Shadowing Practice: ngày 5 tháng 9, 2026 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “ngày 5 tháng 9, 2026”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: plus, size, shirt, fit, shoes. This video has 62 sentences and 336 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:23. The speaker talks slowly, about 77 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 27 of its 62 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| shoe noun | /ˈʃu/ | A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of… |
| reasonably adverb | /ˈɹiː.zən.ə.bli/ | In accordance with reason. |
| noun noun | /naʊn/ | A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, word, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea… |
| clothing noun | /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/ | Any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body for warmth, to… |
| twelve noun | /twɛlv/ | A group of twelve items. |
| affordable adjective | /əˈfɔɹ.də.bəl/ | Able to be afforded; inexpensive or reasonably priced. |
| fifteen noun | /ˈfɪf.tiːn/ | An Irish traybake made with crushed digestive biscuits, marshmallows and glacé cherries combined with condensed milk and desiccated coconut. |
| jeans noun | /d͡ʒiːnz/ | A pair of trousers made from denim cotton. |
| waist noun | /weɪst/ | The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach. |
| receipt noun | /ɹɪˈsiːt/ | The act of receiving, or the fact of having been received. |
| thirteen noun | /ˌθɝtˈtin/ | A group of thirteen items. |
| fourteen noun | /ˈfɔɹ.tin/ | A group of fourteen items. |
| handmade adjective | /ˈhændˌmeɪd/ | Made by hand; manufactured manually. |
| browse verb | /bɹaʊz/ | To scan, to casually look through in order to find items of interest, especially without knowledge of what to look for beforehand. |
| adjective noun | /ˈæd͡ʒ.ɪk.tɪv/ | A word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes a noun’s referent. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Number two, where can I find?
- Where can I find the women's clothing section?
- Where can I find the fitting rooms?
- Could you help me find something similar?
- Do you have this in size or color?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 14 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I'd, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: clothing /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/, thirteen /ˌθɝtˈtin/
- Long words — get the stress right: reasonably /ˈɹiː.zən.ə.bli/, affordable /əˈfɔɹ.də.bəl/
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 shoe, reasonably, noun.
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.