Shadowing Practice: 16/10 try again - Learn English Speaking with Video
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As the city expands, urban rail is expected to ease traffic congestion and bring home workplace and new development and that closer together.
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Our story is in Ho Chi Minh City where the major light one is changing the rhythm of urban movements.
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Although it still takes Ming Sun a considerable amount of time to travel from her home in Dong Nai to the station,
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she now enjoys more comfortable and flexible daily commute to to make sure like no one.
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And as public transport continues to bridge geographical gap, living far away is becoming increasingly viable.
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With better infrastructure, people can live far away and enjoy a more comfortable lifestyle.
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However, for metro service, to become part of daily life, fast trains alone are not enough.
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Commuters also need convenient access to the station, with feeder bus parking facilities and suitable train spot options.
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Young people tend to live farther away,
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and also they often know where to park their motorbikes at major stations, which is inconvenient.
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Ho Chi Minh City aims to develop a wider urban rail
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network with around 255 km of track across 8 lines targeted for completion by 2030.
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We have special mechanisms for urban rail projects including exceptions from investment policy approval,
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direct contractor appointments, and policies on construction materials, waste disposal, and site clearance.
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The measure helped speed up procedures and bring projects to the groundbreaking state sooner.
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Following the murder, Hoshimi city has been planning to bring together more residents,
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industrial and service areas, as well as transport hubs.
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This calls for better integrated infrastructure, with the measure playing a key role not only in daily commuting,
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but also in shaping more polycentric cities.
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The city's expansion, following the murder of localities,
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poses new challenges for infrastructure connectivity and urban development.
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At the same time, it offers an opportunity to rethink the city's overall planning for the years ahead.
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It developed quickly as an integrated network.
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The metro system could shorten travel time.
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It's planned options for living and working and eased pressure on the city center.
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The metro would then become more than a means of transport.
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It will have shaped the future of Ho Chi Minh City.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “16/10 try again”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: urban, Minh, Chi, metro, rail. This video has 27 sentences and 364 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:05. The speaker talks at a steady 118 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| infrastructure noun | /ˈɪnfɹəˌstɹʌkt͡ʃə/ | An underlying base or foundation for a building, organization, or system. |
| rail noun | /ɹeɪ(ə)l/ | A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing. |
| metro noun | /ˈmɛtɹoʊ/ | A rapid transit rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally underground and serving a metropolitan area. |
| ease verb | /iz/ | To free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc. |
| integrate verb | /ˈɪn.tɪ.ɡɹeɪt/ | To include as a constituent part or functionality. |
| commute verb | /kəˈmjuːt/ | To exchange substantially; to abate but not abolish completely, a penalty, obligation, or payment in return for a great, single thing or an aggregate; to cash… |
| procedure noun | /pɹəˈsiː.d͡ʒə/ | A particular method for performing a task. |
| increasingly adverb | Increasing in amount or intensity. | |
| resident noun | /ˈɹɛzɪdənt/ | A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area. |
| suitable adjective | [ˈsjuː.tə.bɫ̩] | Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion. |
| exception noun | /əkˈsɛpʃən/ | The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule. |
| expand verb | /ɪkˈspænd/ | To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open. |
| lifestyle noun | /ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/ | A style of living that reflects the attitudes and values of a person or group. |
| mechanism noun | /ˈmɛk.ə.nɪ.zəm/ | Any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power. |
| considerable adjective | /kənˈsɪdəɹəbl̩/ | Significant; worth considering. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| bring together verb | To cause people to do something together; to bring about togetherness. | |
| speed up verb | /spiːdˈʌp/ | To accelerate; to increase speed. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “th” sounds: rhythm /ˈɹɪð.əm/, rethink /ɹiːˈθɪŋk/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: exception /əkˈsɛpʃən/, completion /kəmˈpliː.ʃən/, shorten /ˈʃɔɹtn̩/
- Long words — get the stress right: infrastructure /ˈɪnfɹəˌstɹʌkt͡ʃə/, mechanism /ˈmɛk.ə.nɪ.zəm/, considerable /kənˈsɪdəɹəbl̩/, locality /loʊˈkæl.ɪ.ti/, inconvenient /ˌɪn.kənˈviːni.ənt/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like infrastructure, rail, metro.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.