Shadowing Practice: Over 3,080 martyrs’ remains recovered | Vietnam Today - Learn English Speaking with Video

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The 500 -day campaign in Vietnam, the largest ever nationwide effort to search for, recover and identify the remains of fallen soldiers in the country.

More than 3 ,080 sets of remains were recovered in the first six months, meeting over 44 % of the campaign's target.

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,000 results have been added so far to the database.

Progress has also been made in clearing unexploded ordnance, particularly in the Vy Xuyen area of Tuyen Quang Province.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 25 sentences and 293 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:59. Only 20% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

14 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
recover verb	/ɹɪˈkʌvɚ/	To get back, to regain (a physical thing; in astronomy and navigation, sight of a thing or a signal).
soldier noun	/ˈsoʊld͡ʒɚ/	A member of a ground-based army, of any rank, but especially an enlisted member.
database noun	/ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs/	A collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessible by a computer.
nationwide adjective	/ˌneɪ.ʃənˈwaɪd/	Extending throughout an entire nation.
ordnance noun	/ˈoɹdnəns/	Military equipment, especially weapons and ammunition.
unexploded adjective		Not exploded.
identify verb	/aɪˈdɛn.(t)ə.faɪ/	To establish the identity of someone or something.
remain verb	/ɹɪˈmeɪn/	To stay after others or other parts have been removed or otherwise disappeared.
campaign noun	/kæmˈpeɪn/	A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.
particularly adverb	/pɚˈtɪkjəlɚli/	Especially, extremely.
search verb	/sɝt͡ʃ/	To look in (a place) for something.
effort noun	/ˈɛf.ɚt/	The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.
target noun	/ˈtɑː.ɡɪt/	A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile.
progress noun	/ˈpɹɑ.ɡɹɛs/	Movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time; development through time.

Grammar in this video

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

Structure	In the video
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	were recovered · have been added · been made
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	have been added · has also been made

Pronunciation to watch

Long words — get the stress right: identify /aɪˈdɛn.(t)ə.faɪ/, particularly /pɚˈtɪkjəlɚli/

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 recover, soldier, database.

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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