Shadowing Practice: Diğer Hayvanların da Evcil Hayvanı Olabilir mi? - Learn English Speaking with Video
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Diğer Hayvanların da Evcil Hayvanı Olabilir mi?”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: sea, rid, bin, fish, species. This video has 377 sentences and 4333 words to shadow. The speech runs for 21:06. The speaker talks fast, about 205 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| insect noun | /ˈɪn.sɛkt/ | An arthropod (in the Insecta class) characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton. |
| analogy noun | /əˈnæləd͡ʒi/ | A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation. |
| harm noun | /hɑːm/ | Physical injury; hurt; damage. |
| physician noun | /fəˈzɪʃən/ | A practitioner of physic, i.e. a specialist in internal medicine, especially as opposed to a surgeon; a practitioner who treats with medication rather than… |
| importantly adverb | /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/ | Used to mark a statement as having importance. |
| meter noun | /ˈmitəɹ/ | A device that measures things. |
| fare noun | /ˈfɛə/ | Money paid for a transport ticket. |
| veterinary adjective | /ˈvɛtəɹɪnɛɹi/ | Of or relating to the medical or surgical treatment of non-human animals, especially domestic and farm animals. |
| gorilla noun | /ɡəˈɹɪl.ə/ | An ape of the genus Gorilla; endemic to the forests of Central Africa and typified by superlative physical size and strength in relation to other primates. |
| gaga adjective | /ˈɡɑːɡɑː/ | Mentally senile. |
| capuchin noun | /ˈkæp.ə.t͡ʃɪn/ | A monk in the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin; (generally) a Franciscan. |
| ancestor noun | /ˈæn.sɛs.tɚ/ | One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear. |
| ked noun | Any of the family Hippoboscidae of obligate parasites, especially the sheep ked, Melophagus ovinus. | |
| tarantula noun | /təˈɹæn.t͡ʃə.lə/ | Any of the large, hairy New World spiders comprising the family Theraphosidae. |
| primate noun | /ˈpɹaɪmeɪt/ | A mammal of the order Primates, comprising of apes (including humans), monkeys, lemurs, tarsiers, lorisids, and galagos. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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:
- Can we look at it?
- I don't have a question.
- Potential like you're a yavru.
- Then we'll take this one more step further.
- Let's get rid of it.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was published · be treated · have been removed |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | It's been · have been · have been removed |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | people who love · Balchii, which is |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the most interesting · the most important |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 9 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, can't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: physician /fəˈzɪʃən/, specialization [ˌspɛʃəlaɪ̯ˈzeɪ̯ʃn̩]
- Long words — get the stress right: analogy /əˈnæləd͡ʒi/, importantly /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/, veterinary /ˈvɛtəɹɪnɛɹi/, tarantula /təˈɹæn.t͡ʃə.lə/, aviary /ˈeɪviˌɛəɹi/
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 insect, analogy, harm.
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.











