Shadowing Practice: Please Be POLITE in English! - Learn English Speaking with Video
Bir pratik modu seçin
Her mod tam ekran bir pratik odası açar.
Uygulamayı İndir
Akıcı konuşmak için ihtiyacınız olan her şey
Aynı Kanal
B2A fun video we made in Ecuador in 2022 (in English)
B1Listen to a REAL Native Speaker Message
A2It's rude AND strange in English
B2Which American Accent Is Better?
B217 Phrasal Verbs I Heard in Conversation Today
B130 Minute American English Speaking Lesson About Real Life
B2Speak With Me: 30 Minute REAL LIFE English Practice
B1REAL English Speaking Lesson About Personal Life Problems
B145 Minute American English Speaking Practice
B1AVOID THIS If You're Learning English 🚫
B2A Day in My Life in Vietnam (English Listening Practice)
B1Think You Can Speak REAL English? Try This Advanced Challenge!
B1The #1 English Mistake That Drives Me CRAZY
B2Listen to How Native Speakers REALLY Talk
B2What's REALLY Your English Level? (Not What You Think)
B29 English Learning Lies You Probably Believe
B27 Ways You're Overcomplicating English Learning
C1Connected Speech You NEED to Know in English 🇺🇸
B1REAL American English Conversation With Native Speakers
B1Repeat-After-Me + Shadowing Practice (REAL American English)
Video Öner
A1Ordering at the restaurant – A1 English Listening Test
A2English at the Coffee Shop – Speak Naturally in Real Conversations
A2Conversational English - How to make polite requests
B1When to use SHALL in English
A2🍔 Ordering Fast Food in English Chicken Sandwich Combo Conversation
B1How to Make a Doctor’s Appointment in English
A2Restaurant English: Can I have the salmon?
A2How to Order at a McDonald’s Drive Through in the UK 🇬🇧🍟 Real British English
A2Would You Like To Do Something? - How to Use "Would you like…?" - English Conversation Practice
B1complaining at the restaurant | English conversation practice
A2Everyday English: At the restaurant
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Please Be POLITE in English!”. This video has 20 sentences and 141 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:48. The speaker talks at a natural 175 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 4 of its 20 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
9 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| polite adjective | /pəˈlaɪt/ | Well-mannered, civilized. |
| variation noun | /ˌvɛəɹiˈeɪʃn̩/ | The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing. |
| respectful adjective | /ɹɪˈspɛkt.fl̩/ | Marked or characterized by respect |
| masala noun | /məˈsɑːlə/ | Any of many blends of spices used in Indian cuisine, most often containing cardamom, coriander, mace together with pepper, nutmeg, fennel seeds, jeera etc. |
| native adjective | /ˈneɪtɪv/ | Belonging to one by birth or ancestry. |
| recommend verb | /ˌɹɛkəˈmɛnd/ | To bestow commendation on; to represent favorably; to suggest, endorse or encourage as an appropriate choice. |
| personally adverb | /ˈpɜː.sə.nə.li/ | In a personal manner. |
| speaker noun | /ˈspikɚ/ | One who speaks. |
| correct adjective | /kəˈɹɛkt/ | Free from error; true; accurate. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Don't say, I would like to order.
- You can say, I'll do.
- I'll do the chicken masala.
- I'll just have blah, blah, blah.
- I always say, can I have or could I have?
Bu videodaki dil bilgisi
Konuşmacının en çok kullandığı yapılar, videodaki sözcüklerin aynısıyla:
| Yapı | Videoda |
|---|---|
| “will” ile gelecek will + fiil — bir karar, söz ya da tahmin | I'll do · I'll just have · you'll have |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — şu anda ya da bu sıralar olan bir şey | we're asking · they're asking |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 10 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'll, 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.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like polite, variation, respectful.
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.