Shadowing Practice: 2025 Was A Weird Year - Learn English Speaking with Video

Good morning, good morning.

It is currently the 30th of December, 2025. And...

I woke up with this thought that I think I don't know, I think a lot of people can agree with me on this.

which is that 2025 was a really weird year.

I don't think I've ever been a part of a year where there were so many twists and turns, plot twists left and right.

I mean we all go through different lives but I feel the main theme of this year has been kind of completion, I guess, for a lot of people.

It reflects with numerology, it reflects with the zodiacs and all of those other things, but that aside, when I talk to people throughout this year,

it feels like we're all kind of going through the same recurring themes.

At least for me this year, I have learned how to I don't know if I can say let go yet, but ease off of the control.

of my own life because listen, I don't think I can plan anything anymore.

I'm just going to take it as it comes, but still keep my direction, you know what I mean?

I had been in situations this year where I had been

planning next steps with a person and immediately that person is taken out of my life.

Poof.

Gone.

All this being said, I actually had a really good year

I guess because I went with the punches or however else you say it,

I ended up finding myself in a lot of unexpected situations as well that were so worth it. So...

You know.

balance.

And for me this year, I got lucky.

my balance scale definitely tips into the lucky side.

I think it's so important to practice discernment in your life.

And when I say discernment, I don't mean in a way of trying to block everybody off.

You know what I mean?

When I say discernment, Discernment only happens after you yourself know what you want and nobody can actually tell you what you want.

Because here's the thing about humans, we're actually kind of a mess.

And so even when someone tells us to do something, even if we do it, there's this gnawing feeling that sits inside of us.

that kind of knows it's not aligned.

And I know that over years and years and years of not listening to that little voice, it gets quieter, I guess but it doesn't really go away.

So I've kind of been approaching life more of identifying what that little voice even means, and then going off of that

more so than outside noise events can happen events can shift

and honestly depending on context depending on person like everything is

its own singular situation there's no overarching rules to anything but that little voice that's a subconscious version of you

that learn through all the things that you've been through, all the things that you've thought, and somehow turns it into a little gut feeling, you know?

I just think people need to trust themselves more.

And This year?

This year I feel like the universe forced it on all of us.

Everybody had to trust themselves more, okay?

It was the wild west out here.

So a couple years ago, back in 2024, I started having a motto for myself for each year.

And at the beginning of 2024, it was, "Tahong Kyeol."

Okay, now that's Vietnamese but the loose translation or at least my translation of it is I'll fucking play.

But, Guess what happened?

I got played all year.

No, seriously, people were trying me left and right.

It was ridiculous.

And so for 2025, last year, my motto was Fuck it, we ball.

And we kind of did, honestly.

yeah yeah yeah it wasn't a bad year at all.

And so for 2026 I've already decided my motto My motto for 2026 will be "Send it to space." Now,

I don't really exactly know what that means.

And I think that that's kind of the fun in it this year.

I don't know, something about...

Speaking it into existence.

Space might be a little weird, you know, but we'll see how it plays out this year.

I am grateful for this year, I am thankful for this year, while also happy that it is over.

which is what I think a lot of us feel about the year 2025.

The year of the brain were online for real.

Anyway, if you're still here, sitting and listening to me yap.

I hope you have a good day and I hope you have a

good 2026 and that you're ringing in the new year with your loved ones and yeah Bye!

I'll see you next time.

Thank you.

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Bu dersin kelimeleri ve konuşma notları

Bu B1 seviyesindeki konuşma dersi “2025 Was A Weird Year” videosuna dayanıyor. En çok tekrarlanan kelimeler: discernment, motto, guess, voice, situation. Bu videoda gölgeleme çalışması için 64 cümle ve 793 kelime var. Konuşma bölümü 4:51 sürüyor. Konuşmacı dakikada yaklaşık 164 kelimeyle, günlük konuşmaya yakın doğal bir hızda konuşuyor. Kelimelerin %85’i İngilizcede en sık kullanılan 3.000 kelime arasında; geri kalanına başlamadan önce bakmakta fayda var.

