Shadowing Practice: Ninh Binh, Vietnam - A QUICK Traveller's Guide (2026) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Welcome to Ninh Binh.
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In the next five minutes,
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I'll break down everything you need to know before traveling.
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If you want a full experience,
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check out the complete video in the description below.
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Ninh Binh is a relatively unknown tourist destination in North Vietnam.
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It's famous for its picturesque river tours,
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limestone caves, ancient temples, and mystical mountains.
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Travellers can expect a calm and peaceful stay amongst the surrounding surreal landscape.
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Overall, you'll want to spend three full days here to explore it properly.
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It's situated approximately 100km south of Hanoi and can be reached either by train or minibus.
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I personally recommend the train for a safer and more pleasant journey.
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Tickets are sold online or at Hanoi Station.
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After a two-hour journey, the train stops at Ninbin Station in Hualu City,
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But you won't be staying here.
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You'll want to head over to the Tam Kok,
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Trang An region, since this is where most of the action occurs.
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Tam Kok town is a tourist hotspot,
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offering a wide variety of restaurants,
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hotels, and all the usual amenities tourists need.
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It's quite busy, with lots of local activity,
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but by no means a party town.
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Alternatively, you can choose to stay in the countryside, in Trang An.
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Most of the accommodation here are homestays or eco resorts.
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It's much more peaceful and you're surrounded by the stunning Trang An UNESCO World Heritage Site,
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but it comes at the cost of convenience.
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I personally stayed one night at the Lotus Fields homestay in Trang An,
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which was exceptionally peaceful and restorative.
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I highly recommend it.
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The following nights I headed over to a cheap hotel in Tam Kok,
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which was good but unremarkable.
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However, I thoroughly enjoyed the easy access to nearby cafes,
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restaurants and convenience stores.
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Traveling around Ninh Binh is straightforward.
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Almost all of the hotels or homestays provide both motorcycles
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and bicycles typically for a hundred thousand
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and fifty thousand dong per day respectively the attractions are all
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located fairly close together as well plus the extremely flat topography makes for easy cycling
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and
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if you do want to venture further out there's always grab
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now let's look at the attractions this is not an exhaustive list
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but only the main ones if you want a more insightful guide then check out my interactive PDF in the description.
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I've also linked exact attraction locations since Google usually gets it wrong.
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The Trang An and Tam Kok boat tours are the two main tours that operate in the region.
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Trang An is the official tour,
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taking you on a three-hour journey through the World Heritage site.
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There are three circuits to choose from,
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each offering something different, and boats will only leave when there are three or four people aboard.
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The boat makes stops on secluded islands where you can get off and explore,
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and there are also toilets and refreshments on each island.
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Overall, the tour is well run and highly polished.
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The Tamgok boat tour is located right in the center of town.
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The landscape is much more open with rice fields and local activity along the riverbanks.
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The tour doesn't make any stops and takes you there and back rather than on a circuit.
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There's also a lot of reports of hawking and tip demands
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and it's overall less of a polished experience though it is getting better.
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Unless you want any of the following then I'd choose a Trang-an boat tour.
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Next is the Hangmu viewpoint located just a few minutes north of Tam Kok.
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It's a 500 step climb to a peak topped with a dragon statue offering panoramic views of the surrounding landscape.
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There are actually two peaks totaling 750 steps.
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The path splits halfway up,
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the left path going to the dragon and the right path going to a lower viewpoint.
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The climb itself is quite challenging since the steps are steep,
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uneven and often wet.
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There's also a small store selling refreshments halfway up.
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At the base of the mountain you can relax in a Vietnamese garden,
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lotus fields and restaurant as well as explore some caves.
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Toilets are also at the base,
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there aren't any on the mountain.
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Next is Bik Dong Pagoda,
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just a few minutes west of Tam Kok.
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It's a set of three beautiful pagodas built into a limestone mountain.
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There's a small hike up the mountain and through a cave to reach the upper tier.
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There are no toilets inside but there is a free one just through here.
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Also women must dress moderately when inside.
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Overall it's a short but pleasant addition to an itinerary,
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especially if you like photography.
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Finally, Bidin Pagoda.
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It's quite far from Tamcock so you might want to take a grab.
