Luyện nói tiếng Anh bằng Shadowing qua video: LISTENING and Advanced SHADOWING - Listen and Repeat

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All right, let's go. You ready? You ready to practice speaking English? Now, you can use this lesson more as a listening exercise. Just listen to me, learn. And if you're intermediate, repeat chunks of speech, things, words and phrases that you want to um reinforce into your memory.
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And if you're an advanced English practicer, go ahead and shadow me. Say it along with me. Pretend you are with me and we're saying it together. We're giving a dual presentation or something like that. I don't know. Do what you like. Use this to practice speaking English. Let's jump into it.
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Refuse comfort that weakens your future. You are sitting here because you want more from your life.
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You feel it. You know, you were not born just to pay bills.
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You were not born just to pay bills. You were not born just to scroll on your phone, complain about stress, and repeat the same routine until the years pass.
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There is something inside you that wants growth, strength, respect, and real progress.
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And the first enemy of that future is comfort that weakens you.
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Comfort is not always bad. A warm bed feels good. A soft couch feels comfy.
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A day without pressure feels relaxing, but comfort can become dangerous when it slowly steals your edge.
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It happens quietly. You sleep a little longer. You delay the workout.
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You avoid the difficult conversation. You say you will start tomorrow.
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You promise yourself you will try next week. And week after week, nothing changes.
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The human mind loves comfort. It wants to protect you from effort.
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It wants to avoid stress. It wants quick pleasure.
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When you feel tired, your brain says rest. When you when you feel fear, your brain says stay safe.
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When something looks hard, your brain says skip it. That voice feels natural.
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It feels caring. But if you always obey it, you will slowly shrink your potential.
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Look at your own life honestly. Think about the last time you chose comfort over growth.
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Maybe you skipped studying when you knew you needed to prepare.
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Maybe you avoided learning a new skill because it felt confusing.
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Maybe you stayed in a job you dislike because change feels risky.
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In those moments, comfort feels like relief.
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You feel safe for a while but deep inside there is a quiet disappointment.
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You know you settled. That disappointment grows. It turns into frustration.
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It turns into regret. And regret is far more painful than effort.
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Refusing comfort that weakens your future means making a decision before the moment arrives.
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You do not wait until you feel motivated. You do not wait until it feels easy.
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You decide that your future matters more than today's comfort.
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When the alarm rings and your body feels heavy, that is the test.
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The room is quiet. The bed is warm. Your eyes want to close again. That is not just a small decision.
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That moment is a vote for the kind of person you are becoming.
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If you get up even when you do not feel like it, you are telling yourself something powerful.
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You are saying my goals are more important than my feelings that builds selfrespect.
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Self-respect is not built from talking big. It is built from keeping promises to yourself.
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Each time you choose effort over comfort, your confidence grows. You walk differently.
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You speak differently. You feel stronger inside because you know you can rely on yourself.
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Comfort weakens you when it becomes your default response.
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Growth strengthens you when effort becomes your standard response.
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Many people say they want success. They want better health. They want financial freedom.
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They want peace of mind. But wanting is easy. Working when it is uncomfortable is rare.
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That is why so few people truly change. There is something important to understand about pain.
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Short-term effort feels uncomfortable in your body. Your muscles burn. Your mind feels tired.
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Your heart beats faster, but that discomfort is temporary. Long-term regret is heavy.
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It sits in your chest. It keeps you awake at night. It makes you question yourself.
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Which one do you want to carry?
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When you refuse comfort, that weakens your future. You start training your mind.
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You notice the urge to quit and you do not obey it.
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You notice the desire to avoid a task and you face it anyway.
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You feel fear before taking action and you move forward anyway.
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That is how mental strength is built. Think about your future self 5 years from now, 10 years from now. Imagine looking back at this season of your life.
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What will make you proud? Will it be the hours spent scrolling through your phone?
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Will it be the extra sleep? Or will it be the nights you studied when others were relaxing?
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The mornings you trained your body when others were resting.
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The risks you took when others stayed comfortable. The easy life feels good now but costs you later.
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The disciplined life feels hard now but it rewards you later.
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You do not need to make extreme changes overnight. Refusing comfort starts with small daily decisions. When you feel like stopping after doing half the work, finish it.
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When you want to speak negatively about yourself, choose better words.
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When you want to spend money carelessly, pause and think about your long-term goals.
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These small moments shape your future more than dramatic events.
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Your environment also matters. If you surround yourself with people who always choose comfort, who complain about effort, who avoid responsibility, their habits will influence you. Human beings copy behavior. We adapt to what feels normal around us.
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If laziness is normal, you become lazy. If discipline is normal, you become disciplined.
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Choose your circle carefully because comfort spreads quickly.
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Another truth is that this growth requires friction.
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If everything feels smooth all the time, you are not stretching yourself.
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If you never feel challenged, you are not expanding your skills.
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Feeling uncomfortable does not mean you are failing. It means you are developing.
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When you start to refuse comfort, you may feel resistance within.
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You may also feel resistance from others.
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Some people will question your new habits. They may joke about your discipline.
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They may tell you to relax more. That is because your growth makes them aware of their own choices.
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Stay steady. You are not responsible for making others comfortable with your ambition.
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There will be days when you are tired, when progress feels slow, when results are not visible.
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In those moments, remember why you started. Remember the frustration of staying the same.
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Remember the pain of unrealized potential.
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That memory can fuel you when motivation fades.
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Even every strong person you admire has faced this battle.
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They did not become disciplined because it was easy. They became disciplined because they decided their future mattered more than their comfort. Right now, you have a choice.
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You can continue to negotiate with comfort or you can draw a line and say enough.
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Enough waiting. Enough delaying. Enough shrinking your potential to feel safe.
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Your future is built by what you do daily, not by what you dream occasionally.
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If you refuse comfort that weakens your future, you will build strength that protects it.
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You will gain confidence that cannot be shaken easily.
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You will develop habits that carry you forward even when emotions are unstable.
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Feel the weight of that decision. It is serious. It is powerful. It is personal. You deserve a strong future. You deserve pride when you look in the mirror. You deserve to feel capable.
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But those rewards are reserved for people who choose effort when comfort calls their name.
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Stand up in your own life. Choose the task you have been avoiding.
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Make the call you have been postponing.
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Start the routine. You keep delaying. Take action.
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Even if your voice shakes and your body feels uncertain, comfort is easy. Growth is earned.
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Your future is waiting for the version of you who refuses to be weakened by what feels good today.
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Decide who you are going to be. Then act like that person starting now.
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Let's say that last slide one more time. Ready? Decide who you are going to be. Then act like that person starting now. Just start acting like that person right now. Boom. Way to go. Good workout.
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Keep moving forward. One step at a time. Thank you for practicing with me again today.

