Shadowing Practice: Bí Quyết Luyện Đúng Những Gì Bạn Cần - Learn English Speaking with Video
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There are a lot of people who learn English will focus on the details that are waiting for them.
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My name is David and I will talk about my experience about this topic.
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Let's start!
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Okay, so when I first started learning Vietnamese, I thought that I needed to learn everything.
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I thought that I needed to know grammar, I needed to know the alphabet, I needed to know how to pronounce everything, I needed to know all the accents, the dấu.
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I needed to know so much about the language and I didn't know where to start.
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There were so many things that I could practice and
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that was just not the most effective thing for me to try to focus on everything.
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So over the last six years of learning Vietnamese and practicing and studying, kind of on and off, I'm not always perfect about it,
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but over that period of time, I have learned a very important lesson and a very important principle about language learning.
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And I want to share that with you today.
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And that lesson is that it's more important to focus on what you actually need to know,
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as opposed to everything that you could possibly know about something.
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So let me kind of break that down.
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And then I want to share a story about how I kind of came to learn this principle.
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So first off, everything that you need to know versus everything
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that you could know about something
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so let's start with everything you need to know what I'm talking about in this scenario is everything
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that you need to know is everything
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that you actually need to be able to do to perform whatever task it is
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or whatever goal it is that you have
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so for example let's say I want to be able to do a pull -up in the gym
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and I go to the gym
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and all I do is squats squats are not going to
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get me any closer to doing a pull -up right
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because it's it's a leg workout as opposed to a back
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and arms workout and
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if you're focusing on the wrong things then it's not going to help you
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but if you do focus on doing what you need to do
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or do what you need to be able to do for
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that pull -up I'm probably going to be doing pull -ups
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I'm going to be exercising my back i'm going to be strengthening my arms
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so that i can do that movement because i'm practicing for
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that whereas if i were trying to focus on everything
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that i could possibly know in order to do a pull
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-up it would probably be i need to know the physical anatomy
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that goes behind it i need to know every single muscle
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i need to know the names of the muscles i need
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to know how much protein i need to get i need
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to know what kinds of recovery to do like all of
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those things don't matter as much as just going in
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and trying to do pull -ups and strengthening a couple muscles
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that will help you do that right
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if you focus on everything then you're going to be focusing on pretty much nothing
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because you don't give time to what actually matters so the story
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that kind of taught me this happens
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when i was living in vietnam this was about let's see
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three years ago roughly maybe a little bit longer ago i was there
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and i was on the phone with a friend i was talking to them
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and i was like hey my bike's broken i need to get some help fixing it
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and this person had lived in the area and they knew some people
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so i was on the phone
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and they were like oh
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and they're like oh
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you don't know what the word noise it means
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and they explained it to me and then now i have never forgotten
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that word because in that moment i needed to know what Doisient meant, but I didn't.
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And that, I think, is a very important thing to remember when you're learning a language, is that the things
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that you need to know are going to stick with you a lot better
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and a lot more quickly if it's something that you needed to know, right?
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Those things where we have a gap in our knowledge, that's what's going to help us learn the fastest and help us be able to do what we needed to do.
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And the thing with that story is I didn't need to know how to spell Doi Zian.
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I didn't need to know all the letters in it.
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I didn't need to know how to pronounce it perfectly.
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What I needed to know at that moment was what that word meant.
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And because I didn't know what that word meant, I couldn't understand it, right?
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So that's a very specific thing that I needed to focus on
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and needed to have learned but hadn't yet so obviously that can be taken to an extreme where
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you can say that for everything where it's like, well, I need to know everything.
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I need to know it all or else I'm not going to know it when I need it.
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And I think, yes, that's true.
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There are things you're going to come across that you need to know, but those are things that you can add to your list of, this is something that I actually need to know because I encountered it.
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You're not going to have to know everything right off the bat.
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You're not going to have to know everything immediately
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and it's good to focus on those things those main skills
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that are most important to what you're trying to do so
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that being said what do you actually need to know in english right now
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what are you preparing for are you trying to be able to just watch tv shows in english
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and be able to understand it are you trying to prepare
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for a career overseas where you need to be able to communicate in English and write
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and be able to do work in English are you trying
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to just learn English for fun like what are those things for you
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that you're focused on what is the specific thing
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and once you've narrowed down the goal
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that you're working towards think about the specific skills
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that are related to that for example I mentioned watching TV shows in English the things
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that you probably want to study there is one listening to
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english you need to be able to understand how it sounds to be able to watch the show
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and maybe early on you'll need to know how to read in english
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because you'll probably have english subtitles on that will help you follow along
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and be able to learn that skill sooner whereas
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if you start trying to learn how to write English and learn really deep grammar rules, those things aren't going to help you as much with that goal.
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So focus on those things.
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Pick the most necessary parts or skills
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that you need to learn to be able to do the thing that you're trying to do with English.
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And then once you've narrowed down that list of things that you need to do, pick the one that you need to know first
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because you're going to need to start somewhere
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and the most important one is probably the one you want to start with
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because that is the one you'll need first you'll need it soonest
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and that will build a foundation where you can stack other skills on top of it
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that you need
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and then eventually you'll get to the point where you have arrived at all of the skills
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that you need you've learned all of those skills to do what you need to do
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and then from there you can learn other things.
