Luyện nói tiếng Anh bằng Shadowing qua video: Inside Your Knee When You Suffer an Injury

Đang tạo bài học...
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Listen up, knees!
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Today we're playing tennis, okay?
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Oh yeah, yeah, that sounds like a lot of fun.
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Patella here ready!
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Femur here also ready!
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Oh man, I love tennis!
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All that pivoting, all that rotating.
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Hey, fibula, remember what we said.
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I speak for both of us.
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Fibula and fibula are ready.
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Uh, what does the other knee says?
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They say let's go, they are ready.
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Man, if they can do it, we can do it, right?
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Well, I don't know, I guess so.
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Meniscus, we are ready!
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Nice, perfect!
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Here goes the serve then.
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Alright, this is team right knee.
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I think we're doing great.
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Nice stability.
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Guys, let's stay alert in case we have to pivot.
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Your internal meniscus is a bit sensitive, maybe because of yesterday's workout.
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You mean when we squatted to tie our shoelaces?
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Don't be such a baby.
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Shut your mouth, Fibula.
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Don't worry, Medio.
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I think you're doing great.
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Attention meniscus.
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Permission to jump and pivot really hard.
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There's a fastball coming to the left.
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Oh boy, I don't know if I can.
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What does the other knee says?
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They say go, go, go.
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They can do it.
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We can also do it, Medio.
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All right, let's try then.
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Go for it brain right come in tibia bring it on
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hold on there brother i know you can't do it i
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can do it i can do it no i cannot do it
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why did i do this f this stop everything there's an injury whoops think i went too far holy mother of God!
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What happened man?
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I thought I could do it but no brother, I broke myself!
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Let me see...
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The good news is that the injury is in the external part, which means that I have access!
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Brain, take notes!
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Yes!
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Eyes!
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Rest!
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Knee strap!
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A healthy diet with vitamin C, D and Omega-3 Omega-3, got it!
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And physiotherapy for six weeks!
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Oh man, couldn't it be three?
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Four weeks later...
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Yo, meniscus!
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How's it going, brother?
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How are you feeling?
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I have to say I didn't expect this, but...
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I'm feeling pretty good.
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It doesn't hurt so bad.
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Oh, that's great news because today we're gonna do CrossFit.
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What?!
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Oh my god...

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 62 sentences and 375 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:20. The speaker talks at a natural 161 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
knee noun/ni/In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
tennis noun/ˈtɛnɪs/A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.
sensitive adjective/ˈsɛn.sɪt.ɪv/Having the faculty of sensation; pertaining to the senses.
alert adjective/əˈlɝt/Attentive; awake; on guard.
stability noun/stəˈbɪlɪti/The condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change.
workout noun/ˈwɝk.aʊ̯t/An exercise session; a period of physical exercise.
vitamin noun/ˈvɪt.ə.mɪn/Any of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy human growth, metabolism, development, and body function. They are found…
strap noun/stɹæp/A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like.
rotate verb/ˈɹoʊ.teɪt/To spin, turn, or revolve.
fibula noun/ˈfɪb.jəl.ə/An ancient kind of brooch used to hold clothing together, similar in function to the modern safety pin.
meniscus noun/məˈnɪs.kəs/A crescent moon, or an object shaped like it.
pivot noun/ˈpɪv.ɪt/A thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle.
fastball nounA high-speed pitch of a baseball.
femur noun/ˈfiːmə(ɹ)/A thighbone.
patella noun/pəˈtɛlə/The sesamoid bone of the knee; the kneecap.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
listen up verbTo listen closely; to pay attention.

Ngữ pháp trong video

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

Cấu trúcTrong video
Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn am/is/are + -ing — việc đang diễn ra lúc nói hoặc quanh thời điểm nàywe're playing · we're doing · you're doing
Bắt buộc: must / have to / need to nói rằng một việc là cần thiếthave to pivot · have to say

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 14 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, we're, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • Long words — get the stress right: stability /stəˈbɪlɪti/, physiotherapy /ˌfɪziəʊˈθerəpi/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like knee, tennis, sensitive.

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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