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A smile is a powerful thing.
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Did you know that when you smile at someone, they are likely to smile right back?
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But did you also know that a fake smile is one of our most common nonverbal lies?
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Today we are going to test your ability to spot a fake smile.
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One of these smiles is real, and the other is fake.
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Which one do you think is fake?
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If you picked the one on the left, you were correct.
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OK, let's try that again.
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The one on the right is fake.
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Were you surprised?
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It's harder than you thought, right?
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If you didn't get these correct, you're not alone.
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Research showed that people only get the correct answer about 50% of the time.
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So how do you spot a fake smile?
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First, you need to know what a real smile looks like.
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Scientists have learned that a real smile involves the muscles around the eyes.
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A genuine smile is called a Duchenne smile.
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Guillaume Duchenne was a scientist who in the mid-1800s ran experiments to learn about facial expressions.
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He used electricity to move the muscles around people's mouths, making fake smiles.
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Then, he compared them to real smiles by telling his test participants a joke.
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And the difference was clear.
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What he discovered was that a real smile causes the muscles around your eyes to move,
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creating lines or crinkles.
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Scientists now know this is because real smiles are made by the area of the brain related to emotion,
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so our whole face moves.
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But a fake smile is made by a part of the brain called the motor cortex.
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This part controls movements that we choose to make.
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Now that you know the trick, let's see if you can pick out the fake smile. Which smile is real?
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The right or the left?
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Look closely at the eyes.
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The smile on the left is real.
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Want to try another one?
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What do you think?
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See how the skin around the eyes moves?
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The left smile is real.
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Okay, one more.
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Which smile is real?
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right or left.
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Can you see how her eyes are different on the right image?
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That's the real smile.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “National Geographic Reading Explorer 2 Unit 11 Smile Trial”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: smile, fake, eyes, muscles, scientist. This video has 40 sentences and 367 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:13. The speaker talks at a steady 114 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 89% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 13 of its 40 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 14 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| muscle noun | /ˈmʌs.əl/ | A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement. |
| scientist noun | /ˈsaɪəntəst/ | One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research… |
| trick noun | /ˈtɹɪk/ | Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle. |
| compare verb | /kəmˈpɛɚ/ | To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things [“to compare X with Y”]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it… |
| electricity noun | /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/ | Originally, a property of amber and certain other nonconducting substances to attract lightweight material when rubbed, or the cause of this property; now… |
| discover verb | /dɪˈskʌvə/ | To find or learn something for the first time. |
| experiment noun | /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/ | A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of… |
| genuine adjective | /ˈd͡ʒɛn.juˌɪn/ | Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native. |
| involve verb | /ɪnˈvɑlv/ | To have (something) as a component or a related part; to comprise, to include. |
| emotion noun | /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/ | A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data. |
| facial adjective | /ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/ | Of or affecting the face. |
| participant noun | /pɑːɹˈtɪsəpənt/ | One who participates. |
| cortex noun | /ˈkɔɹtɛks/ | The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain. |
| crinkle verb | /ˈkɹɪŋkəl/ | To fold, crease, crumple, or wad. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pick out verb | To remove by picking. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Which one do you think is fake?
- It's harder than you thought, right?
- If you didn't get these correct, you're not alone.
- What do you think?
- Can you see how her eyes are different on the right image?
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/, facial /ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/
- Long words — get the stress right: electricity /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/, experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/, participant /pɑːɹˈtɪsəpənt/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like muscle, scientist, trick.
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.