跟讀練習: [Basic] Unit 1: Introductions and Names | Listening 1 - 通過影片學習英語口語

This video has 48 sentences and 167 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:15. The speaker talks slowly, about 74 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 60% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

9 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

• spell /spɛl/ (noun) — Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers.
• sometime /ˈsʌmˌtaɪm/ (adverb) — At an indefinite but stated time in the past or future.
• email /ˈiˌmeɪl/ (noun) — A system for sending messages and datas by means of a computer network, primarily the Internet, using the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol and the Internet…
• introduction /ˌɪntɹəˈdʌkʃn̩/ (noun) — The act or process of introducing.
• address /əˈdɹɛs/ (noun) — A manner of speaking or writing to another; language, style.
• unit /ˈjuː.nɪt/ (noun) — Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.
• weekend /ˈwiˌkɛnd/ (noun) — The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries, Saturday and Sunday.
• cell /sɛl/ (noun) — A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
• mail /meɪl/ (noun) — A bag or wallet.

How to practise with this video

1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like spell, sometime, email.