Luyện nói tiếng Anh bằng Shadowing qua video: Listening B2, FCE 1 (2015), Test 2, Part 4

Đang tạo bài học...
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Now turn to part four.
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You will hear an interview with a musician called Gerald Harding, who's talking about his career.
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For questions 24 to 30, choose the best answer, A, B or C.
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You now have one minute to look at part four.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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who has come to tell us about how he began his career as a musician.
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Hello.
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Well, first of all, Gerald, how did your interest in music begin?
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My father was a violinist in an orchestra, and from an early age, I would go with him when they were rehearsing for concerts.
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I would sit with the violinists and listen.
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I learned a lot, and everyone was very kind to me.
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I actually composed my first piece of music for the violin when I was six years old.
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My father treasured it.
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And when did you start playing in public?
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When I was around eight years old, my father started playing in a small orchestra at a holiday resort in the summer.
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All the family went with him.
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It was on the coast, and that way we had a break we couldn't have afforded otherwise.
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I sometimes went along to performances, and I played in my first concert there at the age of 11, just for fun.
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My mother also played the piano in a hotel in the evenings.
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So your mother was a musician too.
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Tell us about her.
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Sure.
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She was an amazing pianist.
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She knew all the music she played by heart, everything, and that was after playing it through just a couple of times to get it right.
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I learned that from her and that's what I do on the violin too.
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Because I don't have to read the notes, I can concentrate on my playing and avoid errors.
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And what made you interested in conducting?
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From the very start, conductors fascinated me a great deal.
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I dreamt of becoming one from the first time I saw an orchestra.
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When I listened to recordings at home, I would conduct them, but my father insisted that I become a violinist, and he also taught me.
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So that's what I did, but I never gave up my old dream.
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You studied music at one of the best colleges.
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Did you enjoy it?
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I could do the violin playing anyway, of course, which my father had taught me, but then so could everyone else.
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And naturally, I perfected my technique at college and broadened the range of music I played.
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But some of the others found the discipline and commitment required of us too demanding.
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But because of my upbringing, I was used to that.
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So what happened when you left college?
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Well, just when I was about to start a career as a violinist, I started learning to be a conductor, too.
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Even after college, I needed to carry on improving, so I was having private lessons with a professional violinist.
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And his wife, although not a professional musician, taught me conducting technique.
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She insisted that I took lessons from a teacher she knew who had many well-known conductors as students.
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He himself wasn't a well-known conductor, but as an instructor, he was the best and very enthusiastic.
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Since then, you've become well-known as both a violinist and a conductor.
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Has it been difficult to have both these careers?
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On the contrary, I've learned so much from the conductors I've played with as a violin soloist.
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Even when one plays the same violin piece often, it's still always different every time.
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One can therefore learn a great deal, especially as I have had the good fortune to practically always play under the best conductors in the world.
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And I haven't only learned from seeing and hearing them, but I've always taken the time to consult them, to discuss the smallest details with them,
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and to continuously improve myself.
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Well, unfortunately we've run out of time, but thank you very much.
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It's been a great pleasure speaking to you, and the very best of luck in the future.
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Thank you.
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Now you'll hear part four again.
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We are very pleased to welcome the violinist and conductor, Gerald Harding, who has come to tell us about how he began his career as a musician.
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Hello.
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Well, first of all, Gerald, how did your interest in music begin?
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My father was a violinist in an orchestra, and from an early age I would go with him when they were rehearsing for concerts.
60
I would sit with the violinists and listen.
61
I learned a lot and everyone was very kind to me.
62
I actually composed my first piece of music for the violin when I was six years old.
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My father treasured it.
64
And when did you start playing in public?
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When I was around eight years old, my father started playing in a small orchestra at a holiday resort in the summer.
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All the family went with him.
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It was on the coast and that way we had a break we couldn't have afforded otherwise.
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I sometimes went along to performances, and I played in my first concert there at the age of 11, just for fun.
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My mother also played the piano in a hotel in the evenings.
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So your mother was a musician too.
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Tell us about her.
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Sure.
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She was an amazing pianist.
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She knew all the music she played by heart, everything.
75
And that was after playing it through just a couple of times to get it right.
76
I learned that from her, and that's what I do on the violin, too.
77
Because I don't have to read the notes, I can concentrate on my playing and avoid errors.
78
And what made you interested in conducting?
79
From the very start, conductors fascinated me a great deal.
80
I dreamt of becoming one from the first time I saw an orchestra.
81
When I listened to recordings at home, I would conduct them.
82
But my father insisted that I become a violinist, and he also taught me.
83
so that's what I did, but I never gave up my old dream.
84
You studied music at one of the best colleges.
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Did you enjoy it?
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I could do the violin playing anyway, of course, which my father had taught me, but then so could everyone else.
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And naturally, I perfected my technique at college and broadened the range of music I played.
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But some of the others found the discipline and commitment required of us too demanding.
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But because of my upbringing, I was used to that.
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So, what happened when you left college?
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Well, just when I was about to start a career as a violinist, I started learning to be a conductor too.
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Even after college, I needed to carry on improving, so I was having private lessons with a professional violinist.
93
And his wife, although not a professional musician, taught me conducting technique.
94
She insisted that I took lessons from a teacher she knew who had many well-known conductors as students.
95
He himself wasn't a well-known conductor, but as an instructor, he was the best and very enthusiastic.
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Since then, you've become well-known as both a violinist and a conductor.
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Has it been difficult to have both these careers?
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On the contrary, I've learned so much from the conductors I've played with as a violin soloist.
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Even when one plays the same violin piece often, it's still always different every time.
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One can therefore learn a great deal, especially as I have had the good fortune to practically always play under the best conductors in the world.
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And I haven't only learned from seeing and hearing them, but I've always taken the time to consult them, to discuss the smallest details with them,
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and to continuously improve myself.
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Well, unfortunately we've run out of time, but thank you very much.
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It's been a great pleasure speaking to you.
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And the very best of luck in the future.
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Thank you.
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That's the end of part four.
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There will now be a pause of five minutes for you to copy your answers onto the separate answer sheet.
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Be sure to follow the numbering of all the questions.
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I shall remind you when there is one minute left so that you're sure to finish in time.
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It is the end of the test.
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Please stop now.
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Your supervisor will now collect all the question papers and answer sheets.

