Shadowing Practice: TEST 2 PART 3 - LUYỆN TẬP VÀ THỰC HÀNH LISTENING - TỰ HỌC VSTEP - Learn English Speaking with Video

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I was

a small child when I left Vietnam and moved with my family to live in America.

For me and my little brother, it didn't take long before we felt American.

But for my parents and two older sisters, it was a different story

The biggest problem for my mother was the language We were living in New York

And although there were quite a lot of Vietnamese families near

us They didn't work in the stores This meant my mother had to take me with her

when she went shopping And I was usually at school For my father, the most important thing when we arrived was to find a job Luckily,

he had friends who knew us in Vietnam and they helped him get a job in a factory.

It was hard for him to do that sort of work.

In Saigon, he had been a doctor.

My two older sisters went to high school.

They worked hard and did well, and the school gave them extra English lessons.

Even now, though, they speak with Vietnamese accents.

My brother and I are lucky.

We may look Vietnamese, but we speak with American accents.

My family found the way of life very different.

In Vietnam, my mother used to spend a lot of time visiting her sisters

and brothers and looking after her mother and father.

She feels quite lonely now.

She says that in America you live inside your house,

but in Vietnam you take your house outside onto the street and share your life with everybody.

I don't remember that, but I I do find the winters are quite hard to put up with in New York.

It's very cold and snows a lot.

My mother still wears traditional Vietnamese clothes at home and always cooks us rice and noodles.

I must admit, I prefer burgers and chips.

Although my friends like to visit us, I often feel a bit embarrassed by my parents' way of life.

They don't understand Americans, and I think I am more American than Vietnamese now.

I suppose it's sad for them to have such a strange daughter.

In American schools, almost every classroom is a mix of boys and girls.

However, it was not always this way.

In the past, schools did not teach girls subjects like science and math.

In 1972, a law called Title IX was made in America.

It gave girls an equal chance at education.

Since then, boys and girls have been taught together.

Recently, though, some schools are reconsidering separating classes.

This is different than in the past, however.

Girls still learn the same subjects as boys.

They just study without boys in the classroom.

Why?

Well, scientists know that boys and girls learn differently.

They also behave differently in the classroom.

Boys are louder and more confident.

They like to talk and show what they know.

In general, girls are quieter.

They prefer to listen and think carefully before they give their answers.

When boys and girls are together, the boys can be too dominant.

Also, boys and girls can bother each other.

Instead of thinking about the lesson, they think about each other.

In a separated classroom, they behave better and can focus on studying.

Another reason for separated classes is that boys and girls often like different things.

For instance, boys prefer stories with action and adventure.

In an all-boys English class, the teacher can choose books that will be interesting to boys.

This way, they will be more excited about the stories.

Not all the classes are separated, just the main subjects, like English, math, science, and social studies.

Still, some teachers think that separate education is not good.

They worry that boys and girls will not learn how to work well together.

Right now, less than 600 schools are trying separate classrooms.

Time will show if it is a good idea or something that should be left in the past.

Hi, I'd like to welcome all of you to the International Student Orientation at Norwalk College.

I hope that your travels from your home country have been easy and that you are all settling in well.

I believe I've met everyone, but just in case, I'm the Director for International Student Affairs,

the person you can come to if you're having problems with your classes, your housing, visas.

You're always welcome to stop by my office.

We'll have several short workshops today, and we'll be talking about some common issues that international students face.

The first one that I want to deal with is about communication, and in particular, nonverbal communication.

Now, all of you have been studying English for some time.

You have a good vocabulary, and you probably know all about verb tenses and modals and can ask directions and order from a menu.

But communication is not only verbal.

That is, talking is not the only language we use to communicate.

Another way we communicate is through nonverbal communication, or body language.

The term body language means the movements we use and the facial expressions we have, like smiling or frowning, the way we sit or stand,

the way we touch or look at someone, the distance we stand from another person.

Some psychologists say that more than 60% of our communication is actually done through body language.

We do it without thinking, or without ever having been specifically taught what the gestures or expressions mean.

The problem is that body language is a little bit different in each culture, and this can often cause some problems with communication.

Here's an example.

In many places, it may be a little rude

or disrespectful to look at another person directly in their eyes as you talk with them.

So many international students will avoid this eye contact.

But in America, we expect it.

We think of eye contact as a sign of honesty and straightforwardness.

American parents actually encourage their children to look people in the eye when speaking.

Just imagine a conversation where an international student was trying to

be respectful by not looking into the eyes of her American classmate.

The American might wonder why her classmate wouldn't look directly at her

And the international classmate would be wondering why she was being stared at The end result is an awkward

and frustrating interaction Oh, here's another one Americans shake hands firmly when they greet each other Because to Americans,

a firm handshake signifies strength and power But a soft or limp handshake is considered a sign of weakness In some cultures,

handshakes are less common, or a gentle, soft handshake is acceptable.

So students need to know that when shaking hands, it's important to be firm.

Thank you.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “TEST 2 PART 3 - LUYỆN TẬP VÀ THỰC HÀNH LISTENING - TỰ HỌC VSTEP”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: boys, girls, communication, student, language. This video has 92 sentences and 1121 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:01. The speaker talks at a steady 124 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 86% 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

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
classroom noun	/ˈklɑːsɹʊm/	A room, often in a school, where classes take place.
handshake noun	/ˈhæn(d)ˌʃeɪk/	The grasping of hands by two people when greeting, leave-taking, or making an agreement.
classmate noun	/ˈklæs.meɪt/	A student who is in the same class at school.
behave verb	/bɪˈheɪv/	To conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way; to conform.
accent noun	/ækˈsɛnt/	A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to…
mathematics noun	/mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/	An abstract representational system studying numbers, shapes, structures, quantitative change and relationships between them.
frustrate verb	/ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪt/	To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired.
noodle noun	/ˈnu.dəl/	A string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and…
signify verb	/ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪ/	To create a sign out of something.
straightforwardness noun		The state or quality of being straightforward.
reconsider verb	/ˈɹiːkənˌsɪdə/	To consider a matter again.
disrespectful adjective	/dɪs.ɹɪˈspɛkt.fəl/	Lacking respect.
respectful adjective	/ɹɪˈspɛkt.fl̩/	Marked or characterized by respect
verb noun	/vɝb/	A word that indicates an action, event, or state of being.
greet verb	/ɡɹiːt/	To welcome in a friendly manner, either in person or through another means such as writing.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
put up with verb	To endure, tolerate, suffer through, or allow, especially something annoying.

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	was made · have been taught · are separated
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	have been taught · have been · I've met

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 12 contractions and reduced forms, such as didn't, don't, we'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, cloth /klɒθ/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: handshake /ˈhæn(d)ˌʃeɪk/, facial /ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/, workshop /ˈwɝk.ʃɑp/
Long words — get the stress right: mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, reconsider /ˈɹiːkənˌsɪdə/, disrespectful /dɪs.ɹɪˈspɛkt.fəl/, psychologist /ˌsaɪˈkɑl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/

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 classroom, handshake, classmate.

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