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Hello and welcome to the World in English.
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I'm Jake.
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And I'm Sophia.
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And today we have a topic that I personally love very much.
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Food.
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Food!
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And more specifically, what happens when you sit down at a restaurant and everything is in English?
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The menu, the waiter, the other people at the table – all in English.
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And you need to order, ask questions, and have a conversation.
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If that situation makes you a little nervous, this video is exactly what you need.
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And if this is your first time here, welcome to the world in English.
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We are a community of people learning English together.
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Not a classroom, a family.
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Subscribe and give this video a like so you never miss what we make next.
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And tell us in the comments, what is your favorite food?
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In English, of course.
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We want to know everything.
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Okay, let's set the scene.
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Two people are going to a restaurant a real English-speaking restaurant.
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What happens first?
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The first thing that happens before you even sit down, the host or the waiter at the door asks you something, and it is almost always the same question.
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What question?
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Do you have a reservation?
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Or how many in your party?
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How many in your party?
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That one confuses a lot of people.
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Party sounds like a celebration.
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Ha!
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I know, but in this context, party just means group.
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How many people are you with?
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So, the answer is simple.
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Just the two of us.
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Or, a table for four, please.
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And if you don't have a reservation?
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Just say, we don't have a reservation.
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Do you have a table available?
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Most of the time, they will check and find you something.
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And if not, they will tell you the waiting time.
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The wait is about 20 minutes.
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And then you decide to stay or go somewhere else.
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Exactly.
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Now you are seated.
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The waiter comes to your table.
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What do they say first?
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Usually something like, can I get you something to drink?
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Or are you ready to order?
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Or do you need a few more minutes?
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And what do you say when you need more time?
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Because some people always need more time.
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Ha!
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I do.
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I always need more time with a menu.
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I say, could we have a few more minutes, please?
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Or just, just a minute, please.
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I'm still deciding.
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Both completely natural, and the waiter will come back.
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No pressure.
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Now the drinks come, you look at the menu, and here is where it gets interesting because sometimes you don't understand something on the menu.
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This happens all the time, even in your own language sometimes.
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So what do you say?
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You ask, simply and directly, excuse me, what is this dish?
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Or what does this come with?
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Or is this spicy?
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What does this come with is such a useful question, because sometimes the menu says the main item, but doesn't tell you what is on the side.
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Exactly.
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You want to know if your steak comes with chips or salad. That matters.
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Very important information.
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Now you are ready to order.
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What do you say?
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The most natural way is, I'll have the followed by what you want.
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I'll have the pasta please.
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I'll have the grilled chicken.
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I'll have the soup to start and the salmon for the main.
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I'll have sounds so much more natural than I want.
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Much more natural.
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I want is grammatically correct, but it can sound a little blunt in a restaurant.
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I'll have, or could I have, or I'd like, these are all more polite and more fluent.
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And if you have a dietary requirement, something you can't eat or don't eat, how do you say that?
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You say it clearly and simply.
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I'm vegetarian, is there meat in this?
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Or I'm allergic to nuts, could you check if this dish contains nuts?
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Or could I have this without the onions, please?
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Restaurants hear these requests all the time.
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There's nothing embarrassing about asking.
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Your health and your preferences matter.
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And a good restaurant will always accommodate if they can.
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Now let's talk about during the meal.
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The food arrives, what do you say?
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The waiter puts the plate in front of you and says, enjoy your meal. Or enjoy.
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You say, thank you.
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That's it.
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Simple, warm, natural.
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And if something is wrong, the food is cold, or they brought the wrong dish, what do you do?
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You speak up, politely but clearly.
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Excuse me, I think there might be a mistake.
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I ordered the chicken, but this is the fish.
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Or, I'm sorry, could you heat this up?
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It's a little The key words are I think and I'm sorry at the beginning.
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They soften the complaint without making it less clear.
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And most waiters genuinely want to fix the problem.
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They are not your enemy.
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They want you to have a good experience.
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Now the meal is finished.
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You want to pay.
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What do you say?
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You catch the waiter's eye or raise your hand gently and say, could we have the bill, please?
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In American English, they say, check.
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Could we have the check, please?
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Both are correct.
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And if you want to pay separately, what is the phrase?
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Could we pay separately, please?