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Inside is a monumental complex of pagodas,
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temples and courtyards, as well as the famous Bao Tian Stupa.
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It's a modern construction built upon a pre-existing ancient site,
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which is located at the south of the complex.
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You'll want to head to the car park first,
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then take a shuttle ride to the main entrance gate.
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I'd recommend walking all the way to the top first to
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see the ancient sites then hitting the modern sites on the way down this place is enormous
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and you need at least half a day to explore it properly inside there are plenty of toilets
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and refreshments and even a restaurant and hotel though the restaurant has pretty bad reviews
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despite its lack of antiquity i found this place extremely impressive
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and i think it's well worth a visit that's nimbin in
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five minutes for a more detailed guide you can check out my full video in the description.
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Alternatively, if you're heading to Ninbin then I've put together a curated Ninbin travel guide.
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It's not free but I promise the information inside will save you more money than the cost of the guide itself.
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It's an interactive pdf so you can easily navigate between pages.
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It's got convenient links to exact attraction locations,
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toilet locations, choosing the right time to travel,
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hotels, cheapest ATMs, best convenience stores and restaurants,
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as well as a bunch of attractions that tourists usually miss
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and advice that will save you a hell of a lot of stress.
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I hope this video helps you.
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Thanks for watching.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Este vídeo tiene 102 frases y 1055 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 5:55. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 178 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. Solo el 75 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
15 palabras menos comunes del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
- toilet /ˈtɔɪ.lət/ (sustantivo) — baño, inodoro. A room, enclosed area or single-purpose building containing a fixture or fixtures used for urination and defecation; a bathroom or water closet.
- attraction /əˈtɹækʃn̩/ (sustantivo) — atracción. The tendency to attract.
- explore /ɪkˈsploɹ/ (verbo) — explorar. To examine or investigate something systematically.
- locate /ˈloʊˌkeɪt/ (verbo) — ubicar, colocar. To place; to set in a particular spot or position.
- landscape /ˈlan(d)skeɪp/ (sustantivo) — paisaje, terrazo. A portion of land or territory as defined by its landform, its geographical (and architectural) features.
- cave /keɪv/ (sustantivo) — cueva, gruta. A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.
- convenience /kənˈvinjəns/ (sustantivo) — conveniencia. The quality of being convenient.
- surround /səˈɹaʊnd/ (verbo) — envolver, cercar. To encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions.
- temple /ˈtɛm.pl̩/ (sustantivo) — templo. A house of worship dedicated to a polytheistic faith.
- dragon /ˈdɹæɡən/ (sustantivo) — dragón, guiverno. In European mythologies, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a lizard-like body, often a…
- polish /ˈpɑ.lɪʃ/ (verbo) — pulir, acicalar. To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.
- climb /ˈklaɪ̯m/ (verbo) — escalar, subir. To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending).
- pleasant /ˈplɛz.ənt/ (adjetivo) — placentero, placible. Giving pleasure; pleasing in manner.
- halfway /ˌhæfˈweɪ/ (adverbio) — a mediados, a mitad de. Half of the way between two points.
- interactive /ˌɪn.tɚˈæk.tɪv/ (adjetivo) — interactivo. Interacting with or communicating with and reacting to each other; influencing or having an effect on each other; acting or capable of acting on each other or…
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
- check out (verbo) — investigar, chequear. To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
- break down (verbo) — descomponerse, averiarse. To stop functioning.
- get off (verbo) — bajarse. To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it.
- look at (verbo) — mirar, funar. To observe or watch.
- put together (verbo) — construir, elaborar. To assemble, construct, build, or formulate.
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 13 contracciones y formas reducidas, como you'll, I'd, I've. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: attraction /əˈtɹækʃn̩/, polish /ˈpɑ.lɪʃ/, destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/, accommodation /əˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/, shuttle /ˈʃʌtəl/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: interactive /ˌɪn.tɚˈæk.tɪv/, alternatively /ɔlˈtɝ.nə.tɪv.li/, photography /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fi/, respectively /ɹɪˈspɛktɪvli/, destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como toilet, attraction, explore.
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
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| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | can be reached · are sold · is located |
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | I've also linked · I've put |
¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.