Shadowing Practice: Bài 10 - Nấu Súp Mang Đi Làm - Learn English Speaking with Video
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So Sarah, I see you eat soup every day at work.
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Why are you eating soup every day?
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That's because I love to cook soup.
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So you make the soup?
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Yes, it's very easy to make.
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So you cook it and then you just bring it to work every day?
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Yeah, I just make a lot on Monday and then I bring it to work every day of the week.
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Oh, nice.
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So how do you make the soup?
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What's your secret?
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Well, I like to cook very easy, so I buy meat that's already cut up,
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usually chicken, and then some rice, usually brown rice, and water until it boils and add some seasoning.
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Okay, so you say the water boils, so as soon as the water boils, that's when you put in all the ingredients?
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Yes, that's right.
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So you don't put in the ingredients before the water boils?
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No, I guess it's just easier for salt and pepper, maybe some garlic, and depending on the type of soup,
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either maybe some soy sauce or lemon juice.
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Okay, do you put in the flavoring after you put in the ingredients or before you put in the ingredients?
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Maybe after, but usually right about all at the same time.
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So I just put everything in at one time.
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And then after you cook the soup, do you put the soup in the refrigerator?
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Do you let it sit outside?
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I usually eat some right then.
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And I also put it in containers for the week.
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but I let it sit in the containers out on the counter for a while for it to cool
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before I put it in the refrigerator.
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All right.
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And so you don't put it in the refrigerator until it is cool?
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Until it's about room temperature.
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Okay.
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Yeah.
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Nice.
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And then how do you heat it up?
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Do you heat it up in a pot or do you heat it up in the microwave?
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In the microwave.
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It's the easiest.
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Yeah.
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Nice.
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So you make enough for five meals?
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Maybe.
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Sometimes.
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if I think I will get tired of eating it during
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the week then maybe I'll just make enough for three
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or four meals but if it's some kind
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that I think is really delicious and I know I'll want to eat it every day then I'll make a lot
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well if that happens when you make the soup you can make it for six
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or seven and give me a bowl okay I'll do that next time oh great thanks
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Bài 10 - Nấu Súp Mang Đi Làm”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: soup, boils, ingredients, cook, usually. This video has 47 sentences and 428 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:29. The speaker talks at a natural 173 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 14 of its 47 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 14 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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… |
| boil verb | /bɔɪ(ə)l/ | To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas. |
| ingredient noun | /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/ | One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food. |
| refrigerator noun | /ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒ.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ/ | A household or commercial appliance used for keeping food fresh by refrigeration (short form fridge). |
| meal noun | /ˈmiːl/ | Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity. |
| container noun | /kənˈteɪ.nəɹ/ | An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported. |
| microwave noun | /ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌweɪv/ | An electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves. |
| juice noun | /d͡ʒuːs/ | A liquid made from plant, especially fruit. |
| delicious adjective | /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ | Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty. |
| depend verb | /dɪˈpɛnd/ | To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition |
| pepper noun | /ˈpɛp.ə/ | A plant of the family Piperaceae. |
| lemon noun | /ˈlɛmən/ | A yellowish citrus fruit. |
| flavor noun | /ˈfleɪvə/ | The quality produced by the sensation of taste or, especially, of taste and smell in combined effect. |
| garlic noun | /ˈɡɑɹlɪk/ | A plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cut up verb | To cut upward. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Why are you eating soup every day?
- That's because I love to cook soup.
- Do you let it sit outside?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'll, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: ingredient /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/, refrigerator /ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒ.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like soup, boil, ingredient.
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.