Shadowing Practice: 'Private I. Guana' read by Esai Morales - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hi.
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Welcome to BookPal Storyline Online.
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My name is Isai Morales and I'll be reading Private Iguana, The Case of the Missing Chameleon by Nina Layden.
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Cute story.
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I was sitting at my desk when I got the call.
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Private Iguana here,
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I said yes I can find missing lizards a chameleon well okay why don't you come over to my office
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and bring a photo as I hung up I wondered
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if I should have said okay chameleons are hard to find
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but she sounded upset
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and I guess I'm a sucker for a lizard in distress
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you can call me liz she said as she made herself comfortable in my office
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here is a recent snapshot of leon he didn't come home
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for dinner last week i had made his favorite cricket stew
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i haven't seen him since he was acting a little strange
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changing colors every minute he's always been the stay -at -home type
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and well frankly boring i'm afraid he could be in trouble i puffed myself up
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and said uh don't you worry liz if i can't find leon no one can
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by the way i asked what color was he
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when you last saw him quickly i made a pile of
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posters of leon the missing chameleon not knowing what color he was i figured i'd color each poster differently
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Too bad Leon didn't have a scar or a tattoo.
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Then I set out to hang them up wherever I could.
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I stopped first to check in with Officer Croker, the bullfrog chief of police.
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Officer Croker, who had a habit of jumping to conclusions, said, A missing chameleon?
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Well, that's a waste of time.
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Probably pretending to be a rock.
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I said, thanks for your help, officer.
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Maybe I'll go talk to some boulders.
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So I hit the dirt to see what I could dig up.
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I plastered the forest with posters.
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I went over fields, under rocks, and up trees.
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I talked to turtles, lizards, snakes, frogs, toads, and a couple of skinks.
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It was getting dark.
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My feet were tired, my tongue was tied, and I had no clues, no tails, no trails, no Leon.
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Maybe this chameleon had really disappeared for good.
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But maybe I just wasn't looking in the right place.
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I decided to head home and start again in the morning.
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On the way, I saw a firefly -like glow in the distance by the swamp.
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I had forgotten all about the lizard lounge.
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It was kind of a slimy place where only the most cold -blooded reptiles hung out.
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My head was telling me not to go there, but my stomach said, boy,
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I sure could go for some of those greasy fried grasshoppers and a tall, cold drink.
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So I put my stomach in charge and followed it.
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The lizard lounge was buzzing with activity.
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I scoped out the place, making sure not to ruffle any feathers or step on any tails.
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I made my way to the back and sat at a table where I could keep an eye on things.
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The menu was my first order of business.
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I noticed that the special this week was cricket stew.
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Hmm, it's probably just a coincidence, I thought to myself.
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A sweet salamander sashayed over to my table.
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I'm Sally, your waitress, she said.
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What's a nice amphibian like you doing in a place like this?
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I asked her.
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When I didn't get an answer, I ordered my food.
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I noticed a sign on the stage that said, This Week Camille and the Gila Girls.
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I said, Hey Sally, who's this Camille?
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Sally smiled.
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I don't know who Camille is.
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She just appeared out of the blue a few days ago.
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But boy can she sing.
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She fits right in with our house band, the Gila Girls.
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You really should stay for the show.
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I had nothing better to do and the fried grasshoppers were pretty tasty, so I decided to stay.
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Soon the place got dark.
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Everyone stopped what they were doing.
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All eyes were on the stage.
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The Gila Girls took their places.
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Then a spotlight came on.
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The curtain rustled and out slithered the most unusual chameleon I had ever seen.
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Something about her was familiar.
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It was like I'd seen her face somewhere before.
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I tried to remember, but then she started to sing, and my mind went blank.
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I was hypnotized.
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When the show was over, Camille bowed and disappeared behind the curtain.
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I clapped and whistled as loud as I could.
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There was no doubt I had just seen a star.
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I had to get an autograph.
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Maybe it was instinct.
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Maybe I was crazy, but here I was, sneaking around backstage at the lizard lounge, looking for her dressing room door.
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I was so nervous I was shaking.
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I knocked on her door and when a voice said, yes, come in, I nearly shed my skin.
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I couldn't believe I was alone with an amazing singer.
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I stammered, Camille, I wanted to get your autograph.
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Could you sign this?
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And I pulled out the first thing I could find from my pocket and handed it to her.
