Shadowing Practice: The Most Important Thing - Comparatives and Superlatives - Learn English Speaking with Video

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The most important thing.
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Pam!
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You look amazing!
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Your dress is so beautiful!
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Not as beautiful as yours, Jenny.
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And you have a new hairstyle.
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Your hair is shorter than before, but it looks more stylish now.
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Thanks!
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Wow, look at your shoes!
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They are so fancy!
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They are very cool looking, but less comfortable than I thought.
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And they're the most expensive shoes I've ever bought.
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The worst choice ever Are you enjoying the party girls?
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Yeah we are, everything is so delicious Have you tasted these snacks over here?
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But these ones are tastier because they are so spicy Just try them They are tasty indeed,
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but not as delicious as this salad And it's the healthiest choice by the way Kristen is so happy.
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She's got so many wonderful presents.
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She's got a new smartphone.
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I wish I were as lucky as her.
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Her smartphone is the slimmest phone on the market.
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It is much slimmer than mine.
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My phone is older than all the other phones I see.
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I wish I had a more modern phone with a larger screen.
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That's the least important thing in life to make you happy.
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A more modern phone won't make you happier.
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My phone is as old as yours and I don't need another one.
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Kristen is so happy because she has many friends.
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I think she is the friendliest person I I know.
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Yes, she is considered to be the most popular girl in school and the most loved one.
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Who is the boy next to her?
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That's her brother, Paul.
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I met him at the chess club.
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He's the most talented chess player in the club.
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And I think he is the most intelligent student in our school.
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Is he older than Kristen?
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Yes, he is two years older than her.
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He is as handsome as Kristen.
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But he is not as sociable as her.
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He doesn't have too many friends.
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He is quieter and more sensitive than his sister.
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He studies harder than her.
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His marks are better than Christian's.
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But she is funnier and nicer.
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I get along better with her than Paul.
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Of all my friends, she is the easiest person to talk to.
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And who is the woman talking to Christian right now?
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Oh, that's her mum.
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She is the kindest and most generous person I know.
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She loves helping everyone.
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She has a very good heart.
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Look, the girl coming towards them is Christian's and Paul's sister Vivian.
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Really?
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But she looks very different from them.
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She is taller, has darker hair, and looks much older.
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I think she is the least attractive of them.
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Her clothes aren't so fashionable as her siblings.
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Well, I think she considers character more important than appearance.
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She may be less attractive than her siblings, but she has a nice personality.
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Everyone likes her.
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She is indeed the oldest of them and the tallest member of the family.
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She is a basketball player.
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They may be very different, but they love and support one another.
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That's the most important thing.
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How's it going guys?
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Are you having fun?
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Yeah, we're having a great time.
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The party is awesome.
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I absolutely love all the treats and there were so many beautiful surprises.
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The best part is yet to come.
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Just wait and see.
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Happy birthday!
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The cake tastes just as good as it looks.
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It has the most wonderful flavor I've ever tasted.
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This is a great party.
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I'm having so much fun.
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Pam, you are the best dancer in our class.
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Why won't you join us?
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I would be the worst dancer in these shoes.
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They're so uncomfortable.
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So anyone is a better dancer than I am right now.
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Oh, you poor thing.
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Next time I buy shoes, I'll take care to choose the most comfortable ones and not the best looking ones.
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Comparatives.
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We use the comparative form to compare to people, animals, places or things.
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That smartphone is slimmer than mine.
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Paul is older than Kristen.
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This salad is tastier than that snack.
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She is nicer than him.
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Her phone is more modern than mine.
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Paul is more sensitive than his sister.
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Vivian is less attractive than Kristen.
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You're a better dancer than me.
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Comparisons with as-as are used to say that two things, animals or people have the same attribute.
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I wish I were as lucky as her.
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Paul is as handsome as Kristen.
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Not as as is used to say that two things, animals or people do not have the same attribute.
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Not as as and less have the same meaning.
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He is not as sociable as her or he is less sociable than her.
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Vivian is less attractive than her siblings or Vivian is not as attractive as her siblings.
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Superlatives.
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The superlative form is used to describe the extreme quality of one thing in a group.
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Her smartphone is the slimmest phone on the market.
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She is the friendliest person I know.
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Her mom is the kindest person I've met.
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That phone has got a large screen I've ever seen.
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She is the most popular girl in school.
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That's the most important thing.
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She is the least attractive of them.
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You are the best dancer in our class.
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That was the worst choice ever!

