Shadowing Practice: Anı Yaşamayı Neden Başaramıyoruz? | Cemalnur Sargut #cemalnursargut - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Anı Yaşamayı Neden Başaramıyoruz?”. This video has 155 sentences and 1912 words to shadow. The speech runs for 8:27. The speaker talks fast, about 226 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. Only 73% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
8 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| zaman noun | /zəˈmɑn/ | Albizia saman, a large tropical tree in the pea family. |
| kava noun | /kɑː.və/ | A plant from the South Pacific, Piper methysticum. |
| blin noun | /blɪn/ | A blintz or blini. |
| demin noun | /dɪˈmɪn/ | Demineralized water. |
| kendi noun | A container of Asian derivation, usually handleless, used to hold liquid with a broad opening on top for inserting liquid and usually only one spout for… | |
| nokta noun | The Eastern Arabic numeral representing the number zero: ٠. | |
| versin noun | Synonym of vers. | |
| consider verb | /kənˈsɪd.ə/ | To think about seriously. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- That's what I've done in the future.
- I think it's a very important problem.
- I think it's a very important thing.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've done |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | people who have |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the most important |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | I'm saying · we're doing |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 113 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, you're, I'm. 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 zaman, kava, blin.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.












