Shadowing Practice: Khủng hoảng văn hóa đọc ở giới trẻ - Learn English Speaking with Video
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So there is a reading crisis around the world going on where the number of books
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that students are reading on their own curiosity in non -fiction or fiction is plummeting.
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And this is because a lot of these short form platforms like TikTok and Instagram, YouTube are more addictive than ever before.
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And so I actually have conversations these days with students sometimes where I recommend a book and they say, wow, this is the first time I've been recommended a book in years outside of school.
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And so why are books so important? because they enable this long form consumption of ideas.
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If you're interested in, say, English literature or you're interested in, say, economics, you learn some things from your school content.
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But actually reading a book like Freakonomics, Super Freakonomics, Dead Aid by Dan B.
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Samoyo, these books give you the context to go far beyond the school curriculum and actually expand your horizons.
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Think about what your future career could look like in those areas.
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So I would say when you're 13, you want to be inspiring that intrinsic curiosity and actually reading broadly in some of these fields.
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And so a natural question as a parent is, is my kid reading for fun?
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If not, let's try to fix that with some of these, you know, subject materials.
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And the reality is very few kids right now are reading for fun.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Khủng hoảng văn hóa đọc ở giới trẻ”. This video has 13 sentences and 236 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:04. The speaker talks fast, about 222 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 86% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 2 of its 13 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| fiction noun | /ˈfɪkʃən/ | Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose. |
| curiosity noun | /ˌkjʊɹ.iˈɑ.sə.ti/ | Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring. |
| economics noun | /ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪks/ | The study of resource and wealth allocation, consumption, and distribution, of capital and investment, and of management of the factors of production. |
| consumption noun | /kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/ | The act of eating, drinking or using. |
| expand verb | /ɪkˈspænd/ | To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open. |
| enable verb | /ɪˈneɪ.bəl/ | To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to. |
| curriculum noun | /kəˈɹɪk.jə.ləm/ | The set of courses, coursework, and content offered at a school or university. |
| horizon noun | /həˈɹaɪ.zən/ | The visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears to meet the earth in the distance. |
| inspire verb | /ɪnˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ | To infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to convey, as by a divine or supernatural influence; to disclose preternaturally; to produce in, as by… |
| broadly adverb | /ˈbɹɔːdli/ | Widely and openly. |
| addictive adjective | /əˈdɪktɪv/ | Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming. |
| intrinsic adjective | /ɪnˈtɹɪn.zɪk/ | Innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential. |
| plummet verb | /ˈplʌmət/ | To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've been recommended |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | I've been recommended |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: fiction /ˈfɪkʃən/, consumption /kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: curiosity /ˌkjʊɹ.iˈɑ.sə.ti/, economics /ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪks/, curriculum /kəˈɹɪk.jə.ləm/
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 fiction, curiosity, economics.
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.