ฝึกพูดภาษาอังกฤษด้วยเทคนิค Shadowing จากวิดีโอ: Kesha - Take It Off (Lyrics)
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Kesha - Take It Off”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: everybody, lookin, freaks, downtown, dirty. This video has 18 sentences and 461 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:27. The speaker talks at a steady 134 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| downtown noun | /ˈdaʊ̯nˌtaʊ̯n/ | The main business part of a city or town, usually located at or near its center. |
| hardcore adjective | /hɑː(ɹ)dˈkɔː(ɹ)/ | Having an extreme dedication to a certain activity. |
| glitter verb | /ˈɡlɪtəɹ/ | To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam. |
| trash noun | /tɹæʃ/ | Useless physical things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse. |
| regret verb | /ɹɪˈɡɹɛt/ | To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead. |
| tear verb | /tɛɹ/ | To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate. |
| smash verb | /smæʃ/ | To break (something brittle) violently. |
| cloth noun | /klɒθ/ | A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes… |
| fade verb | /feɪd/ | To hit the ball with the shot called a fade. |
| filthy adjective | /ˈfɪlθi/ | Covered with filth; very dirty. |
| whiskey noun | /ˈwɪski/ | A liquor distilled from the fermented mash of grain (as rye, corn, or barley). |
| delirious adjective | /dɪˈlɪə̯.ɹi.əs/ | Being in the state of delirium. |
| designate verb | /ˈdɛz.ɪɡ.neɪt/ | To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description |
| handbag noun | /ˈhændˌbæɡ/ | A small bag used chiefly by women for carrying various small personal items, sometimes considered as a fashion accessory. |
| pimp noun | /pɪmp/ | Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come around verb | /kʌ.məˈɹaʊnd/ | To change one's mind, especially to begin to agree or appreciate what one was reluctant to accept at first. |
| come back verb | To return to a place. |
ไวยากรณ์ในวิดีโอนี้
โครงสร้างที่ผู้พูดใช้บ่อยที่สุด พร้อมคำพูดจริงจากวิดีโอ:
| โครงสร้าง | ในวิดีโอ |
|---|---|
| อนาคตด้วย “will” will + กริยา — การตัดสินใจ คำสัญญา หรือการคาดการณ์ | I'll regret |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 13 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, you're, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: cloth /klɒθ/, filthy /ˈfɪlθi/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: trash /tɹæʃ/, smash /smæʃ/
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 downtown, hardcore, glitter.
เทคนิค Shadowing คืออะไร?
Shadowing เป็นเทคนิคการเรียนรู้ภาษาที่ได้รับการรับรองทางวิทยาศาสตร์ พัฒนาขึ้นสำหรับการฝึกนักแปลมืออาชีพ วิธีการนี้เรียบง่ายแต่ทรงพลัง: คุณฟังเสียงภาษาอังกฤษจากเจ้าของภาษาและพูดตามทันที — เหมือนเงาที่ตามผู้พูดด้วยช่วงเวลาห่าง 1-2 วินาที การวิจัยแสดงว่าเทคนิคนี้ปรับปรุงความแม่นยำในการออกเสียง ทำนองเสียง จังหวะ การเชื่อมเสียง การฟังเข้าใจ และความคล่องแคล่วในการพูดได้อย่างมีนัยสำคัญ

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