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LESSON 05 · AMERICAN ENGLISH

SHADOWING.

Listen to the speaker. Follow the rhythm, stress, and natural connected speech.

01 · VOCABULARY BY STRESSED VOWEL

Hear the contrast.

Each word is grouped by the vowel in its stressed syllable. Compare neighboring sounds.

/i/ see

people/ˈpipəl/
feel/fil/

/ɪ/ sit

think/θɪŋk/
different/ˈdɪfrənt/
things/θɪŋz/
intermittent/ˌɪntərˈmɪɾənt/
really/ˈrɪli/
significant/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/
difference/ˈdɪfrəns/
physical/ˈfɪzɪkəl/
fitness/ˈfɪtnəs/

/ɛ/ bed

very/ˈvɛri/
health-conscious/ˈhɛlθ ˌkɑnʃəs/
attention/əˈtɛnʃən/
steps/stɛps/
everything/ˈɛvriθɪŋ/

/æ/ cat

fasting/ˈfæstɪŋ/

/ɑ/ hot

lotta/ˈlɑɾə/
sauna/ˈsɑnə/
all/ɑl/
body/ˈbɑɾi/
follow/ˈfɑloʊ/
operates/ˈɑpəˌreɪts/
cognitive/ˈkɑɡnəɾɪv/

/ʌ/ sun

plunging/ˈplʌndʒɪŋ/
just/dʒʌst/
function/ˈfʌŋkʃən/

/u/ food

use/jus/
improves/ɪmˈpruvz/

/eɪ/ day

paying/ˈpeɪɪŋ/
make/meɪk/
way/weɪ/
maybe/ˈmeɪbi/
brain/breɪn/

/aɪ/ time

rise/raɪz/
like/laɪk/

/oʊ/ go

cold/koʊld/
know/noʊ/
noticing/ˈnoʊɾɪsɪŋ/

/ɔr/ door

more/mɔr/
importantly/ɪmˈpɔrtəntli/
02 · ENGLISH TRANSCRIPT

English

I think a lotta people are very health-conscious

That's the rise of cold plunging and sauna use, and

you know, all these different things like intermittent fasting

where people are really paying attention to their body and really paying attention...

and, and noticing that if you do follow these steps, it really does make a significant difference in the way

you feel, and maybe more importantly, the way everything operates,

not just your body but your brain.

It's like your function, your cognitive function improves with physical fitness.

03 · CONVERSATIONAL IPA

IPA

/aɪ θɪŋk ə ˈlɑɾə ˈpipəl ər ˈvɛri ˈhɛlθ ˌkɑnʃəs/

/ðæts ðə raɪz əv koʊld ˈplʌndʒɪŋ ən ˈsɑnə jus ən/

/jə noʊ | ɑl ðiz ˈdɪfrənt θɪŋz laɪk ˌɪntərˈmɪɾənt ˈfæstɪŋ/

/wɛr ˈpipəl ər ˈrɪli ˈpeɪɪŋ əˈtɛnʃən tə ðɛr ˈbɑɾi ən ˈrɪli ˈpeɪɪŋ əˈtɛnʃən/

/ən ən ˈnoʊɾɪsɪŋ ðət ɪf jə ˈdu ˈfɑloʊ ðiz stɛps ɪt ˈrɪli dəz meɪk ə sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt ˈdɪfrəns ɪn ðə weɪ/

/jə fil ən ˈmeɪbi mɔr ɪmˈpɔrtəntli ðə weɪ ˈɛvriθɪŋ ˈɑpəˌreɪts/

/nɑt dʒəst jər ˈbɑɾi bət jər breɪn/

/ɪts laɪk jər ˈfʌŋkʃən jər ˈkɑɡnəɾɪv ˈfʌŋkʃən ɪmˈpruvz wɪð ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈfɪtnəs/