ฝึกพูดภาษาอังกฤษด้วยเทคนิค Shadowing จากวิดีโอ: i made a tiny cake!

This video has 14 sentences and 196 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:45. The speaker talks fast, about 261 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 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:

• clay /kleɪ/ (noun) — A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.
• afterwards /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/ (adverb) — At a later or succeeding time; after that;
• smooth /smuːð/ (adjective) — Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.
• liquid /ˈlɪk.wɪd/ (noun) — A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those…
• pretend /pɹəˈtɛnd/ (verb) — To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance.
• maker /ˈmeɪk.ɚ/ (noun) — Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something.
• stack /stæk/ (noun) — A large pile of hay, grain, straw, or the like, larger at the bottom than the top, sometimes covered with thatch.
• slice /slaɪs/ (noun) — That which is thin and broad.
• satisfy /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/ (verb) — To be enough (for)
• squeeze /skwiːz/ (verb) — To apply pressure (to something) from two or more sides at once.
• texture /ˈtɛkst͡ʃə(ɹ)/ (noun) — The feel or shape of a surface or substance; the smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. of something.
• topping /ˈtɑpɪŋ/ (noun) — Any food item added on top of another, such as sprinkles on ice cream or pepperoni on pizza.
• crumb /kɹʌm/ (noun) — A small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread).
• glaze /ɡleɪz/ (noun) — The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing.
• keychain /ˈkiːˌt͡ʃeɪn/ (noun) — A chain or ring to which a key may be attached.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• end up (verb) — To bring to a conclusion.
• put on /ˌpʊt ˈɒn/ (verb) — To don (clothing, equipment, or the like).

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 clay, afterwards, smooth.

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