Shadowing Practice: Friends 1: Học từ chỉ tính cách - Learn English Speaking with YouTube
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No, you're right.
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You're easy going.
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You're just not as easy going as Rachel.
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Why didn't you pick me?
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Fine.
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The reason that I was leaning a little bit more toward Rachel than you is just,
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you know, you're just kind of high maintenance.
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OK, let's go to lunch.
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That is completely untrue.
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You think I'm high maintenance?
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OK, prove it.
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I want you to write out a list,
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and we're going to go through it point by point.
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OK, now we will learn the first three words in the last time.
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The reason that I was leaning a little bit more toward Rachel Lean towards something is a phrasal verb,
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dùng để nói, mình nghiêng về một sự lựa chọn nào đó.
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Phoebe đang đưa ra lý do tại sao lại chọn Rachel thay vì Monica để đi date.
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Bạn có thể dùng Lean towards something trong một câu như sau.
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Between option A and B,
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I lean towards option A.
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Có nghĩa là giữa phương án A và B,
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tôi nghiêng về phương án A.
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Từ two words, bạn có thể viết có S hoặc không có S đều được ha.
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You know, you're kind of high maintenance.
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You think I'm high maintenance?
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Từ đầu tiên để mô tả tính cách là high maintenance.
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Các bạn khi phát âm thì mình có thể drop cái âm tờ đi ha,
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chỉ cần là maintenance thôi.
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Từ này nó có hai nghĩa.
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Nghĩa thứ nhất,
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dùng để chỉ về những cái đồ vật hoặc là những cái gì mà nó tốn công bảo dưỡng chăm sóc.
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Các bạn có thể xem ví dụ ha.
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This car is high maintenance.
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It needs a lot of repairs and care to work well means
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that this one is gonna care for money to look for the future nd for proceed helpful 2. .
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We can always use in players
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maybe it may be a good track Lesley can always give it a big deal as a high demand
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like someone in that point
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and requires an attention because they think Everything is perfect and you need to be careful and hard to make it.
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Okay, prove it!
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I want you to write out a list and we're gonna go through it point by point!
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Go through something is a phrasal phoque,
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used to talk about what I'm seeing.
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Point by point is one of the points.
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The movie will also give a note to prove that Monica is a very high maintenance person.
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She is very strong and asks Phoebe to prove that I am a strong man who has been established.
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No, you're right.
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You're easy going.
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You're just not as easy going as Rachel.
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She's just more flexible and mellow.
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That's all.
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Well, people are different.
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If you don't have the ability to be B,
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you can use this structure to compare the what is not what is in English.
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The next thing is flexible,
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which means that is is a powerful and mellow,
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which means that is a quiet.
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Flexible is used to describe someone who is very comfortable in the environment.
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Mellow is used to describe someone who is not very calm or not.
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You're saying that I'm a pushover?
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I'm not a pushover.
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Oh, okay, you're not a pushover.
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Walk all over somebody là một idiom,
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có nghĩa là đối xử tệ với ai đó.
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Nghĩa đen của nó là mình có thể bước lên,
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dẫm đạp lên trên người khác.
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Ở đây, Phoebe đang mô tả về Rachel là she'll do whatever you want,
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you can walk all over her.
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Nghĩa là cô ấy sẽ làm bất cứ điều gì cậu muốn,
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muốn đối xử thế nào với cậu ấy cũng được hết.
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And the other thing is Rachel is a person that we can walk all over her.
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So Rachel is a push over,
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to be able to do something with us.
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There are many ways to speak in the language.
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For example, people are not seeing,
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people are not seeing, people are not seeing,
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people are seeing how they are seeing.
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For example, he is such a push over,
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he always agrees to do extra work without hesitation.
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He's really easy to be able to do something without a doubt
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Rachel didn't agree when she was called a pushover
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so she had to express it clearly with the words You're not invited to lunch.
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What do you think of that?
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I think that's pretty strong is what I think.
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Rachel không đồng ý khi bị gọi là pushover,
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nên cô ấy phải tỏ ra mạnh mẽ bằng cái câu nói là You're not invited to lunch.
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What do you think of that?
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I think that's pretty strong.
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Ý là cậu không được mời đi Andrew với bọn này luôn.
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Cậu nghĩ sao?
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Tớ thấy như vậy khá là mạnh mẽ rồi đó.
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Em muốn chứng tỏ với Phoebe rằng là cô ấy cũng có lập trường riêng của mình.
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Come on Monica, let's go to lunch.
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You start working on that list.
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Work on something, phrasal verb,
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this is just about to improve something or to do something good.
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We usually use this concept when we talk about the ability to improve a healthy and health problem.
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I'm working on my English speaking skills,
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I'm working on my English speaking skills,
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I'm working on my English speaking skills.
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And I'm Monica, before going,
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I'm gonna say Phoebe, you start working on that list,
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Cậu liệu làm cho tốt danh sách đó đi nhỉ?
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I'm sick of Japanese.
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We're not going there.
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All right.
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Well, wherever you want to go is cool.
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All right.
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Be sick of something.
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Có nghĩa là ngán một cái gì đó rồi.
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Ở đây Monica nói I'm sick of Japanese food.
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We're not going there.
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Là tớ ngán món nhật rồi.
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Thôi, đừng đi chỗ đó.
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It's cool.
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Có nghĩa là cũng được.
