Практика Shadowing: The Most Important Thing - Comparatives and Superlatives - Изучайте разговорный английский по видео

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The most important thing.
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Pam!
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You look amazing!
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Your dress is so beautiful!
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Not as beautiful as yours, Jenny.
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And you have a new hairstyle.
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Your hair is shorter than before, but it looks more stylish now.
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Thanks!
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Wow, look at your shoes!
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They are so fancy!
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They are very cool looking, but less comfortable than I thought.
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And they're the most expensive shoes I've ever bought.
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The worst choice ever Are you enjoying the party girls?
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Yeah we are, everything is so delicious Have you tasted these snacks over here?
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But these ones are tastier because they are so spicy Just try them They are tasty indeed,
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but not as delicious as this salad And it's the healthiest choice by the way Kristen is so happy.
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She's got so many wonderful presents.
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She's got a new smartphone.
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I wish I were as lucky as her.
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Her smartphone is the slimmest phone on the market.
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It is much slimmer than mine.
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My phone is older than all the other phones I see.
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I wish I had a more modern phone with a larger screen.
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That's the least important thing in life to make you happy.
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A more modern phone won't make you happier.
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My phone is as old as yours and I don't need another one.
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Kristen is so happy because she has many friends.
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I think she is the friendliest person I I know.
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Yes, she is considered to be the most popular girl in school and the most loved one.
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Who is the boy next to her?
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That's her brother, Paul.
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I met him at the chess club.
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He's the most talented chess player in the club.
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And I think he is the most intelligent student in our school.
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Is he older than Kristen?
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Yes, he is two years older than her.
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He is as handsome as Kristen.
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But he is not as sociable as her.
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He doesn't have too many friends.
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He is quieter and more sensitive than his sister.
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He studies harder than her.
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His marks are better than Christian's.
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But she is funnier and nicer.
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I get along better with her than Paul.
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Of all my friends, she is the easiest person to talk to.
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And who is the woman talking to Christian right now?
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Oh, that's her mum.
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She is the kindest and most generous person I know.
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She loves helping everyone.
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She has a very good heart.
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Look, the girl coming towards them is Christian's and Paul's sister Vivian.
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Really?
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But she looks very different from them.
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She is taller, has darker hair, and looks much older.
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I think she is the least attractive of them.
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Her clothes aren't so fashionable as her siblings.
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Well, I think she considers character more important than appearance.
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She may be less attractive than her siblings, but she has a nice personality.
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Everyone likes her.
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She is indeed the oldest of them and the tallest member of the family.
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She is a basketball player.
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They may be very different, but they love and support one another.
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That's the most important thing.
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How's it going guys?
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Are you having fun?
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Yeah, we're having a great time.
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The party is awesome.
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I absolutely love all the treats and there were so many beautiful surprises.
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The best part is yet to come.
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Just wait and see.
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Happy birthday!
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The cake tastes just as good as it looks.
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It has the most wonderful flavor I've ever tasted.
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This is a great party.
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I'm having so much fun.
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Pam, you are the best dancer in our class.
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Why won't you join us?
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I would be the worst dancer in these shoes.
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They're so uncomfortable.
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So anyone is a better dancer than I am right now.
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Oh, you poor thing.
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Next time I buy shoes, I'll take care to choose the most comfortable ones and not the best looking ones.
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Comparatives.
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We use the comparative form to compare to people, animals, places or things.
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That smartphone is slimmer than mine.
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Paul is older than Kristen.
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This salad is tastier than that snack.
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She is nicer than him.
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Her phone is more modern than mine.
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Paul is more sensitive than his sister.
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Vivian is less attractive than Kristen.
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You're a better dancer than me.
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Comparisons with as-as are used to say that two things, animals or people have the same attribute.
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I wish I were as lucky as her.
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Paul is as handsome as Kristen.
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Not as as is used to say that two things, animals or people do not have the same attribute.
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Not as as and less have the same meaning.
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He is not as sociable as her or he is less sociable than her.
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Vivian is less attractive than her siblings or Vivian is not as attractive as her siblings.
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Superlatives.
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The superlative form is used to describe the extreme quality of one thing in a group.
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Her smartphone is the slimmest phone on the market.
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She is the friendliest person I know.
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Her mom is the kindest person I've met.
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That phone has got a large screen I've ever seen.
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She is the most popular girl in school.
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That's the most important thing.
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She is the least attractive of them.
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You are the best dancer in our class.
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That was the worst choice ever!

