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Today I'm going to upgrade your English in 15 minutes.

Bugün İngilizcenizi 15 dakikada geliştireceğim.

Let's do it.

Hello, it's Keith from the Keith Speaking Academy, here to help you upgrade your spoken English.

So if you're studying for IELTS, I'll show you how you can go from a band 6 to a band 7.

And also if you're just studying for general English conversational English.

This will help you to see how you can expand your vocabulary and be more flexible and precise with your spoken English.

So what I'll do is I'll show you 10 different situations where we use English

and I'll show you a simple basic sentence, then an upgraded version, and then why it's better.

And that's it.

Okay, let's do it.

Let's begin with situation or function Number one.

Okay, giving opinions.

I'm going to give you a sentence that is simple.

Actually, I'm going to call it nice and simple because it's still good English

and then an upgraded version and then explain why.

Okay, giving opinions.

Here we go.

I think it's good because it helps people.

I'd say it's generally a positive thing because it helps people in the long run

okay now the upgraded version is upgraded

because it uses what we call hedging it's quite soft instead

of saying it's good like for everybody it helps people it helps everybody well does it Is it black and white?

It's generally a positive thing.

It's more subtle.

It's just softening it, making it more, almost more precise, if you like.

It's not black and white.

It's generally a positive thing.

And secondly, we're giving a time reference in the long run.

A nice way of developing your answer or your phrase.

Okay, number two.

Okay, number two, giving reasons.

I like it because it's interesting i like it mainly because it keeps me engaged and it's mentally challenging

so the second one here again is using hedging and softening i like it mainly because

suggesting it's not the only reason there's more nuance there right i like it mainly because and And then secondly,

we're using more precise verbs.

If you say it's interesting, what does that mean?

It's interesting, it can be many things.

Precise verbs are great for precise meaning, right?

It keeps me engaged, it's mentally challenging.

Nice way, again, to develop your sentences.

Next one.

Okay, next, talking about frequency.

Nice and simple.

I often go to the gym.

Upgraded.

I try to go to the gym two or three times a week, depending on my schedule.

Okay, so what we've done here is we've gone into more detail, more specific.

Rather than saying often, never, rarely, sometimes, you can switch that to twice a week,

two or three times a day, just being more specific.

And then also, depending on my schedule, it's introducing kind of a real life constraint.

In reality, that we are constrained by our timetable.

So it's giving extra information.

And don't be afraid with longer sentences to pause.

You'll notice I had a very natural pause in the middle.

I try to go to the gym two or three times a week, depending on my schedule.

It's perfectly natural.

It's nice.

So don't be afraid to upgrade.

Let's move on to number four.

Okay, adding detail.

Nice and simple.

I live in a big city.

It's busy in summer.

upgraded.

I live in a fairly large city on the coast, so it's quite lively, especially in the summer.

Right, the upgrade here is all about adverbs, these softening adverbs.

It's fairly large.

It's quite lively.

These just give it an extra nuance, a bit more precision, especially in summer.

Okay.

And the other thing to notice is the so.

We're adding an extra clause and connecting it.

Rather than I live in a big city, it's busy in summer.

I live in a fairly large city on the coast.

So, consequence, so, it's quite lively, especially in summer.

Nice way to upgrade your sentences.

Let's move on to number five.

Right, number five is describing preferences.

Nice and simple.

I prefer watching movies at home.

Upgraded.

Overall, I prefer watching movies at home mainly because it's more comfortable and less expensive.

So what we've got here again is that hedging, that kind of softening.

I prefer blah, blah, blah.

It's very blank and kind of direct.

Overall, I prefer, or generally speaking, or I tend to prefer, it's a great way to hedge or soften what you're saying.

Very natural in spoken English.

Generally, I prefer watching movies at home, So mainly because, again, just that softening.

Not because, but mainly because.

And then secondly, we've got these comparatives.

So giving a reason why you prefer it, comparing.

If you prefer A to B, you'll be using comparatives.

Here it's more comfortable and less expensive.

Great way to extend and develop your sentences and upgrade.

Let's take a little break.

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Right now, let's get back to our lesson.

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Right, next one.

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But first, just a word of warning or a caveat.

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You may be thinking, Keith, do I have to use such complicated language all the time?

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No, you don't.

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Native speakers use a mix of simple and complex language.

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That's why I call the examples nice and simple.

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It's absolutely fine, but sometimes you may want to upgrade and use more complex language.

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Don't feel the pressure.

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Let's get into number six.

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Okay, number six, expressing uncertainty.

