ฝึกพูดภาษาอังกฤษด้วยเทคนิค Shadowing จากวิดีโอ: How ADHD Medication Works

This video has 12 sentences and 202 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:10. The speaker talks at a natural 173 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• medication /mɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/ (noun) — A medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient.
• reward /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/ (noun) — Something of value given in return for an act.
• everyday /ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/ (adjective) — Appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions.
• gap /ɡæp/ (noun) — An opening in anything, made by breaking or parting.
• chase /t͡ʃeɪs/ (verb) — To follow at speed.
• suck /sʌk/ (verb) — To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast).
• supportive /səˈpɔɹtɪv/ (adjective) — Providing support.
• bore /boɹ/ (verb) — To inspire boredom in somebody.
• spit /spɪt/ (verb) — To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.
• distract /dɪˈstɹækt/ (verb) — To divert the attention of.
• stimulation /stɪm.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/ (noun) — A pushing or goading toward action.
• dopamine /ˈdoʊ.pəˌmin/ (noun) — A monoamine C₈H₁₁NO₂ that is a decarboxylated form of dopa, present in the body as a neurotransmitter and a precursor of other substances including adrenalin.
• transporter /tɹænsˈpɔːt.ə/ (noun) — A long truck or lorry for carrying vehicles.
• amphetamine /æmˈfɛt.ə.miːn/ (noun) — The racemic freebase of 1-phenylpropan-2-amine; an equal parts mixture of levoamphetamine and dextroamphetamine in their pure amine forms.
• methylphenidate /ˌmɛθ əlˈfɛn ɪˌdeɪt/ (noun) — A stimulant used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy, better known by the trade name Ritalin

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• stick with (verb) — To remain close to.
• lie in (verb) — To stay in bed (longer than usual).
• live with (verb) — To share an abode as an unmarried partner in a sexual relationship.

Pronunciation to watch

• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: medication /mɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/, stimulation /stɪm.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/
• Long words — get the stress right: medication /mɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/, stimulation /stɪm.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/, amphetamine /æmˈfɛt.ə.miːn/, methylphenidate /ˌmɛθ əlˈfɛn ɪˌdeɪt/

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 medication, reward, everyday.

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