Shadowing Practice: ngày 25 tháng 9, 2026 - Learn English Speaking with Video

Questions 92 through 94 refer to the following excerpt from a meeting.

As regional sales manager, I want to explore the use of a more modernized payment system in our cosmetics stores.

This system would allow any sales associate to take customer payments from a tablet anywhere in the store.

Why should we do this?

The main complaint about shopping at our stores is waiting in long lines to pay.

A lot of our stores could benefit from this, but I've decided to conduct a trial run at our store in the Center City Mall.

By far, that's our busiest location.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “ngày 25 tháng 9, 2026”. This video has 7 sentences and 99 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:36. The speaker talks at a natural 164 words per minute, close to everyday conversation.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
refer verb	/ɹɪˈfɜː/	To direct the attention of (someone toward something).
associate noun	/əˈsoʊʃi.ət/	A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or employee.
complaint noun	/kəmˈpleɪnt/	The act of complaining.
explore verb	/ɪkˈsploɹ/	To examine or investigate something systematically.
tablet noun	/ˈtæblət/	A slab of clay, stone or wood used for inscription.
cosmetics noun	/kɒzˈmɛt.ɪks/	The study of such products.
excerpt noun	/ˈɛɡzɜː(p)t/	A clip, snippet, passage or extract from a larger work such as a news article, a film, or a literary composition.
modernize verb	/ˈmɑdɚnaɪz/	To make (something old or outdated) up to date, or modern in style or function by adding or changing equipment, designs, etc.
payment noun	/ˈpeɪmənt/	The act of paying.
customer noun	/ˈkʌs.tə.mə/	A person or company who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant or intends to do so.
conduct verb	/ˈkɑndʌkt/	To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks)
manager noun	/ˈmæn.ə.dʒəɹ/	A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team.
shop noun	/ʃɑp/	An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
trial noun	/ˈtɹaɪəl/	An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are.
location noun	/loʊˈkeɪʃən/	A particular point or place in physical space.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	I've decided
Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea	should we do
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now	is waiting

Pronunciation to watch

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: associate /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/, shop /ʃɑp/, location /loʊˈkeɪʃən/

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like refer, associate, complaint.

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.

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