Shadowing Practice: Luyện nghe tiếng Anh| Unit 23| Tactics For listening| Basic - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Unit 23, Places, page 90.
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2. Let's listen.
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Do the people like the cities they live in?
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Listen and check the correct answer.
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1. How do you like where you're living?
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Oh, I love it.
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There's so much to do here, and I have a lot of friends here, too.
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2. What's your city like?
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Well, the good thing is there are a lot of things to do here.
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There are good theaters and restaurants.
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The trouble is it's getting very polluted.
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So it's not as nice as it used to be Three Do you enjoy where you're living?
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Well, I enjoy a lot about it.
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The city has a very nice climate It's never too hot or too cold and it's a safe place to live
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Four What's it like to live in this city?
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Well, it's very noisy and crowded and the pollution is getting really bad
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And I think we have one of the worst transportation systems in the world.
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I'd love to live somewhere else.
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5. How is it here, anyway?
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Is this a nice place to live?
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Oh, I'm really glad we moved here.
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The air is fresh and the people are very friendly.
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Rents are pretty reasonable and it's a very safe city, too.
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That's so important.
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Also, it's close to the sea, so it's great in the summer.
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6. Do you enjoy living here?
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Some things are okay.
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The restaurants are pretty good, and the subway system is pretty good, too, but it's very old and not very clean.
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The weather also isn't that great.
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It's very hot and humid in the summer and pretty cold in the winter,
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but in general it's not too bad page 91 3 let's listen task 1 listen to people talking about cities.
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What is each city like?
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Check the correct answer.
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1. So tell me about Tokyo.
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What's it like?
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I love it.
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There are so many great things to do.
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I'm busy all the time.
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2. Do you like living here?
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Well, it's okay.
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One thing I do like is that there's very little noise People don't walk down the street with loud radios or anything.
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It's pretty nice Three do you like it here?
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It's okay, but it's awfully crowded and the air is so dirty to tell you the truth.
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I'm thinking about moving Four what's it like living in New York?
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Oh, it's really a great city, but you have to pay a fortune for everything
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Five is Auckland a very big city is it crowded not really it's really quite small
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It's never very crowded or noisy in fact.
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It's like a small town in many ways Six So what's San Francisco like I hear it's very scenic Yes, it is.
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The Golden Gate Bridge is great any time of year.
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The parks and the ocean are beautiful, too.
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It really is a very lovely city.
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7. What's your hometown like?
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Is it a nice place to live?
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It's great, especially for families with children.
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It's pretty and quiet, and it isn't dangerous at all.
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8. Is Osaka a big place?
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Sure, that's why I like it.
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Lots of people, lots of nightclubs and discos.
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I don't like small cities.
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Page 91.
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3. Let's listen.
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Task 2.
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Listen again.
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Circle what each person says about each place.
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1. So tell me about Tokyo.
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What's it like?
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I love it.
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There are so many great things to do.
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I'm busy all the time Two Do you like living here?
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Well, it's okay One thing I do like is that there's very little noise
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People don't walk down the street with loud radios or anything.
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It's pretty nice
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Three do you like it here it's okay but it's awfully crowded
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and the air is
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so dirty to tell you the truth I'm thinking about moving
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four what's it like living in New York oh it's really a great city
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but But you have to pay a fortune for everything.
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5. Is Auckland a very big city?
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Is it crowded?
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Not really.
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It's really quite small.
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It's never very crowded or noisy.
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In fact, it's like a small town in many ways.
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6. So what's San Francisco like?
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I hear it's very scenic.
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Yes, it is.
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The Golden Gate Bridge is great any time of year.
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The parks and the ocean are beautiful, too.
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It really is a very lovely city.
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7. What's your hometown like?
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Is it a nice place to live?
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It's great, especially for families with children.
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It's pretty and quiet, and it isn't dangerous at all.
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8. Is Osaka a big place?
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Sure.
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That's why I like it.
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Lots of people, lots of nightclubs and discos.
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I don't like small cities.
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Page 92.
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4. Let's listen.
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Task 1.
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People are comparing two cities.
