Shadowing Practice: Why Boredom is Good For You - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Part of this video was sponsored by LastPass. Stick around to the end for a word from our sponsor.
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In a recent study participants were placed in a room for between 6 and 15 minutes.
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They were given nothing except a button that they knew would shock them if they pressed it.
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They were asked to entertain themselves with their thoughts, but they could self administer the shock if they so chose.
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So what happened?
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Well, 25% of women and 67% of men shocked themselves.
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This is despite the fact that they had previously told the experimenters that they would pay money to avoid the shock.
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Apparently they'd rather experience physical pain than just be bored; to have nothing to keep them occupied but their thoughts.
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But they are not alone.
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Around 95% of American adults report participating in some leisure activities over the past 24 hours.
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But only 17% say they spent any time at all just relaxing and thinking, because that apparently is boring, and being bored is unpleasant.
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So what is boredom? Well contrary to popular belief, it's not when you have absolutely nothing to do.
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It's just when none of the options you have available to you appeal to you.
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Boredom is characterized by a lack of concentration, restlessness, but also feeling lethargic.
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It's really a state of being underwhelmed.
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And there are now more ways than ever to avoid boredom.
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With Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, not to mention my chronic news I have waiting in line, sitting in a coffee shop, stopped at a traffic light.
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Many people reach for their phones to stave off boredom, and nowhere is sacred.
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Do you ever just let yourself be bored?
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No, no, I generally don't.
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But are we losing anything by avoiding boredom?
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Well, scientific research says yes, and what we're losing is important.
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When you're bored your mind wanders.
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That's only natural.
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The state of boredom is one where your attention is not focused on anything in particular.
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Researchers have shown this mind wandering is useful for creativity.
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They gave study participants a random boring task. The most boring one: reading the phone book.
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Then, they asked participants to be creative; generate as many ideas as they could for what you could do with a plastic cup.
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Those in the most boring read the phone book condition generated the most creative solutions compared to less bored controls.
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A major reason many researchers suspect that we experience boredom is because it gives you an indicator of your current state.
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I mean, if you find yourself feeling bored, you know something about that situation isn't working for you.
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Let me ask you this. When you're in class and you're a bit bored do you ever just pull out your phone and have a look at stuff?
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Yeah. All the time.
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So the paradox of boredom is that it makes you feel tired, sluggish and just disinterested.
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But it may actually spur you to action. It may get you to make changes that would be positive for your life.
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And changes like getting this guy's legs out of my face. That would be perfect.
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In the absence of boredom, one would remain trapped in unfulfilling situations and miss out on many emotionally, cognitively and socially rewarding experiences.
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Boredom is both a warning that we're not doing what we want to be doing, and a push that motivates us to switch goals and projects.
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Studies have also shown that boredom may make you more altruistic.
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Perhaps the acute sense of aimlessness you experience when you're bored gets out of control, and makes you question what you're doing with your life as a whole.
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But the silver lining is that it may trigger you to think about others and what you can do to help them.
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And that provides an immediate and concrete purpose to a life that might momentarily feel like it's lacking one.
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You know, studies designed to induce boredom have shown that more bored participants are more likely to donate to charity, or to give blood.
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Can I ask what led you to donate blood today?
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I had free time in my hands. You know, just, waiting for 2 hours, an hour and a half or so.
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So apparently the opportunity to do meaningful, even if unpleasant activities have more value if you're bored than if you're not.
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Similarly, this aimless state seems to cultivate thoughts about what you want to do with your life.
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To think of your life as a story and consider where you want it to go in the future.
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This is called autobiographical planning.
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When given tasks that only use a fraction of mental capacity, study participants frequently thought of the future and their plans for it.
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In this way being bored is essential for goal-setting.
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If your brain is always consumed with other stimuli, you'll rarely ponder the bigger picture and set long-term goals for yourself and consider how to achieve them.
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Does a phone get rid of your boredom?
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Yeah, actually, thinking about it, it does.
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So every time you're waiting for something, you have a decision to make which seems like a tiny one.
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Pull out your phone for a few seconds or minutes, or just be bored; experience only your thoughts.
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It seems like an insignificant decision.
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And if you don't give it much thought the obvious action is to see what's new on your app of choice And in making that decision you are alleviating a moment of boredom.
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But you are also likely making yourself less creative, less altruistic, less likely to assess your current state and less likely to set goals for your future.
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In short, you are the real world example of someone shocking themselves to avoid the unpleasantness of boredom.
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Except in your case, the pain goes much deeper to the very nature of who you are, and who you will become.
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So think carefully before pressing that button.
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So, being bored is apparently something our brains need to do.
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Something our brains don't need to do, is remember lots of random passwords.
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Which is why the sponsor of this video is LastPass.
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LastPass is a password manager that offers unlimited password storage plus free sync across all your devices, and password breach alerts.
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That way you never have to remember another password or write it down, look for one, forget your passwords, reset them.
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All of that hassle is just pushed aside and you can put your passwords on autopilot with LastPass.
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And that way you can free up your valuable brain space for just being bored and thinking about your life rather than remembering your passwords.
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Now, LastPass has multi-factor authentication which is super important because it keeps your accounts secure.
