ฝึกพูดภาษาอังกฤษด้วยเทคนิค Shadowing จากวิดีโอ: Pixar in a Box: Story Structure
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Pixar in a Box: Story Structure”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: structure, joke, mushroom, movie, Nemo. This video has 59 sentences and 682 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:53. The speaker talks at a natural 176 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 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
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| mushroom noun | /ˈmʌʃˌɹuːm/ | Any of the fleshy fruiting bodies of fungi typically produced above ground on soil or on their food sources (such as decaying wood). |
| egg noun | /ɛɡ/ | An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, often housing an embryo within a membrane or shell… |
| bartender noun | /ˈbɑɹˌtɛndɚ/ | One who tends a bar or pub; a person preparing and serving drinks at a bar. |
| confused adjective | /kənˈfjuːzd/ | unable to think clearly or understand |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| gross adjective | /ɡɹoʊs/ | remarkably great, big, vast in an often unpleasant way; (of behaviour) Highly or conspicuously offensive. |
| honey noun | /ˈhʌni/ | A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans. |
| brave adjective | /bɹeɪv/ | Strong in the face of fear; courageous. |
| edit verb | /ˈɛdɪt/ | To change a text, or a document. |
| organize verb | /ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/ | To arrange in working order. |
| darn verb | /dɑɹn/ | To repair by stitching with thread or yarn, particularly by using a needle to construct a weave across a damaged area of fabric. |
| flashback noun | /ˈflæʃ.bæk/ | A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative. |
| barracuda noun | /ˌbæɹəˈkuːdə/ | Any large marine fish of the genus Sphyraena that have elongated bodies, a projecting lower jaw, displaying prominent fang-shaped teeth, and are aggressive… |
| buildup noun | /ˈbɪldʌp/ | An accumulation; an increase; a gradual development. |
| interweave verb | /ˌɪntəɹˈwiv/ | To combine (things) through weaving. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. |
| mess up verb | To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss. |
| look out verb | To be vigilant and aware often as an imperative to alert a person to danger. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- He says, "I don't get it.
- Why does nobody want to dance with me?
- Hey, can I tell you a joke?
- Can I tell you a joke?
- Hey, hey, hey, can I tell you a joke?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 12 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, didn't, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: mushroom /ˈmʌʃˌɹuːm/, flashback /ˈflæʃ.bæk/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like mushroom, egg, bartender.
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Shadowing เป็นเทคนิคการเรียนรู้ภาษาที่ได้รับการรับรองทางวิทยาศาสตร์ พัฒนาขึ้นสำหรับการฝึกนักแปลมืออาชีพ วิธีการนี้เรียบง่ายแต่ทรงพลัง: คุณฟังเสียงภาษาอังกฤษจากเจ้าของภาษาและพูดตามทันที — เหมือนเงาที่ตามผู้พูดด้วยช่วงเวลาห่าง 1-2 วินาที การวิจัยแสดงว่าเทคนิคนี้ปรับปรุงความแม่นยำในการออกเสียง ทำนองเสียง จังหวะ การเชื่อมเสียง การฟังเข้าใจ และความคล่องแคล่วในการพูดได้อย่างมีนัยสำคัญ





























