Shadowing Practice: You absolutely have to know this expression in English! 🧠🚫 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Today I'm going to teach you one expression, just one, because I want you to memorize it and start using it every time you speak English.
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This expression is extremely useful and native speakers use it all the time.
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Every day we come across something that is very easy or obvious to do or understand.
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You don't even need to think about it.
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It's obvious that water is wet,
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then the sun So when you don't have to consider something for a long time,
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it's just because it's a no -brainer.
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It's a no -brainer that you will improve your English if you follow me here.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “You absolutely have to know this expression in English! 🧠🚫”. This video has 8 sentences and 106 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:40. The speaker talks at a natural 157 words per minute, close to everyday conversation.

Key vocabulary in this video

11 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
brainer noun/bɹeɪ.nə(ɹ)/someone with a certain type of brain
memorize verb/ˈmɛm.əˌɹaɪ̯z/To fully learn so as to have entirely available to the memory; to learn by heart, commit to memory.
obvious adjective/ˈɑb.vi.əs/Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory.
expression noun/əkˈspɹɛʃ.n̩/The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.
native adjective/ˈneɪtɪv/Belonging to one by birth or ancestry.
teach verb/ˈtiːt͡ʃ/To pass on knowledge to.
speaker noun/ˈspikɚ/One who speaks.
consider verb/kənˈsɪd.ə/To think about seriously.
extremely adverb/ɪksˈtɹimli/To an extreme degree.
improve verb/ɪmˈpɹuːv/To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).
useful adjective/ˈjuːsfəl/Having a practical or beneficial use.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
come across verbTo change sides; to cross over to work for the opposition.

Bu videodaki dil bilgisi

Konuşmacının en çok kullandığı yapılar, videodaki sözcüklerin aynısıyla:

YapıVideoda
Fiil + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — ardından -ing biçimi gelen fiillerconsider something
Zorunluluk: must / have to / need to bir şeyin gerekli olduğunu söylemekneed to think · have to consider
“going to” ile gelecek be going to + fiil — bir plan ya da olacağı belli olan bir şeyI'm going to teach
“will” ile gelecek will + fiil — bir karar, söz ya da tahminwill improve

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

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 brainer, memorize, obvious.

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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