ฝึกพูดภาษาอังกฤษด้วยเทคนิค Shadowing จากวิดีโอ: I don't Make Wishes Often | Whitney Hanson Poetry

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I don't make wishes often on eyelashes or shooting stars 11 11 has left me with too many broken hearts.
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I don't make wishes often on birthday candles or dandelions They've left me disappointed far too many times.
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I don't make wishes often But lately I've been thinking I could give it another try.
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I'm not sure what it is about you I'm not sure exactly why, but something in me is shifting.
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Something hopeful has arrived, and I don't think I want to put it out this time.
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I don't make wishes often, but last night I saw a shooting star, and I whispered something quietly into the cold and dark, and maybe nothing will come of it,
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maybe it will get lost like the rest, but it felt kind of nice to wish for something again.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “I don't Make Wishes Often”. This video has 7 sentences and 136 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:53. The speaker talks at a natural 155 words per minute, close to everyday conversation.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
disappointed adjective/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/Defeated of expectations or hope; experiencing disappointment; let down.
lately adverb/ˈleɪt.li/Recently; not long ago; of late; not long since.
arrive verb/əˈɹaɪv/To reach; to get to a certain place.
quietly adverb/ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.li/Producing little or no noise.
candle noun/ˈkæn.dəl/A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.
hopeful adjective/ˈhoʊpfl̩/feeling hope
whisper verb/ˈ(h)wɪspɚ/To speak softly or under one's breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration of the…
dandelion noun/ˈdæn.dəˌlaɪ.ən/Any of the several species of plant in the genus Taraxacum, characterised by yellow flower heads and notched, broad-ended leaves, especially the common…
eyelash noun/ˈaɪlæʃ/One of the hairs which grows along the edge of eyelids.
shift noun/ˈʃɪft/A movement to do something, a beginning.
shoot verb/ʃut/To fire (a weapon that releases a bullet or other projectile).
birthday noun/ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/The anniversary of the day on which someone is born.

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โครงสร้างในวิดีโอ
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — การกระทำที่เริ่มก่อนหน้านี้และยังดำเนินอยู่I've been thinking
Present perfect have/has + กริยาช่อง 3 — เหตุการณ์ในอดีตที่ยังเกี่ยวข้องกับปัจจุบันhas left · They've left · has arrived
อนาคตด้วย “will” will + กริยา — การตัดสินใจ คำสัญญา หรือการคาดการณ์will come · will get
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — สิ่งที่กำลังเกิดขึ้นตอนนี้หรือช่วงนี้is shifting

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 9 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: eyelash /ˈaɪlæʃ/, shift /ˈʃɪft/, shoot /ʃut/
  • Long words — get the stress right: disappointed /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/, dandelion /ˈdæn.dəˌlaɪ.ən/

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 disappointed, lately, arrive.

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

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