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Nearly 1 ,000 years of history in just one performance.
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This is Wun Dắp Hiên Tài, the story of Quốc Tù Giám, from a Royal School to a place open for those with outstanding academic ability.
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And it's about to unfold right behind me.
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We have three main symbols in the film.
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The first is the flock of migratory birds, whose V -shaped formation gradually expands to represent the widening admissions at the Temple of Literature.
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We also use word blogs to reflect its role not only as an educational institution, but also as a place where books were printed and distributed nationwide.
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The final symbol is the school drum, whose sound evokes the image of a school.
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Now the mapping performance we've just seen at Van Miogok Tờ Giám
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or Temple of Ditcher was also one of the highlights of this year's Thang Long Hanoi Festival.
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I think it was quite impressive to look at, but I want to ask Ambassador Zhu Ong,
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what What do you think of the performance and how do you view this approach in bringing Heritage closer to today's audiences?
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I have been in this show not only one time but many times because it really makes me
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moved and I have very different emotion.
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because with the lighting shows I can see the Van Miukku Từ Giám in different way even
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that I have been there with the brain with see the the size only
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but with lighting shows like this digital After a reservation like this,
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it really makes people have very different emotions.
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I am not young people, but even me, I felt excited,
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emotional, moved then I think that the young generation will be more feeling because the young generation always want something new,
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creative and with this one is really creativeness and that's the way that make heritage preservation more and more
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more and more easy to assess.
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And it also helps the people from generation to generation to see it in various ways.
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And I think that's very important for reservation.
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Thank you, Ambassador Dương.
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And now Laura, I'm not sure if you have been to the Temple of Richard and see the 3D mapping,
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but when can we say that contemporary creativity has truly brought heritage back to life, rather than simply giving it a new look?
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Actually, I didn't see yesterday mapping at the Temple of the Church, I would love to,
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but I was lucky to see last April the mapping for the first time for the 120th anniversary of the Hanoi University,
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and it was amazing and it's what Ambassador Zung says, such an emotion to be able to replicate how it was and after to make artistic.
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I was very very impressed and I think it's an amazing technique
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that can reproduce how it was a building in the past
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and as well even like a canvas to put new creative ideas.
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Laura, I think we all agree that with technology we see that the hair change will be coming to life more than ever.
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It's amazing.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 37 sentences and 632 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:18. The speaker talks at a steady 119 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| heritage noun | /ˈhɛɹ.ɪ.tɪd͡ʒ/ | An inheritance; property that may be inherited. |
| emotion noun | /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/ | A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data. |
| symbol noun | /ˈsɪmbəl/ | A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object. |
| reservation noun | /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/ | The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back. |
| impressive adjective | /ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/ | Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress. |
| technique noun | /tɛkˈniːk/ | The practical aspects of a given art, occupation etc.; formal requirements. |
| institution noun | /ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/ | A long-established organization or type of organization, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work. |
| reflect verb | /ɹɪˈflɛkt/ | To bend back (light, etc.) from a surface. |
| expand verb | /ɪkˈspænd/ | To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open. |
| gradually adverb | /ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuəli/ | In a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly. |
| highlight verb | /ˈhaɪˌlaɪt/ | To make prominent; emphasize. |
| artistic adjective | /ɑɹˈtɪs.tɪk/ | Having or revealing creative skill. |
| drum noun | /ˈdɹʌm/ | A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone. |
| assess verb | /əˈsɛs/ | To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate; to estimate. |
| nationwide adjective | /ˌneɪ.ʃənˈwaɪd/ | Extending throughout an entire nation. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as didn't, I'm, we've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, institution /ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/, nationwide /ˌneɪ.ʃənˈwaɪd/, preservation /ˌpɹɛz.əˈveɪ.ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, institution /ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/, creativity /kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/, preservation /ˌpɹɛz.əˈveɪ.ʃən/, creativeness /kɹiˈeɪtɪvnəs/
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 heritage, emotion, symbol.
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.