跟讀練習: What are you doing now? - 通過影片學習英語口語
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “What are you doing now?”. This video has 20 sentences and 167 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:03. The speaker talks at a natural 158 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 7 of its 20 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
10 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| shine verb | /ʃaɪn/ | To emit or reflect light so as to glow. |
| continuous adjective | /kənˈtɪn.juː.əs/ | Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption. |
| breezy adjective | /ˈbɹiːzi/ | With a breeze blowing, with a lively wind, pleasantly windy. |
| blow verb | /bloʊ/ | To produce an air current. |
| basically adverb | /ˈbeɪ.sɪk.(ə.)li/ | In a fundamental, essential or basic manner. |
| wind noun | /ˈwɪnd/ | Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure. |
| sit verb | /sɪt/ | To move oneself into such a position. |
| camera noun | /ˈkæməɹə/ | A device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs. |
| farm noun | /ˈfɑɹm/ | A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock. |
| rain noun | /ˈɹeɪn/ | Condensed water falling from a cloud. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| look forward to verb | To anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure; to be excited or eager to. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Are you thinking about anyone?
- Are you planning anything in your head?
- Are you having a good time?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, gonna, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: continuous /kənˈtɪn.juː.əs/, basically /ˈbeɪ.sɪk.(ə.)li/
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 shine, continuous, breezy.
什麼是跟讀法?
跟讀法 (Shadowing) 是一種有科學依據的語言學習技巧,最初開發用於專業口譯員的培訓,並由多語言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。這個方法簡單而強大:您在聽英語母語原聲的同時立即大聲重複——就像是一個延遲1-2秒緊跟說話者的影子。與被動聽力或語法練習不同,跟讀法強迫您的大腦和口腔肌肉同時處理並模模擬實的講話模式。研究表明它能顯著提高發音準確性,語調,節奏,連讀,聽力理解和口語流利度——使其成為雅思口語備考和真實英語交流最有效的方法之一。
















