Shadowing Practice: III. Reading - Unit 2. Humans and the environment - Tiếng Anh 10 Global Success - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “III. Reading - Unit 2. Humans and the environment - Tiếng Anh 10 Global Success”. This video has 229 sentences and 3946 words to shadow. The speech runs for 22:47. The speaker talks at a natural 173 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 38% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| lifestyle noun | /ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/ | A style of living that reflects the attitudes and values of a person or group. |
| sustainable adjective | /səˈsteɪnəbəl/ | Able to be sustained. |
| appliance noun | /əˈplaɪ.əns/ | An implement, an instrument or apparatus designed (or at least used) as a means to a specific end, especially |
| cloth noun | /klɒθ/ | A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes… |
| dung noun | /ˈdʌŋ/ | A type of manure, as from a particular species or type of animal. |
| refutable adjective | Able to be refuted, or shown to be false. | |
| harmful adjective | /ˈhɑɹmfl̩/ | Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious. |
| recycle verb | /ɹəˈsaɪkəl/ | To break down and reuse component materials. |
| footprint noun | /ˈfʊtpɹɪnt/ | The impression of the foot in a soft substance such as sand or snow. |
| nylon noun | /ˈnaɪlɑn/ | Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded… |
| reusable adjective | Able to be used again; especially after salvaging or special treatment or processing | |
| reuse noun | /ɹiːˈjuːs/ | The act of salvaging or in some manner restoring a discarded item to yield something usable. |
| organ noun | /ˈɔːɡən/ | The larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions. |
| farmer noun | /ˈfɑɹ.mɚ/ | A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm. |
| adopt verb | /əˈdɑpt/ | To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| turn off verb | To power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.). |
| break down verb | To stop functioning. |
| cut down verb | To cut downward. |
| read through verb | To thoroughly read something to check or proofread it. |
| throw away verb | To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | person who is · products which will · life which is |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | are croned · is cut |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the best · the easiest |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will look · will answer · will explain |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: pollution /pəˈluʃən/, explosion /ɛkˈsploʊ.ʒən/, suggestion /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: sustainable /səˈsteɪnəbəl/, compensatory /kəmˈpɛnsəˌtɔɹi/, ingredient /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like lifestyle, sustainable, appliance.
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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