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Classic IELTS exam situation.

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Nice and simple.

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I'm not sure.

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Upgraded.

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I haven't really thought about it before, but I'd probably say.

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Here, it's just a classic time filler.

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You're gaining time by saying something.

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It's also quite nice grammar.

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I haven't thought about it before.

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And a bit of hedging, again, softening, I'd probably say, you're not sure, right?

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So I'd probably say, da, da, da, da.

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Great IELTS strategy.

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Let's move on to number seven.

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Okay, number seven is talking about the past.

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Nice and simple.

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When I was a child, I played football a lot.

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Upgraded.

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When I was younger, I used to play football quite regularly with my friends after school.

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So what's different here?

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In the upgraded, instead of using the simple past, which is fine, we're using used to.

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It's another way of expressing the past.

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I used to play football quite regularly.

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Again, it's a frequency marker.

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Instead of a lot, quite regularly, a bit more precise.

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And then finally, we're giving context with my friends after school.

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Giving a bit of extra context just makes it richer communication.

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Let's move on.

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OK, comparing past and present.

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Nice and simple.

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My life is different now.

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Upgraded.

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My life has changed quite a lot compared to a few years ago, especially in terms of work. So what's different here?

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We've used a comparison phrase, right?

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We say compared to a few years ago.

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Being more precise, rather than my life is different now, my life has changed quite a lot compared to five years ago.

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Specific comparative time reference, right?

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And then we've got this narrowing of the topic, especially in terms of work.

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So if your life has changed, narrow the topic and talk about one specific thing, especially in terms of work.

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It's a great technique for so many situations.

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You narrow the topic, you go down that path.

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Great way to develop your sentences and answers if you're doing IELTS speaking.

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Next.

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Okay, number nine, giving examples.

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Nice and simple.

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I like pop music.

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For For example, Taylor Swift.

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Upgraded.

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I like pop music.

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Take Taylor Swift, for example.

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I think she's so creative and entertaining.

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Now, the first one is good, but the second one is more natural.

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For example, Taylor Swift.

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It's okay, but take for example, a bit more natural.

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And secondly, there's a reason.

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You're then adding why she's a good example.

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I think she's so creative and entertaining.

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Adding that extra reason, developing your sentence.

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Good.

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Let's move on to the last one, number 10.

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Okay, finally, ending answers naturally.

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Nice and simple.

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That's it.

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Upgraded.

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So yeah, that's probably the main reason.

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Okay, that's it.

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I actually say that in my videos a lot, right?

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That's it.

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End of the video.

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That's fine.

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But in a conversation or with an examiner in an interview, not very natural.

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It's too sharp, too direct.

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That's it.

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Yeah.

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So, yeah, that's probably the main reason.

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Probably, again, hedging, softening, nice, natural way to end your answer.

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And takes us to a nice, natural ending of the video, I think.

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So let me just summarize how we've upgraded our vocabulary and our sentences here.

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We've used a very, very British thing here, which is hedging and softening.

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It's mainly because I'd probably say, very nice, very useful.

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We're explaining and giving reasons for things.

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So, being more precise, using adverbs, right?

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It's fairly good.

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It's quite lively.

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Really nice way to develop and upgrade.

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adding a frequency or time frame.

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Instead of I often go, I go two times a week or twice a week.

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Giving more context.

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I play football with my friends after school or narrowing the topic, right?

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My life has changed, especially in terms of work.

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Things like this.

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These are all lovely ways to upgrade your vocabulary or extend your language.

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As I said in the break, don't feel you have to always use complicated English.

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No, it's a balance.

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Sometimes simple, nice and simple, sometimes upgraded.

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Okay, get the balance right, as the famous singers of Depeche Mode said.

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That's it for today.

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Thank you so much for watching the video.

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If you want to review and practice everything, there is a PDF you can download in the description.

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If you want to take your learning a step further to go much deeper with me, check out my online courses.

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There's a description down below and I'd love to see you there learning with me.

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For now though let's say hasta luego, see you soon, all the best now.

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Bye bye.

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Bu dersin kelimeleri ve konuşma notları

Bu B2 seviyesindeki konuşma dersi “Improve Your Spoken English in Just 15 Minutes” videosuna dayanıyor. En çok tekrarlanan kelimeler: simple, upgraded, giving, English, upgrade. Bu videoda gölgeleme çalışması için 220 cümle ve 1835 kelime var. Konuşma bölümü 14:02 sürüyor. Konuşmacı dakikada yaklaşık 131 kelimelik dengeli bir hızla konuşuyor; gölgeleme için rahat bir tempo. Kelimelerin %83’i İngilizcede en sık kullanılan 3.000 kelime arasında; geri kalanına başlamadan önce bakmakta fayda var.

