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Hi! My name is Rebecca, and in today's lesson you'll learn how to participate effectively in a discussion in English, something you may need to do in your personal, professional, or academic life, okay? Now, the topic we'll use as our sample is this one: Is it better to study online or in a regular classroom? Okay? You'll have a chance to hear a discussion by native English speakers on this topic. What I'd like you to do is listen for any special expressions and phrases that they use during the discussion. Afterwards, I'll review the expressions and phrases with you, okay? Now, today I have some special friends who have agreed to help me with this lesson, and they're waiting in the classroom next door, so let's go and say hello to them.
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-- Hello! -- Hello! -- Hi!
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-- Hi! -- Well, look who's here. It's -- -- Ronnie. -- Alex. -- James. -- Adam.
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-- Thank you for joining me, and thanks for helping with this lesson, guys.
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-- No problem. -- No problem.
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-- So you know we're talking about discussions, and the topic is: Is it better to study online or in a regular classroom? Okay, who wants to go first?
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-- Okay, so I'll start, and I think that it's actually very good to study online because it's very convenient because you can study whenever you want and at your own pace. For example, someone like me, I like to study at nighttime. So for me, online works better because it's quiet at night, no one disturbs me, and I can do what I need to do.
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-- Okay, that's true, but if you're going to study online -- -- Sorry, but -- -- Please let me finish. Let me finish. As I was saying, that's true, but if you're studying online you do need to motivate yourself, so I think it's better to be in a classroom where you have other students and a teacher who can motivate you. -- That's true, but some people can't afford to go to a classroom and don't have enough money or resources to actually go to a big school. So studying online, you can actually do it for free.
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-- Me? Well, I would like to add -- May I say something?
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-- Sure. -- Soft skills. That's not usually talked about in schools, but when we talk about "soft skills", it's actual interaction, utilizing your English when you're with other people, and that's hard to get online because you're watching a screen and not actually interacting with other people.
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-- You make a very good point but I would also like to add that sometimes having classmates takes you away from your focus because you have to maybe review things many times for other people to catch up, or you have to do topics that are interesting to other people, not to yourself. So it's a little distracting sometimes, too.
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-- However, focus is a good thing. I mean, it's not a bad thing to repeat something because sometimes people don't catch the material the first time. So that way, you go over the material, and they -- you know, you get depth. So you get to learn more, and people who don't understand get the opportunity to ask questions and learn from it again.
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-- Yeah, but sometimes the resources that you get in a classroom are boring, and online you can just look up whatever you need on the Internet, and you've got it right there.
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You don't have to rely on a textbook. Sometimes it can be a bad textbook.
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-- Okay. Don't get me wrong. I mean, there are good resources on the Internet, like www.engvid.com.
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However -- -- I'm sorry, did you say www.engvid.com?
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-- I did say www.engvid.com. -- I've heard of www.engvid.com.
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-- I think I have too. -- Me too.
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-- Check it out. -- Anyway. It's a good website.
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-- So as I was saying, don't get me wrong, I think there are excellent resources online.
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However, some students who are just learning English for the first time might not know how to judge the quality of the resources. So I think if you go to a school, if you're inside a classroom, you're with a teacher who is trained, is a professional, who can give you the resources you need to improve your English.
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-- Well, it's a good thing you said about professional teachers because at www.engvid.com -- -- www.engvid.com?
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-- www.engvid.com. -- www.engvid.com.
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-- Yeah, EngVid? -- We have professional teachers ready to teach you. So in conclusion, in a nutshell, can we just, kind of, sum up and say that studying online or in a classroom will help everyone?
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-- Sure. -- I think so.
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-- I can agree with that. -- Okay. All right. Thank you very much for your help guys. -- No problem.
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-- So now, I'll review some of the phrases and expressions that you heard in the discussion.
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-- I think that it's actually very good to study online.
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-- "I think" is used when you're going to express your opinion. You could also say "I believe" and so on. Next.
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-- That's true, but if you're going to study online -- -- However, focus is a good thing -- -- Yeah, but sometimes the resources that you get in a classroom are boring.
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-- Okay, these three phrases, "That's true, but"; or "However"; or "Yeah, but", are used -- What do you think? They're used when we want to contradict what someone else has said, when we disagree with what someone else has said. Okay? Next.
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-- You make a very good point, but I would also like to add that sometimes having classmates takes you away from your focus.
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-- "You made a good point but I'd also like to add", is a very nice expression. It shows that you recognize the contribution that someone else has made to the discussion in the first part, and you're also going to add your own opinion, which is different from what the first person said. Next.
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-- But if you're going to study online -- -- Sorry, but -- -- Me? Well, I would like to add -- May I say something?
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-- "Sorry but", which Ronnie says, or "May I say something?", which James said, are two different ways in which you can interrupt a discussion. You see that the first one was purposely done for you not in a very polite way to show you how not to do it. And James says, "May I say something?", which is a very polite way to enter a discussion. Next.
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-- Sorry, but -- -- Please let me finish. Let me finish.
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-- "Please let me finish" is a very nice way to hold the floor. What does it mean to "hold the floor" in a discussion? It means to establish your position as the speaker, all right? So someone else is trying to interrupt, but you want a chance to finish whatever argument you're presenting, so you say, "Please let me finish", okay? Very nice. Next.
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-- As I was saying, that's true, but if you're studying online -- -- "As I was saying" is used when you're returning to your -- to speaking, to whatever you were saying when someone has interrupted you, okay? It's a way of saying, "Okay, now I'm talking again". "As I was saying." All right? Next.
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-- Okay. Don't get me wrong. I mean, there are good resources on the Internet.
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-- Alex uses, "don't get me wrong". Now, this is an interesting expression because when we say this, what we're saying is that, "I've been explaining something, I've been presenting a certain point of view, but I do understand that there is another point of view, and I accept that, and I understand that. However, I do still have my opinion." So we use that when we are taking into account the other opinion as well. Next.
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-- So in conclusion, in a nutshell, can we just, kind of, sum up and say that -- -- Okay, the last three phrases were used by Ronnie to end the discussion, so "in conclusion", "in a nutshell". "In a nutshell" just means "in short" or "Can we sum up by saying..." "Can we sum up?" means "Can we summarize?" All right? So that's a nice way to end a discussion by including everyone in it. It's not as if one person is deciding to end the discussion.
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She's sort of asking everyone's permission by saying, "can we sum up by saying", okay?
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I hope this lesson has given you a number of different expressions that you can use when you're taking part in a discussion, all right? If you'd like to do a quiz on this subject, please go to our website, www.engvid.com. Thanks very much for watching, and good luck with your English.

