Shadowing Practice: Shadowing ngày 34 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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My father's name is David.
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He is 34 years old.
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He is an architect and runs his own company.
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He makes sketches of big buildings.
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He is a very hard -working man.
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He goes to his office at 8 .30 in the morning and returns home at 7 in the evening.
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On weekends, he takes us out for picnic and movies.
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He plays different games with me and also helps me with my homework.
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He is a good sportsman.
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On Sunday he plays tennis with his friends and also teaches me how to play the game.
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He goes jogging every morning and takes me along with him on weekends.
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He is very kind and honest person.
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He believes in discipline.
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He listens to my problems very patiently and helps me to solve them.
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He helps my mother with household chores.
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I love him a lot, and he is my greatest strength.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Shadowing ngày 34”. This video has 16 sentences and 147 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:15. The speaker talks at a steady 117 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
household adjective/ˈhaʊshoʊld/Belonging to the same house and family.
solve verb/sɒlv/To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
tennis noun/ˈtɛnɪs/A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.
discipline noun/ˈdɪsəplɪn/A controlled behaviour; self-control.
homework noun/ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.
architect noun/ˈɑɹ.kɪˌtɛkt/A professional who designs buildings or other structures, or who prepares plans and superintends construction.
sketch noun/ˈskɛt͡ʃ/A rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work, often consisting of a multitude of overlapping lines.
picnic noun/ˈpɪknɪk/An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink.
chore noun/t͡ʃoɹ/A task, especially a regularly needed task for the upkeep of a home or similar, such as cleaning or preparing meals.
jog verb/d͡ʒɑɡ/To push slightly; to move or shake with a push or jerk, as to gain the attention of; to jolt.
patiently adverb/ˈpeɪʃəntli/In a patient manner.
sportsman nounA man who engages in sports; an athlete.

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a groupmy greatest

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 household, solve, tennis.

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 →