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Winter weather in Washington DC can be really windy.
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And wind messes up my hair.
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It is really windy today.
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Look at my hair.
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Will it be windy this weekend?
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I'll listen to the news.
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I am tired of my untidy hair.
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Are you tired of your untidy hair?
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Yes, yes I am.
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And it's uncomfortable.
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Is it uncomfortable?
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Yes, yes it is.
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Hey, is that Pete?
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Hi, I'm Pete, and I have the perfect product for you.
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Hair Be Good.
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Just spray Hair Be Good on your hair,
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wrap in a towel, and you are done.
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Hair Be Good works and it's inexpensive.
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One can costs only $10.
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So go online and order your Hair Be Good today.
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Are you tired of your untidy hair?
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Yes, I am.
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And it's uncomfortable.
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Hair Be Good sounds perfect.
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And I can trust Pete.
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I am buying some right now.
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Okay, I will order one can of Hair Be Good for $10.
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I'll pay with a credit card.
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My delivery will arrive in two days.
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Awesome!
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It arrived!
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I'll use it before I go to work.
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Okay, hair be good.
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Make my untidy hair tidy.
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No, make it fabulous!
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Hi, Anna.
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Hello, Amelia.
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Anna, you look different.
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Thanks.
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I used a new product called Hair Be Good.
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Well, it's not.
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It's not what?
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Good.
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Your hair does not look good.
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Oh, no!
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This is not good.
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Why don't you go home and take care of this?
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Good idea.
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Hi, Anna.
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Hello, Pete.
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Is something wrong?
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This is wrong.
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What did you do to your hair?
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Hair Be Good did this to my hair.
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Oh, you bought it!
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Yes, I bought it.
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You said in your ad it was a perfect product.
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This is not perfect.
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This is imperfect.
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It's unbelievable.
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I I believed your ad, Pete.
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It was dishonest.
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This is not perfect.
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This is imperfect.
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It's unbelievable.
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Anna, you don't believe everything you see in ads, do you?
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No, Pete.
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Just the ones with my friends.
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Your hair will be okay.
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Just wash it.
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A couple of times.
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Thanks.
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Thanks a lot, Pete.
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Here.
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Here's your product.
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You should call it hair be really, really bad.
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Until next time, Pete.
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Until next time.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Tiếng Anh cơ bản 39: Không thể tin được!”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: hair, Pete, perfect, untidy, Anna. This video has 79 sentences and 371 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:56. The speaker talks slowly, about 75 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 84% 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

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
uncomfortable adjective/ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/Not comfortable; causing discomfort.
windy adjective/ˈwɪn.di/Accompanied by wind.
arrive verb/əˈɹaɪv/To reach; to get to a certain place.
unbelievable adjective/ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/Not to be believed.
wrap verb/ɹæp/To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.
spray noun/spɹeɪ/A fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid.
fabulous adjective/ˈfæbjʊləs/Of or relating to fable, myth or legend.
towel noun/ˈtaʊ̯əl/A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, such as a person after a bath.
inexpensive adjective/ˌɪnɪkˈspɛnsɪv/Involving little expense; reasonable in price; cheap.
tidy adjective/ˈtaɪ.di/Arranged neatly and in order.
dishonest adjective/dɪˈsɑnɪst/Not honest; shoddy.
untidy adjective/ʌnˈtaɪdi/Sloppy.
imperfect adjective/ɪmˈpɜː(ɹ)fɪkt/Not perfect.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
mess up verbTo make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • I'll listen to the news.
  • Are you tired of your untidy hair?
  • Why don't you go home and take care of this?
  • What did you do to your hair?
  • Anna, you don't believe everything you see in ads, do you?

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'll, don't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • Long words — get the stress right: uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/, inexpensive /ˌɪnɪkˈspɛnsɪv/

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 uncomfortable, windy, arrive.

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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