ฝึกพูดภาษาอังกฤษด้วยเทคนิค Shadowing จากวิดีโอ: Past simple and Past continuous with when - get grammar

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Get Grammar!
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A surprise for Hamlet Dear Diary,
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Max is very strange these days.
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A few days ago, Max and Anna were talking when I went into the kitchen.
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When they saw me, they stopped talking.
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The day before yesterday, we were having dinner when the phone rang.
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Max said, I can't talk here, and went out of the room.
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I think he's keeping some secrets from me.
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Yesterday, I was sleeping in my bed when I heard a noise.
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Max was putting some bags inside the wardrobe.
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What was in the bags?
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He didn't want to tell me.
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I don't think they like me anymore.
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Hammy, come with me please.
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Okay, Max.
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Surprise!
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This is your new gym.
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Max and I made it for you.
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Fluffy helped too.
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You are the best friends in the whole world!
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You too, Fluffy!
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Do we have to do that?
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Look and learn!
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We were having dinner.
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The phone rang.
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We were having dinner when the phone rang.
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I was sleeping in my bed.
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I heard a noise.
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I was sleeping in my bed when I heard a noise.
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Bye!

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Past simple and Past continuous with when - get grammar”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Max, rang, noise, sleeping, dinner. This video has 30 sentences and 187 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:30. The speaker talks slowly, about 75 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 82% 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

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
wardrobe noun/ˈwɔɹdɹoʊb/A governmental office or department in a monarchy which purchases, keeps, and cares for royal clothes.
hammy adjectiveResembling or characteristic of ham.
noise noun/ˈnoɪ̯z/Various sounds, usually unwanted or unpleasant.
kitchen noun/ˈkɪt͡ʃ(ə)n/A room or area for preparing food.
strange adjective/stɹeɪnd͡ʒ/Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation.
ring noun/ɹɪŋ/A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc.
dinner noun/ˈdɪnɚ/The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.
yesterday noun/ˈjɛstɹdeɪ/The day immediately before today; one day ago.
bag noun/bæɡ/A soft container made out of cloth, paper, thin plastic, etc. and open at the top, used to hold food, commodities, and other goods.
surprise noun/sə(ː)ˈpɹaɪ̯z/Something unexpected.
secret noun/ˈsiː.kɹɪt/A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden.

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • I think he's keeping some secrets from me.
  • He didn't want to tell me.
  • I don't think they like me anymore.
  • Do we have to do that?

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, didn't, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

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 wardrobe, hammy, noise.

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