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Listen and circle the city each person prefers.
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1. New York has great museums, and so does Washington.
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But Washington feels more serious because the government is there, so it isn't as exciting as New York.
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Washington is more beautiful for sure, and the restaurants are cheaper there.
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But, you know, I love theater, and New York has the best.
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Washington is okay, but I love New York.
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2. Los Angeles is a huge place.
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You need a car to get around.
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San Francisco is more beautiful, and it's a great place for a weekend, but I get bored there after a few days.
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I enjoy the fact that in Los Angeles, everything moves really fast.
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I love living here.
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3. Hong Kong may be more beautiful than Singapore because it's got that fantastic harbor, but I like Singapore better.
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It's smaller, so I think it's more comfortable.
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It's easy to get around, and everything is very clean.
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Hong Kong is pretty polluted, and it's always very crowded.
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4. Melbourne is smaller than Sydney.
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It has a lot of lovely old buildings and great restaurants.
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Sydney is more exciting and probably more beautiful, but I think it's too busy and too expensive.
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Melbourne prices are better, and it's a more relaxing place.
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That's why I prefer Melbourne.
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Page 92.
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4. Let's listen.
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Task 2.
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Listen again.
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Which city do the words describe?
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Check the correct answer.
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1. New York has great museums, and so does Washington.
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But Washington feels more serious because the government is there, so it isn't as exciting as New York.
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Washington is more beautiful for sure, and the restaurants are cheaper there.
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But, you know, I love theater, and New York has the best.
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Washington is okay, but I love New York.
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2. Los Angeles is a huge place.
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You need a car to get around.
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San Francisco is more beautiful, and it's a great place for a weekend, but I get bored there after a few days.
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I enjoy the fact that in Los Angeles, everything moves really fast.
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I love living here.
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3. Hong Kong may be more beautiful than Singapore because it's got that fantastic harbor, but I like Singapore better.
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It's smaller, so I think it's more comfortable.
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It's easy to get around, and everything is very clean.
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Hong Kong is pretty polluted, and it's always very crowded.
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4. Melbourne is smaller than Sydney.
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It has a lot of lovely old buildings and great restaurants.
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Sydney is more exciting and probably more beautiful, but I think it's too busy and too expensive.
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Melbourne prices are better, and it's a more relaxing place.
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That's why I prefer Melbourne.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 147 sentences and 1212 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:47. The speaker talks at a steady 124 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 |
|---|---|---|
| theater noun | /ˈθi(ə)tɚ/ | A place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on. |
| noisy adjective | /ˈnɔɪzi/ | Making a noise, especially a loud unpleasant sound |
| fortune noun | /ˈfɔːtjuːn/ | Destiny, especially favorable. |
| relax verb | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | To make something loose. |
| harbor noun | /ˈhɑːbə/ | Any place of shelter. |
| bore verb | /boɹ/ | To inspire boredom in somebody. |
| hometown noun | /ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/ | An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence. |
| disco noun | /ˈdɪskoʊ/ | A genre of dance music that was popular in the 1970s, characterized by elements of soul music with a strong Latin-American beat and often accompanied by… |
| scenic adjective | /ˈsiːnɪk/ | having beautiful scenery; picturesque |
| nightclub noun | /ˈnʌɪtklʌb/ | A public or private establishment that is open late at night to provide entertainment, food, drink, music or dancing. |
| 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… |
| pollution noun | /pəˈluʃən/ | Physical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc. |
| subway noun | /ˈsʌbˌweɪ/ | An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas. |
| humid adjective | /ˈhjuːmɪd/ | Containing perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery. |
| excite verb | /ɪkˈsaɪt/ | To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| get around verb | To move to the other side of (something, such as an obstruction) by deviating from a direct course or following a curved path. |
| walk down verb | To continually advance (on an opponent) and punch (the opponent) in order to control the fight and dominate the opponent, while shrugging off the opponent's… |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Comparatives -er than / more … than — comparing two things | more beautiful than · smaller than |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the worst · the best |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | enjoy living · love living |
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | may be |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 17 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, isn't, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 theater, noisy, fortune.
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.