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Camille looked shocked.
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She said, how did you know?
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What did I know, I wondered.
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I was totally confused.
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Then I put two and two together.
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I knew there was something familiar about Camille.
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By mistake, I had handed her a photo of Leon to sign.
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Then I realized that Camille was Leon.
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The missing Camille Leon.
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I had hit the jackpot.
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You know, Liz is looking for you,
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I said she's very upset she misses you Leon took off his wig inside I miss her too
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but I was worried Liz thought I was too boring I
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thought she might leave me for someone more exciting I wanted to show her
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that I had talent that I could be somebody special, maybe even a star.
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When I heard that the Gila girls needed a new singer, I jumped at the chance to polish my act.
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Naturally, I blended right in.
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And so I closed the case of the missing Camille Leon.
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Last I heard, Leon was the singing sensation of the swamp.
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Liz watches the show and then returns to the kitchen where she's the new head chef.
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Her cricket stew is getting rave reviews.
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It seems that the Lizard Lounge is actually becoming a respectable place.
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As for me, who knows what the next case will bring.
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A frog that jumped bail, a turtle running a shell game, a poison snake.
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Just remember, if you've got a problem, give me a call.
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The name is Private Iguana.
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The I stands for I'll Be Waiting. That was great.
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Thanks for joining us.
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Bu Ders Hakkında
Bu derste, "Private I. Guana: the Case of the Missing Chameleon" hikayesini dinleyerek İngilizce dinleme ve konuşma becerilerinizi geliştireceksiniz. Özellikle gölgeleme tekniği ile natural bir telaffuz ve intonasyon öğrenebilirsiniz. Hikaye, eğlenceli bir dedikodu ve keşif serüveni içerdiği için konu anlaşması da kolaydır. Videolarla İngilizce öğrenmenin keyfini çıkarırken, aynı zamanda hikaye boyunca kullanılan günlük cümle yapılarını da pratik edeceksiniz.
Ana Kelime ve Cümleler
- Missing: Kayıp. Örnek: "The missing chameleon was found." (Kayıp kameleon bulundu.)
- Coincidence: Tesadüf. Örnek: "It's just a coincidence." (Bu sadece bir tesadüf.)
- Hypnotized: Hipnotize olmuş. Örnek: "Her voice hypnotized me." (Onun sesi beni hipnotize etti.)
- Sneaking around: Gizlice dolaşmak. Örnek: "He was sneaking around backstage." (O sahne arkasında gizlice dolaşıyordu.)
- Put two and two together: Parçaları bir araya getirmek (anlamak). Örnek: "I put two and two together and found the truth." (Parçaları bir araya getirdim ve gerçeği keşfettim.)
Pratik İpuçları
Bu videonun hızı orta seviyede ve tonu samimi olduğundan, gölgeleme uygulaması için mükemmel bir seçimdir. İlk olarak videoyu birkaç kere dinleyin, hikayenin akışını ve intonasyonu hissetmeye çalışın. Daha sonra kısım kısım olarak tekrarlayın: her cümleyi dinledikten hemen sonra tekrar edin, telaffuzunu ve vuruşunu mümkün olduğunca benzer yapın. "Gölge konuş" tekniği ile ağız hareketlerinizi de özellikle dikkat edin; örneğin "sneaking around" gibi kelimelerde "ng" ve "k" seslerini doğru çıkarmak önemlidir. Hikaye içindeki diyalogları canlı bir şekilde konuşur gibi hissetmeye çalışın, böylece doğal bir konuşma stili kazanacaksınız. Bu gölgeleme sitesi olarak düşünülebilir, çünkü her adımda dinleme ve konuşmayı bir arada pratik ediyorsunuz. Sabırlı olun, her seferinde daha iyi olacak!
Bu videodaki dil bilgisi
Konuşmacının en çok kullandığı yapılar, videodaki sözcüklerin aynısıyla:
| Yapı | Videoda |
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| Past continuous was/were + -ing — geçmişte bir anda sürmekte olan bir eylem | was sitting · was acting · was getting |
| “should” ile tavsiye should + fiil — yapılması iyi olanı söylemek | should have · should stay |
| En üstünlük the -est / the most … — bir grubun en üstü ya da en altı | the most cold · the most unusual |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — şu anda ya da bu sıralar olan bir şey | is looking · is getting · is actually becoming |
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.