Bu videodaki önemli kelimeler

Videodaki en ileri düzey 8 kelime, telaffuzu ve anlamıyla:

Kelime	Telaffuz	Anlam
motto isim	/ˈmɑ.toʊ/	slogan, motto
twist fiil	/twɪst/	burmak
align fiil	/əˈlaɪn/	hizalanmak, hizaya geçmek
singular sıfat	/ˈsɪŋ.ɡjə.lɚ/	tek, spesifik
thankful sıfat	/ˈθæŋkfəl/	minnettar, müteşekkir
completion isim	/kəmˈpliː.ʃən/	tamamlama
unexpected sıfat	/ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/	beklenmedik, umulmadık
punch isim	/pʌnt͡ʃ/	yumruk

Tekrar etmeye değer cümleler

Videodan, günlük konuşmada yeniden kullanabileceğiniz kısa ve tam cümleler:

You know what I mean?
I don't really exactly know what that means.
I don't know, something about...
I'll see you next time.

Bu videodaki dil bilgisi

Konuşmacının en çok kullandığı yapılar, videodaki sözcüklerin aynısıyla:

Yapı	Videoda
Present perfect have/has + fiilin üçüncü hâli — geçmişte olan ama şimdi de önemli olan bir eylem	I've ever been · has been · have learned
Edilgen yapı be + fiilin üçüncü hâli — kimin yaptığı değil, ne olduğu önemli	is taken · being said
“will” ile gelecek will + fiil — bir karar, söz ya da tahmin	will be · we'll see · I'll see
Zorunluluk: must / have to / need to bir şeyin gerekli olduğunu söylemek	need to trust · had to trust

Dikkat edilecek telaffuzlar

Konuşmacı don't, I've, I'll gibi kısaltılmış biçimleri 22 kez kullanıyor. Bunları duyduğunuz gibi kısa söyleyin.

“sh” ve “zh” sesleri: subconscious /sʌbˈkɑn.ʃəs/, completion /kəmˈpliː.ʃən/
Uzun kelimeler — vurguyu doğru yere koyun: numerology /ˌn(j)u.məˈrɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, overarching /ˌoʊvəɹˈɑɹt͡ʃɪŋ/, unexpected /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/

Türkçe konuşanların zorlandığı sesler:

Kelime başındaki ünsüz kümesi — araya ünlü eklemeyin: twist /twɪst/, numerology /ˌn(j)u.məˈrɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
/æ/ — “e”den daha açık: zodiac /ˈzoʊ.diˌæk/, thankful /ˈθæŋkfəl/

Bu videoyla nasıl çalışılır

Videonun tamamını konuşmadan bir kez dinleyin ve bilmediğiniz kelimeleri not edin.
0,75× hızla başlayın, cümle cümle tekrar edin ve kolaylaşınca normal hıza dönün.
Kendinizi kaydedin ve orijinaliyle karşılaştırın; motto, twist, align gibi kelimelere özellikle dikkat edin.

Gölgeleme Tekniği Nedir?

Gölgeleme, başlangıçta profesyonel tercüman eğitimi için geliştirilen ve çok dilli Dr. Alexander Arguelles tarafından popüler hale getirilen, bilim destekli bir dil öğrenme tekniğidir. Yöntem basit ama güçlüdür: ana dili İngilizce olan bir sesi dinler ve hemen yüksek sesle tekrar edersiniz — konuşmacıyı 1-2 saniye gecikmeyle takip eden bir gölge gibi. Pasif dinleme veya dilbilgisi alıştırmalarının aksine, gölgeleme beyninizi ve ağız kaslarınızı gerçek konuşma kalıplarını eşzamanlı olarak işlemeye ve yeniden üretmeye zorlar. Araştırmalar, telaffuz doğruluğu, tonlama, ritim, bağlı konuşma, dinleme anlama ve konuşma akıcılığını önemli ölçüde geliştirdiğini göstermektedir — bu da onu IELTS Konuşma hazırlığı ve gerçek dünya İngilizce iletişimi için en etkili yöntemlerden biri yapar.

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