Shadowing Practice: The Simpsons: Season 21 Couch Gags - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “The Simpsons: Season 21 Couch Gags”. This video has 29 sentences and 178 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:57. Only 71% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 13 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| clock noun | /klɑk/ | A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day. |
| sunlight noun | /ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/ | All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun; especially, that in the visible spectrum and that bathes the Earth. |
| pray verb | /pɹeɪ/ | To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc. |
| eleven noun | /əˈlɛv.ən/ | A cricket team of eleven players. Hence first eleven - the team of best cricket players (at a school), second eleven - the "B" team, etc. |
| crawl verb | /kɹɔːl/ | To move by dragging one's body along or close to a surface, like a worm or insect, or on one's hands and knees, like a human baby. |
| twelfth adjective | /twɛlfθ/ [tʰw̥ɛɫfθ] | The ordinal form of the number twelve, describing a person or thing in position number 12 of a sequence. |
| doot verb | Doubt. | |
| belch verb | /ˈbɛltʃ/ | To expel (gas) from the stomach through the mouth; especially, to do so loudly. |
| rouse verb | /ˈɹaʊz/ | To wake (someone) from sleep, or from apathy. |
| scramble verb | /ˈskɹæmbl̩/ | To move hurriedly to a location, especially by using all limbs against a surface. |
| snugly adverb | /ˈsnʌɡli/ | Tightly; with limited space to move; in a snug manner. |
| tipsy adjective | /ˈtɪp.si/ | Unsteady, askew. |
| tock noun | /tɑk/ | A clicking sound similar to one made by the hands of a clock. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 clock, sunlight, pray.
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