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Video này có 43 câu và 1438 từ để luyện shadowing. Phần lời nói dài 8:51. Người nói nói với tốc độ tự nhiên, khoảng 163 từ mỗi phút, gần với hội thoại hằng ngày. 86% số từ nằm trong 3.000 từ tiếng Anh thông dụng nhất; phần còn lại nên xem trước khi luyện.

Từ vựng quan trọng trong video

15 từ ít gặp trong video, kèm phiên âm và nghĩa:

  • classroom /ˈklɑːsɹʊm/ (danh từ) — lớp học, phòng học. A room, often in a school, where classes take place.
  • resource /ɹɪˈzɔːs/ (danh từ) — tài nguyên. Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.
  • phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ (danh từ) — cụm từ, câu. A short written or spoken expression.
  • topic /ˈtɑpɪk/ (danh từ) — chủ đề. A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest.
  • lesson /ˈlɛs.ən/ (danh từ) — bài, bài học. A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
  • conclusion /kənˈkluːʒən/ (danh từ) — kết thúc. The end, finish, close or last part of something.
  • bore /boɹ/ (động từ) — khoan, đục. To inspire boredom in somebody.
  • polite /pəˈlaɪt/ (tính từ) — lịch sự, lễ phép. Well-mannered, civilized.
  • textbook /ˈtɛkst.bʊk/ (danh từ) — sách giáo khoa. A coursebook, a formal manual of instruction in a specific subject, especially one for use in schools or colleges.
  • motivate /ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt/ (động từ) — khích lệ, động viên. To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage; to actuate.
  • participate /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/ (động từ) — tham gia. To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something).
  • rely /ɹɪˈlaɪ/ (động từ) — tin cậy, dựa vào. To trust; to have confidence in; to depend.
  • convenient /kənˈviː.niənt/ (tính từ) — tiện lợi. Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient.
  • interact /ɪn.təˈɹækt/ (động từ) — tương tác. To engage in communication and other shared activities (with someone).
  • quiz /kwɪz/ (danh từ) — đố vui. A competition in the answering of questions.

Cụm động từ bạn sẽ nghe

  • get in (động từ) — lên, xuống. To get into or inside something, literally or figuratively.
  • look up /ˌlʊk ˈʌp/ (động từ) — ngước. To have better prospects.

Phát âm cần chú ý

Người nói dùng 42 dạng rút gọn, ví dụ you're, don't, I'll. Hãy nói theo dạng ngắn đúng như bạn nghe.

  • Âm “sh” và “zh”: conclusion /kənˈkluːʒən/, establish /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/, contribution /ˌkɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən/, interaction /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/, nutshell /ˈnʌt.ʃɛl/
  • Từ dài — đặt trọng âm cho đúng: participate /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/, contribution /ˌkɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən/, interaction /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/

Cách luyện với video này

  1. Nghe hết video một lần, chưa cần nói, và ghi lại những từ bạn chưa biết.
  2. Bắt đầu ở tốc độ 0,75×, nói đuổi từng câu, rồi quay lại tốc độ bình thường khi đã quen.
  3. Ghi âm giọng mình rồi so với bản gốc, chú ý các từ như classroom, resource, phrase.

Ngữ pháp trong video

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

Cấu trúcTrong video
Thì hiện tại hoàn thành have/has + quá khứ phân từ — việc đã xảy ra nhưng còn liên quan đến hiện tạihave agreed · I've heard · has said
Mệnh đề quan hệ who / which + mệnh đề — thêm thông tin về người hoặc vậtfriends who have · teacher who can · people who don
Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn was/were + -ing — việc đang diễn ra tại một thời điểm trong quá khứwas saying
Khả năng với “might / may” might/may + động từ — điều có thể xảy ra nhưng không chắcmay need · might not know

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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