Shadowing Practice: 6 tháng 11, 2026 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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I'm a couple right now.
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That's why I get nervous whenever you come close.
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Now that we are officially a couple, I feel we should express our feelings.
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Can I come closer to you?
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I would like that. Is there a problem?
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Do you feel uncomfortable when I touch you?
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No, not at all.
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But if it bothers you, then I am sorry.
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So how should couples behave then?
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You see, it's just that I am dating for the first time, that's why.
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Do you know anything about this?
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Walking around holding hands.
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I always hold your hand anyway.
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Spending as much time together as possible.
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That's what we do every day.
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But now I feel like we were acting like a couple even before we officially started dating.
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I hadn't even thought about that.
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I wanted you to be attracted to me.
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That's why I was trying to get your attention.
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Shall we do this?
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Let's not think about what other couples do.
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Let's stay as we were before and try and...
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To always be together will be enough.
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Let's see what happens next.
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What do you think?
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Well said.
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So let's do one thing.
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I will do everything I used to do before.
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But now I will do those things with more love.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “6 tháng 11, 2026”. This video has 29 sentences and 215 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:34. The speaker talks at a steady 137 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 7 of its 29 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
bother verb/ˈbɑðɚ/To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
attract verb/əˈtɹækt/To pull toward without touching.
uncomfortable adjective/ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/Not comfortable; causing discomfort.
behave verb/bɪˈheɪv/To conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way; to conform.
officially adverb/əˈfɪʃ.(ə.)li/In an official manner; according to official rules or regulations.
express verb/ɪkˈspɹɛs/To convey or communicate; to make known or explicit.
whenever/wəˈnɛvɚ/At any time that.
spend verb/spɪnd/To pay out (money).
anyway adverb/ˈɛniweɪ/Regardless; anyhow.
touch verb/tʌt͡ʃ/To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
walk around verbTo walk with no planned destination; to meander.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • I'm a couple right now.
  • That's why I get nervous whenever you come close.
  • Can I come closer to you?
  • Do you feel uncomfortable when I touch you?
  • Do you know anything about this?

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the pastwere acting · was trying
Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good ideashould express · should couples behave
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionwill be · will do

Pronunciation to watch

  • Long words — get the stress right: uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, officially /əˈfɪʃ.(ə.)li/

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 bother, attract, uncomfortable.

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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