ฝึกพูดภาษาอังกฤษด้วยเทคนิค Shadowing จากวิดีโอ: Part 1 -TOEIC - In the office 1

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Part one.
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in the office.
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directions.
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Listen and choose the best description for each photo.
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Number one.
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Look at photo number one.
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A. All the people are concentrating on something on the laptop.
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B. A clock is hanging on the wall.
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C. The man with glasses is standing up.
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D. The sitting woman is typing on the keyboard.
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Part one.
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In the office, one.
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Thank you.
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Listen and choose the best description for each photo.
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Number one.
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Look at photo number one.
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A. All the people are concentrating on something on the laptop.
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B. A clock is hanging on the wall.
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C. The man with glasses is standing up.
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D. The sitting woman is typing on the keyboard.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Number two: Look at photo number two.
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A.
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the monitor is turned off.
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B. The monitor is too far from the woman.
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C. The woman is using a computer.
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D. Nothing outside can be seen from the office.
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Number three: Look at photo number three.
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A. The girl on the left is writing something.
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B. The two girls are dressed casually.
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C. The colleagues are looking at the screen on the computer.
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D. The women are looking over some documents.
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Number four.
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Look at photo number four.
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A. It seems to be a big office.
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B There are people in all the cubicles.
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C. People are all working with their computers.
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D. All the cubicles are similarly decorated.
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Number five.
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Look at photo number five.
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A. The computers are of the same size.
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B. The man is drinking a glass of water.
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C. People are all focusing on their work.
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D. The computers are all turned on.
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Number six.
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Look at photo number six.
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A. The man is holding a ring in his hand.
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B. The officer is taking notes.
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C. A cup of coffee is next to the man.
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D The man is wearing a jacket.
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Thank you.
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Number seven.
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Look at photo number seven.
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A. The man is turning off the computer.
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B The door to the next room is closed.
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C.
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"A painting is hung on the wall." D.
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The desk is neatly arranged.
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Number eight.
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Look at photo number eight.
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A The laptop computer is turned on.
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B The coffee cup is empty.
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C. Some documents are placed in front of the laptop computer.
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D. A set of coffee cups is placed near the center of the table.
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Number 9.
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Look at photo number 9.
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A A view outside can be seen from the room.
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B.
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"The woman is drinking a glass of milk." C.
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There is a plant in the corner of the room.
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D. The woman is leaning against the chair.
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Number 10.
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Look at photo number 10.
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A. People are all standing on their chairs.
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B There are people at all the chairs.
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C. People are having a meeting in the office.
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D. People are sitting around a square table.
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you Part
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1. In the Office.
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One.
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Directions Listen and choose the best description for each photo.
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Number one.
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Look at photo number one.
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A. All the people are concentrating on something on the laptop.
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B. A clock is hanging on the wall.
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C.
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"The man with glasses is standing up." D.
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The sitting woman is typing on the keyboard.
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Thank you.
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Number two: Look at photo number two.
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A.
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the monitor is turned off.
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b.
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The monitor is too far from the woman.
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Thank you.
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C. The woman is using a computer.
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D. Nothing outside can be seen from the office.
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Number three: Look at photo number three.
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A. The girl on the left is writing something.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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B The two girls are dressed casually.
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C. The colleagues are looking at the screen on the computer.
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D. The women are looking over some documents.
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Number four.
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Look at photo number 4.
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A. It seems to be a big office.
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B There are people in all the cubicles.
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C. People are all working with their computers.
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D. All the cubicles are similarly decorated.
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Thank you.
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Number five.
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Look at photo number five.
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A. The computers are of the same size. be.
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The man is drinking a glass of water.
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C. People are all focusing on their work.
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D. The computers are all turned on.
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Number six.
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Look at photo number six.
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A. The man is holding a ring in his hand.
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B. The officer is taking notes.
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C. A cup of coffee is next to the man.
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D. The man is wearing a jacket.
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Number seven.
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Look at photo number seven.
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A. The man is turning off the computer.
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B The door to the next room is closed.
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C. A painting is hung on the wall.
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D. The desk is neatly arranged.
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Number eight.
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Look at photo number eight.
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A. The laptop computer is turned on.
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B The coffee cup is empty.
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C. Some documents are placed in front of the laptop computer.
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D. A set of coffee cups is placed near the center of the table.
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Number 9: Look at photo number 9.
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A. A view outside can be seen from the room.
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B. The woman is drinking a glass of milk.
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C. There is a plant in the corner of the room.
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D.
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"The woman is leaning against the chair." Number 10.
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Look at photo number 10.
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A. People are all standing on their chairs.
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B There are people at all the chairs.
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C. People are having a meeting in the office.
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D. People are sitting around a square table.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Part 1 -TOEIC - In the office 1”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: photo, computer, laptop, chair, coffee. This video has 164 sentences and 947 words to shadow. The speech runs for 15:33. The speaker talks slowly, about 61 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
laptop noun/ˈlæp.tɑp/A laptop computer.
cubicle noun/ˈkjuːbɪkəl/A small separate part or one of the compartments of a room, especially in a work environment.
concentrate verb/ˈkɑn.sən.tɹeɪt/To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force.
keyboard noun/ˈki.bɔɹd/A set of keys laid out in a gridlike pattern, used for typing on a typewriter, computer, etc.
decorate verb/ˈdɛkəɹeɪt/To furnish with decorations.
neatly adverb/ˈniːtli/In a neat manner.
casually adverb/ˈkæʒuəli/In a casual manner.
colleague noun/ˈkɒliːɡ/A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate, a workmate.
arrange verb/əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/To set up; to organize; to put into an orderly sequence or arrangement.
lean verb/ˈliːn/To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
similarly adverb/ˈsɪm.ə.lə.li/In a like style or manner.
jacket noun/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
turn off verbTo power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).
stand up verbTo rise from a lying or sitting position.
look over verbTo check quickly; to make a brief or cursory visual inspection of.
sit around verbTo spend time sitting idly, not doing anything important.

ไวยากรณ์ในวิดีโอนี้

โครงสร้างที่ผู้พูดใช้บ่อยที่สุด พร้อมคำพูดจริงจากวิดีโอ:

โครงสร้างในวิดีโอ
Passive voice be + กริยาช่อง 3 — เน้นสิ่งที่เกิดขึ้น ไม่ใช่ผู้กระทำis turned · can be seen · are dressed
ขั้นสุด the -est / the most … — มากที่สุดหรือน้อยที่สุดในกลุ่มthe best
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — สิ่งที่กำลังเกิดขึ้นตอนนี้หรือช่วงนี้are concentrating · is hanging · is standing

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 laptop, cubicle, concentrate.

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