Shadowing Practice: Silence is Power - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Silence is Power”. This video has 16 sentences and 186 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:59. The speaker talks fast, about 189 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 90% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| aura noun | /ˈɔːɹə/ | A subtle emanation or exhalation of any substance, such as an aroma or odour. |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| argue verb | /ˈɑɹ.ɡju/ | To show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply. |
| mystery noun | /ˈmɪs.t(ə.)ɹi/ | Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown. |
| occasionally adverb | /əˈkeɪʒənəli/ | On occasion: at relatively infrequent intervals, from time to time, sometimes. |
| regret verb | /ɹɪˈɡɹɛt/ | To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead. |
| prone adjective | /pɹəʊn/ | Lying face-down. |
| utter verb | /ˈʌtəɹ/ | Sometimes preceded by forth, out, etc.: to produce (a cry, speech, or other sounds) with the voice. |
| ambiguous adjective | /æmˈbɪɡ.ju.əs/ | Open to multiple interpretations. |
| irrational adjective | /ɪˈɹæʃ.(ə.)nəl/ | Not rational; unfounded, nonsensical or wrong-headed. |
| unpowerful adjective | Not powerful. | |
| yabber verb | /ˈjæb.ə(ɹ)/ | To talk, jabber. |
| yammer verb | /ˈjæm.ɚ/ | To complain peevishly. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| give off verb | /ɡɪv ɒf/ | To emit; to produce and send forth; to come across in some manner. |
Bu videodaki dil bilgisi
Konuşmacının en çok kullandığı yapılar, videodaki sözcüklerin aynısıyla:
| Yapı | Videoda |
|---|---|
| İlgi cümlecikleri who / which + cümle — bir kişi ya da şey hakkında ek bilgi | person who talks |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: occasionally /əˈkeɪʒənəli/, irrational /ɪˈɹæʃ.(ə.)nəl/
- Long words — get the stress right: occasionally /əˈkeɪʒənəli/, ambiguous /æmˈbɪɡ.ju.əs/, irrational /ɪˈɹæʃ.(ə.)nəl/
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 aura, whoa, argue.
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