเข้าใจ และความคล่องแคล่วในการพูดได้อย่างมีนัยสำคัญ

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