Ai Là Người Thích Hợp Với Video Này?

Video này dành cho những người học tiếng Anh ở trình độ B2 muốn cải thiện kỹ năng nghe nói của mình. Đặc biệt, nó phù hợp với những ai muốn mở rộng vốn từ vựng và hiểu biết về cách phát triển sự nghiệp trong lĩnh vực âm nhạc. Nếu bạn đang chuẩn bị cho kỳ thi FCE hoặc đơn giản chỉ muốn trau dồi khả năng giao tiếp, video này sẽ mang lại cho bạn nhiều thông tin hữu ích.

Các Từ & Thành Ngữ Đáng Giá

  • "conductors fascinated me": người chỉ huy khiến tôi say mê. Đây là một cách diễn đạt mạnh mẽ về sự yêu thích và đam mê đối với nghề nghiệp.
  • "perfected my technique": hoàn thiện kỹ thuật của tôi. Cụm từ này rất quan trọng trong việc phát triển kỹ năng, đặc biệt là trong âm nhạc.
  • "learn a great deal": học hỏi rất nhiều. Đây là một biểu thức tốt để diễn tả việc thu thập kiến thức từ kinh nghiệm.

Cách Để Phát Âm Đúng

Trong video, người phỏng vấn và Gerald Harding có cách phát âm rõ ràng và tự nhiên. Để phát âm tiếng Anh chuẩn, bạn nên chú ý đến:

  • Ngữ điệu: Lắng nghe cách họ nhấn mạnh từ và cụm từ trong câu. Ví dụ, khi nói về đam mê âm nhạc, họ thường dùng ngữ điệu lên xuống để thể hiện cảm xúc.
  • Tốc độ nói: Hãy chú ý đến tốc độ mà họ nói. Họ không nói quá nhanh, điều này giúp bạn dễ dàng bắt kịp nội dung. Cố gắng luyện nghe nói qua video để cải thiện khả năng của bạn.
  • Âm sắc: Lưu ý cách phát âm các âm cuối và nguyên âm. Ví dụ, từ "violinist" và "conducting" có thể là thách thức với nhiều người học.

Bằng cách luyện tập với video này và áp dụng các kỹ năng đã học vào thực tế, bạn sẽ nâng cao khả năng giao tiếp của mình một cách hiệu quả. Hãy thử shadow speak để rèn luyện phát âm và ngữ điệu nhé. Thực hành thường xuyên trên một shadowspeaks sẽ giúp bạn tự tin hơn khi nói tiếng Anh.

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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