ฝึกพูดภาษาอังกฤษด้วยเทคนิค Shadowing จากวิดีโอ: Substitute Teacher - Key & Peele
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Substitute Teacher - Key & Peele”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: ron, denise, quellin, dee, jay. This video has 52 sentences and 322 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:49. The speaker talks at a steady 114 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 72% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 19 of its 52 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 14 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| silly adjective | /ˈsɪl.i/ | Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance. |
| correctly adverb | /kəˈɹɛk(t).li/ | In a correct manner. |
| substitute noun | /ˈsʌb.stɪ.tʃuːt/ | A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose. |
| classroom noun | /ˈklɑːsɹʊm/ | A room, often in a school, where classes take place. |
| wrath noun | /ɹæθ/ | Great anger; (countable) an instance of this. |
| mute adjective | /mjut/ | Not having the power of speech; dumb. |
| pronounce verb | /pɹəˈnaʊns/ | To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously. |
| churlish adjective | /ˈt͡ʃɝːlɪʃ/ | Of or pertaining to a serf, peasant, or rustic. |
| garvey noun | A type of boat which was originally flat-bottomed, reminiscent of a sled, and historically sailed around New Jersey. | |
| insubordinate adjective | Rebellious or defiant to authority; contumacious. | |
| mess noun | /mɛs/ | A thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation. |
| teach verb | /ˈtiːt͡ʃ/ | To pass on knowledge to. |
| principal noun | /ˈpɹɪn.sɪ.pəl/ | The money originally invested or loaned, on which basis interest and returns are calculated. |
| inner adjective | /ˈɪnə/ | Being or occurring (farther) inside, situated farther in, located (situated) or happening on the inside of something, situated within or farther within… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. |
| listen up verb | To listen closely; to pay attention. |
| mess up verb | To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 11 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, didn't, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 silly, correctly, substitute.
เทคนิค Shadowing คืออะไร?
Shadowing เป็นเทคนิคการเรียนรู้ภาษาที่ได้รับการรับรองทางวิทยาศาสตร์ พัฒนาขึ้นสำหรับการฝึกนักแปลมืออาชีพ วิธีการนี้เรียบง่ายแต่ทรงพลัง: คุณฟังเสียงภาษาอังกฤษจากเจ้าของภาษาและพูดตามทันที — เหมือนเงาที่ตามผู้พูดด้วยช่วงเวลาห่าง 1-2 วินาที การวิจัยแสดงว่าเทคนิคนี้ปรับปรุงความแม่นยำในการออกเสียง ทำนองเสียง จังหวะ การเชื่อมเสียง การฟังเข้าใจ และความคล่องแคล่วในการพูดได้อย่างมีนัยสำคัญ


















