ฝึกพูดภาษาอังกฤษด้วยเทคนิค Shadowing จากวิดีโอ: Learn English Adjectives Through Basic Conversation (For Beginners) | Learn English Easily
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Learn English Adjectives Through Basic Conversation”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: adjectives, conversation, definitely, movie. This video has 49 sentences and 329 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:51. The speaker talks slowly, about 85 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. 8 of its 49 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| mirror noun | /ˈmiɹɚ/ | A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it. |
| pizza noun | /ˈpi.tsə/ | A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables. |
| flower noun | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens… |
| delicious adjective | /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ | Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty. |
| hilarious adjective | /hɪˈlɛə.ɹi.əs/ | Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter. |
| sometime adverb | /ˈsʌmˌtaɪm/ | At an indefinite but stated time in the past or future. |
| recommendation noun | /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/ | An act of recommending. |
| penny noun | /ˈpɛni/ | In the United Kingdom, a unit of currency worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a pound sterling, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: p. |
| adorable adjective | /əˈdoɹ.əˌbəl/ | Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable. |
| subscribe verb | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name). |
| colorful adjective | /ˈkʌl.əɹ.fl̩/ | Possessing prominent and varied colors. |
| stylish adjective | /ˈstaɪlɪʃ/ | Having style. |
| vibrant adjective | /ˈvaɪbɹənt/ | Pulsing with energy or activity. |
| cheesy adjective | /ˈt͡ʃiːzi/ | Of or relating to cheese. |
| adjective noun | /ˈæd͡ʒ.ɪk.tɪv/ | A word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes a noun’s referent. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- How are you today?
- Hey, do you see that cute dog over there?
- I heard it's also expensive.
- By the way, have you tried the pizza from the new restaurant?
- Which movie are you going to watch?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I'd, they're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, recommendation /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/, stylish /ˈstaɪlɪʃ/, repetition /ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/
- Long words — get the stress right: hilarious /hɪˈlɛə.ɹi.əs/, recommendation /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/, adorable /əˈdoɹ.əˌbəl/, repetition /ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/
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 mirror, pizza, flower.
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