Shadowing Practice: English Podcast 3: Talking about Hobbies - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hello everyone, this is podcast number three and today we're going to talk about something kind of simple
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but I think still really interesting and that is hobbies.
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So I think hobbies, there's a lot of different sections to this.
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What is a hobby first of all and especially for adults, how do you find time to maintain a hobby
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because doing something for yourself or doing something in your free time just for fun is
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so important especially today
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when we all have busy lives it's difficult to find a
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good work -life balance it's really important to have the time for yourself.
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So today we'll talk about this in a bit more detail.
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First of all what is a hobby?
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What is a hobby?
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I think that this can be defined as anything
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that you do for fun
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or anything you do in your free time it doesn't necessarily have to be something
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that you're good at definitely in my experience I've not been good at a lot of hobbies
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that I've tried
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or certainly not at the beginning I've never had a natural
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talent for something I've always had to stick at something to really get into it
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and to really see progress with it
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so yeah anything you do in your free time anything you
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do for fun I don't know maybe people are predisposed to
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some hobbies maybe you're just naturally really into video games
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or maybe it's something you get into later in life like I grew up with a girl
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and all throughout our childhood she was really into swimming
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and then when she started university she actually discovered
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that she loved basketball
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which is worlds apart these two sports don't have a lot to say to each other
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but if she hadn't decided to try
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if she hadn't decided to give it a go she never would have discovered the the passion
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that she has for this the passion
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which is even stronger than what she thought she was good
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at before in my experience my main hobby I would say is learning languages I think that's why I'm
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so passionate about it and so passionate about helping people to learn English
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because I know what it's like to learn another language I
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know the difficulties I know how rewarding it can be
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but of course it's not always easy it can be really frustrating to not make progress
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or to feel like you're not making progress
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and with languages in particular this is something
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that I don't think you can be naturally predisposed to I don't think people have a natural talent for languages
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because as I've said before babies learn languages we all have the same hard wiring in our brain
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that allows us to learn new languages
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so it's not like you can't learn a language
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because you don't have the right brain for it everyone has the right brain it's just
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that it takes time it's not something you can see progress in in like one week well you can
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but you won't be fluent in one week is what I'm trying to say
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so it's something you really have to dedicate time
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and energy to to see progress and that's been my experience
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but aside from that I also just love to have time for myself I don't know
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if you can define that as a hobby but I think now
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when we have so little time for ourselves it's important to to do whatever you enjoy to do
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so I don't know if it counts as a hobby
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but I'm gonna say that making time for myself to go to a cafe
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or go shopping or go have food I'm gonna say
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that this counts as a hobby here in terms of hobbies
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that I want to try there's a few I've never been a very sporty person
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but I definitely would like to try surfing I would like to try horseback riding
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and until recently I was very interested in something more extreme like paragliding
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which is quite dangerous but I thought it would be really exciting to try
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but unfortunately I actually heard about somebody having an accident recently with paragliding
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so it has put me off a little bit to be honest
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but maybe in the future but there's lots of things I want to try
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and again it's about finding the time to actually do these things
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but I would say you should never not do something you should never put something off
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because you're scared
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that you won't be good at it I think this is something I've heard people say before
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that they don't want to try a new sport they don't want to try judo
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or dancing because they think they're too old they think
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that it's not something you can learn when you're an adult
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which is absolutely untrue nobody is good at something the first time around
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and even if you're not good at it even after like three months of trying
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and you're still not good at it who cares who cares
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if you enjoy it you should do it
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because you're not just doing it to learn a skill you're doing it to give yourself time to relax
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and time to have fun for yourself to do something enjoyable just for you without thinking about anyone else
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so if there is something you have always wanted to try I say you should absolutely go for it
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and actually on that point about not wanting to try something
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because you think you're too old or you think you won't be good at it, I think it's especially important for adults to have hobbies.
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It's really common for kids, I hear people talk about their kids all the time, and they learn piano, and they play basketball,
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and they go swimming, and they do all of these things which is amazing, and it's great that they have the opportunity, but I think
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when we become adults we stop to care about ourselves we
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as kids we might have had time to play with our friends
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or to try a new sport without feeling afraid
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or we might have just learned another language just from hearing it
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but as adults we don't have the same amount of time
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we have jobs we have responsibilities we have families we have kids we have
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so much going on
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that it's difficult to use the free time you have to do a hobby sometimes
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if you've had a really long week the last thing you want to do is something physically exhausting
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so we end up staying at home and watching tv lying in bed
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and it makes sense you you need to recover you need
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to relax however it's more rewarding i think to do something for yourself do something like learn a new skill
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or try something completely new to you because this will give you a physical ability but more importantly a mental one,
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a way to switch off but also a way to feel proud of yourself.
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We feel proud of our kids but we don't always feel proud of ourselves
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and I think that hobbies can be a really good way to give yourself the love
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that you maybe haven't been giving yourself.
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With that being said I can also understand why people give up on hobbies.