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It also interfaces with Microsoft and Yubikey's multi-factor authentication.
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And one feature I love about LastPass is it allows you to share, safely and securely, your passwords with other people who may need them for certain accounts.
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That's a very handy feature.
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So if you want to check out LastPass, click on the link in the description.
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Bu dersin kelimeleri ve konuşma notları
Bu B2 seviyesindeki konuşma dersi “Why Boredom is Good For You” videosuna dayanıyor. En çok tekrarlanan kelimeler: boredom, bored, password, Lastpass, participants. Bu videoda gölgeleme çalışması için 74 cümle ve 1183 kelime var. Konuşma bölümü 7:20 sürüyor. Konuşmacı dakikada yaklaşık 161 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 15 kelime, telaffuzu ve anlamıyla:
| Kelime | Telaffuz | Anlam |
|---|---|---|
| bore fiil | /boɹ/ | burgulamak |
| boredom isim | /ˈbɔɹ.dəm/ | can sıkıntısı, bunaltı |
| password isim | /ˈpæs.wɜɹd/ | parola, şifre |
| participant isim | /pɑːɹˈtɪsəpənt/ | katılımcı, iştirakçı |
| altruistic sıfat | /ˌæl.tɹuˈɪs.tɪk/ | özgecil |
| authentication isim | /ɔːˌθɛntɪˈkeɪʃn̩/ | kimlik doğrulama, kimlik kanıtlama |
| wander fiil | /ˈwɑndɚ/ | gezinmek |
| unpleasant sıfat | /ʌnˈplɛzn̩t/ | sevimsiz, nahoş |
| researcher isim | /ˈɹiˌsɝ.t͡ʃɚ/ | araştırmacı, araştırıcı |
| donate fiil | /ˈdoʊˌneɪt/ | bağışlamak, ihsan etmek |
| aimless sıfat | /ˈeɪm.ləs/ | amaçsız |
| aimlessness isim | amaçsızlık | |
| autopilot isim | /ˈɔtoʊˌpaɪlət/ | otopilot |
| characterize fiil | /ˈkɛɹəktəɹaɪz/ | karakterize etmek |
| lethargic sıfat | /ləˈθɑɹd͡ʒɪk/ | uyuz |
Duyacağınız deyimsel fiiller
| Kelime | Anlam |
|---|---|
| check out fiil | gözden geçirmek |
Tekrar etmeye değer cümleler
Videodan, günlük konuşmada yeniden kullanabileceğiniz kısa ve tam cümleler:
- Do you ever just let yourself be bored?
- No, no, I generally don't.
- When you're bored your mind wanders.
- Can I ask what led you to donate blood today?
- Does a phone get rid of your boredom?
Bu videodaki dil bilgisi
Konuşmacının en çok kullandığı yapılar, videodaki sözcüklerin aynısıyla:
| Yapı | Videoda |
|---|---|
| Edilgen yapı be + fiilin üçüncü hâli — kimin yaptığı değil, ne olduğu önemli | was sponsored · were placed · were given |
| Present perfect have/has + fiilin üçüncü hâli — geçmişte olan ama şimdi de önemli olan bir eylem | have shown · have also shown |
| İlgi cümlecikleri who / which + cümle — bir kişi ya da şey hakkında ek bilgi | authentication which is · people who may |
Dikkat edilecek telaffuzlar
Konuşmacı you're, don't, we're gibi kısaltılmış biçimleri 16 kez kullanıyor. Bunları duyduğunuz gibi kısa söyleyin.
- “th” sesleri: authentication /ɔːˌθɛntɪˈkeɪʃn̩/, lethargic /ləˈθɑɹd͡ʒɪk/
- “sh” ve “zh” sesleri: authentication /ɔːˌθɛntɪˈkeɪʃn̩/, sluggish /ˈslʌɡɪʃ/, leisure /ˈlɛʒə(ɹ)/, socially /ˈsoʊʃəli/, fraction /ˈfɹæk.ʃən/
- Uzun kelimeler — vurguyu doğru yere koyun: participant /pɑːɹˈtɪsəpənt/, altruistic /ˌæl.tɹuˈɪs.tɪk/, authentication /ɔːˌθɛntɪˈkeɪʃn̩/, autobiographical /ˌɑtoʊˌbaɪəˈɡɹæfəkəl/, autopilot /ˈɔtoʊˌpaɪlət/
Türkçe konuşanların zorlandığı sesler:
- /w/ — dudaklar yuvarlak, /v/ değil: password /ˈpæs.wɜɹd/, wander /ˈwɑndɚ/
- Kelime başındaki ünsüz kümesi — araya ünlü eklemeyin: sponsor /ˈspɒn.səː/, sluggish /ˈslʌɡɪʃ/, spur /spɝ/, stimulus /ˈstɪm.jə.ləs/, fraction /ˈfɹæk.ʃən/
- /æ/ — “e”den daha açık: password /ˈpæs.wɜɹd/, altruistic /ˌæl.tɹuˈɪs.tɪk/, autobiographical /ˌɑtoʊˌbaɪəˈɡɹæfəkəl/, hassle /ˈhæsl̩/, paradox /ˈpæ.ɹəˌdɒks/
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; bore, boredom, password 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.