ฝึกพูดภาษาอังกฤษด้วยเทคนิค Shadowing จากวิดีโอ: The Periodic Table Song (2018 Update!) | SCIENCE SONGS

This video has 7 sentences and 403 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:03. The speaker talks at a steady 132 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 61% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

13 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

• stable /ˈsteɪ.bəl/ (noun) — A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) ungulates, especially horses.
• shell /ʃɛl/ (noun) — The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.
• react /ɹiːˈækt/ (verb) — To act in response.
• aggressively (adverb) — In an aggressive manner.
• electrons (noun) — The digital or electronic version of a document.
• breathe /bɹiːð/ (verb) — To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
• coin /ˈkoɪ̯n/ (noun) — A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.
• subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/ (verb) — To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name).
• salty /ˈsɔlti/ (adjective) — Tasting of salt.
• yummy /ˈjʌm.i/ (adjective) — Delicious.
• barium /ˈbɛəɹɪəm/ (noun) — The chemical element (symbol Ba) with an atomic number of 56. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.
• merch /mɝt͡ʃ/ (noun) — goods which are or were offered or intended for sale.
• tummy /ˈtʌ.mi/ (noun) — The stomach or belly.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• light up (verb) — To illuminate, to bring light to something, to brighten.
• check out (verb) — To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
• keep up with (verb) — To manage to remain beside or just behind someone or something that is moving away from one.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, we'll, you'd. 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 stable, shell, react.

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