ฝึกพูดภาษาอังกฤษด้วยเทคนิค Shadowing จากวิดีโอ: Vocabulary for IELTS - 19b

This video has 21 sentences and 265 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:41. The speaker talks at a natural 157 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• nowadays /ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/ (adverb) — At the present time; in the current era.
• encourage /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ (verb) — To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
• badly /ˈbæd.li/ (adverb) — In a bad manner.
• privacy /ˈpɹaɪ.və.si/ (noun) — The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.
• celebrity /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/ (noun) — Fame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about.
• artificial /ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/ (adjective) — Man-made; made by humans; of artifice.
• convenient /kənˈviː.niənt/ (adjective) — Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient.
• behave /bɪˈheɪv/ (verb) — To conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way; to conform.
• cord /ˈkoɹd/ (noun) — A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fibre (a rope, for example).
• superficial /ˌsupɚˈfɪʃəl/ (adjective) — Existing, occurring, or located on the surface.
• glamorous /ˈɡlæ.mə.ɹəs/ (adjective) — Having glamour; stylish, attractive.
• distort /dɪsˈtɔːt/ (verb) — To bring something out of shape, to misshape.
• intrusive /ɪnˈtɹuːsɪv/ (adjective) — Tending to intrude; doing that which is not welcome; interrupting or disturbing; entering without permission or welcome.
• paparazzo /ˌpɑ.pəˈɹɑt.soʊ/ (noun) — A freelance photographer who sells photographs of celebrities to the media, especially one who pursues celebrities and attempts to obtain candid photographs.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• followed by — And then, and after that.
• think about /ˈθɪŋk əˌbaʊt/ (verb) — To ponder.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, you're, I'd. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: artificial /ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/, superficial /ˌsupɚˈfɪʃəl/
• Long words — get the stress right: celebrity /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/, artificial /ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/, superficial /ˌsupɚˈfɪʃəl/, paparazzo /ˌpɑ.pəˈɹɑt.soʊ/

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 nowadays, encourage, badly.