ฝึกพูดภาษาอังกฤษด้วยเทคนิค Shadowing จากวิดีโอ: How To Do An American Accent FAST
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “How To Do An American Accent FAST”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: sound, accent, bar, park, weird. This video has 100 sentences and 1223 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:57. The speaker talks fast, about 205 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 90% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| accent noun | /ækˈsɛnt/ | A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to… |
| consonant noun | /ˈkɑn.sə.nənt/ | A sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity; any sound that is not the dominant sound of a syllable, the dominant… |
| medial adjective | /ˈmiː.di.əl/ | Of or pertaining to a mean or average. |
| overboard adverb | /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌbɔː(ɹ)d/ | Over the edge; especially, off or outside of a boat. |
| vowel noun | /ˈvaʊ.əl/ | A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable. |
| thumb noun | /ˈθʌm/ | The shortest and thickest digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers. |
| depend verb | /dɪˈpɛnd/ | To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition |
| differently adverb | /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/ | In a different way. |
| categorize verb | /ˈkætɪɡəˌɹaɪz/ | To assign a category; to divide into classes. |
| interchange noun | /ˈɪntɚt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/ | An act of interchanging. |
| audition noun | /ɑˈdɪʃən/ | A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent. |
| pause noun | /pɔːz/ | A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation. |
| subscribe verb | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name). |
| anytime adverb | At any time. | |
| throat noun | /ˈθɹoʊt/ | The front part of the neck. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. | |
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. | |
| go ahead verb | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | To proceed with; to begin. |
| put out verb | To blind (eyes). | |
| roll off verb | /ˈɹol ˈɔf/ | To spontaneously roll suddenly and rapidly to one side or the other upon entering a stall (due to one wing stalling slightly before the other does, combined… |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- That's how we have to specifically categorize this topic.
- This is what you're usually hearing.
- You're just going to sound weird.
- That's what you're going to be getting most of.
- When do we use the, when do we use the?
ไวยากรณ์ในวิดีโอนี้
โครงสร้างที่ผู้พูดใช้บ่อยที่สุด พร้อมคำพูดจริงจากวิดีโอ:
| โครงสร้าง | ในวิดีโอ |
|---|---|
| ประโยคเงื่อนไข if + อนุประโยค, will/would + กริยา — เงื่อนไขและผลลัพธ์ | if you can get those R's, that'll really · if you're an actor and I'll see |
| ความเป็นไปได้ด้วย “might / may” might/may + กริยา — สิ่งที่เป็นไปได้แต่ไม่แน่นอน | may call · might go · may leave |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — สิ่งที่กำลังเกิดขึ้นตอนนี้หรือช่วงนี้ | you're going · you're usually hearing · You're hearing |
| อนาคตด้วย “going to” be going to + กริยา — แผนหรือสิ่งที่เห็นว่ากำลังจะเกิด | we're going to be · is going to be · you're going to sound |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 51 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, we're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: thumb /ˈθʌm/, throat /ˈθɹoʊt/
- Long words — get the stress right: differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/, categorize /ˈkætɪɡəˌɹaɪz/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like accent, consonant, medial.
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