Luyện nói tiếng Anh bằng Shadowing qua video: [B1] How Was Your Weekend? | English Speaking Practice
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “[B1] How Was Your Weekend?”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: weekend, felt, English, cleaning, stayed. This video has 63 sentences and 831 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:50. The speaker talks at a steady 142 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 86% 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
The 14 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| excite verb | /ɪkˈsaɪt/ | To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement. |
| grandparent noun | /ˈɡɹæn(d)pɛəɹənt/ | The parent of someone's parent. |
| relax verb | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | To make something loose. |
| lunchtime noun | /ˈlʌnt͡ʃtaɪm/ | The time or hour at or around which lunch is normally eaten. |
| pleasantly adverb | /ˈplɛzəntli/ | In a pleasant manner; so as to achieve a pleasant result. |
| recharge verb | /ɹiːˈtʃɑː(ɹ)dʒ/ | To charge an electric battery after its power has been consumed. |
| unhurried adjective | Not hurried; not rushed. | |
| sunlight noun | /ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/ | All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun; especially, that in the visible spectrum and that bathes the Earth. |
| lively adjective | /ˈlaɪv.li/ | Full of life; energetic, vivacious. |
| stressful adjective | /ˈstɹɛsfəl/ | Irritating; causing stress. |
| cloth noun | /klɒθ/ | A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes… |
| laughter noun | /ˈlæftɚ/ | The sound of laughing, produced by air so expelled; any similar sound. |
| awake verb | /əˈweɪk/ | To become conscious after having slept. |
| alarm noun | /əˈlɑɹm/ | A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
| catch up verb | To pick up suddenly. | |
| come through verb | To come into a room or other space through a door or passageway. | |
| look back verb | To think of (past events) in retrospect (in hindsight). | |
| talk over verb | To discuss; to converse about a matter or issue. | |
| walk around verb | To walk with no planned destination; to meander. |
Ngữ pháp trong video
Những cấu trúc người nói dùng nhiều nhất, kèm đúng cụm từ trong video:
| Cấu trúc | Trong video |
|---|---|
| Thì hiện tại hoàn thành have/has + quá khứ phân từ — việc đã xảy ra nhưng còn liên quan đến hiện tại | has passed · I've heard |
| Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn was/were + -ing — việc đang diễn ra tại một thời điểm trong quá khứ | was coming · was cleaning · was eating |
| So sánh hơn -er than / more … than — so sánh hai đối tượng | later than · earlier than |
| Động từ + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — những động từ theo sau là dạng -ing | started cleaning · enjoy hearing |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 16 contractions and reduced forms, such as didn't, don't, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 excite, grandparent, relax.
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.

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