Shadowing Practice: AVOID THIS If You're Learning English 🚫 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Stop saying said she said no she insisted he said no
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he confessed i've seen a lot of this teacher's videos
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and she acts like she's teaching people who are learning english for the first time english students
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but i think she's teaching academic written english this is how we write in english
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when we're writing a story
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or we're writing an essay this is not how we talk most of the time for the average person who
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videos are not helpful.
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They only make English seem more complicated, more difficult.
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And by the way, the word "said" is extremely common.
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We use it all the time in spoken English and it is totally fine, totally normal, and it would be strange if you didn't use this word.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 10 sentences and 128 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:50. The speaker talks at a natural 155 words per minute, close to everyday conversation.
Key vocabulary in this video
10 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| complicated adjective | /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/ | Difficult or convoluted. |
| helpful adjective | /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/ | Furnishing help; giving aid; useful. |
| essay noun | /ˈɛs.eɪ/ | A written composition of moderate length, exploring a particular issue or subject. |
| insist verb | /ɪnˈsɪst/ | To hold up a claim emphatically. |
| confess verb | /kənˈfɛs/ | To admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed. |
| teach verb | /ˈtiːt͡ʃ/ | To pass on knowledge to. |
| strange adjective | /stɹeɪnd͡ʒ/ | Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation. |
| academic adjective | /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪk/ | Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato. |
| totally adverb | /ˈtəʊ.tə.li/ | To the fullest extent or degree. |
| extremely adverb | /ɪksˈtɹimli/ | To an extreme degree. |
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 seen |
| İlgi cümlecikleri who / which + cümle — bir kişi ya da şey hakkında ek bilgi | people who are |
| Fiil + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — ardından -ing biçimi gelen fiiller | Stop saying |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — şu anda ya da bu sıralar olan bir şey | are learning · we're writing |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, didn't, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: complicated /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/, academic /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪk/
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 complicated, helpful, essay.
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.