Shadowing Practice: 🎧 Luyện Nghe Tiếng Anh Level B1 - LỪA ĐẢO - | Listening English Podcast |🎯 - Learn English Speaking with Video
Creating lesson...
1
Welcome to my channel, let's practice your listening skill.
2
With video level B1, and the topic is, scam.
3
Now listen carefully.
4
Hey Anna, did you watch the VTV report about the vacation contract scam?
5
I am really angry right now.
6
Yes, I watched it too.
7
It was terrible.
8
This scam has happened for many years, but those people still find ways to take money from innocent people.
9
I really respect the VTV journalists.
10
They worked undercover inside those companies for four years.
11
Can you believe that?
12
Four years?
13
That is crazy and dangerous.
14
But what they showed was really shocking.
15
Right?
16
Many sales agents are young and educated, but they still choose to take the life savings of old people.
17
Those old people are the same age as their grandparents.
18
Did you hear the phone call in the report?
19
The one between the victim's daughter and the female sales agent?
20
Yes, that part was heartbreaking.
21
The daughter was crying.
22
She said her mother passed away because of the stress and money loss from that company.
23
And she told the sales agent that this job was very immoral and that she should quit.
24
But do you know what happened after the report came out?
25
Let me guess.
26
People found her social media, right?
27
Exactly.
28
And her profile looked so fake.
29
she always showed off her rich life, like driving a nice car, going to expensive gyms, and talking about being a successful woman.
30
What a joke.
31
Her nice clothes and rich lifestyle came from the retirement money of poor old people.
32
I'm glad many people criticized her online.
33
The way they manipulate old people is horrible.
34
They choose elderly people because they know many of them are lonely.
35
Yes.
36
They don't really sell vacations.
37
They sell fake care and attention.
38
They call the victims dad and mom, serve them water, and pretend to care about them.
39
True.
40
And after the victims trust them, everything becomes worse.
41
Some old people signed up to 74 contracts and lost nearly 20 billion dong.
42
20 billion?
43
That is a nightmare.
44
And when the old people ran out of savings, the scammers still didn't stop, right?
45
No, they didn't.
46
They pushed them to sell their last motorbikes or gold rings to pay for fake package upgrades or tax fees.
47
They promised these payments would help the victims sell the useless packages and get their money back.
48
That is pure evil.
49
But why can't the police just arrest them?
50
Because it is a legal trap, Tom.
51
These companies are very smart with paperwork.
52
What do you mean?
53
It is clearly a scam.
54
On paper, it looks like a normal contract.
55
The companies write long contracts with lawyers, and the old people sign them themselves.
56
So the companies can say nobody forced the customers to sign.
57
Exactly.
58
To punish them as criminals, the police must prove that they planned to cheat people from the beginning.
59
That is very difficult.
60
That is so frustrating.
61
And the worst thing is that many old people believe these sweet-talking strangers more than their own children.
62
Yes.
63
When their children try to warn them, the parents may feel hurt.
64
They think their children are looking down on them or trying to control their money.
65
Some families even changed the passwords to their safes, but the parents still found ways to mortgage their land certificates and give money to the scammers.
66
It is crazy!
67
It also reminds me of another terrible trick VTV mentioned in the countryside, the veteran photography scam.
68
Oh, I heard about that.
69
Fake teams go to villages with unclear papers and offer free photos for war veterans, right?
70
Yes.
71
Then, they use the veterans' pride.
72
They promise to edit the photos with nice uniforms and a background of Uncle Ho's mausoleum.
73
But in the end, they give them ugly and badly edited photos, then ask for very high prices.
74
Right.
75
And if the old veterans refuse to pay, the scammers change their attitude.
76
They threaten them and say they don't respect the past.
77
Using the pride of old soldiers to make dirty money is disgusting.
78
It really is.
79
Experts say we need stricter rules, like a cooling-off period.
80
That means customers can cancel the contract and get all their money back within 14 days.
81
That would help a lot.
82
It gives old people time to calm down, leave the pressure of the seminar, and talk to their families.
83
Definitely.
84
But honestly, the biggest lesson is about family.
85
These scammers succeed because they spend more time listening to our parents than we do.
86
That is a sad truth.
87
The best protection is not only showing news articles or arguing with logic.
88
We need to sit down, make some tea, and really listen to them.
89
Absolutely.
90
If old people feel loved and respected at home, they won't look for that feeling from dangerous strangers.
91
Anna, from now on, we should pay more attention to our families.
92
I really hope our families will never be cheated by these scammers, and I hope they can have a more comfortable and happier life.
93
Hey Anna, did you watch the VTV report about the vacation contract scam?
94
I am really angry right now.
95
Yes, I watched it too.
96
It was terrible.
97
This scam has happened for many years, but those people still find ways to take money from innocent people.
98
I really respect the VTV journalists.
99
They worked undercover inside those companies for four years.
100
Can you believe that?
101
Four years?
102
That is crazy and dangerous.
103
But what they showed was really shocking.