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Or can we split the bill?
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The waiter will usually say yes and bring separate bills or ask how you want to divide it.
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Now, I have a restaurant story.
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Want to hear it?
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Oh, please tell us.
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So, this was a few years ago.
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I was at a restaurant with some colleagues, all native English speakers, and I was trying very hard to sound natural and confident.
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The waiter asked if I wanted still or sparkling water, and I panicked.
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I forgot which one meant with bubbles and which one meant without.
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Ha!
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That is such a relatable moment.
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I sat there for about five seconds, which felt like five minutes, and then I said, whichever one doesn't have bubbles, please.
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And everyone at the table laughed.
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But it worked.
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It worked perfectly.
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The waiter smiled and said, still water it is.
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And from that day, I never forgot means no bubbles, sparkling means bubbles.
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That is a great way to learn.
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A little embarrassment and you never forget.
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Never.
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What about you?
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Any restaurant moments?
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One, I was in London, my first time ordering in English in a real British restaurant.
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Everything was going well until the waiter asked, how would you like your steak cooked?
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And you didn't know the words.
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I had no idea.
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Rare, medium, well done.
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I had never heard these words in this context.
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I looked at him completely blank.
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What did you do?
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I said, not too pink, please.
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And he said, medium well, perfect.
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And it was perfect.
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It was exactly what I wanted.
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Not too pink.
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I love that.
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Sometimes describing what you want in simple words works better than trying to remember the technical term.
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Don't be afraid to explain rather than name.
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That is one of the most useful things anyone can do in English.
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If you don't know the word, describe it.
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Always.
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Okay, let's finish with some essential restaurant phrases altogether, the ones you absolutely need to know to get a table
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a table for two please do you have any tables available
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we have a reservation under the name to order drinks could
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we see the drinks menu i'll have a sparkling water please
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what do you recommend to order food i'll have the could
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i have please what does this come with is this dish
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spicy to handle problems excuse me i think there might be a mistake.
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Could I have this without?
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I'm allergic to. To pay.
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Could we have the bill, please?
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Can we split the bill?
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Do you accept card?
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And the one phrase that works in every situation, excuse me, could you help me, please?
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Because a polite question always opens a door.
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Now tell us in the comments, have you ever been to a restaurant where you had to speak English?
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What happened?
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Did it go well?
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Did something funny happen?
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We want to hear your stories, every single one.
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Từ vựng và ghi chú luyện nói cho bài học này
Bài luyện nói trình độ B1 này dựa trên video “At the Restaurant 🍔”. Những từ được nhắc lại nhiều nhất trong bài: restaurant, English, waiter, table, menu. Video này có 171 câu và 1380 từ để luyện shadowing. Phần lời nói dài 7:43. Người nói nói với tốc độ tự nhiên, khoảng 179 từ mỗi phút, gần với hội thoại hằng ngày. 85% số từ nằm trong 3.000 từ tiếng Anh thông dụng nhất; phần còn lại nên xem trước khi luyện. 48 trong 171 câu là câu hỏi, nên bài này hợp để luyện ngữ điệu câu hỏi và cách trả lời ngắn.
Từ vựng quan trọng trong video
15 từ khó nhất trong video, kèm phiên âm và nghĩa:
| Từ | Phiên âm | Nghĩa |
|---|---|---|
| waiter danh từ | /ˈweɪ̯təː/ | người hầu bàn, chị hầu bàn |
| menu danh từ | /ˈmɛn.juː/ | thực đơn |
| bubble danh từ | /ˈbʌbəl/ | bong bóng |
| dish danh từ | /dɪʃ/ | đĩa |
| phrase danh từ | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | cụm từ, câu |
| spicy tính từ | /ˈspaɪsi/ | cay |
| polite tính từ | /pəˈlaɪt/ | lịch sự, lễ phép |
| steak danh từ | /steɪk/ | bít tết, miếng thịt |
| embarrass động từ | /ɪmˈbæɹəs/ | làm xấu hổ |
| fluent tính từ | /ˈfluənt/ | lưu loát, trôi chảy |
| dietary tính từ | /ˈdaɪəˌtɛɹi/ | chế độ ăn uống |
| vegetarian danh từ | /vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/ | người ăn chay |
| grill danh từ | /ɡɹɪl/ | lưới |
| onion danh từ | /ˈʌn.jən/ | hành tây, hành |
| blunt tính từ | /blʌnt/ | cùn |
Cụm động từ bạn sẽ nghe
| Từ | Nghĩa |
|---|---|
| come back động từ | trở lại, trở về |
| sit down động từ | ngồi xuống, ngồi |
Những câu đáng luyện lại
Các câu ngắn, trọn ý trong video mà bạn có thể dùng lại khi giao tiếp hằng ngày:
- Do you have a reservation?
