Shadowing Practice: Bài 9 - Các Ngày Trong Tuần - Learn English Speaking with Video
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So Meg, are you busy?
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Do you have a busy week?
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Yes, I usually have a busy week.
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Yeah, me too.
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So what day is your busiest day?
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My busiest day is Thursday.
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Ooh, why?
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On Thursday, I have to work from early in the morning until around 6 p.m.
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I have to teach classes.
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And then after that, I need to do my shopping at the supermarket.
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Okay.
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I do my shopping on Saturday.
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Oh, really?
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Yeah, always on Saturday.
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What else do you do on Saturday?
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On Saturday, I do all my boring activities.
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Like what?
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I do my shopping, I do my laundry, I run errands, I clean my apartment,
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I do boring stuff because on Sunday I like to have fun.
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What do you like to do on Sunday?
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On Sunday, I often go hiking, or I go to the park, or I go to the beach.
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I go to the beach almost every Sunday.
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Wow, that sounds really fun.
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Yeah, the beach is beautiful.
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Nobody is there.
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It's really nice.
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Yeah, it sounds great.
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How about you?
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What do you do on Sunday?
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On Sunday, I always go to church in the morning, and sometimes I'll have lunch with friends after church.
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Oh, cool.
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And then I usually clean as well Sunday evening before the new week starts.
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Now, do you work Monday to Friday?
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Yes, I work every weekday.
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What about you?
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I work Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday.
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I don't work Wednesday.
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Oh, what's your schedule like on Wednesdays?
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On Wednesdays, I usually stay at home and I relax.
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Sometimes I go shopping.
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Sometimes I go to the park.
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Sometimes I prepare lessons because I'm a teacher.
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So sometimes you do a little work on Wednesdays.
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Yes, but I do work at my house.
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I never go to school on Wednesday.
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Why not?
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Because it's a day off.
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So how about Monday?
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Are you busy on Monday?
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I'm usually busy on Monday because my schedule is similar to Thursday.
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So I have to teach class until around 6 p.m.
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Yeah, Mondays are busy for me too.
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Mondays are busy.
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Thursdays also are busy.
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Tuesday and Friday are not so busy.
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Your schedule sounds a little similar to mine.
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Yeah, well, we're both teachers.
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That's true.
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What about activities?
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Do you do any activities during the week?
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During the week, if I have free time, sometimes I will watch a TV show or a movie,
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and I also go to Japanese language class.
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Oh, nice.
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Yeah, so sometimes I have homework, so I have to do my Japanese language homework some nights.
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What about you?
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I play futsal on Tuesday nights.
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So every Tuesday I play futsal with my friends for two hours and that's fun.
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And then sometimes on Friday, I meet my friends for dinner.
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That sounds good.
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And I also like sports.
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So I usually watch sports on TV on Monday.
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What sports do you usually watch on Monday?
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I watch everything.
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I watch baseball.
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I watch basketball.
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I watch American football and I watch soccer.
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So I come home and I watch a video of a game from Saturday or Sunday.
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So I don't watch sports on Saturday or Sunday.
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I watch the video later on Monday night.
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Is it better that way?
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Yeah, usually I don't check the internet, so I don't know the score.
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Well, sounds like you have a busy schedule.
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You too.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Bài 9 - Các Ngày Trong Tuần”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: busy, Monday, Sunday, usually, Saturday. This video has 83 sentences and 575 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:22. The speaker talks at a steady 132 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 21 of its 83 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:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| homework noun | /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/ | Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class. |
| bore verb | /boɹ/ | To inspire boredom in somebody. |
| soccer noun | /ˈsɑk.ɚ/ | Association football. |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| relax verb | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | To make something loose. |
| laundry noun | /ˈlɔːn.dɹi/ | A laundering; a washing. |
| hike noun | /haɪk/ | A long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise. |
| supermarket noun | /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/ | A large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods, and/or clothing. |
| futsal noun | /ˈfʊtsæl/ | A form of soccer played indoors, with five players per team. |
| errand noun | /ˈɛɹənd/ | A mundane mission of no great consequence, concerning household or business affairs (dropping items by, doing paperwork, going to a friend's house, etc.) |
| weekday noun | /ˈwiːkdeɪ̯/ | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, but not Saturday or Sunday. |
| schedule noun | /ˈʃɛd͡ʒuːl/ | A procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to… |
| teach verb | /ˈtiːt͡ʃ/ | To pass on knowledge to. |
| lunch noun | /lʌnt͡ʃ/ | A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day. |
| apartment noun | /əˈpɑɹt.mənt/ | A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Do you have a busy week?
- Sometimes I prepare lessons because I'm a teacher.
- Do you do any activities during the week?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | have to work · have to teach · need to do |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll have · will watch |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 homework, bore, soccer.
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.