This speaking lesson is built on the video “Inside Out (2015) We’re Abstracting ! Scene. HD & CC SUBTITLES”. This video has 36 sentences and 205 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:54. The speaker talks slowly, about 107 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
dimensional adjective	/daɪˈmɛn.ʃə.nəl/	Of or pertaining to dimensions.
nowhere adverb	/ˈnoʊ.(h)wɛɹ/	In no place.
objective noun	/ɒbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/	A material object that physically exists.
panic noun	/ˈpænɪk/	Overwhelming fear or fright, often affecting groups of people or animals; (countable) an instance of this; a fright, a scare.
abstract noun	/ˈæbˌstɹækt/	An abridgement or summary of a longer publication.
comprehend verb	/ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnd/	To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly; to plumb.
loneliness noun	/ˈloʊnlinəs/	A feeling of depression resulting from being alone or from having no companions.
shortcut noun	/ˈʃɔːtkʌt/	A path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths.
deconstruct verb	/ˌdikənˈstɹʌkt/	To break something down into its component parts.
figurative adjective	/ˈfɪɡəɹətɪv/	Of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures.
fragmentation noun	/ˌfɹæɡmənˈteɪ̯ʃən/	The act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration.
gunk noun	/ɡʌŋk/	Grime, dirt, slime; any vague, messy, or unknown substance.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
burn out verb	To destroy by fire.
get out of verb	To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of.
put up verb	To place in a high location.
stay together verb	To remain loyal in times of stress or difficulty; to avoid separation despite pressure to do so.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

We'll get stuck here forever!
Why do we come in here?
We're not gonna make it!

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 18 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, can't, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: dimensional /daɪˈmɛn.ʃə.nəl/, shortcut /ˈʃɔːtkʌt/, fragmentation /ˌfɹæɡmənˈteɪ̯ʃən/
Long words — get the stress right: dimensional /daɪˈmɛn.ʃə.nəl/, figurative /ˈfɪɡəɹətɪv/, fragmentation /ˌfɹæɡmənˈteɪ̯ʃən/

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like dimensional, nowhere, objective.

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ฝึกพูดภาษาอังกฤษด้วยเทคนิค Shadowing จากวิดีโอ: Inside Out (2015) We’re Abstracting ! Scene. HD & CC SUBTITLES

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