Shadowing Practice: Bài 11 - Tuổi Trưởng Thành - Learn English Speaking with Video
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This is 6
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Minute English from bbclearningenglish .com.
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Hello, I'm Neil.
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Welcome to 6 Minute English.
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I'm joined today by Finn.
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Hello, Finn.
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Hello, Neil.
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Now, I have a question for you.
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OK.
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What age did you leave home?
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I left home at 18, Neil.
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That's quite young, isn't it?
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Why did you leave home?
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Well, I really wanted to see more of the world.
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Interesting.
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Well, we could say that was the end of your childhood and the beginning of your adulthood.
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It's a time when you begin to stand on your own two feet.
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You mean it's when I started to be independent, to look after myself and act like a grown -up.
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Well, maybe.
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A bit like a grown -up.
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Yes, it's when you're supposed to think and act like a man.
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Yes.
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Well, according to some experts, the age when adulthood begins could be increasing.
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I'll tell you more about that soon and we'll look at some vocabulary as well to do with growing up.
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But before that, I have another question for you, Finn.
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In England, people can get married without asking their parent or without consent at the age of 18.
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Do you know what the youngest age is men can legally marry in Bangladesh?
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OK.
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Is it A, 15, B, 18 or C, 21?
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I honestly have no idea.
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So I'll say be 18.
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OK, I'll let you know the answer at the end of the programme.
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Back now to our discussion about the age we really become an adult.
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Leaving home or getting married could be some of the signs of maturity and becoming a grown -up.
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There are many other signs too, but certainly in the UK, people regard 18 as the age when we reach the end of adolescence,
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– a point where you've changed from being a child to being an adult.
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You should, in theory, think and behave like one.
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Well, that is the theory.
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We know that people develop at different speeds and some never grow up.
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I'm sure we know people like that.
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One or two.
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But child psychologists – the people who study how children behave – now think adolescents could last until the age of 25.
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Twenty -five is when they stop being an adolescent.
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Medical and educational professionals now have a better understanding of how our hormones, the chemicals in our body, develop and how our brain works.
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They say that we keep developing into our twenties.
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A child psychologist called Laverne Antrobus, who works at the Tavistock Clinic in London,
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appeared in a BBC magazine article recently and said the idea
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that suddenly at 18 you're an adult just doesn't quite ring true.
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My experience of young people is that they still need quite a considerable amount of support and help beyond that age.
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So she says the idea that we become an adult at 18 doesn't ring true.
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That means it doesn't sound true.
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Young people need help and support until they're older.
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She also suggests that some young people continue to live at home because they need more support during these formative years,
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the time when you are growing up.
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Well, that might be true for some, but I was ready to leave home at 18.
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I was bored at home and ready for my freedom.
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I know the feeling.
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Well, in the same BBC article, Frank Furedi, professor of sociology at the University of Kent,
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thinks what you did is a good thing he says there's a loss of aspiration for independence
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and striking out on your own
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when I went to university
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it would have been a social death to have been seen with your parents whereas now it's the norm
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so he thinks living at home makes you lose the aspiration
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or the desire to be independent and he says in his day it would have been social death death,
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so embarrassing to be seen by others to live at home.
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And I think he's saying living at home stops you growing up quickly.
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Does this mean we're developing a generation of big babies?
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Well, maybe not, Neil.
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But this is an interesting subject.
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Could it be we're mollycoddling young people for longer?
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That means protecting them and looking after them.
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Yes, or it could be that young people are living at home for longer for economic reasons, they can't afford to leave home.
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Or maybe there is some truth in the idea that it takes longer for us to grow up.
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I think I'll go with that theory.
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That.. would explain your juvenile behaviour, Finn.
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Oh, come on!
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Now, let's find out if you got today's question right.
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Earlier I asked you if you knew what the youngest age a man can legally marry in Bangladesh is.
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I said 18, I think, Neil.
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That was option B.
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Mm -hm.
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You were wrong.
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Oh, no. It was option C.
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21. Apparently it's 21 for men, 18 for women.
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Now, Finn, could you remind us of some of the growing -up -related words that we heard today?
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Yes, we heard adulthood, stand on your own two feet,
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maturity, adolescence, psychologists,
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Thank you.
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We hope you've enjoyed today's programme.
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Do join us again soon for more 6
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Minute English from BBC Learning English.
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Goodbye.
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Goodbye.
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That was 6
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Bài 11 - Tuổi Trưởng Thành”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Finn, Neil, English, adult, growing. This video has 95 sentences and 872 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:08. The speaker talks at a steady 142 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 86% 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 |
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| psychologist noun | /ˌsaɪˈkɑl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/ | An expert in the field of psychology. |
| adulthood noun | The state or condition, for humans and other animals, of physical and psychological maturity: being an adult. | |
| marry verb | /ˈmæɹi/ | To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife. |
| goodbye | /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ | Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing. |
| legally adverb | /ˈliːɡəli/ | As permitted by law; not contrary to law. |
| youngest adjective | /ˈjʌŋ.ɡɪst/ | Most recently begun or formed. |
| behave verb | /bɪˈheɪv/ | To conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way; to conform. |
| maturity noun | /məˈtjʊəɹɪti/ | The state of being mature, ready or ripe; the prime state of productibility and self expression. |
| adolescent noun | /ˌæd.əˈlɛs.ənt/ | A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult. |
| whereas | /(h)wɛɹˈæz/ | In contrast; whilst on the contrary; although. |
| remind verb | /ɹəˈmaɪnd/ | To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person). |
| behaviour noun | British standard spelling of behavior. | |
| consent verb | /kənˈsɛnt/ | To express willingness, to give permission. |
| regard noun | /ɹɪˈɡɑːd/ | A steady look, a gaze. |
| considerable adjective | /kənˈsɪdəɹəbl̩/ | Significant; worth considering. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
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| grow up verb | To mature and become an adult. |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What age did you leave home?
- That's quite young, isn't it?
- Why did you leave home?
- Does this mean we're developing a generation of big babies?
- Could it be we're mollycoddling young people for longer?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | you've changed · you've enjoyed |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | have been seen · be seen |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 20 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'll, doesn't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: psychologist /ˌsaɪˈkɑl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/, maturity /məˈtjʊəɹɪti/, adolescent /ˌæd.əˈlɛs.ənt/, considerable /kənˈsɪdəɹəbl̩/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/
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 psychologist, adulthood, marry.
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.