Shadowing Practice: [B1] How Was Your Weekend? | English Speaking Practice - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “[B1] How Was Your Weekend?”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: weekend, felt, English, cleaning, stayed. This video has 63 sentences and 831 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:50. The speaker talks at a steady 142 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 86% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 14 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| excite verb | /ɪkˈsaɪt/ | To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement. |
| grandparent noun | /ˈɡɹæn(d)pɛəɹənt/ | The parent of someone's parent. |
| relax verb | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | To make something loose. |
| lunchtime noun | /ˈlʌnt͡ʃtaɪm/ | The time or hour at or around which lunch is normally eaten. |
| pleasantly adverb | /ˈplɛzəntli/ | In a pleasant manner; so as to achieve a pleasant result. |
| recharge verb | /ɹiːˈtʃɑː(ɹ)dʒ/ | To charge an electric battery after its power has been consumed. |
| unhurried adjective | Not hurried; not rushed. | |
| sunlight noun | /ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/ | All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun; especially, that in the visible spectrum and that bathes the Earth. |
| lively adjective | /ˈlaɪv.li/ | Full of life; energetic, vivacious. |
| stressful adjective | /ˈstɹɛsfəl/ | Irritating; causing stress. |
| cloth noun | /klɒθ/ | A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes… |
| laughter noun | /ˈlæftɚ/ | The sound of laughing, produced by air so expelled; any similar sound. |
| awake verb | /əˈweɪk/ | To become conscious after having slept. |
| alarm noun | /əˈlɑɹm/ | A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
| catch up verb | To pick up suddenly. | |
| come through verb | To come into a room or other space through a door or passageway. | |
| look back verb | To think of (past events) in retrospect (in hindsight). | |
| talk over verb | To discuss; to converse about a matter or issue. | |
| walk around verb | To walk with no planned destination; to meander. |
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 | has passed · I've heard |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — geçmişte bir anda sürmekte olan bir eylem | was coming · was cleaning · was eating |
| Karşılaştırma -er than / more … than — iki şeyi karşılaştırmak | later than · earlier than |
| Fiil + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — ardından -ing biçimi gelen fiiller | started cleaning · enjoy hearing |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 16 contractions and reduced forms, such as didn't, don't, I'll. 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.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like excite, grandparent, relax.
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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