Luyện nói tiếng Anh bằng Shadowing qua video: Paul Stanley - Live To Win

Đang tạo bài học...
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Frustrated, degraded,
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down before you're done Rejection,
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depression, can't get what you want You ask me how I made my way You ask me everywhere and why
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You hang on every worry I say But the truth stands like a lie Live to win,
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till you die Till the light's out in your eyes Live to win,
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take it all, just keep idle till you fall Obsessive,
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compulsive, suffocates your mind Confusion,
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delusion, kills your dreams in time You ask me how I took the pain,
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crawled up from my lonesome Yeah, but every day by day
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Till the heartless runs to go Live to win Till you die Till the light dies in your eyes.
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Live to win, take it all, just divide until you fall.
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Day by day, kick it all away.
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I'm not taking in, make another round begin.
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Live to win, yeah!
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Live, yeah, win Fall!
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Live to win, till you die Till the light dies in your eyes Live to win,
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take it all Just divide until you fall Day by day,
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kick it all the way I'm not caving in Let another round begin Live to win Live to win
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Live to win Yeah Live Yeah!
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Win!

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Paul Stanley - Live To Win”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: till, die, fall, eyes. This video has 20 sentences and 203 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:02. The speaker talks slowly, about 67 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 13 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
divide verb/dɪˈvaɪd/To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
cave noun/keɪv/A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.
crawl verb/kɹɔːl/To move by dragging one's body along or close to a surface, like a worm or insect, or on one's hands and knees, like a human baby.
idle adjective/ˈaɪd(ə)l/Not being used appropriately; not occupied; (of time) with no, no important, or not much activity.
compulsive adjective/kəmˈpʌlsɪv/Uncontrolled or reactive and irresistible.
degrade verb/dɪˈɡɹeɪd/To lower in value or social position.
delusion noun/dɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/An adamant belief in a falsehood despite incontestable evidence.
frustrate verb/ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪt/To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired.
heartless adjective/ˈhɑɹt.lɪs/Without feeling, emotion, or concern for others; uncaring; cruel.
lonesome adjective/ˈloʊnsəm/Unhappy due to being alone; lonely.
suffocate verb/ˈsʌfəkeɪt/To suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body.
everywhere adverb/ˈɛv.ɹi.(h)wɛɹ/In or to all locations under discussion.
depression noun/dɪˈpɹɛʃən/A state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future; any of several mental disorders with this…

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, can't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: delusion /dɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/, depression /dɪˈpɹɛʃən/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like divide, cave, crawl.

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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