Shadowing Practice: Tôi biết nói tiếng Việt? - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hello everyone!
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Today I want to be answering the most common questions like Who owns this channel?
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Am I a fake?
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Am I a Vietnamese?
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And which voice is mine?
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There's been three voices on my channel.
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This one.
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This one.
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Or this one. Or none.
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We also got this 100,000 subscriber YouTube play button that we're gonna unbox.
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I got this in January 2023.
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So let's unbox it now while answering your guys' most common questions.
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Do you like Soup Timmy?
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Right, my real channel is Soup Timmy.
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I own Soup Timmy, Sopa Timmy, Sofina Timmy, and also Fatimmy, which is the channel you're watching.
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Copycat.
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Kind of, I'm kind of like a copycat, but I own the Soup Timmy channel, so dub for you Vietnamese people to watch and understand and enjoy.
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We got the play button!
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In my YouTube videos, there are three voices.
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I've been switching different voices because one voice actor keeps quitting and then the other quitting and then the accents change.
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So it was been pretty complicated right now trying to get one single voice.
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So whoever can do dubbing services in Vietnam, please hit up my email.
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Look at this.
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We got the letter.
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Very nice.
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Get letter and the play button.
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Wait.
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This is funny, I put, I unboxed the wrong button.
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I unboxed Ha!
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Okay, let's get the actual button.
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But Timmy I haven't unboxed it, but I don't think I unboxed Sopa Timmy either.
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Let me get another button, so keep asking questions.
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I'll be right back.
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Okay, I got the real button now.
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This has been sealed for sure.
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Okay, I got this in July 2024, so actually not over a year for this one.
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I don't do tutorials on my channel.
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Sorry.
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Oh, I misheard that in Vietnamese.
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I can't solve a Rubies cube with one hand.
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Look at this.
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Wow, it's the same letter too from the Spanish channel.
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Woo, fuck to me.
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Whoa, fuck to me.
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Woohoo.
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And now the most common question people keep asking is, am I American?
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Am I American Vietnamese?
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Am I gay?
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The answer is, I am American Vietnamese.
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W my videos with another voice actor, not my Vietnamese.
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And yeah, that's the voice you guys are watching.
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Not my Vietnamese because I'm not that great.
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Thank you very much!
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I love Rubik's I love eating a lot I love Rubik's I love Rubik's I love you Thank you!
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Subscribe!
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Bye everyone!

About This Lesson

This lesson focuses on practicing English speaking skills through a shadowspeak technique, utilizing a segment from a YouTube video. The aim is to enhance your ability to mimic natural conversational speech, which is essential for both everyday communication and IELTS speaking practice. By listening to the varied tones and voices within the transcript, you will work on intonation, pace, and accent recognition. This exercise will help you become more comfortable speaking English fluently and expressively.

Key Vocabulary & Phrases

  • Unbox - To open and reveal items, commonly used in video contexts.
  • Voice actor - A person who provides voices for characters in videos, animations, or dubbing.
  • Subscriber - Someone who follows a YouTube channel for updates and new content.
  • Accent - A distinctive way of pronouncing a language, often associated with a particular region or group.
  • Dubbing - The process of replacing the original speech in a video with a new voice in another language.
  • Complicated - Something that is difficult to understand or complex.
  • Copycat - Someone who imitates another person's actions or work.
  • Common question - Frequently asked inquiries that many people might have.

Practice Tips

To effectively utilize this video for your shadow speech practice, here are some tailored tips:

  • Playback Speed: Start by watching the video at a slower speed. This will allow you to pick up the nuances of each phrase and vocalization before attempting to mimic.
  • Shadowing Technique: Use the shadowspeaks approach by pausing the video after each sentence. Repeat the phrases aloud, focusing on matching the speaker's tone and rhythm.
  • Vary Your Voices: Experiment with mimicking both the narrator's voice and the variations introduced by the different voice actors. This will enhance your adaptability and understanding of different English accents.
  • Record Yourself: Record your practice sessions and compare them with the original audio. Listening to yourself will help identify areas for improvement.
  • Engage with Content: Try to visualize the context of the phrases as you practice. Understanding the scenario will make it easier to convey emotion and tone in your own speech.

By adopting these shadow speak techniques and focusing on the vocabulary provided, you will enrich your English speaking abilities and gain confidence for conversations, exams, and daily interactions.

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.