Shadowing Practice: Không có tiêu đề P2 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hey, Anna, how much did you get on the math exam?
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Just an 8.
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Not bad, I think.
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Oh, that's lucky for you.
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What do you mean, lucky?
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Well, if you got a 10, the police might come and investigate you.
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What?
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Are you serious?
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No, I'm just joking.
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But actually, there is a real story about this right now.
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Okay, now I'm curious.
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Tell me.
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So, after the 2026 national exam results came out, People noticed something strange at a high school in Chuenquang province.
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Strange how?
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The school had 328 students in total, and 299 of them got a 9 points or higher on the math exam.
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Wait, that's almost everyone.
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Yes, and it gets even crazier.
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147 students got a perfect 10.
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147 students?
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That sounds impossible for one school.
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That's exactly what people online thought too.
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And there's another strange detail, most of the students with a perfect 10 had exam numbers that were close together, like they were sitting next to each other in the exam room.
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Hmm, that does sound suspicious.
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What was the school's average score?
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9 .58.
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That's the highest in the whole country.
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Higher than the famous specialized schools in Hanoi?
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Much higher.
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For example, the Specialized School for Natural Sciences in Hanoi only got an 8 .51 on average.
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This small school in Tu and Kuang beat all of them.
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So what happened after people noticed this?
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The Ministry of Education got involved.
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They checked the whole process, how the exam papers were printed, delivered, and graded.
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They also compared the exam scores with the students' normal school grades.
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And what did they find?
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They didn't find any problems with printing or delivering the exam papers, but they said the results looked abnormal, especially in the exam room itself,
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during the part when students take the test.
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So they think someone helped the students cheat during the exam?
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That's what they're investigating, and a few days later, the police arrested a teacher from that school.
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He's 28 years old and teaches at the Specialized High School in Tu and Kwong.
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Wow, this is getting serious.
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Do we know why he was arrested?
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Not exactly, but it's connected to the math exam results.
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The police are still investigating and might arrest more people.
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What did the school say about all this?
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The Department of Education in Tu and Kwong defended the results at first.
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They said these students are very talented.
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Apparently, they won 59 awards in a national competition earlier this year, and some of them are even preparing for an international competition.
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That sounds impressive, but it still doesn't explain why almost half the students got a perfect score.
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Right.
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They also said the students practiced with eight or nine mock exams before the real one, so they were very familiar with this kind of test.
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Practicing a lot can improve your score, but it can't turn an average student into someone who gets a perfect 10 in math.
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That subject is not easy at all.
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Exactly, and people online are not convinced either.
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Someone joked the Twin Kwong is about to carry the whole world's math education on its shoulders.
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Haha, that's a funny way to put it, but really, this is a serious problem.
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If it's true, it's very unfair to other students who studied honestly.
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I agree.
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Imagine studying hard for years and then someone gets the same score as you just because of cheating.
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That would be so frustrating.
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I hope the investigation finds the truth soon.
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Me too.
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This isn't just about one school.
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It affects trust in the whole exam system.
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True.
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If people believe the exam can be cheated, then a perfect score doesn't mean anything anymore.
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Exactly.
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Let's just wait and see what the police find out.
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Yeah, and I guess I'm actually happy with my 8 now.
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See, I told you, an 8 is a safe score these days.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Không có tiêu đề P2”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: exam, student, score, math, perfect. This video has 69 sentences and 640 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:54. The speaker talks at a natural 164 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 13 of its 69 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| examination noun | /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ | The act of examining. |
| mathematics noun | /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/ | An abstract representational system studying numbers, shapes, structures, quantitative change and relationships between them. |
| investigate verb | /ɪnˈvɛs.tə.ɡeɪt/ | To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information. |
| cheat verb | /ˈt͡ʃiːt/ | To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation. |
| defend verb | /dɪˈfɪnd/ | To ward off attacks against (something or someone). |
| impressive adjective | /ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/ | Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress. |
| province noun | /ˈpɹɔv.ɪns/ | A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country. |
| compare verb | /kəmˈpɛɚ/ | To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things [“to compare X with Y”]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it… |
| curious adjective | /ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/ | Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying. |
| connect verb | /kəˈnɛkt/ | To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object. |
| talented adjective | /ˈtæləntɪd/ | Endowed with one or more talents. |
| convince verb | /kənˈvɪns/ | To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence. |
| exam verb | /ɪɡˈzæm/ | Shortened form of examine |
| unfair adjective | /ʌnˈfɛɚ/ | Not just. |
| suspicious adjective | /səˈspɪʃ.əs/ | Arousing suspicion. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| close together adjective | Near each other in time or space. | |
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What do you mean, lucky?
- What was the school's average score?
- Do we know why he was arrested?
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 | were printed · was arrested · are not convinced |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | someone who gets · students who studied |
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | might come · might arrest |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | I'm just joking · they're investigating · is getting |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 9 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, doesn't, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, suspicious /səˈspɪʃ.əs/, specialize /ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/
- Long words — get the stress right: examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, investigate /ɪnˈvɛs.tə.ɡeɪt/
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 examination, mathematics, investigate.
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.