Shadowing Practice: Learn English With Family Guy - Learn English Speaking with Video

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You asked for it, so we did it!
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Today, we’re learning English with the popular American animated series, Family Guy.
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And if you’re new here, every week we help you understand fast speaking natives without getting lost, without missing the jokes, and even without subtitles.
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By the way, if you’re learning English, it’s very likely that you will need to speak it at the airport, right?
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You can find that in the description down below, and I highly recommend that you watch it after you finish this lesson!
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Alright, well I hope you have had fun today and laughed a ton with Family Guy.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Learn English With Family Guy”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: native, English, learning, lesson, description. This video has 21 sentences and 406 words to shadow. The speech runs for 13:58. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 5 of its 21 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 13 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
lesson noun/ˈlɛs.ən/A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
connect verb/kəˈnɛkt/To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
vocabulary noun/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.
confused adjective/kənˈfjuːzd/unable to think clearly or understand
dynamic adjective/daɪˈnæm.ɪk/Changing; active; in motion.
communicate verb/kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/To impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone; to make known, to tell.
subscribe verb/səbˈskɹaɪb/To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name).
frustration noun/fɹʌsˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/The feeling of annoyance at impossibility from resistance or inability to achieve something.
transcript noun/ˈtɹæn.skɹɪpt/Something which has been transcribed; a writing or composition consisting of the same words as the original; a written copy.
learner noun/ˈlɜɹnəɹ/One who is learning; one receiving instruction.
animate adjective/ˈæn.ə.mət/That lives.
confidently adverb/ˈkɑnfɪdəntli/In a confident manner; with confidence; with strong assurance; positively.
subtitle noun/ˈsʌbtaɪtəl/A heading below or after a title.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
sign up verbTo add a name to the list of people who are participating in something.

Bu videodaki dil bilgisi

Konuşmacının en çok kullandığı yapılar, videodaki sözcüklerin aynısıyla:

YapıVideoda
Present perfect have/has + fiilin üçüncü hâli — geçmişte olan ama şimdi de önemli olan bir eylemyou've seen · have had · have built
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — şu anda ya da bu sıralar olan bir şeywe're learning · you're learning · is actually speaking
“will” ile gelecek will + fiil — bir karar, söz ya da tahminwill help · will need · will continue
Zorunluluk: must / have to / need to bir şeyin gerekli olduğunu söylemekneed to speak · need to communicate

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, you're, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • Long words — get the stress right: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, confidently /ˈkɑnfɪdəntli/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like lesson, connect, vocabulary.

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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