Shadowing Practice: TÂY DU KÝ - PHIÊN BẢN TIẾNG ANH (ENGLISH VERSION) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Journey to the West.
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Chapter 1: The Monkey.
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From the beginning of time, a rock had sat high on top of a mountain.
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The sun, the moon, heaven and earth all worked their magic on the rock.
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One day the rock split open.
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Inside was a monkey.
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Thank you.
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The monkey stood up and stretched.
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Suddenly, powerful light shot from his eyes.
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For a moment, the light reached the cloud palace in heaven.
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The jade emperor, ruler of heaven, sat up.
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He turned to one of his captains who was standing nearby.
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"Find out what caused that light," said the Emperor.
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yes your majesty said the captain the captain rushed out of the hall
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He looked out the southern gate of heaven and saw the monkey on earth below.
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The light was gone.
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But the captain had a magical sight.
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He could see everything that had just happened.
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Interesting said the captain "Well?" said the Jade Emperor when the captain returned.
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What caused the light?
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"It was a monkey," said the captain.
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A monkey, asked the Jade Emperor.
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"Yes," said the captain.
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"He's on the Fruit and Flower Mountain, down on Earth.
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There had been a rock on the mountain.
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The monkey came from the rock." The light shone from the monkey's eyes.
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Thank you.
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The Emperor thought for a moment and then shrugged.
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"I'm not surprised," he said.
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Amazing things happen when heaven and earth work together.
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As time passed, Monkey learned to walk, run and climb.
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He drank from streams and ate grasses and leaves.
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- He gathered fruit and explored caves and mountaintops.
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he became friends with all the other monkeys and apes.
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- Mm.
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At night, he slept under a cliff.
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One very hot morning, all the monkeys and apes were playing in the shade.
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"It is so hot today !" cried one monkey.
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"Let's play in the stream !" "Good idea !" said another monkey.
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The monkeys and apes ran to the stream.
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The water rolled and bounced over the rocks.
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The monkeys jumped into the cool water.
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Everyone splashed and played.
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After a few minutes One monkey scratched her head.
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"We all love this stream," she said.
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We drink from it?
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We swim in it?
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We know that it flows all the way to the ocean!
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But does anyone know where the stream begins?
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They all looked at one another and shook their heads.
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"We have nothing to do today," the monkey continued.
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Why don't we follow the stream to find its source?
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"That sounds like fun !" said another monkey.
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"Let's go !" said a third monkey.
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Everyone jumped out of the water.
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They ran alongside the stream and swung from tree to tree.
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They jumped over rocks and climbed up steep cliffs.
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Higher and higher they went, up the mountain until they reached an enormous waterfall.
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Mist filled the air.
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The water crashed down, roaring like thunder.
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I wonder what's behind that waterfall.
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said one monkey Me too! said a second monkey But nobody could jump through it!
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Whoever can jump through and come back alive will be our king said a given.
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Is anyone brave enough to try?
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All the monkeys and apes looked at one another.
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They shook their heads.
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Oh I'm not going to try said a tall monkey.
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"Me neither," said a short monkey.
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A voice called out.
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I'll do it.
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Everyone moved out of the way as the speaker stepped forward.
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It was monkey.
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"Are you sure?" asked the Gibbon.
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"It looks dangerous." Monkey laughed.
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I'm not afraid of anything.
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And when I come back, I will be king.
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Monkey took a deep breath and leaped into the waterfall.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 77 sentences and 604 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:25. The speaker talks at a steady 111 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

  • monkey /ˈmʌŋki/ (noun) — A member of the clade Simiiformes other than those in the clade Hominoidea containing apes, generally (but not universally) distinguished by small size, tails…
  • emperor /ˈɛmp(ə)ɹə/ (noun) — The male monarch or ruler of an empire.
  • waterfall /ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/ (noun) — A flow of water over the edge of a cliff.
  • shake /ˈʃeɪk/ (verb) — To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
  • climb /ˈklaɪ̯m/ (verb) — To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending).
  • cliff /klɪf/ (noun) — A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
  • rush /ɹʌʃ/ (verb) — To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully.
  • gate /ˈɡeɪ̯t/ (noun) — A doorlike structure outside a house.
  • cloud /ˈklaʊ̯d/ (noun) — A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.
  • alongside /əˌlɔŋˈsaɪd/ — Side by side with.
  • palace /ˈpælɪs/ (noun) — Official residence of a head of state or other dignitary, especially in a monarchical or imperial governmental system.
  • whoever /huˈɛvɚ/ — Who ever: an emphatic form of who.
  • grass /ɡɹɑːs/ (noun) — Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as…
  • stretch /stɹɛt͡ʃ/ (verb) — To lengthen by pulling.
  • swing /ˈswɪŋ/ (verb) — To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

  • come back (verb) — To return to a place.
  • look at (verb) — To observe or watch.
  • play in (verb) — Of a batsman, to settle and become comfortable with the conditions at the beginning of his innings.
  • call out (verb) — To specify, especially in detail.
  • come from (verb) — To have as one's origin, birthplace or nationality.
  • find out (verb) — To discover, as by asking or investigating.
  • go up (verb) — To move upwards.
  • look out (verb) — To be vigilant and aware often as an imperative to alert a person to danger.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “th” sounds: breathe /bɹiːð/, gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, thunder /ˈθʌndɚ/
  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shake /ˈʃeɪk/, rush /ɹʌʃ/, shine /ʃaɪn/, shade /ʃeɪd/, splash /splæʃ/

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 monkey, emperor, waterfall.

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the pastwas standing · were playing
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionwill be · I'll do

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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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