ฝึกพูดภาษาอังกฤษด้วยเทคนิค Shadowing จากวิดีโอ: What do you think of this picture? | Kim's Convenience

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Hey, Mr. Kim.
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Gerald, Samira, Janet upstairs.
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Thank you.
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You have homework?
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Yeah, midterm project.
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You both doing photography?
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Yeah.
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Stop!
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What you think...
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...about this picture?
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It's nice.
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Professional?
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Sure is.
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How much you think I get for this?
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Like, money?
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Yeah.
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How much?
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I don't know.
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Ten.
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Dora? Or 20?
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20?
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Maybe less.
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Less than 20?
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Or maybe more.
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Is that your picture?
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Let me see what you have in.
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Art school superstar photography student.
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Oh.
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Yeah.
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Very good work.
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I was wondering if maybe it was too much.
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No, kind of not enough.
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We're all born naked and we die naked.
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Depending.
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If we're lucky.
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I mean, without clothes, we all sew.
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Well, if you like those, you should check out Gerald's.
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No, we gotta see Janet.
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They're not very good.
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They're not good.
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Why so shy?
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That's you?
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Yeah.
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You again.
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I, I, um, couldn't find a model.
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You should find a model. And a panty.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “What do you think of this picture?”. This video has 45 sentences and 157 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:39. The speaker talks slowly, about 95 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 13 of its 45 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
photography noun/fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fi/The art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces, and its digital counterpart.
naked adjective/ˈneɪkɪd/Bare, not covered by clothing.
depend verb/dɪˈpɛnd/To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition
homework noun/ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.
cloth noun/klɒθ/A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes…
upstairs adverb/ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/Up the stairs; on or to a higher floor or level.
superstar noun/ˈsuː.pəˌstɑː/Someone who has accumulated a vast amount of fame; a high-level celebrity.
dora noun/ˈdɔːɹə/Tiles that provide bonus score multiplier points (飜 (han)) in a winning hand, indicated by one or multiple face-up tiles in the dead wall.
midterm adjective/ˈmɪdˌtɚm/Halfway through a term, or roughly so.
panty nounAn article of clothing worn as underpants by women.
wonder noun/ˈwʌndɚ/A sense of awe, astonishment and curiosity, inspired by unexpected events, novel experiences and inexplicable circumstances, sometimes accompanied by surprise…
lucky adjective/ˈlʌki/Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
check out verbTo record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • You both doing photography?
  • How much you think I get for this?
  • Is that your picture?
  • I, I, um, couldn't find a model.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 7 contractions and reduced forms, such as they're, we're, couldn't. 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 photography, naked, depend.

เทคนิค Shadowing คืออะไร?

Shadowing เป็นเทคนิคการเรียนรู้ภาษาที่ได้รับการรับรองทางวิทยาศาสตร์ พัฒนาขึ้นสำหรับการฝึกนักแปลมืออาชีพ วิธีการนี้เรียบง่ายแต่ทรงพลัง: คุณฟังเสียงภาษาอังกฤษจากเจ้าของภาษาและพูดตามทันที — เหมือนเงาที่ตามผู้พูดด้วยช่วงเวลาห่าง 1-2 วินาที การวิจัยแสดงว่าเทคนิคนี้ปรับปรุงความแม่นยำในการออกเสียง ทำนองเสียง จังหวะ การเชื่อมเสียง การฟังเข้าใจ และความคล่องแคล่วในการพูดได้อย่างมีนัยสำคัญ

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