Luyện nói tiếng Anh bằng Shadowing qua video: How did I learn Grammer? | Slow English

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Hello everyone and welcome back to Slow English Podcast.
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I'm Sahar and today I want to talk about something that completely changed my English.
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I want to tell you how I improved my grammar.
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And honestly, this story might surprise you.
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Because grammar was never my favorite part of learning English.
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When I first started learning English, grammar felt impossible.
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Every grammar book seemed full of rules, exceptions, charts, and formulas.
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I felt like there was always something new to memorize.
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Whenever I finished one grammar lesson, another lesson appeared.
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Whenever I learned one-tons, there were three more waiting for me.
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And because of that, I started believing that good grammar meant memorizing hundreds of rules.
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So that's exactly what I did.
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I bought grammar books.
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I watched grammar videos.
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I wrote notes.
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I highlighted important pages.
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I filled notebooks with explanations and for a short time I felt productive.
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I felt like I was improving but then something strange happened.
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A week later, I couldn't remember half of what I had studied.
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A month later, most of it was gone.
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and every time I opened my grammar book again, I felt like I was learning the same thing for the first time.
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It was frustrating.
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I remember thinking maybe I wasn't talented enough.
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Maybe grammar wasn't for me.
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Maybe some people were naturally good at grammar
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and I wasn't one of them
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but thankfully I was completely wrong the problem wasn't my memory the problem was my method at
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that time I was treating grammar like information
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but grammar isn't information grammar is a skill
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and skills don't go through memorization skills grow through repetition one
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day I stopped trying to finish grammar books instead I started trying to remember grammar
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and those are two completely different goals before
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that my goal was to complete lessons after
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that my goal became making grammar stay in my head so I changed my routine Instead of studying new grammar every day,
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I started reviewing old grammar.
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At first, I felt strange.
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I thought I was wasting time.
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I thought I should always be learning something new. But slowly,
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I noticed something the grammar points I reviewed started feeling familiar then comfortable then automatic
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and that's exactly what I wanted I also stopped writing line
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grammar explanations most of the time I never read them again
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anyway instead whenever I learned a grammar point I try to understand it deeply once
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and then revisit it many times later
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that simple change saved me from forgetting another thing
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that helped me was becoming more patient before I expected myself to remember everything immediately
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if I forgot a grammar point I felt disappointed now I understand
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that forgetting is normal in fact forgetting is part of learning every time I forgot something
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and reviewed it again it became a stronger in my memory
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so instead of feeling frustrated
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when I forgot grammar I started seeing it as part of the process
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that mindset helped me a lot around the same time I
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also noticed another mistake I had been making I was separating
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grammar from English grammar was one thing reading was another thing listening was another thing
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and speaking was another thing as well everything was separate
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but real language doesn't work that way grammar leaves inside English
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so I started paying attention to grammar while doing other activities
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while reading I noticed grammar patterns while listening I noticed grammar patterns
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while watching videos I noticed grammar patterns without realizing it I was reviewing grammar all day long and
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because I was seeing it in different places it became much
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harder to forget little by little grammar stopped feeling like a
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school subject it is started feeling like a natural part of language and
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that was the beginning of the biggest improvement I had ever
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experienced as my grammar started improving I became curious about something why was I remembering some grammar points for months
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while forgetting others after only a few days the answer taught
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me one of the most valuable lessons of my English journey the grammar
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that stayed in my memory was the grammar I kept meeting.
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The grammar that disappeared was the grammar I studied once and never saw again.
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That sounds simple, but it changed the way I learned forever.
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From that moment, I stopped chasing new grammar
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topics i stopped chasing new grammar topics instead i focused on creating a system that brought
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old drummer back again and again every week i spent time reviewing things i had already learned Not because I enjoyed reviewing.
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No, not because it was exciting,
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but because I realized that remembering is more important than learning.
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Many learners spend years learning grammar.
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Very few spend years remembering grammar.
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And that's why so many people feel stuck.
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Another thing that helped me was lowering my expectations.
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For a long time, I believed I needed perfect grammar.
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I thought good English meant making no mistakes.
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That belief created pressure.
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That pressure made learning harder.
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Eventually, I accepted that mistakes were not signs of failure.
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They were signs of progress.
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Every mistake showed me something I needed to improve.
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Instead of feeling embarrassed, I became curious.
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Why did I make that mistake?
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why did I forget
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that structure why did I choose the wrong tense those questions
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helped me learn much faster I also became much more consistent
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before I started grammar in big bursts of of motivation before
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i studied grammar in big bursts of motivation one day i
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studied for three hours then maybe i didn't touch grammar for
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a week later i started doing smaller amounts more regularly the sessions were shorter
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but the results were much better consistency was more powerful
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than intensity that lesson applies to almost everything in language learning another thing
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that surprised me was how much listening improved my grammar at
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first i thought listening was only useful for improving listening skills
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but i was wrong the more english i heard the more familiar grammar became.
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I wasn't memorizing rules.
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I was becoming familiar with patterns this is incredibly powerful many
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times I knew a sentence was correct without remembering the grammar rule behind it
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that happened because my brain had heard similar structures
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so many times before before I continue I want you to
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write for me in the comments how much grammar is hard for you i will read all of your comments
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and finally the biggest change happened
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when i stopped seeing grammar as something separate from communication for
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years grammar had been a subject a collection of rules a list of things to memorize
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but finally grammar became something different it became a tool a tool
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that helped me express my ideas more clearly a tool
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that helped me communicate more confidently when
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that shift happened everything became easier I wasn't studying grammar anymore i was using grammar
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and that's the real goal looking back now i can honestly say
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that my grammar improved
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when i stopped searching for shortcuts there was no secret book
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no magical course no perfect method there were only small habits
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repeated for a long time reviewing old grammar being patient with myself accepting mistakes staying consistent
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paying attention while reading and listening
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and most importantly giving grammar enough time to become familiar
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if you are struggling with grammar right now I want you to remember something
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so important you don't need to memorize everything you don't need
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to be perfect you don't need perfect grammar tomorrow you don't
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need to finish every grammar book you own you only need to keep coming back to the same grammar points
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again and again until they become part of you that's what I did
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and that's how my grammar slowly became stronger over time thank
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you for listening I will see you in the next episode don't forget to subscribe my channel
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and turn the notification on that you will be the first one to watch my videos
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because I upload video five
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or six days a week don't forget to write your opinion your comments are
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so valuable for me and thank you for your support good like in this perfect way

