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Unit 1.
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My new school.
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Speaking Global Success 6.
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Topic 1.
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Small Blue Diamond Topic 1.
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Talk about your school subjects.
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I study many subjects at my new school.
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My favorite subject is English because I like learning new words and speaking with my friends.
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I also like science.
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It's fun to do experiments in the lab.
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Math is a bit hard for me, but I try my best.
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I don't like history much because it has too many dates.
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We also have PE on Mondays and Fridays.
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I enjoy playing football in PE.
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Art is another fun subject.
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I like drawing and painting.
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I think school subjects are interesting and help me learn new things every day.
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Tôi học nhiều môn học ở trường mới.
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Môn học yêu thích của tôi là tiếng Anh vì tôi thích học từ mới và nói chuyện với bạn bè.
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Tôi cũng thích môn khoa học.
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Thật thú vị khi làm thí nghiệm trong phòng thí nghiệm.
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Môn toán hơi khó đối với tôi, nhưng tôi cố gắng hết sức.
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I don't like the literary because I have too many hours.
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We also have the training in the second and sixth.
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I like to play ball in the second.
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The martial arts is a very interesting topic.
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I like to be a very interesting topic.
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I think that the training in school is very interesting and helps me learn learn more every day.
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Topic 2.
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Small Blue Diamond Topic 2.
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Talk about your daily timetable.
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On weekdays, I get up at 6.30 and go to school at 7 o'clock.
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My first lesson starts at 7.30.
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We usually have four lessons in the morning.
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On Monday, I have math, English, science, and music.
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At 11.30, I have lunch at the canteen with my friends.
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In the afternoon, I sometimes have two more lessons like PE or art.
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I finish school at 4 p.m.
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After school, I do my homework, help my parents, and watch TV.
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My timetable is quite busy, but I enjoy it because I can learn many interesting things and play with my friends.
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Vào các ngày trong tuần, tôi thức dậy lúc 6 giờ 30 phút và đi học lúc 7 giờ.
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Tiết học đầu tiên của tôi bắt đầu lúc 7 giờ 30 phút.
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Chúng tôi thường có 4 tiết học vào buổi sáng.
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In the second, I was learning English, English, and music.
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At 11.30, I was eating at the restaurant with my friends.
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In the morning, I have two more sessions like training or martial arts.
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I ended up studying at 4.00 in the morning.
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After the hour, I was teaching my parents to watch TV.
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I was very nervous, but I like it because có thể học nhiều điều thú vị và chơi với bạn bè.
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Topic 3 Small Blue Diamond Topic 3 Talk about your favorite teacher.
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My favorite teacher is Ms. Lon.
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She is my English teacher.
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She is very kind and friendly.
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She always helps me when I have a problem with homework.
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Ms. Lon is tall and has short hair.
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She smiles a lot and makes the lessons fun.
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She uses pictures and games in class to help us learn new words.
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She also gives us small gifts when we do well.
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I like her voice because it's clear and easy to understand.
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I want to speak English like her one day.
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That's why I love English,
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and I always look forward to her lessons. and make students happy.
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She used a picture and a play in the class to help us learn new things.
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She also gave us a small food when we did good.
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I like the speech of you because it is clear and easy.
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I want to speak English like you one day.
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That's why I love English and I always want to wait for students.
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Topic 4
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Topic four describe your first day at school my first day at school was exciting i was a little nervous
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because i didn't know many people i wore my new uniform
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and brought all my school things when i got to school i saw many students
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and teachers my new classroom was big
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and clean our teacher mr min welcomed us
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and told us about the school rules we played some games to get to know each other.
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I made two new friends that day.
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We also took a tour of the school and saw the library, the computer room, and the canteen.
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I had a great first day.
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Ngày đầu tiên của tôi ở trường thật thú vị.
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Tôi hơi lo lắng vì tôi chưa biết nhiều người.
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Tôi mặc đồng phục mới và mang theo tất cả đồ dùng học tập.
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Khi tôi đến trường, tôi nhìn thấy rất nhiều học sinh và giáo viên.
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Lớp học mới của tôi rộng rãi và sạch sẽ.
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Giáo viên của chúng tôi, thầy Minh, đã chào đón chúng tôi and talk about the nautical of the school.
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We played some games to make friends with each other.
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We had a couple of friends with two friends.
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We also went to the school and the school, the phone, the phone and the canteen.
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We had a first day.
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We had a first day.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “🎥 Unit 1 – My New School”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: topic, English, learn, lesson, teacher. This video has 88 sentences and 980 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:48. The speaker talks fast, about 204 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 58% 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

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
topic noun/ˈtɑpɪk/A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest.
lesson noun/ˈlɛs.ən/A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
mathematics noun/mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/An abstract representational system studying numbers, shapes, structures, quantitative change and relationships between them.
homework noun/ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.
martial adjective/ˈmɑɹʃəl/Of, relating to, or suggestive of war; warlike.
experiment noun/ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of…
sixth adjective/sɪksθ/The ordinal form of the number six.
uniform noun/ˈjunɪˌfɔɹm/A distinctive outfit that serves to identify members of a group, company, prison inmates, etc.
literary adjective/ˈlɪt.(ə.)ɹə.ɹi/Relating to literature.
classroom noun/ˈklɑːsɹʊm/A room, often in a school, where classes take place.
canteen noun/kænˈtin/A water bottle, flask, or other vessel, typically used by a soldier or camper as a bottle for carrying water or liquor for drink.
timetable noun/ˈtaɪmˌteɪbəl/A tabular schedule of events with the times at which they occur, especially times of arrivals and departures.
excite verb/ɪkˈsaɪt/To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement.
khoa nounA South Asian dairy product made of either dried whole milk or milk thickened by heating.
nautical adjective/ˈnɔːtɪ.kəl/Of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
end up verbTo bring to a conclusion.
look forward to verbTo anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure; to be excited or eager to.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, didn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “th” sounds: mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, sixth /sɪksθ/
  • Long words — get the stress right: mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/, literary /ˈlɪt.(ə.)ɹə.ɹi/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like topic, lesson, mathematics.

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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