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But I think it's very helpful to start with what you need.
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So for me right now, as far as how I study Vietnamese and what I'm learning, I don't study the same way that I did when I was in Vietnam.
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I had different goals at that point.
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I had different things that I needed to be able to do.
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And one of those big things that I needed to do
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while I was there was I needed to be able to talk with people.
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I needed to be able to have conversations because the work I was doing there as a volunteer,
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I was going out every single day and talking to people and meeting them and introducing myself and trying to teach them.
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And I needed to be able to do those specific skills all the time.
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So that's what I tried to practice the most so
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that I could be able to do it very well now
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that i'm home and i'm in america i've been here for three
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and a half years three years something like that i don't need
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that conversational skill as much i very rarely need to be communicating in vietnamese
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and having a conversation so i've kind of switched over to what I actually need
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because right now I work as a interpreter for the church
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that I attend and they do this thing called general conference
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and in conference they have a lot of speakers a lot of people get up
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and talk and they translate it and broadcast it
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and send it over to people in vietnam
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so i help with the interpretation which is i get a talk
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or what the people are going to be speaking
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and then i will read that talk along with them
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and stay in time with them so the skills
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that i need to know for
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that is i need to one be able to read out
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loud i need to be able to read fluently very well very quickly
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and two i need to be able to do simultaneous translation
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which means if they go off script
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or do something that's not written down then I have to be able to translate
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that as they're saying it and come up with those words
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so those are the two skills
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that I will practice the most is reading out loud
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and practicing simultaneous translation
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and at this point I feel like my weakest skill is
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conversation I don't know really don't know how to talk in Vietnamese as well as I did
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when I was living in Vietnam and practicing that.
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So I think goals can shift over time.
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I think it's important to pick the one that's the most important to you right now.
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Pick those things that you need to know to be able to do that goal and work on those.
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I think that's an important principle that I've learned in my language study and my language practice and all of that.
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And really focusing on those things
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that you need to know as specific as you can is going to help you progress sooner and faster.
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And that really helps build momentum and help get the ball rolling
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because you're seeing tangible progress in a skill that you need, in an area that you need.
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And that helps pick up motivation.
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I know last week i talked about lacking motivation in learning english doing the things that you can see
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and doing skills and practicing and seeing progress will help you have more motivation
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we lose motivation the fastest when we can't see any progress
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and we can't see the point in doing it
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so focus on those things that are very specific
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and they will help you get to where you're trying to go all right
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that was a lot thank you for sticking around on this journey
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if you have a friend or you know someone
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that struggles to focus on what they actually need to study
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or they're trying to learn everything at one time send this video to them help them focus in
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and yeah that's all i've got for you today bye bye
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Bí Quyết Luyện Đúng Những Gì Bạn Cần”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: needed, skill, english, focus, learn. This video has 161 sentences and 2049 words to shadow. The speech runs for 11:47. The speaker talks at a natural 174 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| skill noun | /skɪl/ | A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate. |
| motivation noun | /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/ | Willingness of action especially in behavior. |
| muscle noun | /ˈmʌs.əl/ | A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement. |
| principle noun | /ˈpɹɪn.sɪ.pəl/ | A fundamental assumption, fundamental law or guiding belief. |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| whereas | /(h)wɛɹˈæz/ | In contrast; whilst on the contrary; although. |
| narrow adjective | /ˈnæɹəʊ/ | Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth. |
| translation noun | /tɹænzˈleɪʃən/ | The conversion of text from one language to another. |
| communicate verb | /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ | To impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone; to make known, to tell. |
| grammar noun | /ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/ | A system of rules and principles for the structure of a language, or of languages in general. |
| strengthen verb | /ˈstɹɛŋ(k)θən/ | To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify. |
| workout noun | /ˈwɝk.aʊ̯t/ | An exercise session; a period of physical exercise. |
| oppose verb | /əˈpoʊz/ | To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against. |
| translate verb | /tɹænzˈleɪt/ | To change spoken words or written text (of a book, document, movie, etc.) from one language to another. |
| pronounce verb | /pɹəˈnaʊns/ | To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| pull up verb | /ˌpʊl ˈʌp/ | To lift upwards or vertically. |
| read out verb | /ˌɹiːd ˈaʊt/ | To read something and say the words to inform other people; to call. |
| come across verb | To change sides; to cross over to work for the opposition. | |
| come up with verb | To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it. | |
| follow along verb | To continue behind or beside an animal, person, vehicle or other object, especially as a companion. | |
| get up verb | To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. | |
| go off verb | To explode. | |
| go out verb | To leave, especially a building. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have learned · have never forgotten · you've narrowed |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | can be taken · being said |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | people who learn · interpretation which is |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 56 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, I'm, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: motivation /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/, translation /tɹænzˈleɪʃən/, interpretation /ɪnˌtɜːpɹəˈteɪʃən/, conversational /ˌkɒnvə(ɹ)ˈseɪʃənəl/
- Long words — get the stress right: motivation /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/, communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, simultaneous /ˌsaɪ̯.məlˈteɪ̯.ni.əs/, interpretation /ɪnˌtɜːpɹəˈteɪʃən/, momentum /ˌmə(ʊ)ˈmɛntəm/
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 skill, motivation, muscle.
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.