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I myself have given up on hobbies in the past
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when I was I think 16 I started to do trampolining
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and I gave up when I was around 18
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so after about two years and I think it's just
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because I changed it was no longer interesting for me
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when I started it was so exciting and I did it with my friends
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and it was a great way to burn off any energy
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that I had at the end of the week
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but by the time I was 18 it just didn't fill
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me with joy anymore it was something I was starting to dread
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and I don't know exactly why I don't know what switched in my brain maybe it's
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that I was changing so much anyway as a person
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that this hobby no longer aligned with my interests my interests
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had fundamentally changed to the point where I had no desire to continue with it anymore
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and I think that's also okay I think there's no shame in leaving something behind
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because you've tried you gave it a go what else do you want you can't continue to do something
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that you hate there's no point in it
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because you're ultimately doing a hobby for yourself so
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if it gets to the point where you feel like you're doing it for somebody else
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or it's not enjoyable for you anymore then I think it is better to leave it in the past.
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It's better to know when to stop than to keep going and just burn out emotionally, physically, mentally.
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So if you have watched this podcast
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and enjoyed it I think a good challenge for you to improve your English will be to try
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and answer some questions about hobbies.
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Can you tell me what do you like to do as a hobby
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or what is a hobby you would like to try?
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For example, if you suddenly had three more hours of free time every week,
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what hobby would you start or what hobby would you continue with and why?
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How does this make you think?
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How does this make you feel?
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Why is it important for you?
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And finally, I just want to end by saying
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that a hobby should not be about productivity in my opinion we spend
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so much of our lives on work
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or on other people on our responsibilities on our relationships and
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so much time is not dedicated to ourselves
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that a hobby doesn't need to be about progressing in something
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it doesn't need to be about work where you have objectives and deadlines a hobby is something where you should relax,
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where you should have enjoyment just for yourself without thinking about anyone else
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and I think this ultimately is what defines what our hobbies are
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and I think that also says so much about ourselves as people
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because what you choose to do with your free time defines who you are as a person.
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So I hope this video has been useful and I will see you in the next one.
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Bu dersin kelimeleri ve konuşma notları
Bu konuşma dersi “English Podcast 3: Talking about Hobbies” videosuna dayanıyor. En çok tekrarlanan kelimeler: hobby, hobbies, learn, language. Bu videoda gölgeleme çalışması için 140 cümle ve 1753 kelime var. Konuşma bölümü 9:59 sürüyor. Konuşmacı dakikada yaklaşık 176 kelimeyle, günlük konuşmaya yakın doğal bir hızda konuşuyor. Kelimelerin %88’i İngilizcede en sık kullanılan 3.000 kelime arasında, bu yüzden kelime dağarcığını takip etmek kolay.
Bu videodaki önemli kelimeler
Videodan öğrenmeye değer 15 kelime, telaffuzu ve anlamıyla:
| Kelime | Telaffuz | Anlam |
|---|---|---|
| hobby isim | /ˈhɑ.bi/ | hobi, merak |
| passion isim | /ˈpæʃən/ | tutku, ihtiras |
| skill isim | /skɪl/ | beceri, maharet |
| discover fiil | /dɪˈskʌvə/ | keşfetmek |
| reward isim | /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/ | ödül, mükâfat |
| swim fiil | /swɪm/ | yüzmek |
| podcast isim | /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ | podcast |
| passionate sıfat | /ˈpæʃənɪt/ | tutkulu |
| wire isim | /ˈwaɪɚ/ | tel |
| objective isim | /ɒbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/ | nesne, obje |
| difficulty isim | /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/ | zorluk |
| piano isim | /piˈænɪː/ | piyano |
| mentally zarf | /ˈmɛntəli/ | aklen |
| deadline isim | /ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/ | mühlet, deadline |
| scare fiil | /skɛɚ/ | korkutmak |
Duyacağınız deyimsel fiiller
| Kelime | Anlam |
|---|---|
| burn out fiil | sönmek |
| switch off fiil | kapatmak |
Tekrar etmeye değer cümleler
Videodan, günlük konuşmada yeniden kullanabileceğiniz kısa ve tam cümleler:
- How does this make you think?
- How does this make you feel?
- Why is it important for you?
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 not been · I've tried · I've said |
| Edilgen yapı be + fiilin üçüncü hâli — kimin yaptığı değil, ne olduğu önemli | can be defined · are predisposed · being said |
| “should” ile tavsiye should + fiil — yapılması iyi olanı söylemek | should never not do · should do · should absolutely |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — geçmişte bir anda sürmekte olan bir eylem | was starting · was changing |
Dikkat edilecek telaffuzlar
Konuşmacı don't, you're, I've gibi kısaltılmış biçimleri 55 kez kullanıyor. Bunları duyduğunuz gibi kısa söyleyin.
- “sh” ve “zh” sesleri: passion /ˈpæʃən/, passionate /ˈpæʃənɪt/, emotionally /ɪˈməʊʃənəli/
- Uzun kelimeler — vurguyu doğru yere koyun: naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/, difficulty /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/, productivity /ˌpɹɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/, importantly /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/
Türkçe konuşanların zorlandığı sesler:
- /w/ — dudaklar yuvarlak, /v/ değil: reward /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/, swim /swɪm/, wire /ˈwaɪɚ/
- Kelime başındaki ünsüz kümesi — araya ünlü eklemeyin: skill /skɪl/, swim /swɪm/, productivity /ˌpɹɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/, scare /skɛɚ/, dread /dɹɛd/
- /æ/ — “e”den daha açık: relax /ɹɪˈlæks/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, passion /ˈpæʃən/, podcast /ˈpɑdˌkæst/, passionate /ˈpæʃənɪt/
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; hobby, passion, skill 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.