Shadowing Practice: Học từ vựng IELTS Speaking từ bài nói của Selena Gomez | Tự học IELTS Speaking | ELSA Speak - Learn English Speaking with YouTube

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Hi guys, how are you?
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Hi guys, how are you?
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So good to see you guys.
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Are you guys having a good night?
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I have to say that it's such an honor to be here.
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It is, I'm so happy to be here.
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I'm like a nerd and brought my own speech,
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But I hope it's okay
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that I take this opportunity to really just spend with you guys and tell you a little bit about my story.
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I'm not an activist.
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I haven't changed the world or led a campaign.
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I'm here to just tell you my path so that you hopefully can take something away from it.
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Because I don't like being honest with,
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this is the truth, I don't like being honest with press and interviews.
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I like being honest with you directly,
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which is each and every one of you.
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Because I feel like I can,
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and I'm just going to start with the basics.
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So I'm 21, and my mom had me when she was 16.
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And I'm from Grand Prairie,
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Texas, and she worked four jobs and completely dedicated her life into making mine better.
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So to me, she is the definition of a strong woman.
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And I love her so much because she's taught me those values so much.
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Thank you.
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I have been acting my entire life,
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and I have known since I was first on Barney,
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you know that purple dinosaur that I hung out with?
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He's great.
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You guys are so motivating.
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I feel like I can say anything.
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When I was 11, the point being is when I was 7,
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I wanted to be an actress and I wanted to live my dream.
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And when I was 11,
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I had a casting director tell me that I wasn't strong enough to carry my own show.
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And I'm sure all of you have been told
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that you don't have what it takes and
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that you may not be good enough
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and you don't have enough people supporting you
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and you're being told all of these things when deep down it's all you want to do.
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You want to be a part of something great.
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You want to make something great.
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And it does more than knock the wind out of you.
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It crushes you when people try to tell you that you're not good enough.
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And it almost did for me,
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but there was my mom next to me stronger than ever.
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And she said the most important thing is to always trust in myself.
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If I have, if I'm doing something because I love it,
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I should do it because I love it.
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And I believe I can do it.
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So she told me to keep going.
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Thank you.
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she told me and she taught me to turn the other cheek
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and let the credits or like the critics be critics
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and let us just trust ourselves
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so for me two years later I got my own show
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and the first thought the first thought wasn't oh man
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that girl when I was 11 said I wouldn't carry my own show And I did.
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I mean, I thought about that for a little bit.
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But I thought about what my mom said.
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My mom was like, you have to trust yourself.
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And I realized if I didn't believe that I could do it,
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I wouldn't be able to be here.
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And I have, I'm going to say,
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I live a very blessed life.
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I have so much to be thankful for.
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And a lot of you are a big part of inspiring me
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because I don't think you get it and maybe you're not told enough,
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but you inspire me to be better.
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And we should inspire each other to be better.
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I'm surrounded by people who are supposed to guide me and some of them have and others haven't.
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They pressure me.
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There's so much pressure.
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You gotta be sexy, you gotta be cute,
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you gotta be nice, You gotta be all these things.
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And I'm sure you can all relate.
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You all have pressure that you have to deal with every day.
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I'm sure with school, with work,
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with friends, with parents, with family,
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with parents, I know, sometimes with mine.
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They tell me what to wear,
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how to look, what I should say, how I should be.
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Until recently, I had given in to that pressure.
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I lost sight of who I was.
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I listened to opinions of people and I tried to change who I am
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because I thought that others would accept me for it.
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And I realized I don't know how to be anything but myself.
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And all I really wanted to to know is
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that you are changing the world I'm not changing the world you're changing the world and that's amazing
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please please just be kind to each other and love and inspire people because let's Let's do it,
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let's do it, let's change the game, let's change the game.
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The most important thing is that we learn and we continue to learn from each other.
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Please stay true to yourself,
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please just remain who you are and know that we have each other's back.
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All of us have each other's back.
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I'd be lying if I said
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that I've never tried to make myself better by giving in because I have but I've learned from my actions and
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For all the things I've done.
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I'm proudest of that.
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I've learned from my mistakes.
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I Want you to know what it's like that.
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I know what it's like Figuring out what types of friends you have you are who you surround yourself with
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So I just want to say I hope I can inspire each
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and every one of you to just trust yourselves and to love and to be loved
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And thank you for allowing me to come up and ramble
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and talk to you guys because this is such a beautiful thing you're doing.
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Be proud of yourselves.
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This is great.

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About This Lesson

In this lesson, you will practice English speaking skills by shadowing an engaging speech delivered by a well-known pop artist, Selena Gomez. Through this exercise, you'll improve your pronunciation, intonation, and rhythm while learning valuable vocabulary related to personal storytelling and self-empowerment. This is an excellent opportunity to learn English with YouTube, as it combines entertainment with education. By immersing yourself in authentic speech, you will enhance your fluency and gain confidence in your speaking abilities.

Key Vocabulary & Phrases

  • Honor: A feeling of great respect or admiration.
  • Dedication: The quality of being committed to a task or purpose.
  • Strong woman: A term that describes a woman who is resilient, determined, and empowered.
  • Believe in oneself: To have confidence in your own abilities and decisions.
  • Path: The course of action or direction one takes in life.
  • Crushes you: A phrase that signifies overwhelming disappointment or sorrow.
  • Keep going: A motivational phrase encouraging persistence in the face of challenges.
  • Motivating: Providing someone with a reason or incentive to act.

Practice Tips

To make the most out of this shadowspeak exercise, consider the following tips:

  • Listen first: Before you begin to shadow, watch the video a couple of times to familiarize yourself with Selena's tone and pacing.
  • Start slow: Initially, play the video at a slower speed to grasp the nuances of her speech. This will help you imitate her intonation and rhythm more accurately.
  • Repeat and imitate: Play short segments of the speech and pause after each sentence. Try to replicate Selena's emotion and energy—don’t just focus on the words.
  • Record yourself: Use your phone or audio recorder to capture your attempts at shadow speech. Listening to your recordings can help you spot areas for improvement.
  • Practice regularly: Consistent practice is key to mastering the art of shadow speech. Set aside time each week to work on this skill using different clips.

By engaging with SELENA's speech through these methods, you'll not only enhance your vocabulary but also develop a more fluent speaking style. Remember, the goal is to enjoy the process while you shadowspeaks your way to English proficiency!

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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