Shadowing Practice: When I completely embarrassed myself – C1 English Listening Test - Learn English Speaking with Video
Bir pratik modu seçin
Her mod tam ekran bir pratik odası açar.
59 cümleler
Cümleler çok kısa veya çok uzun ise, ayarlamak için Düzenle'ye tıklayın.
1
Fiona.
Fiona.
2
This happened a couple of years ago, just before Christmas.
3
My boyfriend and I are out doing some last minute shopping and the roads are absolutely packed.
4
Cars everywhere, traffic barely moving.
5
So, we're in the car when I suddenly remember we've got no milk, no tea, no bread, basically nothing for breakfast tomorrow.
6
So I say, we'd better pop into the grocers on the corner.
7
I'll just grab a few things.
8
And then I tell him, don't even bother trying to park.
9
It'll take us all day.
10
Just drop me off outside the shop and drive around the block.
11
I'll only be a minute.
12
So off I go, grab the things we need, and when I come out, I see his car slowly crawling past the shop.
13
Oh, and bear in mind, it's freezing and I'm all wrapped up in a hat and scarf.
14
You can barely see my face.
15
I run over, jump into the back seat while the car's still moving, slap the back of the driver's seat and say, go, go, go.
16
And the driver shouts, oh my God, oh my God.
17
I realise it's not my boyfriend's voice.
18
I pull my scarf down, look up, and there's this poor old man, maybe 70, absolutely terrified.
19
Before I can say a word, he panics, slams his foot down on the accelerator, and we go straight into the car in front.
20
So, yeah, I just gave a sweet old man the most traumatizing Christmas present ever.
21
Amanda.
22
So this happened a few years ago at work.
23
I was part of this big team, a couple of hundred people, and there was this huge company convention coming up.
24
Everyone was absolutely obsessed with getting one of the event shirts.
25
So one of the guys on my team, John, couldn't go because he a jury duty, and he says, please, please save me a shirt.
26
Get me a medium or a large.
27
I don't mind.
28
I just really want one for a gift.
29
So I go to the convention, grab the shirts, but there are only extra large left, so I can only get one of those for John.
30
When I get back, I send this email to the whole team saying something like, hey everyone, great event, hope you all had fun.
31
Then I add, John, I left you an extra large shirt on your desk, sorry about the size.
32
Then I head home.
33
I'm driving and my phone just keeps ringing and ringing.
34
I'm thinking, what's going on?
35
Is there an emergency?
36
So I finally pull over and check and it's John.
37
Apparently, I'd missed the letter R.
38
So instead of shirt, I'd written, John, I left you an extra large shit on your desk.
39
Sorry about the size.
40
Connor.
41
This happened last summer while I was on holiday in Portugal.
42
I'm just wandering around this little town, you know, exploring mind-to-mind business, when suddenly it just starts absolutely pouring down,
43
down like proper buckets of rain.
44
Within seconds I'm soaked through and then this lovely old lady, absolute angel, opens her door and says, oh you poor thing, come in,
45
come in, have some coffee while it passes.
46
So I go in, dripping all over her floor and she's so sweet.
47
She even offers me a dry pair of trousers.
48
Apparently they belong to her late husband.
49
So I take them, thank her, and she points me to a little room so I can get changed.
50
Now, my jeans are completely stuck to me, right?
51
So I'm trying to pull them off, but they're like glued to my legs.
52
And as I'm doing that, I sort of lose my balance, knock into a bookcase, and suddenly this urn on the top shelf wobbles
53
and falls yeah the urn with her husband's ashes and
54
because i'm wet they just stick all over me like honestly
55
i'm standing there half naked dripping wet covered in well her husband She runs in,
56
gasps, covers her mouth and I just go, I'm so, so sorry.
57
And she says, oh, don't worry, dear.
58
He always liked meeting new people.
59
So, yeah, not exactly the cultural experience I was expecting.
