ฝึกพูดภาษาอังกฤษด้วยเทคนิค Shadowing จากวิดีโอ: Silicon Valley S01E05 scrum scene
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Silicon Valley S01E05 scrum scene”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: scrum, Drm, error, faster. This video has 70 sentences and 460 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:49. The speaker talks at a natural 163 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 16 of its 70 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| scrum noun | /skɹʌm/ | A tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people. |
| leisurely adverb | /ˈliʒɚli/ | In a leisurely manner. |
| apiece adverb | /əˈpis/ | Each by itself; for or to each one. |
| booyah | /ˈbuːˌjɑː/ | Expressing excitement and anticipation. |
| cocksucker noun | /ˈkɑkˌsʌ.kɚ/ | A very annoying or objectionable person; any contemptible person. |
| heighten verb | /ˈhaɪ̯.tən/ | To make high; to raise higher; to elevate. |
| icebox noun | /ˈʌɪsbɒks/ | A box or compartment containing ice, typically used to keep provisions cool. |
| ingestion noun | /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/ | The process of ingesting, or consuming something orally, whether it be food, drink, medicine, or other substance. It is usually referred to as the first step… |
| refractory adjective | /ɹɪˈfɹæk.tə.ɹi/ | Obstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something. |
| workflow noun | /ˈwɝkfloʊ/ | The flowrate at which a flow of work takes place. |
| motivate verb | /ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt/ | To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage; to actuate. |
| choke verb | /t͡ʃoʊk/ | To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air… |
| visibility noun | /ˌvɪz.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ | The condition of being visible. |
| organizational adjective | /ˌɔː(ɹ)ɡənɪˈzeɪʃənəl/ | Of, relating to, or produced by an organization. |
| module noun | /ˈmɑd͡ʒul/ | A self-contained component of a system, often interchangeable, which has a well-defined interface to the other components. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- We're just taking a little break.
- How long do we think each one will take?
- Why don't you choke on my balls?
- Why don't you each take one story, right?
- Guys, have you been out front yet?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 16 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: leisurely /ˈliʒɚli/, organizational /ˌɔː(ɹ)ɡənɪˈzeɪʃənəl/
- Long words — get the stress right: refractory /ɹɪˈfɹæk.tə.ɹi/, visibility /ˌvɪz.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/, organizational /ˌɔː(ɹ)ɡənɪˈzeɪʃənəl/
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 scrum, leisurely, apiece.
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