ฝึกพูดภาษาอังกฤษด้วยเทคนิค Shadowing จากวิดีโอ: SLEEP WELL, LIVE WELL
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “SLEEP WELL, LIVE WELL”. This video has 25 sentences and 369 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:39. The speaker talks at a steady 139 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 86% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| distress noun | /dɪˈstɹɛs/ | Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature. |
| bacterium noun | /bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪəm/ | A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles. |
| joyful adjective | /ˈd͡ʒɔɪfl̩/ | Feeling or causing joy. |
| refresh verb | /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ/ | To renew or revitalize. |
| exhaust verb | /ɪɡˈzɔst/ | To draw or let out wholly; to drain completely. |
| hormone noun | /ˈhoɹmoʊn/ | Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity. |
| scroll noun | /skɹoʊl/ | A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll. |
| unlock verb | /ʌnˈlɑk/ | To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination. |
| harmful adjective | /ˈhɑɹmfl̩/ | Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious. |
| organize verb | /ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/ | To arrange in working order. |
| subscribe verb | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name). |
| immune adjective | /ɪˈmjuːn/ | Exempt; not subject to. |
| destiny noun | /ˈdɛs.tɪ.ni/ | That to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined state; a condition predestined by the Divine or by human will. |
| instantly adverb | /ˈɪnstəntli/ | At once; without delay. |
| upgrade verb | /əpˈɡɹeɪd/ | To improve, usually applied to technology, generally by complete replacement of one or more components. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fight off verb | To succeed in defeating a challenge, or an attack. |
| stay up verb | To remain awake; to not go to bed. |
| wash away verb | To eliminate or destroy by fast-moving water, such as a flood or a high sea. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: refresh /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ/, tissue /ˈtɪʃ.(j)u/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like distress, bacterium, joyful.
เทคนิค Shadowing คืออะไร?
Shadowing เป็นเทคนิคการเรียนรู้ภาษาที่ได้รับการรับรองทางวิทยาศาสตร์ พัฒนาขึ้นสำหรับการฝึกนักแปลมืออาชีพ วิธีการนี้เรียบง่ายแต่ทรงพลัง: คุณฟังเสียงภาษาอังกฤษจากเจ้าของภาษาและพูดตามทันที — เหมือนเงาที่ตามผู้พูดด้วยช่วงเวลาห่าง 1-2 วินาที การวิจัยแสดงว่าเทคนิคนี้ปรับปรุงความแม่นยำในการออกเสียง ทำนองเสียง จังหวะ การเชื่อมเสียง การฟังเข้าใจ และความคล่องแคล่วในการพูดได้อย่างมีนัยสำคัญ

















