ฝึกพูดภาษาอังกฤษด้วยเทคนิค Shadowing จากวิดีโอ: Repeat after me and improve your syllable stress!

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This week, we are looking at an IELTS Speaking Part 2 cue card
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on the topic of a technology or gadget that you find interesting.
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I'll read the cue card to you now.
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Describe a technology or gadget that you find fascinating.
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You should say what the technology or gadget is.
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how you first learned about it, what you use it for, and explain why you find it fascinating.
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In this week's sample, you will hear the speaker describe something as absolutely fascinating.
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When combining longer words like this, it is very important you stress the correct part of each word to ensure your listener understands what you are saying.
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Listen to how I stress the third syllable and then the first syllable when saying this phrase.
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Absolutely fascinating.
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Absolutely fascinating.
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Absolutely fascinating.
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Alright, let's listen to the sample.
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Remember to listen for the phrase, absolutely fascinating.
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We will now start part two of the exam.
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Start speaking now, please.
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One piece of technology that I find absolutely fascinating is the smartwatch.
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Specifically, I use an Apple Watch, but I believe most smartwatches these days offer similar features.
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I first learned about smartwatches a few years ago
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when a friend of mine showed me his new watch during a coffee meetup.
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I remember being amazed at how he was able to receive messages, track his steps, and even monitor his heart rate, all from his wrist.
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I primarily use my smartwatch to keep track of my daily fitness goals.
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It records how many steps I take, how many calories I burn, and it even reminds me to stand up and move around if I've been sitting for too long.
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Additionally, I use it to quickly check notifications without having to constantly reach for my phone.
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What I find most fascinating about this gadget is how it seamlessly combines health,
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communication and convenience into one compact device.
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The fact that it can even detect if I've fallen or measure my blood oxygen levels is truly remarkable.
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I believe wearable technology like this will play an increasingly important role in how we manage our health in the future.
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Thank you.
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Okay, we will now start this week's speech shadowing exercise.
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In this week's free sample exercise, you will repeat the response to the first few sentences from the model.
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I'll read this section of the response again to you now, just to refresh your memory.
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One piece of technology that I find absolutely fascinating is the smartwatch.
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Specifically, I use an Apple Watch, but I believe most smartwatches these days offer similar features.
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Okay, let's go ahead and start the speech shadowing exercise.
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Okay, here's this week's speech shadowing exercise.
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Enjoy!
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We will now start part two of the exam.
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Start speaking now, please.
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One piece of technology that I find absolutely fascinating is the smartwatch,
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is the smartwatch, is the smartwatch,
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absolutely fascinating, fascinating, fascinating, absolutely fascinating.
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One piece of technology that I find absolutely fascinating fascinating is the smartwatch.
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That I find absolutely fascinating is the smartwatch.
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That I find absolutely fascinating that I find absolutely fascinating
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That I find absolutely fascinating is the smartwatch.
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One piece of technology that I find absolutely fascinating is the smartwatch.
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One piece of technology that I find absolutely fascinating is the smartwatch.
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Specifically, I use an Apple Watch, but I believe most smartwatches these days offer similar features.
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But I believe most smartwatches these days offer similar features.
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These days offer similar features.
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Similar features.
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Similar features.
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These days offer similar features.
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but I believe most smartwatches these days offer similar features.
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Most smartwatches these days most smartwatches these days but I believe most smartwatches these days offer similar features.
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Specifically, I use an Apple Watch, but I believe most smartwatches these days offer similar features.
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I use an Apple Watch.
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Specifically, I use an Apple Watch, but I believe most smartwatches these days offer similar features.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Repeat after me and improve your syllable stress!”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: fascinating, absolutely, features, similar, smartwatch. This video has 66 sentences and 770 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:31. The speaker talks slowly, about 102 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 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
fascinate verb/ˈfæsɪneɪt/To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone.
smartwatch nounA wristwatch with electronic functionality beyond timekeeping.
gadget noun/ɡæd͡ʒ.ɪt/Any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled, often either clever or complicated.
syllable noun/ˈsɪl.ə.bəl/A unit of human speech which often forms words corresponding to one opening of the mouth; a vowel and its surrounding consonants.
distress noun/dɪˈstɹɛs/Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.
combine verb/kəmˈbaɪn/To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite.
meetup noun/ˈmitˌʌp/An arranged informal meeting.
seamlessly adverbIn a seamless manner.
wearable adjective/wɛə̯ɹəbl̩/Able to be worn.
listener noun/ˈlɪs(ə)nɚ/Someone who listens, especially to a speech or a broadcast.
calorie noun/ˈkæləɹi/A non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to 4.184 kilojoules, that can raise the temperature of a kilogram of water by one degree Celsius. This is the unit normally…
refresh verb/ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ/To renew or revitalize.
notification noun/ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/The act of notifying.
wrist noun/ɹɪst/The complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in a narrow sense.
convenience noun/kənˈvinjəns/The quality of being convenient.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
go ahead verb/ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/To proceed with; to begin.
move around verbTo relocate to new homes repeatedly; to not live in any one place for long.
stand up verbTo rise from a lying or sitting position.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'll, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: refresh /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/

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 fascinate, smartwatch, gadget.

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