Bu dersin kelimeleri ve konuşma notları

Bu A2 seviyesindeki konuşma dersi “The Most Important Thing - Comparatives and Superlatives” videosuna dayanıyor. En çok tekrarlanan kelimeler: Kristen, attractive, dancer, older, Paul. Bu videoda gölgeleme çalışması için 110 cümle ve 885 kelime var. Konuşma bölümü 7:55 sürüyor. Konuşmacı dakikada yaklaşık 112 kelimelik dengeli bir hızla konuşuyor; gölgeleme için rahat bir tempo. Kelimelerin %84’i İngilizcede en sık kullanılan 3.000 kelime arasında; geri kalanına başlamadan önce bakmakta fayda var.

Bu videodaki önemli kelimeler

Videodan öğrenmeye değer 15 kelime, telaffuzu ve anlamıyla:

KelimeTelaffuzAnlam
dancer isim/ˈdænsəɹ/dansçı, dansöz
shoe isim/ˈʃu/kundura, ayakkabı
smartphone isim/ˈsmɑɹtfoʊn/akıllı telefon
sibling isim/ˈsɪb.lɪŋ/kardeş
sensitive sıfat/ˈsɛn.sɪt.ɪv/alıngan, darılgan
delicious sıfat/dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/lezzetli, tatlı
handsome sıfat/ˈhæn.səm/yakışıklı
salad isim/ˈsæl.əd/salata
chess isim/t͡ʃɛs/satranç
snack isim/snæk/atıştırmalık, çerez
comparative sıfat/kəmˈpæɹətɪv/karşılaştırmalı, mukayeseli
compare fiil/kəmˈpɛɚ/karşılaştırmak, kıyaslamak
fancy isim/ˈfæn.si/yaratıcılık
talented sıfat/ˈtæləntɪd/yetenekli, kabiliyetli
intelligent sıfat/ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/akıllı

Duyacağınız deyimsel fiiller

KelimeAnlam
get along fiilkardeşçe yaşamak, iyi geçinmek

Tekrar etmeye değer cümleler

Videodan, günlük konuşmada yeniden kullanabileceğiniz kısa ve tam cümleler:

  • A more modern phone won't make you happier.
  • Are you having fun?
  • It has the most wonderful flavor I've ever tasted.
  • I'm having so much fun.
  • Why won't you join us?

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 eylemI've ever bought · I've ever tasted · I've met
Edilgen yapı be + fiilin üçüncü hâli — kimin yaptığı değil, ne olduğu önemliis considered · is indeed
Karşılaştırma -er than / more … than — iki şeyi karşılaştırmakshorter than · less comfortable than · slimmer than
En üstünlük the -est / the most … — bir grubun en üstü ya da en altıThe most important · the most expensive · The worst

Dikkat edilecek telaffuzlar

Konuşmacı I've, they're, won't gibi kısaltılmış biçimleri 15 kez kullanıyor. Bunları duyduğunuz gibi kısa söyleyin.

  • “sh” ve “zh” sesleri: shoe /ˈʃu/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, stylish /ˈstaɪlɪʃ/, fashionable /ˈfæʃənəbl̩/, sociable /ˈsoʊʃəbəl/
  • Uzun kelimeler — vurguyu doğru yere koyun: comparative /kəmˈpæɹətɪv/, intelligent /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, superlative /suˈpɝlətɪv/

Türkçe konuşanların zorlandığı sesler:

  • Kelime başındaki ünsüz kümesi — araya ünlü eklemeyin: smartphone /ˈsmɑɹtfoʊn/, slim /ˈslɪm/, snack /snæk/, flavor /ˈfleɪvə/, cloth /klɒθ/
  • /æ/ — “e”den daha açık: dancer /ˈdænsəɹ/, handsome /ˈhæn.səm/, salad /ˈsæl.əd/, snack /snæk/, attribute /ˈæt.ɹɪˌbjut/

Bu videoyla nasıl çalışılır

  1. Videonun tamamını konuşmadan bir kez dinleyin ve bilmediğiniz kelimeleri not edin.
  2. Normal hızda cümle cümle tekrar edin; ritminiz konuşmacıyla aynı olana kadar her cümleyi yineleyin.
  3. Kendinizi kaydedin ve orijinaliyle karşılaştırın; dancer, shoe, smartphone gibi kelimelere özellikle dikkat edin.

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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