Shadowing Practice: Shadowing ngày 33 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Task 1.
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Read, write, drink, play, speak, talk.
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Task 2.
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Let me tell you about my family.
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There are four people in my family.
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I have a father, a mother, and an older brother.
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I am the youngest child in my family.
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My father is a salesman and my mother is a homemaker.
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My brother is a middle school student.
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He is two years older than I am.
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On the weekend, my family often eats out at a restaurant.
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I am very close to my family.
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I them all.
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Task 3.
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Linh Yê -sê -lê -sê -lê.
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She's very shy.
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She likes to study and do homework in her room.
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She's very clever and she likes reading.
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She doesn't watch TV or go to the movies.
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She has a sitter Hoa.
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Hoa is very funny.
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Hoa likes to talk on the phone.
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She likes swimming.
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She likes to listen to pop music.
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test for one hand is towel two to change in the river every afternoon
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three no is very good at tennis for many people think is too difficult 5.
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He goes going with his classmates every week.
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6. It has for the three students in my class.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Shadowing ngày 33”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: likes, Hoa, task. This video has 28 sentences and 194 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:52. The speaker talks slowly, about 104 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

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
tennis noun/ˈtɛnɪs/A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.
clever adjective/ˈklɛv.ɚ/Nimble with hands or body; dexterous; skillful; adept.
swim verb/swɪm/To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
homework noun/ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.
youngest adjective/ˈjʌŋ.ɡɪst/Most recently begun or formed.
towel noun/ˈtaʊ̯əl/A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, such as a person after a bath.
salesman nounA man whose job it is to sell things, either in a shop / store or elsewhere.
classmate noun/ˈklæs.meɪt/A student who is in the same class at school.
homemaker nounA person who maintains the administration and upkeep of his or her residence, especially one who is not employed outside the home; one who runs the household.
sitter noun/ˈsɪtɚ/Someone who sits, e.g. for a portrait.
task noun/tæsk/A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.
restaurant noun/ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like tennis, clever, swim.

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →