Shadowing Practice: Check-in Guide: Hanoi – A Destination for Wellness | Vietnam Today - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Located north of Hanoi, Sauksun offers a very different pace of life.
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Green hills, pine forests, and quiet lakes create a space for rest close to nature.
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Wellness retreats are becoming a popular choice for those looking to take a break from urban life.
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Take your hand, take your hand.
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Take your hand, take your hand.
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Take your hand, take your hand.
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Take your hand, take your hand.
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Keep going back to the front.
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Good.
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My dear, why do you need to be a good yoga day?
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The morning morning is the time that our body and our mind have not been blown away from the past.
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This is the most suitable time for us to practice so that our mind can be more focused and more.
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Now that we've experienced some yoga, let's sit down and take in the sounds of nature.
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Meditating in nature offers a different experience from practicing in an enclosed space.
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The sounds of the wind and birds also become part of the experience.
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In the sky, the peace and the earth will help us to increase our attention.
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We can feel that each light is filled, feel that each wind is filled with each light.
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This will help us to be healthier, more comfortable with our breath.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Check-in Guide: Hanoi – A Destination for Wellness”. This video has 18 sentences and 213 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:03. The speaker talks slowly, about 104 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 89% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| yoga noun | /ˈjoʊ.ɡə/ | Any of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity; especially a system… |
| pace noun | /peɪs/ | A step taken with the foot. |
| suitable adjective | [ˈsjuː.tə.bɫ̩] | Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion. |
| breathe verb | /bɹiːð/ | To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases. |
| retreat noun | /ɹɪˈtɹiːt/ | The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant. |
| pine noun | /paɪn/ | Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus. |
| locate verb | /ˈloʊˌkeɪt/ | To place; to set in a particular spot or position. |
| wellness noun | /ˈwɛl.nɪs/ | The quality or state of being in good health (sometimes emphasizing both health and safety); mental and physical soundness. |
| enclose verb | /ɪnˈkloʊz/ | To surround with a wall, fence, etc. |
| meditate verb | /ˈmɛ.dɪˌteɪt/ | To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon something; to study. |
| fill verb | /fɪl/ | To add contents to (a container, cavity, or the like) so that it is full. |
| comfortable adjective | /ˈkʌm(p)f.tə.bəl/ | Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable. |
| quiet adjective | /ˈkwaɪ̯.ət/ | With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise. |
| urban adjective | /ˈɝ.bən/ | Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or happening or located in, a city or town; of, pertaining to, or characteristic of life in such a place, especially when… |
| bird noun | /ˈbɜːd/ | An animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. |
| sit down verb | To assume a sitting position from a standing position. |
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 not been blown · we've experienced |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | have not been blown · is filled |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the most suitable |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will help |
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 yoga, pace, suitable.
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.