Từ vựng và ghi chú luyện nói cho bài học này

Video này có 129 câu và 1375 từ để luyện shadowing. Phần lời nói dài 13:27. Người nói nói chậm, khoảng 102 từ mỗi phút, đủ thời gian để bạn bắt chước từng âm. Chỉ 77% số từ nằm trong 3.000 từ tiếng Anh thông dụng nhất, nên từ vựng khá khó.

Từ vựng quan trọng trong video

15 từ đáng học trong video, kèm phiên âm và nghĩa:

TừPhiên âmNghĩa
grammar danh từ/ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/ngữ pháp, văn phạm
lesson danh từ/ˈlɛs.ən/bài, bài học
topic danh từ/ˈtɑpɪk/chủ đề
consistent tính từ/kənˈsɪs.tənt/phù hợp, thích hợp
curious tính từ/ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/tò mò
chase động từ/t͡ʃeɪs/đuổi, rượt
burst động từ/bɜːst/bị bể
chart danh từ/t͡ʃɑɹt/biểu đồ, đồ biểu
formula danh từ/ˈfɔː.mjʊ.lə/công thức
disappointed tính từ/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/thất vọng
incredibly trạng từ/ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/khó tin nổi
automatic tính từ/ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk/tự động
exception danh từ/əkˈsɛpʃən/lệ ngoại, ngoại lệ
ton danh từ/tʌn/tấn
habit danh từ/ˈhæb.ɪt/thói quen

Phát âm cần chú ý

Người nói dùng 18 dạng rút gọn, ví dụ don't, wasn't, couldn't. Hãy nói theo dạng ngắn đúng như bạn nghe.

  • Âm “sh” và “zh”: explanation /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/, motivation /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/, exception /əkˈsɛpʃən/, expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/
  • Từ dài — đặt trọng âm cho đúng: explanation /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/, motivation /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, disappointed /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/, incredibly /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/

Cách luyện với video này

  1. Nghe hết video một lần, chưa cần nói, và ghi lại những từ bạn chưa biết.
  2. Nói đuổi từng câu ở tốc độ bình thường, lặp lại mỗi câu đến khi nhịp của bạn khớp với người nói.
  3. Ghi âm giọng mình rồi so với bản gốc, chú ý các từ như grammar, lesson, topic.

Ngữ pháp trong video

Những cấu trúc người nói dùng nhiều nhất, kèm đúng cụm từ trong video:

Cấu trúcTrong video
Câu bị động be + quá khứ phân từ — nhấn vào việc xảy ra, không phải người làmwasn't talented · is started
Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn was/were + -ing — việc đang diễn ra tại một thời điểm trong quá khứwas improving · was learning · was treating
Động từ + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — những động từ theo sau là dạng -ingstarted learning · started believing · stopped trying
So sánh nhất the -est / the most … — mức cao nhất hoặc thấp nhất trong một nhómthe biggest · the most valuable

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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