Shadowing Practice: Doing the most good with your charitable donations - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Have you ever helped someone in need?
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Then you know how good it can feel.
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But good feelings and intentions don't always produce the desired outcomes.
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Like charities.
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There are millions of them to choose from.
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And the choice matters.
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Because lives are on the line.
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Depending on the one you pick, you could do a little or a lot of good.
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And with some choices, you can actually cause harm.
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So how can you make the best choice?
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How can you be sure your donation will have the impact you want and trust that your generosity isn't wasted?
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Giving What We Can is a community of thousands of like-minded people who are ready to help you maximize your charitable impact.
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We can help you find the most pressing problems and then identify the most impactful charities working to solve them.
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We provide the support, community, and information you need you need at every stage of your giving journey,
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whether you're just getting started or want to make effective giving a meaningful part of your life.
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Together, we can make the world better for all its inhabitants for generations to come.
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Check out givingwhatwecan.org to learn how you can become an effective giver.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 17 sentences and 205 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:15. The speaker talks at a natural 165 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 87% 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 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
charity noun/ˈtʃæɹɪti/An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.
harm noun/hɑːm/Physical injury; hurt; damage.
solve verb/sɒlv/To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
outcome noun/ˈaʊtkʌm/That which is produced or occurs as a result of an event or process.
depend verb/dɪˈpɛnd/To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition
meaningful adjective/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fl̩/Having meaning, significant.
intentions noun/ɪnˈtɛnʃənz/Desire to court, marry, date, woo or sleep with someone.
donation noun/doʊˈneɪʃən/A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause.
charitable adjective/ˈt͡ʃæɹɪtəbəl/Pertaining to charity.
maximize verb/ˈmæksəmaɪz/To make as large as possible.
generosity noun/ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹɑ.sə.ti/The trait of being willing to donate money, resources, or time.
giver noun/ˈɡɪvɚ/One who gives; a donor or contributor.
impactful adjective/ˈɪmpæktfəl/Having impact.
inhabitant noun/ɪnˈhæb.ɪ.tənt/Someone or thing who lives in a place.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

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

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, isn't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: intentions /ɪnˈtɛnʃənz/, donation /doʊˈneɪʃən/
  • Long words — get the stress right: charitable /ˈt͡ʃæɹɪtəbəl/, generosity /ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹɑ.sə.ti/, inhabitant /ɪnˈhæb.ɪ.tənt/

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 charity, harm, solve.

Bu videodaki dil bilgisi

Konuşmacının en çok kullandığı yapılar, videodaki sözcüklerin aynısıyla:

YapıVideoda
Edilgen yapı be + fiilin üçüncü hâli — kimin yaptığı değil, ne olduğu önemliisn't wasted
İlgi cümlecikleri who / which + cümle — bir kişi ya da şey hakkında ek bilgipeople who are
En üstünlük the -est / the most … — bir grubun en üstü ya da en altıthe best · the most pressing
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — şu anda ya da bu sıralar olan bir şeyyou're just getting

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