Shadowing Practice: Dạy bé nấu cơm bằng tiếng anh - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Honey, today Mommy will show you how to cook rice.
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We need rice, water, and a rice cooker.
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First, put the rice into the pot.
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Next, rinse the rice.
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Then, pour the water out.
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After that, add clean water to the pot.
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Then put the pot inside the rice cooker.
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Close the lid and press the button.
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Finally, wait until the rice is ready.
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Now we have yummy rice to eat.
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Thank you.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Dạy bé nấu cơm bằng tiếng anh”. This video has 11 sentences and 73 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:31.

Key vocabulary in this video

8 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
honey noun/ˈhʌni/A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans.
pour verb/poɹ/To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it.
yummy adjective/ˈjʌm.i/Delicious.
cooker noun/ˈkʊkɚ/A cookstove.
rinse verb/ɹɛns/To wash (something) quickly using water and no soap.
cook verb/kʊk/To prepare food for eating, typically by heating it, combining it with other ingredients, seasoning it, preparing it for serving, etc.
button noun/ˈbʌtən/A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener.
clean adjective/kliːn/Free of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionwill show

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like honey, pour, yummy.

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.

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