- How many in your party?
- How many people are you with?
- Do you have a table available?
- I'm vegetarian, is there meat in this?
Ngữ pháp trong video
Những cấu trúc người nói dùng nhiều nhất, kèm đúng cụm từ trong video:
| Cấu trúc | Trong video |
|---|---|
| Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn was/were + -ing — việc đang diễn ra tại một thời điểm trong quá khứ | was trying · was going |
| Khả năng với “might / may” might/may + động từ — điều có thể xảy ra nhưng không chắc | might be |
| So sánh hơn -er than / more … than — so sánh hai đối tượng | more natural than · better than |
| So sánh nhất the -est / the most … — mức cao nhất hoặc thấp nhất trong một nhóm | The most natural · the most useful |
Phát âm cần chú ý
Người nói dùng 27 dạng rút gọn, ví dụ I'll, I'm, don't. Hãy nói theo dạng ngắn đúng như bạn nghe.
- Âm “sh” và “zh”: reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, dish /dɪʃ/, celebration /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/
- Từ dài — đặt trọng âm cho đúng: reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, embarrassment /ɪmˈbæɹ.əs.mənt/, vegetarian /vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/, accommodate /əˈkɑməˌdeɪt/, altogether /ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/
Những âm người Việt thường gặp khó:
- Cụm phụ âm cuối — đọc đủ từng âm, đừng nuốt âm cuối: fluent /ˈfluənt/, embarrassment /ɪmˈbæɹ.əs.mənt/, blunt /blʌnt/, preference /ˈpɹɛf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/, blank /ˈblæŋk/
- Âm /tʃ/, /dʒ/ và /ʒ/ — tiếng Việt không có, đừng đọc thành “ch” hay “gi”: allergic /əˈlɝ.d͡ʒɪk/, whichever /wɪt͡ʃˈɛvɚ/, vegetarian /vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/, gently /ˈd͡ʒɛntli/, genuinely /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/
- Âm /æ/ — mở miệng rộng hơn âm “e”: embarrass /ɪmˈbæɹəs/, embarrassment /ɪmˈbæɹ.əs.mənt/, salmon /ˈsæmən/, blank /ˈblæŋk/, salad /ˈsæl.əd/
Cách luyện với video này
- Nghe hết video một lần, chưa cần nói, và ghi lại những từ bạn chưa biết.
- Bắt đầu ở tốc độ 0,75×, nói đuổi từng câu, rồi quay lại tốc độ bình thường khi đã quen.
- Ghi âm giọng mình rồi so với bản gốc, chú ý các từ như waiter, menu, bubble.
Phương Pháp Shadowing Là Gì?
Shadowing là kỹ thuật học ngôn ngữ có cơ sở khoa học, ban đầu được phát triển cho chương trình đào tạo phiên dịch viên chuyên nghiệp và được phổ biến rộng rãi bởi nhà đa ngôn ngữ học Dr. Alexander Arguelles. Nguyên lý cốt lõi đơn giản nhưng cực kỳ hiệu quả: bạn nghe tiếng Anh của người bản xứ và lặp lại to ngay lập tức — như một "cái bóng" (shadow) đuổi theo người nói với độ trễ chỉ 1–2 giây. Khác với luyện ngữ pháp hay học từ vựng bị động, Shadowing buộc não bộ và cơ miệng phải đồng thời xử lý và tái tạo ngôn ngữ thực tế. Các nghiên cứu khoa học xác nhận phương pháp này cải thiện đáng kể phát âm, ngữ điệu, nhịp điệu, nối âm, kỹ năng nghe và độ lưu loát khi nói — đặc biệt hiệu quả cho người luyện IELTS Speaking và muốn giao tiếp tiếng Anh tự nhiên như người bản ngữ.