Shadowing Practice: BÀ NỘI THẬT ĐÁNG SỢ / Xin Chào Jadoo - Learn English Speaking with Video

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I'm gonna do this one.
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Even when you're hungry, you should be interested in the class.
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Go to the next class and go to the next class.
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Yes.
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My mother, my mother was so happy.
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Why did you do that?
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My mother went to school with me.
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My mother went to the next class.
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My mother went to the next class.
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Oh, my boy, my boy is a big fan of my life.
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Yes, my boy is a big fan.
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I'm going to go.
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My boy is a big fan.
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I'm not eating more.
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I'm not eating more.
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I'm not eating more.
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My boy, my boy can eat the cake that you can eat?
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I'm going to answer my boy.
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My boy is eating all the day.
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Yes, I'm going to eat.
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Wow, this is the cake that I love.
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But it's really nice.
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Wow.
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Wow.
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That's what you do with the cake.
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You can hear what you do with the cake.
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You can eat cake.
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But you can eat cake before you eat it.
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That's not good.
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You can eat it.
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You can eat it.
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We'll check out how many of you can see in the chéns of Chadou.
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1, 2, 3, 4...
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Chadou, chéns con còn nhiều quá.
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Con có chắc là con đã ăn xong buổi tối chưa?
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Đó chỉ là...
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Con vẫn còn nhỏ.
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Phải cố gắng thay đổi để không thành một thói quen sâu.
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Các con có thể ăn bánh để tráng miệng sau khi ăn xong buổi tối có được không?
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Dạ được.
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Oh, but I can't eat everything in my mouth.
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If you want to eat everything in my mouth, I can eat all the bread.
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Oh, my parents always say that I can eat everything in my mouth.
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That's what I want to do now!
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If you want me to eat everything you want!
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I'm not going to eat!
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Oh, Chado!
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I'm not going to do this!
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Sadu, I'm not going to tell you about this.
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I'll tell you about it.
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And I'll give you some more.
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Why?
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I don't want to give you my hand.
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I don't want to give you my hand.
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But if you don't eat all the things in your hand, you'll see you in your hand.
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Minji, you have a soup soup.
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That's the food that I like most.
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Why?
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Because you eat with me.
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I'm not going to eat the cake.
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You are the one who is the best of my friend.
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I'm going to go home.
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My mother said she didn't eat the cake.
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Oh, my God!
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My baby is still eating.
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What's wrong with my baby?
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My baby is too bad.
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My baby doesn't like eating anything.
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I can't let this happen.
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What do you want?
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I hope you will be happy.
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Thank you.
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My eyes are so good.
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I'm so good.
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I'm so good.
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I'm so good.
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Why?
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You're the famous singer.
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I'm so good.
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Why not?
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If you're looking for something, you're going to see something.
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You're going to see something.
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Oh That's
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right!
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You can see this will have a happy heart and heartache.
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Your sister is dead!
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Aaaaaah!
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The camera is dead!
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You're dead!
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You're dead!
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You're dead!
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You're dead!
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My child of my father is all What's wrong?
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The robot K My son is not My son is not My son is not My son is not Why?
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Shadow He will turn the TV for my son
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If you want to become a good girl You have to hear your voice
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The robot K The robot K Is not is Okay,
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so you can get your team my wife She can't be
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able to try my final with my girl's girl She can see how she can be How did she know about me?
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What are you doing?
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We'll be back We'll be back We'll be back We'll be back She can't look at my eyes
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when she has a child that's not a way to cry I'm not sure that my legs will be useful.
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I'm not a man, so I'm not a man.
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Chajado, sit down!
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I don't like it!
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I'll find out my friends.
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I'm going to go!
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You're already there!
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You're probably going to go to the first place.
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I I I
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I I I I'm not going to go home anymore.
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Why did you not come back?
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Because there's a lot of people who are not going home.
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Sadu, I really hate you.
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I'm not going to go home anymore.
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Sadu...
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I'm not going to do that.
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It's because I'm not going to do that.
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I'm going to sleep.
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I'm not sure.
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I'll sleep before.
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I'm so tired.
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Mẹ ơi, bà đâu rồi mẹ?
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Bà con đã đưa bà ra ga rồi, con cần tìm bà có chuyện gì không con?
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Dạ ga, bà thật sự sẽ về hả mẹ?
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Yeah, tự do rồi!
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Nghe tin bà đi về mà con vui tới như vậy luôn hả con?
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Dạ phải, con sẽ không bị càm ràm và muốn coi gì cũng được.
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Con biết sao bà nội nghiêm khắc như vậy hay không?
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Đó là vì bà của con từng là giáo viên dạy lễ nghi trong suốt một thời gian rất dài.
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Bà nội từng là một giáo viên dạy lễ nghi hả mẹ?
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Mẹ nói xảo con làm gì Tuy nhìn bề ngoài bà
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nội hơi đáng sợ Nhưng con nên biết là bà nội thương con nhiều như thế nào Hề, không phải như vậy đâu Mấy đứa nhóc của con chỉ
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nghĩ rằng ai thích mình Thì mới ủng hộ cho mình có đúng vậy không?
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Nhưng khi con ra đời Bà nội là người đầu tiên
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đến bệnh viện thăm con Ôm con trong tay và bà còn vui tới mức nhảy chân sáo nữa kìa
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Bà đã nhảy chân sáo luôn hả mẹ?
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Bà của con không quá giỏi trong việc bày tỏ cảm xúc so I can't be able to see my face.
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But I know that I really love my face.
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Yesterday, my mother was a good day.
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My mother was a good day to see my face.
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So don't keep my mind thinking that I really hate my face.
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I don't want to see my face.
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Why?
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Why do I do that?
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I need to sleep.
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I've eaten so much.
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I'm not going to do anything else.
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I'm not going to do anything else.
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My sister!

