Luyện nói tiếng Anh bằng Shadowing qua video: Master What You Can Control

Đang tạo bài học...
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I was asked how do I manage stress from economic shocks, geopolitical shocks, all the things that's going on.
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I'll pass another one to you which is
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which I think is the best advice maybe if I was say the best principle as the serenity prayer.
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God give me the serenity to accept that which I can't control
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and give me the power to control that which I can and the wisdom to tell the difference.
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And so I view this almost like a game.
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These things are happening.
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There's a lot of joyous things that are also going on in many, many ways.
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Right.
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And so it's really up to me to navigate them.
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OK, I can go where I want.
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I could do what I want.
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I have a lot of choices.
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I have a lot of blessings that exist with me, I then decide, you know, what can I control that's really important to me?
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And what I can't control is I can't control it.
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I can't live forever.
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I'm not going to get stressed out about that.
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But at the other hand, I can control those things.
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And so if I have that equanimity that allows me the ability to approach it that way so I don't get hijacked,
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then that's an advantage.
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And what I'm saying is also logical, right?
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I'm not saying take some approach that's not logical.
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It's real that this is the way it is.
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Look around you.
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You've got wonderful things.
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There are things that you aspire to.
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Don't get just so attached to things.
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You're going to be fine if you navigate your life well.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Master What You Can Control”. This video has 28 sentences and 275 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:45. The speaker talks at a natural 157 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
shock noun/ʃɔk/A sudden, heavy impact.
logical adjective/ˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/In agreement with the principles of logic.
navigate verb/ˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/To plan, control and record the position and course of a vehicle, ship, aircraft, etc., on a journey; to follow a planned course.
prayer noun/pɹɛɚ/A practice of communicating with one's God, or with some spiritual entity.
principle noun/ˈpɹɪn.sɪ.pəl/A fundamental assumption, fundamental law or guiding belief.
wisdom noun/ˈwɪzdəm/An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise.
blessing noun/ˈblɛs.ɪŋ/Some kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward.
distress noun/dɪˈstɹɛs/Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.
attach verb/əˈtæt͡ʃ/To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).
serenity noun/səˈɹɛnɪti/The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.
aspire verb/əˈspaɪɚ/To have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something.
equanimity noun/ˌɛkwəˈnɪmɪti/The state of being calm, stable and composed, especially under stress.
geopolitical adjectiveOf or relating to geopolitics.
hijack verb/ˈhaɪ.d͡ʒæk/To forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).
joyous adjective/ˈd͡ʒɔɪəs/Full of joy; happy.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
look around verbTo inspect a building or area.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 12 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, I'm, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • Long words — get the stress right: serenity /səˈɹɛnɪti/, equanimity /ˌɛkwəˈnɪmɪti/

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 shock, logical, navigate.

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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