Shadowing Practice: Dùng AI trong công việc - Lauren Tan Software Engineer SpaceX #spacex #ai #ielts - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Personally, I think that the best use of AI is really like someone you're pair programming with
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and not a tool to just replace the act of writing code or worse, outsourcing your thinking.
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And I think there's a tendency, because AI is so exciting, you want to put AI everywhere and be seen as someone who is very,
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you know, what do you call it, like on the ball I guess with AI, that you feel this pressure of like,
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you know, I'm just gonna, I gotta increase my productivity, I gotta ship like 100 PRs this week.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Dùng AI trong công việc - Lauren Tan Software Engineer SpaceX”. This video has 5 sentences and 98 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:37. The speaker talks at a natural 159 words per minute, close to everyday conversation.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
productivity noun/ˌpɹɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/The state of being productive, fertile, or efficient.
tendency noun/ˈtɛn.dən.si/A likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction; a tending toward.
excite verb/ɪkˈsaɪt/To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement.
outsourcing noun/ˈaʊtˌsɔː(ɹ).sɪŋ/The transfer of a business function to an external service provider.
everywhere adverb/ˈɛv.ɹi.(h)wɛɹ/In or to all locations under discussion.
replace verb/ɹɪˈpleɪs/To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back.
personally adverb/ˈpɜː.sə.nə.li/In a personal manner.
tool noun/tul/Any physical device meant to ease or do a task.
ship noun/ˈʃɪp/A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.
ill adjective/ɪl/Indicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel.
pair noun/pɛə/Two alike or identical things taken together; often followed by of.

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itbe seen
Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thingsomeone who is

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as gotta, gonna, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • Long words — get the stress right: productivity /ˌpɹɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/, personally /ˈpɜː.sə.nə.li/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like productivity, tendency, excite.

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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