ฝึกพูดภาษาอังกฤษด้วยเทคนิค Shadowing จากวิดีโอ: Wisconsin Tiff Was a Surrogate Mother
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Wisconsin Tiff Was a Surrogate Mother”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: excited, donor, mom, baby, egg. This video has 99 sentences and 1022 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:41. The speaker talks fast, about 180 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
14 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| donor noun | /ˈdəʊnə/ | One who makes a donation. |
| biological adjective | /ˌbaɪ.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/ | Of or relating to biology. |
| egg noun | /ɛɡ/ | An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, often housing an embryo within a membrane or shell… |
| bother verb | /ˈbɑðɚ/ | To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for. |
| clinic noun | /ˈklɪn.ɪk/ | A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients. |
| uncomfortable adjective | /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/ | Not comfortable; causing discomfort. |
| scare verb | /skɛɚ/ | To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way. |
| donation noun | /doʊˈneɪʃən/ | A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause. |
| fertility noun | /fɝˈtɪləti/ | The condition, or the degree, of being fertile. |
| embryo noun | /ˈɛmbɹi.oʊ/ | In the reproductive cycle, the stage after the fertilization of the egg that precedes the development into a fetus. |
| surrogate noun | /ˈsʌɹəɡɪt/ | A substitute (usually of a person, position or role). |
| gestational adjective | Of or pertaining to gestation. | |
| orgy noun | /ˈɔɹd͡ʒi/ | A gathering of people to engage in group sex. |
| surrogacy noun | /ˈsɝəɡəsi/ | The practice of being a surrogate mother. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come around verb | /kʌ.məˈɹaʊnd/ | To change one's mind, especially to begin to agree or appreciate what one was reluctant to accept at first. |
| end up verb | To bring to a conclusion. | |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. | |
| go out verb | To leave, especially a building. | |
| run around verb | To be very busy doing many different things. | |
| set up verb | /ˌsɛt ˈʌp/ | To make ready for use. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- He wasn't the most excited, but I didn't care.
- Do you guys have that sort of like set up?
- I've never really discussed that with them.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 24 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, didn't, doesn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: biological /ˌbaɪ.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, fertility /fɝˈtɪləti/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like donor, biological, egg.
เทคนิค Shadowing คืออะไร?
Shadowing เป็นเทคนิคการเรียนรู้ภาษาที่ได้รับการรับรองทางวิทยาศาสตร์ พัฒนาขึ้นสำหรับการฝึกนักแปลมืออาชีพ วิธีการนี้เรียบง่ายแต่ทรงพลัง: คุณฟังเสียงภาษาอังกฤษจากเจ้าของภาษาและพูดตามทันที — เหมือนเงาที่ตามผู้พูดด้วยช่วงเวลาห่าง 1-2 วินาที การวิจัยแสดงว่าเทคนิคนี้ปรับปรุงความแม่นยำในการออกเสียง ทำนองเสียง จังหวะ การเชื่อมเสียง การฟังเข้าใจ และความคล่องแคล่วในการพูดได้อย่างมีนัยสำคัญ