Uygulamayı İndir
Akıcı konuşmak için ihtiyacınız olan her şey
AI TelaffuzHer cümleyi puanla
IPA AlıştırmasıHer sesi ustalaştır
Kelime BilgisiKelime bankanızı oluşturun
Kelime OyunuOynarken öğrenin
Aynı Kanal
A133
City transport – A1 English Listening Test
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
A11
Clothes. What are they wearing? – A1 English Listening Test
KidsDaily Conversation
A140
Describing people – A1 English Listening Test
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
A224
Elisa's family – A2 English Listening Test
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
A1253
Kathy's job – A1 English Listening Test
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B12
Stories of relationships – B1 English Listening Test
Daily ConversationUniversity Students
A117
Eating and drinking utensils – A1 English Vocabulary
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
A23
What were you doing at the time of the murder? (Past tenses) – A2 English Listening Test
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
A158
Describing rooms (there is/are & prepositions of place) – A1 English Listening Test
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
C12
Social media’s impact on teenage brains – C1 English Listening Test
Daily ConversationUniversity Students
A24
Do your kids help with household chores – A2 English Listening Test
KidsTeensDaily Conversation
B16
Air travel experiences – B1+ English Listening Test
Travel EnglishDaily ConversationWorking Adults
A117
My favourite room (The house) – A1 English Listening Test
KidsTeensDaily Conversation
A13
Living on an island – A1 English Listening Test
KidsTeensDaily Conversation
A122
Looking for a man – A1 English Listening Test
KidsTravel EnglishTeens
A232
What are your roommates like? – A2 English Listening Test
Daily ConversationHigh School StudentsUniversity Students
A130
What are you doing? – A1 English Listening Test
KidsTravel EnglishDaily Conversation
A111
Weekend plans (Future) – A1 English Listening Test
KidsTeensDaily Conversation
A174
Giving personal information – A1 English Listening Test
KidsTravel EnglishDaily Conversation
A148
Shopping habits – A1 English Listening Test
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
FOR YOU
Video Öner
A239
26 cümleler
A Day in My Life 21: Taking a Taxi
American AccentDaily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
C11
167 cümleler
C1 English Listening: Ăn buffer nhưng bị đau bụng
Business EnglishDaily ConversationUniversity Students
C13
70 cümleler
ADVANCED ENGLISH STORY 💌A Heartbreaking Letter💌 B2 / C1
British AccentDaily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B24
133 cümleler
If You Can Understand Him, Your English Is Fluent
British AccentDaily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B26
366 cümleler
Rich Mom Calls Out Cheap Gifts | Dhar Mann
American AccentBusiness EnglishDaily ConversationHigh School Students
C15
273 cümleler
Real English at Work – Advanced Listening Practice (C1 Level)
Business EnglishDaily ConversationUniversity Students
B152 cümleler
SHE IS NOT OKAY
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B24
49 cümleler
UNIT 8 28 COMPLETE FIRST
Daily ConversationHigh School StudentsUniversity Students
B12
35 cümleler
Volunteering at the Food Bank: Not What I Expected
American AccentDaily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B23
261 cümleler
Speaking English at the Restaurant | Reading out load
Travel EnglishDaily ConversationUniversity Students
B21
228 cümleler
72 hours in London | Christmas market, visiting sister
Travel EnglishDaily ConversationUniversity Students
B26
141 cümleler
I’m sorry
Interview EnglishDaily ConversationUniversity Students
Bu dersin kelimeleri ve konuşma notları
Bu C1 seviyesindeki konuşma dersi “When I completely embarrassed myself – C1 English Listening Test” videosuna dayanıyor. En çok tekrarlanan kelimeler: shirt, absolutely, grab, suddenly, pull. Bu videoda gölgeleme çalışması için 59 cümle ve 700 kelime var. Konuşma bölümü 4:29 sürüyor. Konuşmacı dakikada yaklaşık 156 kelimeyle, günlük konuşmaya yakın doğal bir hızda konuşuyor. Kelimelerin %84’i İngilizcede en sık kullanılan 3.000 kelime arasında; geri kalanına başlamadan önce bakmakta fayda var.
Bu videodaki önemli kelimeler
Videodaki en ileri düzey 13 kelime, telaffuzu ve anlamıyla:
| Kelime | Telaffuz | Anlam |
|---|---|---|
| drip fiil | /ˈdɹɪp/ | damlamak, dammak |
| scarf isim | /skɑːf/ | fular, atkı |
| bookcase isim | /ˈbʊkˌkeɪs/ | kitaplık, bibliyotek |
| grocer isim | /ˈɡɹoʊ.səɹ/ | bakkal |
| terrify fiil | /ˈtɛɹɪfaɪ/ | dehşete düşürmek |
| wander fiil | /ˈwɑndɚ/ | gezinmek |
| litter isim | /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ | altlık |
| glue isim | /ɡlu/ | tutkal, yapıştırıcı |
| slap isim | /slæp/ | sille, tokat |
| slam fiil | /ˈslæm/ | çarpmak |
| shelf isim | /ʃɛlf/ | sergen, raf |
| shout fiil | /ʃaʊt/ | bağırmak, haykırmak |
| bucket isim | /ˈbʌkɪt/ | kova |
Duyacağınız deyimsel fiiller
| Kelime | Telaffuz | Anlam |
|---|---|---|
| come out fiil | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | çıkmak |
| look up fiil | /ˌlʊk ˈʌp/ | yukarı bakmak |
| pull over fiil | çekmek, durmak | |
| run over fiil | çiğnemek |
Tekrar etmeye değer cümleler
Videodan, günlük konuşmada yeniden kullanabileceğiniz kısa ve tam cümleler:
- I'll just grab a few things.
- It'll take us all day.
- I'll only be a minute.
- I realise it's not my boyfriend's voice.
- I'm thinking, what's going on?
Dikkat edilecek telaffuzlar
Konuşmacı I'm, don't, I'd gibi kısaltılmış biçimleri 23 kez kullanıyor. Bunları duyduğunuz gibi kısa söyleyin.
- “sh” ve “zh” sesleri: shelf /ʃɛlf/, shout /ʃaʊt/
Türkçe konuşanların zorlandığı sesler:
- /w/ — dudaklar yuvarlak, /v/ değil: wobble /ˈwɑbl̩/, wander /ˈwɑndɚ/
- Kelime başındaki ünsüz kümesi — araya ünlü eklemeyin: drip /ˈdɹɪp/, scarf /skɑːf/, grocer /ˈɡɹoʊ.səɹ/, traumatize /ˈtɹɔ.mə.taɪz/, trousers /ˈtɹaʊzɚz/
- /æ/ — “e”den daha açık: slap /slæp/, slam /ˈslæm/
Bu videoyla nasıl çalışılır
- Videonun tamamını konuşmadan bir kez dinleyin ve bilmediğiniz kelimeleri not edin.
- 0,75× hızla başlayın, cümle cümle tekrar edin ve kolaylaşınca normal hıza dönün.
- Kendinizi kaydedin ve orijinaliyle karşılaştırın; drip, scarf, bookcase 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.