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “BÀ NỘI THẬT ĐÁNG SỢ / Xin Chào Jadoo”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: con, eat, cake, boy, mother. This video has 149 sentences and 1187 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:20. The speaker talks at a steady 115 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 60% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 25 of its 149 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
robot noun/ˈɹoʊ.bɑt/An intelligent mechanical being designed to look like a human or other creature, and usually made from metal.
soup noun/sup/Any of various dishes commonly made by combining liquids, such as water or stock, with other ingredients, such as meat and vegetables, that contribute the food…
hungry adjective/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
shadow noun/ˈʃædəʊ̯/A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
heartache noun/ˈhɑːteɪk/Emotional distress or pain, often caused by a loved one or their absence.
cake noun/keɪk/A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.
leg noun/ˈlɛɡ/A limb or appendage that an animal uses for support or locomotion on land.
singer noun/ˈsɪŋ.ɚ/A person who sings, often professionally.
bread noun/brɛd/A foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals.
mouth noun/maʊθ/The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
sister noun/ˈsɪs.tɚ/A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.
yesterday noun/ˈjɛstɹdeɪ/The day immediately before today; one day ago.
camera noun/ˈkæməɹə/A device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs.
famous adjective/ˈfeɪ.məs/Well known.
useful adjective/ˈjuːsfəl/Having a practical or beneficial use.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
check out verbTo record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
come back verbTo return to a place.
find out verbTo discover, as by asking or investigating.
sit down verbTo assume a sitting position from a standing position.

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • Why did you do that?
  • What's wrong with my baby?
  • Why did you not come back?
  • Mẹ ơi, bà đâu rồi mẹ?
  • Why do I do that?

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thingone who is · people who are
Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see cominggonna do · I'm going to go · I'm going to answer
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionWe'll check · I'll tell · I'll give
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around nowI'm not eating · is eating · is still eating

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 65 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

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 robot, soup, hungry.

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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