Shadowing Practice: B2 English Listening Practice - U.S. Geography - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hey everybody, welcome to this B2 English Listening Practice video.
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You can use this video to train your listening and comprehension as I speak.
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You ready?
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So today I'm going to talk about the geography of the US.
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I'm by no means an expert on geography,
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so don't quote me on any of this.
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I'm going to try to talk in general about a few
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of the regions of the United States with the little knowledge that I do have.
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And of course, I haven't been to most of the country,
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so I won't be able to tell you a whole lot about some of the places anyway.
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I'll skip over what I don't know.
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So let's start with my region, the Southwest.
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Of course I'm biased because I'm from here,
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but in my opinion this is the coolest region in terms of geography.
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I'm sure very few others would agree with me though,
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because it's mostly desert here.
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In San Diego, my hometown,
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the terrain could be classified as kind of a coastal desert.
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San Diego's on the coast,
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so it's coastal, and I don't think it's actually considered part of the desert,
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but it has that type of weather.
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It doesn't rain too often.
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San Diego has a lot of hills and valleys,
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and this helps the temperature stay in a good range.
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It doesn't get that hot.
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But a lot of other parts of the Southwest are definitely considered to be desert terrain.
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You've got the Sonoran Desert,
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the Mojave Desert, and the Chihuahuan Desert that stretch across parts of California,
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Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.
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Now, the reason I say that the geography of the southwest is my favorite is
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that I've always found the American desert landscape to be really beautiful, hauntingly beautiful.
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Sure, there are a lot of stretches of the southwest that are just plain and ugly,
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but there are a ton of places where you can see naturally beautiful desert terrain.
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Alright, so now let's talk about the Pacific Northwest.
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I lived in this region for a couple of years when I was in college.
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I lived in Oregon, which is one of the states in this region,
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along with Washington, Idaho, and maybe parts of Montana and Northern California.
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This region is also super beautiful,
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with its expanses of lush coniferous forests and snowy mountains.
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This would probably be considered as the most foresty region of the country.
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It's definitely worth the trip out there if you have the time.
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Then you've got the Great Plains in the middle of the country,
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which includes North and South Dakota,
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Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and parts of other states too.
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There are a lot of flatlands here,
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and so this is tornado country.
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Then you've got the Midwest,
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which includes places like Iowa,
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Missouri, Illinois, and about 5 to 10 other states,
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depending on who you ask.
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This region can have some pretty harsh weather in the winter,
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with a lot of snow.
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I've never been to the Midwest,
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but there are plenty of places there that I'd love to go to.
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Next, you've got the South.
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The South of the U.S includes a lot of states,
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probably somewhere between 10 and 14 depending on who you ask.
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I've been to Florida before,
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but this state isn't always associated with the South.
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But it is the South, of course.
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The weather there is hot and humid,
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and of course Florida is famous for its beaches,
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as well as the Everglades,
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which is a huge area of tropical wetlands.
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There are a lot of cool animals there.
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I probably don't need to say much more about Florida.
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The rest of the southern states are kind of foreign to me,
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but I really want to take a road trip through there at some point.
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But yeah, you've got all kinds of terrain in the south.
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Then you've got the northeast,
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which includes some of the most famous places like New York and Boston.
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This region is also known for having some pretty harsh weather in the winter.
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Just ask someone from there and they'll tell you.
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They've also got some beautiful forests up there,
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where you can watch the leaves change color in the fall.
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Lastly, you've got Hawaii and Alaska.
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Hawaii, of course, is a beautiful tropical island with incredible beaches and lush forests.
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Alaska is the coldest state,
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of course, but I hear it also has nice summers.
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I hope I can make it up there at some point to see some of the incredible mountains,
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forests, and glaciers they've got there.
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Okay, that's all for today.
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Leave a comment and tell me which region of the U.S you'd like to travel to.
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I'll see you next video.
