Shadowing Practice: How to Make an Electromagnet - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Here we have an electrical wire with alligator clips,
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a battery, and a metal nail.
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How can we assemble these components to make an electromagnet that can attract some paper clips?
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Let's connect one end of the wire to the battery and wrap the wire around the nail.
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Now connect the other end of the wire to the other end of the battery.
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Cool!
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We've made an electromagnet.
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Test the electromagnet by moving it close to the paper clips.
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Nice!
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Some of the paper clips are attracted to the nail.
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a wire and the paper clips fall away.
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How can we increase the strength of the electromagnet so that it attracts more paper clips?
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “How to Make an Electromagnet”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: clips, wire, paper, electromagnet, nail. This video has 13 sentences and 121 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:59. The speaker talks at a steady 124 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 2 of its 13 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:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| clip noun | /klɪp/ | Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another. |
| wire noun | /ˈwaɪɚ/ | Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die. |
| nail noun | /neɪl/ | The horny plate or appendage at the ends of the digits of various animals, including most reptiles, birds, and mammals (both nonhuman and human). |
| attract verb | /əˈtɹækt/ | To pull toward without touching. |
| connect verb | /kəˈnɛkt/ | To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object. |
| electrical adjective | /ɪˈlɛktɹɪkəl/ | Related to electricity (or electronics) |
| component noun | /kəmˈpoʊ.nənt/ | A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device. |
| wrap verb | /ɹæp/ | To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper. |
| assemble verb | /əˈsɛm.bəl/ | To put together. |
| electromagnet noun | A magnet which attracts metals only when electrically activated. | |
| alligator noun | /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tɚ/ | Either of two species of large amphibious reptile, Alligator mississippiensis or Alligator sinensis, in the genus Alligator within order Crocodilia, which have… |
| battery noun | /ˈbæt.əɹi/ | A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fall away verb | To cease to support a person or cause. |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. |
Bu videodaki dil bilgisi
Konuşmacının en çok kullandığı yapılar, videodaki sözcüklerin aynısıyla:
| Yapı | Videoda |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + fiilin üçüncü hâli — geçmişte olan ama şimdi de önemli olan bir eylem | We've made |
| Edilgen yapı be + fiilin üçüncü hâli — kimin yaptığı değil, ne olduğu önemli | are attracted |
Pronunciation to watch
- Long words — get the stress right: electrical /ɪˈlɛktɹɪkəl/, alligator /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tɚ/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like clip, wire, nail.
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