Shadowing Practice: 🎧 Luyện Nghe Tiếng Anh Level B1 - ĐỀ THI ANH - | Listening English Podcast |🎯 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Welcome to my channel, let's practice your listening skill.
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With video level A1 to A2, and the topic is English exam.
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Now listen carefully.
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Anna, today the National High School Graduation Exam is officially over.
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I wonder if our Vietnamese Steve Jobs did well in English or not.
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I saw many posts online.
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Honestly, the English exam became a hot topic right after the test.
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Some students said the exam was fair and better than last year, but many others said they did not have enough time.
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Really?
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I thought many students were waiting for English because the literature exam had already made them tired.
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Yes, but English was not as easy as they expected.
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Some teachers said the exam was actually good.
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It did not use too many very difficult C1 or C2 words like before.
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Most of the vocabulary was around B1 and B2 level.
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That sounds more reasonable.
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So why did so many students complain?
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Because the problem was not only vocabulary.
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The reading passages needed logic and inference.
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Students had to understand the meaning behind the text, not just translate words one by one.
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Ah, I see.
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So the words may look easier, but the questions were still tricky.
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Exactly.
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Some students said, I knew the words, but I still didn't understand the passage.
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That is the scary part of reading comprehension.
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That feels very real.
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Sometimes English is not hard because of one strange word.
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It is hard because you read the whole paragraph and still ask yourself, what is this talking about?
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And many students said they didn't have enough time.
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Some people had only 15 minutes left but still had more than 20 questions to do.
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Some students said the grammar part was okay, but when they moved to the reading passages, they started to panic.
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I saw a funny comment online.
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Someone said 50 minutes was not enough to think.
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It was only enough to calm down emotionally.
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In the exam room, when you look at the clock and still have many questions left, your brain can stop working.
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So overall, was the exam good or bad?
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I think it was a good exam, but not an easy one.
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It was better than the 2025 exam because it was clearer and less full of strange high-level vocabulary, but it still separated strong students from average students.
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So it had good classification, but students still complained a lot on threads and Facebook. Of course!
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After 12 years of studying and so much pressure, complaining after the exam is very normal.
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Some students just need it to release stress.
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I agree.
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If the test is hard, students have the right to complain.
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But saying the exam is completely bad may not be fair.
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But I feel bad for normal students.
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If even students with IELTS 7.0, 7.5, or 8.0 said they struggled, then average students must have felt terrible.
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Yes, I saw those comments too.
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Some students joked that they wanted to burn their IELTS certificates after the exam.
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Another student said they had IELTS 8.0 but still didn't understand the word relinquish
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and didn't know what they needed to infer from the passage.
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Relinquish is not an easy word.
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It means to give up or stop having something, right?
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Yes, but in an exam, even if you can guess the meaning, you still need to understand the whole context.
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That takes time.
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There is also the phrase opportunity cost, right?
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Yes, many students ask what it meant.
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It's an economic idea.
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For example, if you have 100,000 dong and you can choose either a book or milk tea, but you buy milk tea, then the book you give up is your opportunity cost.
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That explanation is simple, but in the exam room, when students are stressed, even a simple idea can become difficult.
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Exactly.
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Some students joked, I don't even understand it in Vietnamese.
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How can I understand it in English?
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Poor them.
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Reading English mixed with economic ideas is not easy for many high school students, especially when students only have limited time.
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If they stop too long on one concept, they may lose many questions later.
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That is why time management is so important in English exams.
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You cannot spend too long on one reading passage, even if it looks important.
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And if the passage is heavy in logic, students may read again and again, then time disappears.
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So this year's English exam was not full of impossible vocabulary, but it was heavy in reading, reasoning, and inference.
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Yes, that is a fair summary.
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It tested whether students could really understand the text, not just remember vocabulary lists.
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That's good for education, but stressful for students.
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Some students said they felt confident before the English exam because they were good at vocabulary.
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But after seeing the reading part, they froze.
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I understand that.
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Vocabulary is only one part of English.
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Reading also needs background knowledge, logic, and the ability to connect ideas.
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So if students want to do better in future exams, they should not only learn word meanings.
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They should also practice reading longer texts and understanding arguments.
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Yes, they should ask themselves questions like, what is the main idea?
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What does the writer imply?
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Why does this detail appear here?
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What is the connection between two sentences?
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That sounds like real reading skill.