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Bu dersin kelimeleri ve konuşma notları
Bu B2 seviyesindeki konuşma dersi “B2 English Listening Practice - U.S. Geography” videosuna dayanıyor. En çok tekrarlanan kelimeler: region, desert, beautiful, places, terrain. Bu videoda gölgeleme çalışması için 85 cümle ve 794 kelime var. Konuşma bölümü 4:11 sürüyor. Konuşmacı hızlı konuşuyor, dakikada yaklaşık 190 kelime; bu yüzden birbirine bağlanan ve zayıflayan sesler duyacaksınız. Kelimelerin %82’i İngilizcede en sık kullanılan 3.000 kelime arasında; geri kalanına başlamadan önce bakmakta fayda var.
Bu videodaki önemli kelimeler
Videodaki en ileri düzey 13 kelime, telaffuzu ve anlamıyla:
| Kelime | Telaffuz | Anlam |
|---|---|---|
| terrain isim | /təˈɹeɪn/ | arazi |
| geography isim | /d͡ʒiˈɑɡɹəfi/ | coğrafya |
| southwest isim | /saʊθˈwɛst/ | güneybatı |
| harsh sıfat | /ˈhɑɹʃ/ | sert |
| tropical sıfat | /ˈtɹɑ.pɪ.kəl/ | tropikal |
| coastal sıfat | /ˈkoʊstəl/ | kıyısal, sahilsel |
| humid sıfat | /ˈhjuːmɪd/ | nemli, rutubetli |
| comprehension isim | /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/ | anlayış, fehim |
| glacier isim | /ˈɡleɪ.ʃɚ/ | buzul |
| tornado isim | /tɔɹˈneɪ.doʊ/ | hortum |
| hometown isim | /ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/ | yurt, memleket |
| northeast isim | /noːˈθɪjst/ | kuzeydoğu |
| bias isim | /ˈbaɪ.əs/ | yanlılık, ön yargı |
Tekrar etmeye değer cümleler
Videodan, günlük konuşmada yeniden kullanabileceğiniz kısa ve tam cümleler:
- I'll skip over what I don't know.
- Just ask someone from there and they'll tell you.
- I'll see you next video.
Bu videodaki dil bilgisi
Konuşmacının en çok kullandığı yapılar, videodaki sözcüklerin aynısıyla:
| Yapı | Videoda |
|---|---|
| Edilgen yapı be + fiilin üçüncü hâli — kimin yaptığı değil, ne olduğu önemli | could be classified · are definitely considered · be considered |
| Present perfect have/has + fiilin üçüncü hâli — geçmişte olan ama şimdi de önemli olan bir eylem | haven't been · I've always found · I've never been |
Dikkat edilecek telaffuzlar
Konuşmacı you've, I'm, don't gibi kısaltılmış biçimleri 32 kez kullanıyor. Bunları duyduğunuz gibi kısa söyleyin.
- “th” sesleri: southwest /saʊθˈwɛst/, northeast /noːˈθɪjst/
- “sh” ve “zh” sesleri: harsh /ˈhɑɹʃ/, comprehension /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/, glacier /ˈɡleɪ.ʃɚ/
- Uzun kelimeler — vurguyu doğru yere koyun: geography /d͡ʒiˈɑɡɹəfi/, coniferous /kəˈnɪfəɹəs/
Türkçe konuşanların zorlandığı sesler:
- Kelime başındaki ünsüz kümesi — araya ünlü eklemeyin: tropical /ˈtɹɑ.pɪ.kəl/, classify /ˈklæs.əˌfaɪ/, flatland /ˈflatlənd/, humid /ˈhjuːmɪd/, glacier /ˈɡleɪ.ʃɚ/
- /æ/ — “e”den daha açık: classify /ˈklæs.əˌfaɪ/, expanse /ɪkˈspæns/, lastly /ˈlæstli/
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; terrain, geography, southwest gibi kelimelere özellikle dikkat edin.
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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.