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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “building a PC with *180mm* case fans”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: airflow, fan, millimeter, cable, build. This video has 25 sentences and 342 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:22. The speaker talks fast, about 251 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 83% 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
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| airflow noun | Any flow of air, especially the motion of air around a moving aircraft or aerofoil. | |
| millimetre noun | An SI/MKS unit of measure, the length of ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ of a metre. Symbol: mm | |
| slot noun | /slɑt/ | A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; especially, one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding into it. |
| backside noun | /ˈbækˌsaɪd/ | The back side of anything, the part opposite its front, particularly |
| redirect verb | To give new direction to; to change the course, direction or destination of. | |
| butcher noun | /ˈbʊt͡ʃə/ | A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals). |
| daisy noun | /ˈdeɪ.zi/ | A wild flowering plant of species Bellis perennis of the family Asteraceae, with a yellow head and white petals |
| thankfully adverb | In a thankful manner; giving thanks. | |
| exhaust verb | /ɪɡˈzɔst/ | To draw or let out wholly; to drain completely. |
| observer noun | /əbˈzɝvɚ/ | One who makes observations, monitors or takes notice. |
| intake noun | /ˈɪnteɪk/ | The place where water, air or other fluid is taken into a pipe or conduit; opposed to outlet. |
| variation noun | /ˌvɛəɹiˈeɪʃn̩/ | The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing. |
| separately adverb | /ˈsɛp.ɹət.li/ | In a separate manner; not together; apart. |
| keen adjective | /kin/ | Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested. |
| controller noun | /kənˈtɹoʊlɚ/ | One who controls something. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come together verb | /ˈkʌm tʊˈɡɛðɚ/ | To assemble; to congregate; to combine. |
| use up verb | To consume, deplete, expend, or exhaust. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as gonna, you're, don't. 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.
- 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 airflow, millimetre, slot.
Phương Pháp Shadowing Là Gì?
Shadowing là kỹ thuật học ngôn ngữ có cơ sở khoa học, ban đầu được phát triển cho chương trình đào tạo phiên dịch viên chuyên nghiệp và được phổ biến rộng rãi bởi nhà đa ngôn ngữ học Dr. Alexander Arguelles. Nguyên lý cốt lõi đơn giản nhưng cực kỳ hiệu quả: bạn nghe tiếng Anh của người bản xứ và lặp lại to ngay lập tức — như một "cái bóng" (shadow) đuổi theo người nói với độ trễ chỉ 1–2 giây. Khác với luyện ngữ pháp hay học từ vựng bị động, Shadowing buộc não bộ và cơ miệng phải đồng thời xử lý và tái tạo ngôn ngữ thực tế. Các nghiên cứu khoa học xác nhận phương pháp này cải thiện đáng kể phát âm, ngữ điệu, nhịp điệu, nối âm, kỹ năng nghe và độ lưu loát khi nói — đặc biệt hiệu quả cho người luyện IELTS Speaking và muốn giao tiếp tiếng Anh tự nhiên như người bản ngữ.