Shadowing Practice: Luyện nghe tiếng Anh cùng Tracey- Trung cấp - Learn English Speaking with Video
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In Canada, we have many different days that we celebrate.
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On the first day of January, there is New Year's Day.
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That is when we ring in the new year and say goodbye to the old year.
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In February, there is Valentine's Day.
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That is the day when you tell your girlfriend or boyfriend that you love them.
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You can buy them flowers or candy, or take them out to dinner.
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In March, there is St. Patrick's Day.
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Everyone pretends that they are Irish on St. Patrick's Day.
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They all wear green.
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Easter comes in the spring.
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Easter is a religious holiday.
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Some people celebrate by going to church.
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Some people think that the Easter Bunny comes and leaves chocolate eggs for them.
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In May, there is Victoria Day.
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We celebrate this day in honour of England's Queen Victoria.
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There are fireworks on Victoria Day.
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July the first is Canada Day.
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In September, there is Labor Day.
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This is the day that we honour the working man or woman.
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In October, there is Thanksgiving.
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We give thanks for all the things that we are fortunate enough to have.
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We usually have a turkey dinner on Thanksgiving Day.
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On the last day of October, there is Halloween.
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The children dress up in costumes and go from door to door collecting candies.
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Remembrance Day is in November.
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People wear red poppies, and they remember all the people that died for their country.
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Christmas comes in December.
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Christmas is also a religious holiday, but many children believe that
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Santa Claus arrives on Christmas Eve in a sleigh pulled by reindeer.
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They believe that
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Santa Claus fills up their stockings with toys and goodies.
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He gets in and out of people's houses through their chimneys.
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We don't get off work or school for all these days, but many of them are holidays from work and school.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Luyện nghe tiếng Anh cùng Tracey- Trung cấp”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Easter, Victoria, celebrate, holiday, Christmas. This video has 33 sentences and 312 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:21. The speaker talks at a steady 133 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| honour noun | /ˈɑnəɹ/ | British, Canadian, Commonwealth, and Ireland standard spelling of honor. |
| candy noun | /ˈkæn.di/ | Crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup. |
| egg noun | /ɛɡ/ | An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, often housing an embryo within a membrane or shell… |
| flower noun | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens… |
| arrive verb | /əˈɹaɪv/ | To reach; to get to a certain place. |
| collect verb | /ˈkɑlɪkt/ | To gather together; amass. |
| pretend verb | /pɹəˈtɛnd/ | To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance. |
| goodbye | /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ | Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing. |
| toy noun | /tɔɪ/ | Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child. |
| leaf noun | /lif/ | The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants. |
| costume noun | /ˈkɑsˌt(j)um/ | A style of dress, including garments, accessories and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period or people. |
| fortunate adjective | /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt/ | Auspicious. |
| remembrance noun | /ɹɪˈmɛm.bɹəns/ | The act of remembering; a holding in mind, or bringing to mind; recollection. |
| poppy noun | /ˈpɑpi/ | Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially a common… |
| chimney noun | /ˈt͡ʃɪmni/ | A vertical tube or hollow column used to emit environmentally polluting gaseous and solid matter (including but not limited to by-products of burning carbon-… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fill up verb | To make (something) completely full. |
| get off verb | To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it. |
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 honour, candy, egg.
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.