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Exactly, and it's useful not only for exams, but also for university in real life.
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But now the exam is over, they should not blame themselves too much.
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Right.
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Some students may feel sad because they didn't do as well as expected, but one exam does not decide their whole life.
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And sometimes students feel worse because they keep reading online comments.
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If they see many people saying the test was easy, they panic.
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If they see many people saying it was hard, they panic too.
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Social media after exams is dangerous.
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Very dangerous.
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It can be funny, but it can also make students overthink.
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Maybe the best thing to do after the exam is to rest, eat something good, and stop checking answers every five minutes.
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Yes, the exam is already finished.
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You cannot change your answers now.
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Taking care of your mind is more important.
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I hope all 2008 students can relax now.
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They worked hard already.
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Me too.
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Good luck to all 2008 students.
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I hope you get good results and have a bright future after this exam.
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Anna, today the National High School graduation exam is officially over.
104
I wonder if our Vietnamese Steve Jobs did well in English or not.
105
I saw many posts online.
106
Honestly, the English exam became a hot topic right after the test.
107
Some students said the exam was fair and better than last year, but many others said they did not have enough time.
108
Really?
109
I thought many students were waiting for English because the literature exam had already made them tired.
110
Yes, but English was not as easy as they expected.
111
Some teachers said the exam was actually good.
112
It did not use too many very difficult C1 or C2 words like before.
113
Most of the vocabulary was around B1 and B2 level.
114
That sounds more reasonable.
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So why did so many students complain?
116
Because the problem was not only vocabulary.
117
The reading passages needed logic and inference.
118
had to understand the meaning behind the text, not just translate words one by one.
119
Ah, I see.
120
So the words may look easier, but the questions were still tricky.
121
Exactly.
122
Some students said, I knew the words, but I still didn't understand the passage.
123
That is the scary part of reading comprehension.
124
That feels very real.
125
Sometimes English is not hard because of one strange word.
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It is It's hard because you read the whole paragraph and still ask yourself, what is this talking about?
127
And many students said they didn't have enough time.
128
Some people had only 15 minutes left but still had more than 20 questions to do.
129
Some students said the grammar part was okay, but when they moved to the reading passages, they started to panic.
130
I saw a funny comment online.
131
Someone said 50 minutes was not enough to think, it was only enough to calm down emotionally.
132
In the exam room, when you look at the clock and still have many questions left, your brain can stop working.
133
So overall, was the exam good or bad?
134
I think it was a good exam, but not an easy one.
135
It was better than the 2025 exam because it was clearer and less full of strange high-level vocabulary, but it still separated strong students from average students.
136
So it had good classification, but students still complained a lot on threads and Facebook. Of course!
137
After 12 years of studying and so much pressure, complaining after the exam is very normal.
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Some students just need it to release stress.
139
I agree.
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If the test is hard, students have the right to complain.
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But saying the exam is completely bad may not be fair.
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But I feel bad for normal students.
143
If even students with IELTS 7.0, 7.5, or 8.0 said they struggled, then average students must have felt terrible.
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Yes, I saw those comments too.
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Some students joked that they wanted to burn their IELTS certificates after the exam.
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Another student said they had IELTS 8.0 but still didn't understand the word relinquish
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and didn't know what they needed to infer from the passage.
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Relinquish is not an easy word.
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It means to give up or stop having something, right?
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Yes, but in an exam, even if you can guess the meaning, you still need to understand the whole context.
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That takes time.
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There is also the phrase opportunity cost, right?
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Yes, many students ask what it meant.
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It's an economic idea.
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For example, if you have 100,000 dong and you can choose either a book or milk tea, but you buy milk tea, then the book you give up is your opportunity cost.
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That explanation is simple.
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But in the exam room, when students are stressed, even a simple idea can become difficult.
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Exactly.
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Some students joked, I don't even understand it in Vietnamese.
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How can I understand it in English?
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Poor them.
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Reading English mixed with economic ideas is not easy for many high school students, especially when students only have limited time.
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If they stop too long on one concept, they may lose many questions later.
164
That is why time management is so important in English exams.
165
You cannot spend too long on one reading passage, even if it looks important.
166
And if the passage is heavy in logic, students may read again and again, then time disappears.
167
So this year's English exam was not full of impossible vocabulary, but it was heavy in reading, reasoning, and inference.
168
Yes, that is a fair summary.