Từ vựng và ghi chú luyện nói cho bài học này

Bài luyện nói trình độ B2 này dựa trên video “LISTENING and Advanced SHADOWING - Listen and Repeat”. Những từ được nhắc lại nhiều nhất trong bài: comfort, effort, weakens, choose, growth. Video này có 93 câu và 1417 từ để luyện shadowing. Phần lời nói dài 16:04. Người nói nói chậm, khoảng 88 từ mỗi phút, đủ thời gian để bạn bắt chước từng âm. 87% số từ nằm trong 3.000 từ tiếng Anh thông dụng nhất, nên từ vựng dễ theo.

Từ vựng quan trọng trong video

15 từ khó nhất trong video, kèm phiên âm và nghĩa:

TừPhiên âmNghĩa
obey động từ/oʊˈbeɪ/phục tùng, tuân theo
scroll danh từ/skɹoʊl/cuộn, cuốn
disappointment danh từ/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/sự thất vọng
laziness danh từ/ˈleɪ.zi.nəs/sự lười biếng
postpone động từ/pəʊstˈpəʊn/hoãn
motivate động từ/ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt/khích lệ, động viên
chunk danh từ/t͡ʃʌŋk/mảnh, mẩu
friction danh từ/ˈfɹɪkʃən/ma sát
surround động từ/səˈɹaʊnd/bao vây
fade động từ/feɪd/nhòa
dislike động từ/dɪsˈlaɪk/không ưa, không thích
admire động từ/ədˈmaɪɹ/khâm phục
negotiate động từ/nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/thương thuyết, đàm phán
urge động từ/ɜːd͡ʒ/hối, thúc
awake động từ/əˈweɪk/thức dậy, dậy lên

Cụm động từ bạn sẽ nghe

TừNghĩa
get up động từdậy

Những câu đáng luyện lại

Các câu ngắn, trọn ý trong video mà bạn có thể dùng lại khi giao tiếp hằng ngày:

  • We're giving a dual presentation or something like that.
  • Which one do you want to carry?
  • What will make you proud?
  • Will it be the hours spent scrolling through your phone?
  • Let's say that last slide one more time.

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 tiếp diễn have/has been + -ing — việc bắt đầu từ trước và vẫn đang tiếp tụchave been avoiding · have been postponing
Câu điều kiện if + mệnh đề, will/would + động từ — điều kiện và kết quảif you always obey it, you will slowly
Câu bị động be + quá khứ phân từ — nhấn vào việc xảy ra, không phải người làmwere not born · is not built · is built
Mệnh đề quan hệ who / which + mệnh đề — thêm thông tin về người hoặc vậtpeople who always · people who choose

Phát âm cần chú ý

Người nói dùng 5 dạng rút gọn, ví dụ we're, you're, don't. Hãy nói theo dạng ngắn đúng như bạn nghe.

  • Âm “sh” và “zh”: frustration /fɹʌsˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/, friction /ˈfɹɪkʃən/, ambition /æmˈbɪʃ.ən/, negotiate /nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/, emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/
  • Từ dài — đặt trọng âm cho đúng: uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, disappointment /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/, negotiate /nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/, intermediate /ɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈmi.di.ət/

Những âm người Việt thường gặp khó:

  • Cụm phụ âm cuối — đọc đủ từng âm, đừng nuốt âm cuối: disappointment /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/, chunk /t͡ʃʌŋk/, surround /səˈɹaʊnd/, adapt /əˈdæpt/
  • Âm /tʃ/, /dʒ/ và /ʒ/ — tiếng Việt không có, đừng đọc thành “ch” hay “gi”: chunk /t͡ʃʌŋk/, urge /ɜːd͡ʒ/, couch /ˈkaʊ̯t͡ʃ/
  • Âm /æ/ — mở miệng rộng hơn âm “e”: ambition /æmˈbɪʃ.ən/, adapt /əˈdæpt/

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 obey, scroll, disappointment.

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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