ฝึกพูดภาษาอังกฤษด้วยเทคนิค Shadowing จากวิดีโอ: Rooms in the house

กำลังสร้างบทเรียน...
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In the kitchen and the dining room,
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the attic, yard, and living room, we're side by side. Where are you?
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I'm in the kitchen. Where are you?
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We're in the living room.
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Where are Mr. and Mrs. Jones?
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They're in the yard.
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Where's Bob?
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He's in the living room.
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Where's Mary?
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She's in the bedroom.
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Where's the car?
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It's in the garage.
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What's your favorite room at home?
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The living room.
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The dining room.
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The kitchen.
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My favorite room?
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My bedroom.
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The basement.
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The basement?
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Yes, the basement.
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Hello?
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Hi, Billy.
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This is Mom.
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Oh, hi, Mom.
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Is everything okay at home?
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Yes, everything's fine.
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Where's Dad?
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He's in the basement. And Susie?
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She's in the living room.
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How about Grandma and Grandpa?
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They're in the yard.
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And where are you?
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I'm in the kitchen.
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So everybody's fine?
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Yes, Mom.
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We're all fine.
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That's good.
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I'll see you soon, Billy.
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Okay.
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Bye.
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Bye.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Rooms in the house”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: basement, kitchen, yard, Mom, fine. This video has 42 sentences and 153 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:05. The speaker talks slowly, about 73 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. 16 of its 42 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
basement noun/ˈbeɪsmənt/A floor of a building below ground level.
bedroom noun/ˈbɛdˌɹum/A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping.
garage noun/ɡəˈɹɑʒ/A building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars, tools and other miscellaneous items.
attic noun/ˈætɪk/The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or…
dine verb/daɪn/To eat; to eat dinner or supper.
kitchen noun/ˈkɪt͡ʃ(ə)n/A room or area for preparing food.
yard noun/ˈjɑɹd/A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.
favourite adjective/ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.)
hello/hɛˈloʊ/A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, I'm, they're. 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 basement, bedroom, garage.

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Shadowing เป็นเทคนิคการเรียนรู้ภาษาที่ได้รับการรับรองทางวิทยาศาสตร์ พัฒนาขึ้นสำหรับการฝึกนักแปลมืออาชีพ วิธีการนี้เรียบง่ายแต่ทรงพลัง: คุณฟังเสียงภาษาอังกฤษจากเจ้าของภาษาและพูดตามทันที — เหมือนเงาที่ตามผู้พูดด้วยช่วงเวลาห่าง 1-2 วินาที การวิจัยแสดงว่าเทคนิคนี้ปรับปรุงความแม่นยำในการออกเสียง ทำนองเสียง จังหวะ การเชื่อมเสียง การฟังเข้าใจ และความคล่องแคล่วในการพูดได้อย่างมีนัยสำคัญ

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