Почему стоит практиковать речь на этом видео?

Это видео — идеальный инструмент для shadow speech (тенировочного произношения), потому что оно предлагает естественный разговор в повседневной ситуации: вечеринка, где друзья обсуждают внешний вид, подарки и отношения. Такая контекстная речь помогает быстро освоить живые выражения, а не сухую теорию. Пracticing с этим диалогом, ты научишься говорить уверенно, используя сравнительные и превосходные степени, и улучшишь произношение английского, повторяя интонацию и ритм носителей. Это быстрые победы, которые видно сразу!

Грамматика и выражения в контексте

В диалоге активно используются сравнительные и превосходные степени — это ключевые структуры, без которых не обойтись в повседневной речи. Разберем основные:

  • Сравнительная степень с "than": "Your hair is shorter than before" (Твои волосы короче, чем раньше). Обратите внимание, как глагол "to be" соединяет описание с "than".
  • Превосходная степень с "the most": "She is the friendliest person I know" (Она самая дружелюбная человек, которого я знаю). "The most" используется для прилагательных из трех и более слогов.
  • Сравнение с "as...as": "Not as beautiful as yours" (Не так красивая, как твоя). Эта структура помогает сказать, что что-то не достигает уровня другого объекта.
  • "Less" для отрицательных сравнений: "Less comfortable than I thought" (Менее удобная, чем я думала). "Less" используется вместо "not as...as" для краткости.

Трудные места в произношении

Чтобы улучшить произношение английского, обратите внимание на эти слова из видео:

  • Delicious (вкусный) — часто ошибочно произносят "дилишес", но правильное произношение "диллишус" (с ударением на второй слог).
  • Sociable (общительный) — сложна комбинация "ciable" — произносится "сошибл" (не "социаль").
  • Talented (талантливый) — не пропускайте звук "л": "талентид" (не "тентед").

Используйте метод shadow speak: повторяйте после диалога сразу, копируя интонацию и паузы. Это поможет быстро привыкнуть к естественной речи и сделать свою речь более уверенной. Учить английский по видео никогда не было так эффективно!

Грамматика в этом видео

Конструкции, которые говорящий использует чаще всего, с точными словами из видео:

КонструкцияВ видео
Present Perfect have/has + причастие прошедшего времени — прошлое действие, важное сейчасI've ever bought · I've ever tasted · I've met
Пассивный залог be + причастие прошедшего времени — важно, что происходит, а не кто это делаетis considered · is indeed
Сравнительная степень -er than / more … than — сравнение двух вещейshorter than · less comfortable than · slimmer than
Превосходная степень the -est / the most … — самое большое или малое в группеThe most important · the most expensive · The worst

Что такое техника Shadowing?

Shadowing — это научно обоснованная техника изучения языка, изначально разработанная для подготовки профессиональных переводчиков и популяризированная полиглотом доктором Александром Аргуэльесом. Метод прост, но эффективен: вы слушаете аудио на английском от носителей языка и немедленно повторяете вслух — как тень, следующая за говорящим с задержкой в 1–2 секунды. В отличие от пассивного прослушивания или грамматических упражнений, Shadowing заставляет мозг и мышцы рта одновременно обрабатывать и воспроизводить реальные речевые паттерны. Исследования показывают, что это значительно улучшает точность произношения, интонацию, ритм, связную речь, понимание на слух и беглость речи — что делает его одним из самых эффективных методов для подготовки к IELTS Speaking и реального общения на английском.

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