Shadowing Practice: Cùng Bố Trải Nghiệm Một Ngày Ở Nông Trại - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 39 sentences and 300 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:29. The speaker talks at a steady 121 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 83% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| vine noun | /ˈvaɪ̯n/ | Any plant whose stem requires support and which climbs by tendrils or twining. |
| mango noun | /ˈmæŋɡəʊ/ | Any of species Mangifera indica of tropical Asian fruit trees. |
| wooden adjective | /ˈwʊdn̩/ | Made of wood. |
| leaf noun | /lif/ | The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants. |
| pile noun | /paɪl/ | A mass of things heaped together; a heap. |
| harvest noun | /ˈhɑɹ.vəst/ | The process of gathering the ripened crop; harvesting. |
| strawberry noun | /ˈstɹɔˌbɛɹi/ | The sweet, usually red, edible accessory fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria. |
| ripe adjective | /ɹaɪp/ | Of a fruit, vegetable, seed, etc., ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection; mature. |
| sharp adjective | /ʃɑɹp/ | Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded. |
| thick adjective | /θɪk/ | Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension. |
| trap noun | /tɹæp/ | A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body. |
| stem noun | /stɛm/ | The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors. |
| dirt noun | /dɝt/ | Soil or earth. |
| tunnel noun | /ˈtʌn(ə)l/ | An underground or underwater passage. |
| crop noun | /kɹɑp/ | A plant, grown for it, or its fruits or seeds, to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| put back verb | To return something to its original place. | |
| tie up verb | To secure with rope, string, etc. | |
| turn over verb | To flip over; to rotate uppermost to bottom. | |
| check out verb | To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.). | |
| fall down verb | /fɔl ˈdaʊn/ | To fall to the ground. To collapse. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | should head · should try · Should I just pull |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | Are we helping · are falling · is sitting |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | need to tie · have to turn · need to pick |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will put · will pick |
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 vine, mango, wooden.
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.




