104
Right?
105
Many sales agents are young and educated, but they still choose to take the life savings of old people.
106
Those old people are the same age as their grandparents.
107
Did you hear the phone call in the report?
108
The one between the victim's daughter and the female sales agent?
109
Yes, that part was heartbreaking.
110
The daughter was crying.
111
She said her mother passed away because of the stress and money loss from that company.
112
And she told the sales agent that this job was very immoral and that she should quit.
113
But do you know what happened after the report came out?
114
Let me guess, people found her social media, right?
115
Exactly.
116
And her profile looked so fake.
117
She always showed off her rich life, like driving a nice car, going to expensive gyms, and talking about being a successful woman.
118
What a joke.
119
Her nice clothes and rich lifestyle came from the retirement money of poor old people.
120
I'm glad many people criticized her online.
121
The way they manipulate old people is horrible.
122
They choose elderly people because they know many of them are lonely.
123
Yes.
124
They don't really sell vacations.
125
They sell fake care and attention.
126
They call the victims dad and mom, serve them water, and pretend to care about them.
127
True.
128
And after the victims trust them, everything becomes worse.
129
Some old people signed up to 74 contracts and lost nearly 20 billion dong.
130
20 billion?
131
That is a nightmare.
132
And when the old people ran out of savings, the scammers still didn't stop, right?
133
No, they didn't.
134
They pushed them to sell their last motorbikes or gold rings to pay for fake package upgrades or tax fees.
135
They promised these payments would help the victims sell the useless packages and get their money back.
136
That is pure evil.
137
But why can't the police just arrest them?
138
Because it is a legal trap, Tom.
139
These companies are very smart with paperwork.
140
What do you mean?
141
It is clearly a scam.
142
On paper, it looks like a normal contract.
143
The companies write long contracts with lawyers, and the old people sign them themselves.
144
So the companies can say nobody forced the customers to sign.
145
Exactly.
146
To punish them as criminals, the police must prove that they planned to cheat people from the beginning.
147
That is very difficult.
148
That is so frustrating.
149
And the worst thing is that many old people believe these sweet-talking strangers more than their own children.
150
Yes.
151
When their children try to warn them, the parents may feel hurt.
152
They think their children are looking down on them or trying to control their money.
153
Some families even changed the passwords to their safes, but the parents still found ways to mortgage their land certificates and give money to the scammers.
154
It is crazy.
155
It also reminds me of another terrible trick VTV mentioned in the countryside, the veteran photography scam.
156
Oh, I heard about that.
157
Fake teams go to villages with unclear papers and offer free photos for war veterans, right?
158
Yes.
159
Then they use the veterans' pride.
160
They promise to edit the photos with nice uniforms and a background of Uncle Ho's mausoleum.
161
But in the end, they give them ugly and badly edited photos, then ask for very high prices.
162
Right.
163
And if the old veterans refuse to pay, the scammers change their attitude.
164
They threaten them and say they don't respect the past.
165
Using the pride of old soldiers to make dirty money is disgusting.
166
It really is.
167
Experts say we need stricter rules, like a cooling-off period.
168
That means customers can cancel the contract and get all their money back within 14 days.
169
That would help a lot.
170
It gives old people time to calm down, leave the pressure of the seminar, and talk to their families.
171
Definitely.
172
But honestly, the biggest lesson is about family.
173
These scammers succeed because they spend more time listening to our parents than we do.
174
That is a sad truth.
175
The best protection is not only showing news articles or arguing with logic.
176
We need to sit down, make some tea, and really listen to them.
177
Absolutely.
178
If old people feel loved and respected at home, they won't look for that feeling from dangerous strangers.
179
Anna, from now on, we should pay more attention to our families.
180
I really hope our families will never be cheated by these scammers, and I hope they can have a more comfortable and happier life.
181
Hey Anna, did you watch the VTV report about the vacation contract scam?
182
I am really angry right now.
183
Yes, I watched it too.
184
It was terrible.
185
This scam has happened for many years, but those people still find ways to take money from innocent people.
186
I really respect the VTV journalists.
187
They worked undercover inside those companies for four years.
188
Can you believe that?
189
Four years?
190
That is crazy and dangerous.
191
But what they showed was really shocking.
192
Right?
193
Many sales agents are young and educated, but they still choose to take the life savings of old people.
194
Those old people are the same age as their grandparents.
195
Did you hear the phone call in the report?
196
The one between the victim's daughter and the female sales agent?
197
Yes, that part was heartbreaking.
198
The daughter was crying.
199
She said her mother passed away because of the stress and money loss from that company.
200
And she told the sales agent that this job was very immoral and that she should quit.
201
But do you know what happened after the report came out?
202
Let me guess.
203
People found her social media, right?
204
Exactly.
205
And her profile looked so fake.
206
she always showed off her rich life, like driving a nice car, going to expensive gyms, and talking about being a successful woman.
207
What a joke.
208
Her nice clothes and rich lifestyle came from the retirement money of poor old people.
