Shadowing Practice: LUYỆN ĐỌC TIẾNG ANH | UNIT 2 | CHAPTER 1 | COMPUTER BEATS CHAMPIONS - Learn English Speaking with Video
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welcome to pineapple center this series will help you practice your reading skills
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and increase your reading speed the passages in this video are from the book active skills for reading one
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Hope you have a great time practicing.
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won 74 games in a row, the most ever.
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Then, Rudder beat him in a tournament and set a new record for the most money won on Jeopardy.
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Their new opponent, Watson, had never appeared on the game show and had only played practice games before,
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in which he often got answers wrong.
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However, Watson isn't human.
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He, or rather it, is a machine, a wonder of technology made by researchers at IBM.
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In the game, Watson used math to decide on an answer.
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When a question was read out, Watson was immediately given the same question in electronic form.
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It analyzed the question and searched its memory bank, about the same as one million books of information, for possible answers.
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It then narrowed the options down to one answer.
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If Watson felt around 75 % confident about the answer, it would answer the question.
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The way Watson thinks is very different from the way humans think.
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People often make decisions by listening to their emotions and feelings, even if they are unsure of the answer.
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As a computer, Watson couldn't do this.
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People also watch and listen to those around them.
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Watson was not able to listen to the wrong answers given by his competitors.
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In one question, Jennings answered the question incorrectly, and Watson later answered with the same wrong answer.
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Watson also made silly mistakes.
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In a question in the category U .S cities, Watson incorrectly answered Toronto, even though the city of Toronto is in Canada.
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An IBM researcher said Watson got confused because it saw in its memory bank that the U .S is often called America.
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Toronto is considered a North American city, so that was the answer that Watson gave.
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Still, Watson defeated his human opponents somewhat easily and received the $1 million prize.
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The other players also won money for participating in the special game.
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Everyone left the game happy, as each player was earning money for a different charity.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “LUYỆN ĐỌC TIẾNG ANH”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Watson, answer, answered, Toronto, reading. This video has 29 sentences and 379 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:34. The speaker talks slowly, about 106 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| skill noun | /skɪl/ | A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate. |
| opponent noun | /əˈpəʊ.nənt/ | One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something. |
| researcher noun | /ˈɹiˌsɝ.t͡ʃɚ/ | One who researches. |
| pineapple noun | /ˈpaɪnəpəl/ | A tropical plant, Ananas comosus, native to South America, having thirty or more long, spined and pointed leaves surrounding a thick stem. |
| incorrectly adverb | /ˌɪnkəˈɹɛk(t).li/ | In an incorrect manner. |
| earn verb | /ɝn/ | To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work. |
| confused adjective | /kənˈfjuːzd/ | unable to think clearly or understand |
| charity noun | /ˈtʃæɹɪti/ | An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose. |
| helpful adjective | /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/ | Furnishing help; giving aid; useful. |
| participate verb | /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/ | To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something). |
| narrow adjective | /ˈnæɹəʊ/ | Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth. |
| silly adjective | /ˈsɪl.i/ | Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance. |
| passage noun | /ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/ | A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning. |
| emotion noun | /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/ | A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data. |
| mathematics noun | /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/ | An abstract representational system studying numbers, shapes, structures, quantitative change and relationships between them. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| feel around verb | To grope; to explore an area with one's hands, usually in search of something. | |
| read out verb | /ˌɹiːd ˈaʊt/ | To read something and say the words to inform other people; to call. |
Pronunciation to watch
- Long words — get the stress right: incorrectly /ˌɪnkəˈɹɛk(t).li/, participate /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, competitor /kəmˈpɛt.ɪ.tɚ/
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 skill, opponent, researcher.
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.