Think Fast, Talk Smart: Communication Techniques
B2 · IntermediateAmerican English58 minMatt Abrahams
About this lesson
A Stanford workshop on speaking without preparation. Fast, natural American classroom English with audience interaction.
Pace: about 166 words per minute, 981 sentences.
Key vocabulary
The more advanced words in this lesson. Click any word in the sentence above for its meaning and pronunciation.
- cognitive/ˈkɑɡnɪtɪv/C2
- adjectiveCognitive skills, processes, or abilities are those related to thinking and knowing.
- curate/ˈkjʊɹət/C2
- verbIf you curate something, you act as a curator for someone or something.
- facsimile/fækˈsɪməli/C2
- nounA facsimile is an exact copy.
- incumbent/ˌɪnˈkʌmbənt/C2
- nounAn incumbent is a person who currently holds a type of position, often in politics.
- interrogate/ˌɪnˈtɛɹəˌɡeɪt/C2
- verbIf you interrogate someone, you ask them questions to get information.
- ironic/aɪˈɹɑnɪk/C2
- adjectiveIf something is ironic, it means opposite of what it is expected to be.
- proposition/ˌpɹɑpəˈzɪʃən/C2
- nounA proposition is a statement or a suggestion.
- rhetorical/ɹɪˈtɔɹɪkəl/C2
- adjectiveof or relating to rhetoric; - W.A.White; - Lewis Mumford
- spontaneous/spɑnˈteɪniəs/C1
- adjectiveIf something is spontaneous, it happens without any outside cause; nothing else makes it happen.
- hostile/ˈhɑstəl/C1
- adjectiveIf someone is hostile, they are angry and not friendly.
- collaborative/kəˈlæbɚˌeɪtɪv/C1
- adjectiveIf something is collaborative, is is done with the effort of multiple people.
- compel/kəmˈpɛl/C1
- verbTo drive together, round up.
Levels follow the CEFR scale and are approximate.