Bu videodaki önemli kelimeler

Videodaki en ileri düzey 15 kelime, telaffuzu ve anlamıyla:

Kelime	Telaffuz	Anlam
soften fiil	/ˈsɑfən/	yumuşatmak
precise sıfat	/pɹɪˈsaɪs/	dakik, kesin
hedge isim	/ˈhɛd͡ʒ/	çalı çit, çit
comparative sıfat	/kəmˈpæɹətɪv/	karşılaştırmalı, mukayeseli
vocabulary isim	/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/	kelime hazinesi, kelime kadrosu
subscribe fiil	/səbˈskɹaɪb/	abone olmak
nuance isim	/ˈnjuː.ɑːns/	nükte
verb isim	/vɝb/	fiil, eylem
pause isim	/pɔːz/	mola, teneffüs
mentally zarf	/ˈmɛntəli/	aklen
caveat isim	/ˈkæviɑt/	ikaz, uyarı
constrain fiil	/kənˈstɹeɪn/	zorlamak
constraint isim	/kənˈstɹeɪnt/	kısıtlama, sınırlama
summarize fiil	/ˈsʌməˌɹaɪz/	özetlemek
timetable isim	/ˈtaɪmˌteɪbəl/	zaman çizelgesi, tarife

Duyacağınız deyimsel fiiller

Kelime	Anlam
check out fiil	gözden geçirmek

Tekrar etmeye değer cümleler

Videodan, günlük konuşmada yeniden kullanabileceğiniz kısa ve tam cümleler:

I think it's good because it helps people.
If you say it's interesting, what does that mean?
It keeps me engaged, it's mentally challenging.
Let's move on to number four.
We're adding an extra clause and connecting it.

Bu videodaki dil bilgisi

Konuşmacının en çok kullandığı yapılar, videodaki sözcüklerin aynısıyla:

Yapı	Videoda
Koşul cümleleri if + cümle, will/would + fiil — bir koşul ve sonucu	if you're studying for IELTS, I'll show · If you prefer A to B, you'll be
“Used to” used to + fiil — artık geçerli olmayan eski bir alışkanlık ya da durum	used to play
Present perfect have/has + fiilin üçüncü hâli — geçmişte olan ama şimdi de önemli olan bir eylem	we've done · haven't really thought · haven't thought
Edilgen yapı be + fiilin üçüncü hâli — kimin yaptığı değil, ne olduğu önemli	is upgraded · are constrained

Dikkat edilecek telaffuzlar

Konuşmacı you're, we've, I'd gibi kısaltılmış biçimleri 48 kez kullanıyor. Bunları duyduğunuz gibi kısa söyleyin.

“sh” ve “zh” sesleri: conversational /ˌkɒnvə(ɹ)ˈseɪʃənəl/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/, precision /pɹɪˈsɪʒ.ən/, publish /ˈpʌblɪʃ/
Uzun kelimeler — vurguyu doğru yere koyun: comparative /kəmˈpæɹətɪv/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, conversational /ˌkɒnvə(ɹ)ˈseɪʃənəl/, examiner /əɡˈzæmɪnɚ/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/

Türkçe konuşanların zorlandığı sesler:

Kelime başındaki ünsüz kümesi — araya ünlü eklemeyin: precise /pɹɪˈsaɪs/, nuance /ˈnjuː.ɑːns/, clause /klɔːz/, precision /pɹɪˈsɪʒ.ən/, preference /ˈpɹɛf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/
/æ/ — “e”den daha açık: comparative /kəmˈpæɹətɪv/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, caveat /ˈkæviɑt/, examiner /əɡˈzæmɪnɚ/, blank /ˈblæŋk/

Bu videoyla nasıl çalışılır

Videonun tamamını konuşmadan bir kez dinleyin ve bilmediğiniz kelimeleri not edin.
Normal hızda cümle cümle tekrar edin; ritminiz konuşmacıyla aynı olana kadar her cümleyi yineleyin.
Kendinizi kaydedin ve orijinaliyle karşılaştırın; soften, precise, hedge 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.

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Bu dersin kelimeleri ve konuşma notları

Bu videodaki önemli kelimeler

Duyacağınız deyimsel fiiller

Tekrar etmeye değer cümleler

Bu videodaki dil bilgisi

Dikkat edilecek telaffuzlar

Bu videoyla nasıl çalışılır

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