ฝึกพูดภาษาอังกฤษด้วยเทคนิค Shadowing จากวิดีโอ: Speak English Fluently with CHUNKING

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Today, I want to share something very important with you.
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It's called the chunking method.
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Chunking is an easy but powerful way to learn English.
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If you want to speak English fluently and naturally, and if you want to think in English, chunking can really help you.
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In this lesson, I will explain what chunking is and how you can use it in your daily practice.
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I will speak slowly and clearly so you can understand step by step.
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But before we go further, let me share a quick story about one of my students.
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His name is Jake.
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Jake recently started working in a coffee shop.
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One day, a customer came in and asked, Hi, could you recommend something sweet?
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Jake wanted to answer, but he tried to build the sentence word by word.
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I recommend.
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You, maybe, he got nervous and froze.
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That evening, Jake told me about his problem.
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I said, Jake, you need to start using chunks.
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He learned a few simple chunks like, Let me think.
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How about this one?
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It's really popular.
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He practiced these phrases again and again, while walking, while making coffee, even before going to bed.
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The next day, the same customer came back and asked the same question.
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Hi!
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Could you recommend something sweet?
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Sure, let me think.
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How about this one?
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It's really popular.
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Sounds great.
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I'll take it.
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Awesome!
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Here you go.
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Have a great day!
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The conversation was smooth and natural.
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No translation, no stress.
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That's the power of chunking!
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Ready-made phrases that help, you speak confidently.
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So now that you know how useful chunking can be, let's begin.
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When you speak English, you don't need to make every sentence word by word.
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That is slow, hard and takes too much time.
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When you do that, you may feel nervous and forget words.
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There is a better way.
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You can use chunks.
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But what are chunks?
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Chunks are groups of words.
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They are small phrases that people often use together.
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We don't change them.
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We don't make them from zero.
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We just use them as they are.
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Think of chunks like Lego blocks.
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Each chunk is one block.
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When you speak, you join these blocks together.
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For example, how's it going?
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I don't think so.
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Let me think.
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Long time no see.
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Have a nice day.
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No worries.
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These are all chunks.
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You don't stop to think about grammar.
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You don't say how is it going slowly.
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You say how's it going in one smooth phrase.
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That is why chunks are powerful.
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When you learn a chunk, you learn a complete idea.
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Not just single words.
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It makes you sound natural and confident.
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When you try to speak English word by word, your brain works too hard.
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You think about every word, the grammar, and the sentence structure.
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That takes time.
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You pause, you get nervous, and you lose confidence.
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Now imagine this.
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You use a whole phrase without thinking.
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You say it naturally and correctly.
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That is what chunking gives you.
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Native speakers talk in chunks.
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They don't build every sentence from zero.
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They use ready-made phrases.
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When you do the same, you speak faster, sound natural and feel confident.
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Your brain will do less thinking and more communicating.
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When you listen to English, you will hear the same phrases many times.
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For example I'm not sure let me check it's up to
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you these are chunks you don't need to memorize them like vocabulary lists
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if you hear them again
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and again they become natural for you the more you use
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them the more fluent you become chunking is not just a
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method it is a way of thinking in English it helps you stop translating
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and start speaking freely here are some very useful chunks i'm
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on my way this means i am coming let's keep in
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touch this means let's stay connected that's not the point this means
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that is not the important part that makes sense this means
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that is logical
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or easy to understand do you see each phrase gives a
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clear message you don't need to think about grammar you just
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say the phrase today you learned about chunking why it helps
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and how to use it remember english becomes easier
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when you speak in chunks not word by word just a few chunks every day can make a big difference
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so keep listening keep speaking and keep believing in yourself thank you for learning with me bye for now

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Speak English Fluently with CHUNKING”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: chunk, word, chunking, phrase, speak. This video has 94 sentences and 752 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:36. The speaker talks at a natural 164 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
chunk noun/t͡ʃʌŋk/A part of something that has been separated; a generally squat, thick, irregular piece of something, e.g. wood or stone.
phrase noun/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/A short written or spoken expression.
grammar noun/ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/A system of rules and principles for the structure of a language, or of languages in general.
confidently adverb/ˈkɑnfɪdəntli/In a confident manner; with confidence; with strong assurance; positively.
fluently adverbIn a fluent manner, as expressing oneself easily, especially in a foreign language.
memorize verb/ˈmɛm.əˌɹaɪ̯z/To fully learn so as to have entirely available to the memory; to learn by heart, commit to memory.
fluent adjective/ˈfluənt/That flows; flowing, liquid.
vocabulary noun/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.
translate verb/tɹænzˈleɪt/To change spoken words or written text (of a book, document, movie, etc.) from one language to another.
distress noun/dɪˈstɹɛs/Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.
pause noun/pɔːz/A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
freely adverb/ˈfɹili/In a free manner.
freeze verb/ˈfɹiːz/Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
logical adjective/ˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/In agreement with the principles of logic.
communicate verb/kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/To impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone; to make known, to tell.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
come back verbTo return to a place.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • Could you recommend something sweet?
  • We don't make them from zero.
  • For example, how's it going?
  • You don't stop to think about grammar.
  • You don't say how is it going slowly.

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โครงสร้างในวิดีโอ
กริยา + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — กริยาที่ตามด้วยรูป -ingstarted working · stop translating · start speaking
อนาคตด้วย “will” will + กริยา — การตัดสินใจ คำสัญญา หรือการคาดการณ์will explain · will speak · I'll take
ความจำเป็น: must / have to / need to บอกว่าสิ่งใดจำเป็นต้องทำneed to start · need to make · need to memorize

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 12 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • Long words — get the stress right: confidently /ˈkɑnfɪdəntli/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like chunk, phrase, grammar.

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