ฝึกพูดภาษาอังกฤษด้วยเทคนิค Shadowing จากวิดีโอ: Key Activities within Supply Chain

This video has 12 sentences and 173 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:35. The speaker talks slowly, about 109 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 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

• specification (noun) — An explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, product, or service.
• acceptance /əkˈsɛp.təns/ (noun) — The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.
• react /ɹiːˈækt/ (verb) — To act in response.
• inventory /ˈɪn.vən.tɹi/ (noun) — The stock of an item on hand at a particular location or business.
• logistics /ləˈd͡ʒɪstɪks/ (noun) — The process of planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient, effective flow and storage of goods, services and related information from their point of…
• coordinate /koʊˈɔɹ.dəˌneɪt/ (verb) — To place in the same order or rank.
• assurance /əˈʃʊɹəns/ (noun) — The act of assuring; a declaration intended to inspire full confidence; something designed to give confidence to someone.
• negotiation /nɪˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ (noun) — The process of achieving agreement through discussion.
• procurement /pɹəˈkjʊəɹ.mənt/ (noun) — The purchasing department of a company.
• analyse (verb) — UK standard spelling of analyze.
• invoice /ˈɪnˌvɔɪs/ (noun) — A bill; a commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer indicating the products, quantities and agreed prices for products or services that the seller has…
• throughput /ˈθɹuː.pʊt/ (noun) — The rate at which data is transferred through a system.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• come into (verb) — To obtain (usually money or property), especially through inheritance.
• go out (verb) — To leave, especially a building.
• move on (verb) — To continue; to proceed; to go on.
• pay up (verb) — To pay in total a sum which is owed, especially when the sum has been owed for a period of time.
• work in (verb) — To find time or space for, amid other things.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as we've, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: assurance /əˈʃʊɹəns/, negotiation /nɪˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/
• Long words — get the stress right: coordinate /koʊˈɔɹ.dəˌneɪt/, negotiation /nɪˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/

How to practise with this video

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

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