Shadowing Practice: Let's Read: Amazing Sharks - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Let's read a book.
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Let's read a book.
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Today we are gonna read Amazing Sharks.
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There are more than 350 different kinds of sharks.
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Some are as long as a fire truck.
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Some are so small you could hold one in your hand.
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so many sharks have dull teeth.
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Others have teeth show sharp they can take a bite out of a turtle shell.
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Some sharks live in rivers.
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Others hide on the ocean bottom or swim in deep water.
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Some sharks even glow in the dark.
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Almost all sharks are hunters.
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Animals that hunt are called predators.
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Say it like this: Pre -a -tours.
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While the wild shark is a predator, it attacks from below to kill its favorite food.
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Seals or sea lions?
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These animals are called its prey.
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It sounds the same as prey.
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you A white shark can grow as long as a pickup truck.
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A whale shark can be as long as two wide sharks.
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Its mouth can be wider than your front door.
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It is the biggest fish in the world, but it is mostly tiny animals smaller than your fingernail.
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The angel shark hits under the sand and waits for a fish to swim by.
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Then the shark rushes out to eat it.
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The cookie cutter shark take just one bite out of a fish, a whale or a seal.
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The bite is round like a cookie.
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Then the shark swims away.
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Shores are fish but they are different from other fish.
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Other fish have bones.
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A shark skeleton is cartelite.
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Say it like this: cartilite.
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Your ears and nose are made from cartilage.
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It bends more easily than bone.
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A shark can bend and twist to turn quickly when it's swimming.
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The pups live on their own.
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They do not need their parents.
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They stay away from other sharks.
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Some older shark will eat pups if they get the chance.
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you Some sharks eat stingrays or spiny sea anchors.
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Many eat other sharks.
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Tiger sharks have eaten tin cans and metal wire.
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Sharks have rows and rows of trees.
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If one tooth falls out, a bigger one moves up to fill in the hole.
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Sobby sharks elude thousands of teeth during their lives.
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Sharks have many senses to help them find food.
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A shark can hear a fish in the water from more than a mile away.
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It can smell one drop of blood in a million drops of water.
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A shark can see well underwater.
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A hammerhead shark has one eye on each end of its long hair.
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No one is sure why If a fish is swimming or splashing, a shark can feel the water moving.
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Sharks can also feel electricity.
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Say like this electricity.
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Every living thing gives up a little bit of electricity.
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People cannot feel it, but sharks can.
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Even if prey is hiding, a shark can still find it.
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by filling electricity in the water.
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Many people are afraid of sharks, but most sharks leave people alone.
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You are more likely to be hit by lightning than to be killed by a shark.
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stake in these nets.
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People have killed more than half of all the sharks in the world.
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People don't trash or oil into the ocean.
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They put up buildings near the swallowed waters where shark pups live and grow.
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These waters are called nurseries.
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If a nursery is destroyed, pups may be eaten or bigger fish or other sharks.
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They will not grow up and have pups of their own.
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Scientists study sharks to find out what they eat, how far they're swimming, how deep they dive,
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and how many are still alive.
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Sometimes they go into cages under the water so they can see sharks up close.
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They learn how sharks live and what they need to survive.
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Bye.
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The ocean needs predators like sharks.
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Sharks hunt fish and other animals.
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Is it easier for a shark to catch a fish that is weak or sick, but a strong and healthy fish escape?
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The fish lay eggs and have babies.
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Their babies grow out to be strong and healthy too.
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Sharks are important to life in the ocean.
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People must find a way to help sharks survive.
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We can stop hunting sharks.
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We can protect their nurseries.
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Bye.
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We can teach other people why we need to have sharps in our world.
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Why practice speaking with this video?

Engaging with the video "Amazing Sharks" provides a unique opportunity for English learners to enhance their speaking skills through contextual learning. The video covers fascinating facts about sharks, making it an exciting topic to discuss. By practicing speaking along with the video, learners can effectively improve their English pronunciation and fluency in a fun way.

This video offers a rich narrative that can aid learners in practicing IELTS speaking practice. Discussing various shark species and their behaviors encourages conversational skills and expands vocabulary. Additionally, this content can be utilized for shadow speak exercises, allowing learners to mimic intonation and rhythm while gaining confidence in their ability to express complex ideas in English.

Grammar & Expressions in Context

The speaker in the video utilizes a variety of grammatical structures and expressions that can be highly beneficial for learners:

  • Comparative Structures: Phrases like "as long as a fire truck" and "wider than your front door" engage listeners and illustrate comparisons. This is a useful structure for IELTS speaking when discussing sizes or differences.
  • Present Simple Tense: The speaker frequently uses present simple, as in "Some sharks live in rivers." This tense is fundamental for making general statements about facts, an essential aspect of fluent English communication.
  • Active Voice: Sentences like "Sharks have many senses to help them find food" emphasize the subject performing the action, making them direct and easier to understand. Mastery of active voice can significantly improve clarity in conversation.

Common Pronunciation Traps

While the video provides clear pronunciation examples, there are a few tricky words and phrases that may pose challenges for learners:

  • Cartilage: The word "cartilage" may be difficult for some learners due to its unique spelling and pronunciation. Practicing this term can enhance overall vocabulary.
  • Predator vs. Prey: The phonetic similarity of these terms—"predator" (Pre-a-tours) and "prey"—can confuse learners. Focus on articulating the differences in pronunciation during shadowing exercises.
  • Species Names: Specific shark names like "hammerhead" and "cookie cutter" require careful pronunciation. Recording oneself while repeating these terms can help with accurate pronunciation and serve as valuable practice for speaking exams.

By addressing these aspects, learners will not only refine their linguistic skills but will also gain confidence in discussing engaging topics like marine life. Leverage tools such as a shadowing app and a comprehensive shadowing site dedicated to enhancing pronunciation and speaking fluency when practicing with this video.

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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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