Shadowing Practice: Tất cả các loài khủng long trong 41 phút (Phần 1) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Tất cả các loài khủng long trong 41 phút”. This video has 672 sentences and 10277 words to shadow. The speech runs for 41:15. The speaker talks fast, about 249 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| lion noun | /ˈlaɪən/ | A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe. |
| cheem adjective | [t͡ʃʰiːm(˦)] | Deep; profound; complex. |
| raptor noun | /ˈɹæptɚ/ | One of the dromaeosaurs, a family of carnivorous dinosaurs having tearing claws on the hind legs. |
| 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. |
| elephant noun | /ˈɛlɪfənt/ | A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia. |
| villain noun | /ˈvɪl.ən/ | A vile, wicked person. |
| monkey noun | /ˈmʌŋki/ | A member of the clade Simiiformes other than those in the clade Hominoidea containing apes, generally (but not universally) distinguished by small size, tails… |
| microraptor noun | A small, four-winged paravian dinosaur of the genus Microraptor. | |
| plateosaurus noun | /ˌplætiəˈsɔːɹəs/ | Any herbivorous dinosaur of the family Plateosauridae. |
| worm noun | /wɝm/ | A generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid phylum; an earthworm. |
| microwave noun | /ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌweɪv/ | An electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves. |
| meter noun | /ˈmitəɹ/ | A device that measures things. |
| cage noun | /keɪd͡ʒ/ | An enclosure made of spaced bars, normally to hold animals while providing some ventilation. |
| poster noun | /ˈpoʊstɚ/ | A picture of a celebrity, an event etc., intended to be attached to a wall. |
| baryonic adjective | Of, pertaining to, or composed of baryons. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go back verb | To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time. |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. |
| come back verb | To return to a place. |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. |
| go back on verb | To be treacherous or faithless to; to betray. |
| go over verb | To look at carefully; to scrutinize; to analyze. |
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. |
| jump down verb | To leave an elevated position to a lower position by one jump. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Sometimes he's always a small animal to me.
- That's what we will talk about now.
- If you look at the front, it's pretty nice.
- It's not that you can't eat it.
- It's like, you know, that's a big animal.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | if there's a chance, it will be · If you die, the meat will be |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has been · have formed · you've seen |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | are divided · will be set · will be used |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | ago, which is · people who eat · people who can |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 40 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, can't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: feather /ˈfɛðə/, thickness /ˈθɪknəs/, tooth /tuθ/
- Long words — get the stress right: plateosaurus /ˌplætiəˈsɔːɹəs/, velocity /vəˈlɑsəti/, phenomenon /fəˈnɒm.ɪ.nən/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like lion, cheem, raptor.
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.


















