Shadowing Practice: 31 tháng 10, 2026 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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1
After work, I try some street food.
2
The place is full of people.
3
I sit on a small stool and order a bowl of noodles and a glass of iced tea.
4
It smells so good, but it's too hot to eat, so I blow on it.
5
After eating, I wipe my hands.
6
I will come back again.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “31 tháng 10, 2026”. This video has 6 sentences and 57 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:23.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
wipe verb/waɪp/To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.)
stool noun/stuːl/A seat for one person without a back or armrests.
noodle noun/ˈnu.dəl/A string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and…
bowl noun/boʊl/As much as is held by a bowl.
blow verb/bloʊ/To produce an air current.
smell verb/smɛl/To sense a smell or smells.
ice noun/aɪs/Water in frozen (solid) form.
glass noun/ɡlɑːs/An amorphous solid, often transparent substance, usually made by melting silica sand with various additives (for most purposes, a mixture of soda, potash and…

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
come back verbTo return to a place.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionwill come

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like wipe, stool, noodle.

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.

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