209
I'm glad many people criticized her online.
210
The way they manipulate old people is horrible.
211
They choose elderly people because they know many of them are lonely.
212
Yes.
213
They don't really sell vacations.
214
They sell fake care and attention.
215
They call the victims dad and mom, serve them water, and pretend to care about them.
216
True.
217
And after the victims trust them, everything becomes worse.
218
Some old people signed up to 74 contracts and lost nearly 20 billion dong.
219
20 billion?
220
That is a nightmare.
221
And when the old people ran out of savings, the scammers still didn't stop, right?
222
No, they didn't.
223
They pushed them to sell their last motorbikes or gold rings to pay for fake package upgrades or tax fees.
224
They promised these payments would help the victims sell the useless packages and get their money back.
225
That is pure evil.
226
But why can't the police just arrest them?
227
Because it is a legal trap, Tom.
228
These companies are very smart with paperwork.
229
What do you mean?
230
It is clearly a scam.
231
On paper, it looks like a normal contract.
232
The companies write long contracts with lawyers, and the old people sign them themselves.
233
So the companies can say nobody forced the customers to sign.
234
Exactly.
235
To punish them as criminals, the police must prove that they planned to cheat people from the beginning.
236
That is very difficult.
237
That is so frustrating.
238
And the worst thing is that many old people believe these sweet-talking strangers more than their own children.
239
Yes.
240
When their children try to warn them, the parents may feel hurt.
241
They think their children are looking down on them or trying to control their money.
242
Some families even changed the passwords to their safes, but the parents still found ways to mortgage their land certificates and give money to the scammers.
243
It is crazy!
244
It also reminds me of another terrible trick VTV mentioned in the countryside, the veteran photography scam.
245
Oh, I heard about that.
246
Fake teams go to villages with unclear papers and offer free photos for war veterans, right?
247
Yes.
248
Then, they use the veterans' pride.
249
They promise to edit the photos with nice uniforms and a background of Uncle Ho's mausoleum.
250
But in the end, they give them ugly and badly edited photos, then ask for very high prices.
251
Right!
252
And if the old veterans refuse to pay, the scammers change their attitude.
253
They threaten them and say they don't respect the past.
254
Using the pride of old soldiers to make dirty money is disgusting.
255
It really is.
256
Experts say we need stricter rules, like a cooling-off period.
257
That means customers can cancel the contract and get all their money back within 14 days.
258
That would help a lot.
259
It gives old people time to calm down, leave the pressure of the seminar, and talk to their families.
260
Definitely.
261
But honestly, the biggest lesson is about family.
262
These scammers succeed because they spend more time listening to our parents than we do.
263
That is a sad truth.
264
The best protection is not only showing news articles or arguing with logic, We need to sit down, make some tea, and really listen to them.
265
Absolutely.
266
If old people feel loved and respected at home, they won't look for that feeling from dangerous strangers.
267
Anna, from now on, we should pay more attention to our families.
268
I really hope our families will never be cheated by these scammers, and I hope they can have a more comfortable and happier life.
269
Thank you.
About This Lesson
In this lesson, you will practice your English listening skills at a B1 level, focusing on the topic of scams. You'll engage with a conversation about the deceptive practices that scammers use, particularly targeting the elderly. By listening to authentic dialogues, you will gain insights into real-life scenarios and develop your ability to understand complex ideas in English. This practice will also enhance your vocabulary related to fraud and ethics, making your IELTS speaking practice more impactful and relevant.
Key Vocabulary & Phrases
- Scam: A fraudulent scheme designed to con people out of their money.
- Undercover: Involving secretive operations to collect information.
- Immoral: Actions that are considered wrong or unethical.
- Manipulate: To control or influence someone dishonestly.
- Victim: A person who suffers harm from a crime or deception.
- Contract: A formal agreement between two or more parties.
- Life savings: The money a person has saved for significant life events, often for retirement.
- Lonely: Feeling alone or isolated, often targeted by scammers.
Practice Tips
To make the most of your learning experience with this shadow speech exercise, consider using the following strategies:
- Listen attentively: Pay close attention to the dialogues, especially the emotional nuances in the speakers' voices. Understanding the tone and intent behind their words will aid your listening comprehension.
- Shadowing technique: As you listen, try to repeat what you hear simultaneously. This shadow speak technique will help improve your pronunciation and fluency.
- Break it down: Don’t hesitate to pause the video after a sentence or two. Repeat those phrases aloud to become familiar with the vocabulary and the flow of natural speech.
- Record yourself: Capture your voice while shadowing the conversation. Listening to your recordings can help identify areas for improvement and refine your speaking skills.
- Engage with the content: After shadowing, try discussing the themes of the video with a friend or on a shadowspeaks community forum. This will enhance both your speaking and critical thinking skills.
These tips are particularly useful for anyone looking to enhance their English speaking capabilities as part of their IELTS speaking practice. Consistent repetition and active engagement with the material will lead to significant improvement over time.
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.