Shadowing Practice: Grade 12-Unit 1-Getting Started - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hi Nam, your book must be very interesting.
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What are you reading?
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I'm reading a really good book in English called Last Night I Dreamed of Peace, the diary of Dang Thuy Tram.
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Dang Thuy Tram, who is she?
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She was born in Hue in 1942.
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She studied medicine in Hanoi and volunteered to join the army at the age of 24,
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working as a surgeon during the resistance war against the US.
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That's when she started her diary, isn't it?
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Yes, she wrote her diary while she was working in a field hospital in Quang Nhai province.
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The diary contains personal accounts of her experiences during the war and shows her love for her family and country.
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Wow, it sounds interesting.
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Is she still alive?
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Unfortunately, she was killed by the enemy while she was doing her duty in the jungle in Kuang-Nai province.
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She was only 27 then.
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Oh, that's really sad.
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But how did people find her diary?
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An American soldier found it and saved it from being burnt.
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more than 30 years after Tram's death, a copy was returned to her mother.
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The diary was published in Vietnam in 2005.
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It has also been translated into several other languages.
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That's amazing.
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Now she is considered a national hero for devoting her youth and whole life to saving other people's lives in the war.
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Can you lend me the book when you finish reading it?
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I'd like to read it myself.
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Sure.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Grade 12-Unit 1-Getting Started”. This video has 25 sentences and 241 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:55. The speaker talks at a steady 126 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 6 of its 25 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 14 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| diary noun | /ˈdaɪ.ə.ɹi/ | A daily log of experiences, especially those of the writer. |
| province noun | /ˈpɹɔv.ɪns/ | A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country. |
| soldier noun | /ˈsoʊld͡ʒɚ/ | A member of a ground-based army, of any rank, but especially an enlisted member. |
| volunteer noun | /ˌvɑlənˈtɪɹ/ | One who enters into, or offers themselves for, any service of their own free will, especially when done without pay. |
| surgeon noun | /ˈsɝd͡ʒən/ | One who performs surgery; a doctor who performs operations on people or animals. |
| jungle noun | /ˈd͡ʒʌŋ.ɡ(ə)l/ | A large, lush, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, thick with vegetation and wildlife; a tropical rainforest. |
| translate verb | /tɹænzˈleɪt/ | To change spoken words or written text (of a book, document, movie, etc.) from one language to another. |
| lend verb | /ˈlɛnd/ | To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned. |
| devote verb | /dɪˈvəʊt/ | to give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter; to consecrate. |
| hero verb | /ˈhɪɹ.oʊ/ | To act as a hero (brave person; role model; or protagonist). |
| unfortunately adverb | /ʌnˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/ | Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event. |
| resistance noun | /ɹɪˈzɪstəns/ | The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist. |
| burn verb | /bɝn/ | To cause to be consumed by fire. |
| contain verb | /kənˈteɪn/ | To hold inside. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What are you reading?
- That's when she started her diary, isn't it?
- Can you lend me the book when you finish reading it?
- I'd like to read it myself.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was born · was killed · being burnt |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was working · was doing |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | are you reading · I'm reading |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'd, I'm, isn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 diary, province, soldier.
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.