Shadowing Practice: ngày 6 tháng 11, 2026 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Her relatives.
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Tick if the information is correct, or write in the necessary changes.
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Look at this picture.
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This is a party my sister had two years ago for her wedding, I think it was.
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Who's that?
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I mean the woman on the very left.
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Oh, that's Aunt Elmy.
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She's my mother's sister.
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She got married very young and has two grown -up children, now who have all left home.
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She's great fun, and she and I get on really well.
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She says she's old -fashioned and doesn't know anything about the world, because she's always been a housewife.
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But in fact, she's really very broad -minded about most things.
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The lady she's talking to is my aunt Louise, but on my father's side.
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She is a music teacher in London University.
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She married someone really odd, but it didn't work out, and they ended up in the divorce courts after two years.
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And who's that man?
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The one with his back to the camera?
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Yes, in the middle of the two other men.
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Oh, that's my Uncle Tom.
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He is humorous.
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He's a freelance designer and works in Paris.
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We see him at Christmas.
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I'm every year.
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I like him very much.
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The man he is talking to is his friend, Louis.
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They used to work together.
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Now he lives in London.
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Now let's see.
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Who else is there?
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The man in the middle of the group on the right is my cousin Roger.
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He's a sales manager and he's really pompous and full of himself.
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Thank goodness he lives up in Scotland.
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They used to work together.
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Now he lives in London.
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Now let's see.
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Who else is there?
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The man in the middle of the group on the right is my cousin Roger.
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He's a sales manager and he's really pompous and full of himself.
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Thank goodness he lives up in Scotland.
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And do you see that chap with the long hair and the beard over to the right?
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He's wearing glasses.
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Oh, yes.
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Well, he's another cousin, Mark.
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He's a student in Oxford University.
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He is one of the clever ones in the family.
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He's talking to his girlfriend.
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I can't remember her name.
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Oh, yes.
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Well, he's another cousin, Mark.
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He's a student in Oxford University.
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He is one of the clever ones in the family.
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He's talking to his girlfriend.
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I can't remember her name.
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Look at this picture.
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This is a party my sister had two years ago for her wedding, I think it was.
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Who's that?
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I mean the woman on the very left.
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Oh, that's Aunt Elmy.
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She's my mother's sister.
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She got married very young and has two grown -up children, now who have all left home.
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She's great fun, and she and I get on really well.
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She says she's old -fashioned and doesn't know anything about the world, because she's always...
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “ngày 6 tháng 11, 2026”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: cousin, sister, lives, aunt, married. This video has 62 sentences and 483 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:37. The speaker talks at a steady 134 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| cousin noun | /ˈkʌz(ə)n/ | Chiefly with a qualifying word: Any relation (especially a distant one) who is not a direct ancestor or descendant but part of a person's extended family; a… |
| aunt noun | /ɑːnt/ | The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent. |
| clever adjective | /ˈklɛv.ɚ/ | Nimble with hands or body; dexterous; skillful; adept. |
| goodness noun | /ˈɡʊdnəs/ | The state or characteristic of being good. |
| relative noun | /ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv/ | Someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption; someone in the same family. |
| designer noun | /dɪˈzaɪnɚ/ | A person who designs something, or who designs things as a profession. |
| divorce noun | /dɪˈvɔːs/ | The legal dissolution of a marriage. |
| beard noun | /bɪɹd/ | Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck. |
| tick noun | /tɪk/ | A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida. |
| freelance adjective | /ˈfɹiˌlæns/ | Of or relating to a freelance; without a long-term employment contract. |
| humorous adjective | /ˈhjuːməɹəs/ | Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny. |
| pompous adjective | /ˈpɑmpəs/ | Affectedly grand, solemn or self-important. |
| housewife noun | /ˈhaʊs.waɪf/ | A woman whose main employment is homemaking, maintaining the upkeep of her home and tending to household affairs; often, such a woman whose sole [unpaid]… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| grow up verb | To mature and become an adult. | |
| work together verb | To be coworkers with someone; to share a workspace with someone. | |
| work out verb | /ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/ | To calculate. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| “Used to” used to + verb — a past habit or state that is no longer true | used to work |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | she's talking · is talking · He's wearing |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, doesn't, didn'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 cousin, aunt, clever.
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.