Shadowing Practice: Vocabulary for IELTS - 3a - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Recording 3A, Part 1 The heart is considered to be a muscle, and just like any other muscle in your body,
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your diet has a direct impact on the way that it works.
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The food you eat every day can affect the way that blood flows through your heart and arteries.
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A diet that is high in fat can gradually cause a build-up in your arteries
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that slows down the blood flow and can even block small arteries.
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If an artery that carries blood to the heart becomes blocked, the heart muscle can die.
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This is known as a heart attack, and sufferers must receive treatment quickly.
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If the blockage occurs in an artery that carries blood to the brain, part of the brain can die.
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This is known as a stroke.
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The effect of a stroke can be debilitating, and there is no known cure.
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The correct diet can help you control your weight and keep your arteries clear, thereby reducing the risk of heart problems and stroke.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Vocabulary for IELTS - 3a”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: arteries, blood, stroke, muscle, diet. This video has 11 sentences and 169 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:05. The speaker talks at a natural 157 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
artery noun/ˈɑɹ.təɹ.i/Any of the muscular- and elastic-walled blood vessels forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed away from the heart regardless of its…
muscle noun/ˈmʌs.əl/A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement.
occur verb/əˈkɜː/To happen or take place.
cure verb/kjɔː/To restore to health.
gradually adverb/ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuəli/In a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly.
thereby adverb/ðɛɹˈbaɪ/By it; by that; by that means, or as a consequence of that.
blockage noun/ˈblɑkɪd͡ʒ/The state or condition of being blocked.
debilitate verb/dəˈbɪləteɪt/To make feeble; to weaken.
sufferer nounOne who suffers; one who is afflicted.
diet noun/ˈdaɪət/The food and beverage a person or animal consumes.
flow verb/ˈfloʊ̯/To move as a fluid from one position to another.
affect verb/əˈfɛkt/To influence or alter.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
slow down verbTo decelerate.

Bu videodaki dil bilgisi

Konuşmacının en çok kullandığı yapılar, videodaki sözcüklerin aynısıyla:

YapıVideoda
Edilgen yapı be + fiilin üçüncü hâli — kimin yaptığı değil, ne olduğu önemliis considered · is known

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like artery, muscle, occur.

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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