Shadowing Practice: [Ex 3] IELTS Listening Test - Note Completion Exercise 3 - Learn English Speaking with Video
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “[Ex 3] IELTS Listening Test - Note Completion Exercise 3”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: whale, tour, holiday. This video has 20 sentences and 342 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:48. The speaker talks slowly, about 71 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 10 of its 20 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| whale noun | /ˈweɪl/ | Any large cetacean, usually with the exclusion of dolphins and porpoises. |
| twelve noun | /twɛlv/ | A group of twelve items. |
| depend verb | /dɪˈpɛnd/ | To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition |
| fifteen noun | /ˈfɪf.tiːn/ | An Irish traybake made with crushed digestive biscuits, marshmallows and glacé cherries combined with condensed milk and desiccated coconut. |
| thirteen noun | /ˌθɝtˈtin/ | A group of thirteen items. |
| coachload noun | As much or as many as can fill a coach. | |
| minibus noun | /ˈmɪ.ni.bəs/ | A small bus, especially one used as transport for small groups. |
| holiday noun | /ˈhɑləˌdeɪ/ | A day on which a religious event or secular celebration is traditionally observed. |
| facility noun | /fəˈsɪlɪti/ | The physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc. |
| sight noun | /saɪt/ | The ability to see. |
| peak noun | /piːk/ | A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap. |
| operate verb | /ˈɑpəɹeɪt/ | To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm. 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 whale, twelve, depend.
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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