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It tested whether students could really understand the text, not just remember vocabulary lists.
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That's good for education, but stressful for students.
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Some students said they felt confident before the English exam because they were good at vocabulary.
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But after seeing the reading part, they froze.
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I understand that.
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Vocabulary is only one part of English.
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Reading also needs background knowledge, logic, and the ability to connect ideas.
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So, if students want to do better in future exams, they should not only learn word meanings.
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They should also practice reading longer texts and understanding arguments.
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Yes, they should ask themselves questions like, what is the main idea?
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What does the writer imply?
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Why does this detail appear here?
181
What is the connection between two sentences?
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That sounds like real reading skill.
183
Exactly, and it's useful not only for exams, but also for university in real life.
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But now the exam is over, they should not blame themselves too much.
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Right.
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Some students may feel sad because they didn't do as well as expected, but one exam does not decide their whole life.
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And sometimes students feel worse because they keep reading online comments.
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If they see many people saying the test was easy, they panic.
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If they see many people saying it was hard, they panic too.
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Social media after exams is dangerous.
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Very dangerous.
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It can be funny, but it can also make students overthink.
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Maybe the best thing to do after the exam is to rest, eat something good, and stop checking answers every five minutes.
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Yes, the exam is already finished.
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You cannot change your answers now.
196
Taking care of your mind is more important.
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I hope all 2008 students can relax now.
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They worked hard already.
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Me too.
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Good luck to all 2008 students.
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I hope you get good results and have a bright future after this exam.
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Anna, today the National High School graduation exam is officially over.
203
I wonder if our Vietnamese Steve Jobs did well in English or not?
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I saw many posts online.
205
Honestly, the English exam became a hot topic right after the test.
206
Some students said the exam was fair and better than last year, but many others said they did not have enough time.
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Really?
208
I thought many students were waiting for English because the literature exam had already made them tired.
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Yes, but English was not as easy as they expected.
210
Some teachers said the exam was actually good.
211
It did not use too many very difficult C1 or C2 words like before.
212
Most of the vocabulary was around B1 and B2 level.
213
That sounds more reasonable.
214
So why did so many students complain?
215
Because the problem was not only vocabulary.
216
The reading passages needed logic and inference.
217
Students had to understand the meaning behind the text, not just translate words one by one.
218
Ah, I see.
219
So the words may look easier, but the questions were still tricky.
220
Exactly.
221
Some students said, I knew the words, but I still didn't understand the passage.
222
That is the scary part of reading comprehension.
223
That feels very real.
224
Sometimes English is not hard because of one strange word.
225
It is hard because you read the whole paragraph and still ask yourself, what is this talking about?
226
And many students said they didn't have enough time.
227
Some people had only 15 minutes left, but still had more than 20 questions to do.
228
Some students said the grammar part was okay.
229
But when they moved to the reading passages, they started to panic.
230
I saw a funny comment online.
231
Someone said 50 minutes was not enough to think.
232
It was only enough to calm down emotionally.
233
In the exam room, when you look at the clock and still have many questions left, your brain can stop working.
234
So overall, was the exam good or bad?
235
I think it was a good exam, but not an easy one.
236
It was better than the 2025 exam because it was clearer and less full of strange high-level vocabulary, but it still separated strong students from average students.
237
So it had good classification, but students still complained a lot on threads and Facebook. Of course.
238
After 12 years of studying and so much pressure, complaining after the exam is very normal.
239
Some students just needed to release stress.
240
I agree.
241
If the test is hard, students have the right to complain.
242
But saying the exam is completely bad may not be fair.
243
But I feel bad for normal students.
244
If even students with IELTS 7.0, 7.5, or 8.0 said they struggled, then average students must have felt terrible.
245
Yes, I saw those comments too.
246
Some students joke that they wanted to burn their IELTS certificates after the exam.
247
Another student said they had IELTS 8.0 but still didn't understand the word relinquish
248
and didn't know what they needed to infer from the passage.
249
Relinquish is not an easy word.
250
It means to give up or stop having something, right?
251
Yes, but in an exam, even if you can guess the meaning, you still need to understand the whole context.
252
That takes time.
253
There is also the phrase opportunity cost, right?
254
Yes, many students ask what it meant.
255
It's an economic idea.
256
For example, if you have 100,000 đồng, and you can choose either a book or milk tea, but you buy milk tea,
257
then the book you give up is your opportunity cost.
