Shadowing Practice: Thuyết trinh lớp 5 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Thuyết trinh lớp 5”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: teacher, patience, superpower, mistakes, smile. This video has 76 sentences and 661 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:44. The speaker talks at a steady 140 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 90% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| patience noun | /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/ | The quality of being patient. |
| superhero noun | /ˈs(j)upɚhɪɹoʊ/ | Any fictional crime-fighting character, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature; a fictional hero who does… |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| solve verb | /sɒlv/ | To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out. |
| mathematics noun | /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/ | An abstract representational system studying numbers, shapes, structures, quantitative change and relationships between them. |
| superman noun | /ˈsupɚmæn/ | An imagined superior type of human being representing a new stage of human development; an übermensch; (loosely), a man of extraordinary powers. |
| kindness noun | /ˈkaɪnd.nəs/ | The state of being kind. |
| gate noun | /ˈɡeɪ̯t/ | A doorlike structure outside a house. |
| encourage verb | /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ | To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit. |
| happiness noun | /ˈhæpinɪs/ | The emotion of being happy; joy; elation. |
| helpful adjective | /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/ | Furnishing help; giving aid; useful. |
| brave adjective | /bɹeɪv/ | Strong in the face of fear; courageous. |
| cape noun | /keɪp/ | A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland. |
| climb verb | /ˈklaɪ̯m/ | To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending). |
| importantly adverb | /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/ | Used to mark a statement as having importance. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| give up verb | To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone). |
| grow up verb | To mature and become an adult. |
| walk through verb | To explain (something) to (someone), step by step. |
| work together verb | To be coworkers with someone; to share a workspace with someone. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- When you hear the word superhero, who do you think of?
- Can you guess who they are?
- Isn't patience a wonderful superpower?
- Do you remember your first day at primary school?
- Can you guess what it is?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | someone who can · people who taught |
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | may become · may forget |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | is making · am standing · is coming |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will grow · will never forget · will always be |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 10 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, can't, isn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, thankful /ˈθæŋkfəl/
- Long words — get the stress right: superhero /ˈs(j)upɚhɪɹoʊ/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, importantly /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/
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 patience, superhero, lesson.
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.














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