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Mình dùng câu này để mà mình thể hiện sự đồng
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ý hay là ủng hộ với đề nghị của người nào đó.
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Ở đây Rachel nói Wherever you want to go, it's cool.
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Câu này rõ ràng thể hiện cái tính cách của Rachel is a push over because before that,
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she really wanted to go to the house but because Monica didn't want to go so Rachel also
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also said she wanted to choose the place where she was.
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It's a little bit of a push over.
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But high maintenance and push over are different.
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So Monica will use quantifier in two sentences.
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First, maybe I am a little high maintenance.
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When we use the word to say a little,
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we use the word a little.
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Maybe ratio is a little bit of a pushover.
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Pushover is a little bit of a.
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Please note that you are.
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Yes, we are very sorry to tell you this,
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but you, Phoebe, are flaky.
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Ha!
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Be sorry to do something is very sad to do something.
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We use ta dùng câu này khi chuẩn bị tinh thần cho người nghe về một cái tin không tốt
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Ở đây Rachel nói We are very sorry to tell you this
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Để báo với Phoebe rằng Chúng tôi rất tiếc phải nói với cậu điều này
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Flecky là tính từ Dùng để chỉ một người mà có cái tính tình hơi lập dị,
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hơi khác người
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Và thường là sẽ không có giữ lời hay là hẹn người ta cho đã
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and then the last one is a big mess.
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In this case, we will be able to use the nose to fly.
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For example, Sarah is so flaky,
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she never shows up on time and is always for getting important deadlines at work.
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The nose to Sarah is always flying.
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She doesn't ever come to date and forget the deadline.
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That's true, I am flaky.
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So what, you're just okay with being flaky?
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Yeah, totally.
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Well then I'm okay with being high maintenance.
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Yeah, and I'm okay with being a pushover.
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Be okay with something, be okay with what in,
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có nghĩa là không có vấn đề với một việc gì đó.
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Các bạn lưu ý khi mà mình dùng cái động từ thì mình thêm in vào.
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Ví dụ ở đây là không có vấn đề với việc
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làm một người như thế nào đó thì mình sẽ nói là be okay with being something ha.
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Ví dụ như You're okay with being flaky?
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I'm okay with being high maintenance?
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I'm okay with being a pushover?
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That's great!
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Good for you guys!
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You guys có nghĩa là các bạn.
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Chúng ta sẽ dùng từ này khi đang đứng nói chuyện
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với một nhóm người mà có mối quan hệ thân thiết với mình,
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ví dụ như là bạn bè thân hoặc là người nhà.
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Và cái chữ you guys mặc dù khi đứng một mình
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nó có nghĩa là để chỉ về một cái gã nào đó là một người con trai.
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Nhưng mà khi chúng ta nói you guys thì chúng ta
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sẽ không có phân biệt cái người nghe là nam hay nữ.
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Good for you guys Chúc mừng mấy bạn,
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chúc mừng mấy cậu nha I am not a push over Who said you were?
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You did I'm flaky, I'll say anything Các video thì Phoebe nói I'm flaky,
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I'll say anything Tớ đầu óc bay bay mà tớ muốn nói gì chẳng được Rồi,
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như vậy là chúng ta đã xem xong đoạn trích Và
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học được một số từ để chỉ tính cách và phrasal verbs rồi and see what we have learned today.
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Why practice speaking with this video?
This video, featuring a conversation between friends discussing personality traits, provides an excellent opportunity to practice English speaking skills. Engaging in dialogues like this can boost your confidence in real-life situations. Shadowing is a powerful technique where you listen to a speaker and imitate their speech. By using this shadowing site, learners can enhance their ability to converse fluidly and naturally. In this specific excerpt, you can hear discussions involving phrasal verbs and nuanced personality descriptions, allowing you to learn not just vocabulary but also the subtlety of conversational English.
Grammar & Expressions in Context
In the transcript, several key expressions are used that can enrich your English speaking skills. Here are the highlights:
- Lean towards something: This phrasal verb indicates a preference or tendency toward a particular choice. For example, "Between option A and B, I lean towards option A." Practicing this enhances your ability to express preferences.
- High maintenance: A term used to describe someone who requires a lot of attention or care. It can refer to people or even objects, as in "This car is high maintenance." Understanding its context can help you describe personality traits effectively.
- Go through something: This expression means to examine or discuss something in detail. You might say, "Let's go through the points one by one." This structure is beneficial for emphasizing thoroughness in your discussions.
Using these expressions in your speaking practice will not only improve your fluency but also enrich your vocabulary, making your conversations more engaging and sophisticated. You can combine these phrases in your own sentences to practice further.
Common Pronunciation Traps
Listening to native speakers in this video may reveal pronunciation quirks that could challenge learners. Here are some common traps to watch out for:
- High maintenance: Many learners might struggle with the pronunciation, especially the second syllable. Remember to drop the 't' sound slightly and focus on the 'main' syllable.
- Go through: This phrase may be pronounced quickly, which can make it hard to distinguish. Pay attention to how the words blend together, practicing the rhythm to ensure clarity.
- Easy-going: Notice the slight emphasis on 'easy' while 'going' should flow smoothly. Practicing this can improve your overall English pronunciation.
By focusing on these tricky words and phrases, you can gain mastery in repeating what you hear, enhancing your overall speaking abilities. Use the shadowing technique with this video to refine your pronunciation and intonation, making your English sound more natural.
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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