Luyện nói tiếng Anh bằng Shadowing qua video: Dressed to Kill
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Welcome to English in a Minute where we teach you all about idioms in American English.
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If you've ever heard someone say that they were dressed to kill, don't worry, you're not in any danger.
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It's just the opposite.
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Do you see that couple over there?
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Yeah, it looks like they're going into that new restaurant.
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They look great.
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Oh yeah, they are dressed to kill.
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In American English, dressed to kill is a different way of saying dressed very attractively, or dressed to impress.
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This phrase came from criminals.
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In the past, people who were professional criminals often dressed in fancy clothing to hide the fact
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that they were doing horrible things.
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So if you were dressed to kill back then, you would be wearing a pretty nice looking outfit.
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And that's English in a Minute.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Dressed to Kill”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: dressed, kill, English. This video has 13 sentences and 137 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:56. The speaker talks at a steady 147 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| clothing noun | /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/ | Any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body for warmth, to… |
| horrible adjective | /ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/ | Causing horror; terrible; shocking. |
| fancy noun | /ˈfæn.si/ | The imagination. |
| phrase noun | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | A short written or spoken expression. |
| outfit noun | /ˈaʊtfɪt/ | A set of clothing (with accessories). |
| impress verb | /ɪmˈpɹɛs/ | To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably. |
| attractively adverb | /əˈtɹæk.tɪv.li/ | In an attractive manner; with the power of attracting or drawing to. |
| idiom noun | /ˈɪdiəm/ | A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people. |
| restaurant noun | /ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/ | An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter. |
| teach verb | /ˈtiːt͡ʃ/ | To pass on knowledge to. |
| opposite adjective | /ˈɑ.pə.sɪt/ | Located directly across from something else, or from each other. |
| danger noun | /ˈdeɪn.d͡ʒɚ/ | Exposure to likely harm; risk of death or serious injury. |
Ngữ pháp trong video
Những cấu trúc người nói dùng nhiều nhất, kèm đúng cụm từ trong video:
| Cấu trúc | Trong video |
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| Câu bị động be + quá khứ phân từ — nhấn vào việc xảy ra, không phải người làm | were dressed · are dressed |
| Thì hiện tại hoàn thành have/has + quá khứ phân từ — việc đã xảy ra nhưng còn liên quan đến hiện tại | you've ever heard |
| Mệnh đề quan hệ who / which + mệnh đề — thêm thông tin về người hoặc vật | people who were |
| Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn was/were + -ing — việc đang diễn ra tại một thời điểm trong quá khứ | were doing |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, they're, you're. 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 clothing, horrible, fancy.
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.