258
That explanation is simple, but in the exam room, when students are stressed, even a simple idea can become difficult.
259
Exactly.
260
Some students joked, I don't even understand it in Vietnamese.
261
How can I understand it in English?
262
Poor them.
263
Reading English mixed with economic ideas is not easy for many high school students, especially when students only have limited time.
264
If they stop too long on one concept, they may lose many questions later.
265
That is why time management is so important in English exams.
266
You cannot spend too long on one reading passage, even if it looks important.
267
And if the passage is heavy in logic, students may read again and again, then time disappears.
268
So this year's English exam was not full of impossible vocabulary, but it was heavy in reading, reasoning, and inference.
269
Yes, that is a fair summary.
270
It tested whether students could really understand the text, not just remember vocabulary lists.
271
That's good for education, but stressful for students.
272
Some students said they felt confident before the English exam because they were good at vocabulary.
273
But after seeing the reading part, they froze.
274
I understand that.
275
Vocabulary is only one part of English.
276
Reading also needs background knowledge, logic and the ability to connect ideas.
277
So, if students want to do better in future exams, they should not only learn word meanings, they should also practice reading longer texts and understanding arguments.
278
Yes, they should ask themselves questions like, what is the main idea?
279
What does the writer imply?
280
Why does this detail appear here?
281
What is the connection between two sentences?
282
That sounds like real reading skill.
283
Exactly.
284
And it's useful not only for exams, but also for university in real life.
285
But now the exam is over.
286
They should not blame themselves too much.
287
Right.
288
Some students may feel sad because they didn't do as well as expected.
289
But one exam does not decide their whole life.
290
And sometimes students feel worse because they keep reading online comments.
291
If they see many people saying the test was easy, they panic.
292
If they see many people saying it was hard, they panic too.
293
Social media after exams is dangerous.
294
Very dangerous.
295
It can be funny, but it can also make students overthink.
296
Maybe the best thing to do after the exam is to rest, eat something good, and stop checking answers every five minutes.
297
Yes, the exam is already finished.
298
You cannot change your answers now.
299
Taking care of your mind is more important.
300
I hope all 2008 students can relax now.
301
They worked hard already already.
302
Me too.
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Good luck to all 2008 students.
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I hope you get good results and have a bright future after this exam.
About This Lesson
In this lesson, you will enhance your English listening skills with a focus on the B1 level, using a transcription from a discussion about the recent National High School Graduation Exam in Vietnam. Through this exercise, you will familiarize yourself with everyday English vocabulary, phrase structures, and nuances that may appear in academic contexts. This lesson is particularly beneficial for those preparing for exams or seeking to understand the complexities of English comprehension, especially the tricky aspects of reasoning and inference that may come up in both spoken and written formats.
Key Vocabulary & Phrases
- Graduation Exam: An important test that students take at the end of their schooling.
- Complain: To express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something.
- Inference: The process of drawing a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning.
- Reading Comprehension: The ability to understand and interpret what you read.
- Tricky: Something that is difficult to understand or deal with due to its complexity.
- Vocabulary: The set of words within a language that are familiar to a person.
- Panic: A sudden overwhelming fear that can hinder your ability to think clearly.
- Relinquish: To give up or let go of something, often in a context where it may be difficult to do so.
Practice Tips
To maximize your learning from this lesson and improve your English pronunciation, try incorporating shadowing techniques. Start by listening closely to the audio of the video at a comfortable speed, and then repeat after the speaker, mimicking their intonation and rhythm. Listening to a shadowing site that offers such resources can also be beneficial. Consider the following tips:
- Listen to the transcript at natural speed initially, paying attention to the pronunciation of key vocabulary.
- Pause the audio after each sentence to repeat what was just spoken. This will help you capture the nuances of English intonation.
- Focus on how the speaker emphasizes different parts of the sentences. This is especially helpful for achieving a natural sound when you practice English speaking.
- Engage with phrases that require inference, like examining why students felt anxious during the exam, to strengthen your overall comprehension skills.
- After mastering the initial audio, challenge yourself with faster playback speeds to build your listening agility.
By consistently working on these strategies, you will notice significant improvements in your understanding and usage of English. Whether you're preparing for an exam or simply want to deepen your knowledge, this engaging learn English with YouTube strategy will provide valuable experience in improving your English pronunciation and overall fluency.
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.