Luyện nói tiếng Anh bằng Shadowing qua video: PET 1 Listening Part 4 Test 3 (Transcript + Key)

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Now turn to part 4.
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Questions 20 to 25.
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Look at the six sentences for this part.
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You will hear a girl called Lisa.
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and a boy called Sam talking about a book they've both read.
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Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect.
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If it is correct, choose the letter 'a' For yes.
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If it is not correct, Choose the letter B for 'no'.
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You now have 20 seconds to look at the questions for part 4.
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Now we are ready to start.
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Listen carefully.
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You will hear the recording twice.
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So, Sam, have you finished that book we had to read for school, Lime County?
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Oh, hi Lisa.
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Yeah, just last weekend.
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It took me a long time to get into it.
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The first chapter was difficult.
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But in the end, I couldn't put it down.
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I liked it from the first page.
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I've never finished a book so quickly and normally I don't like reading fiction.
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The main character in the story, Paul, was interesting.
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He hurt his leg badly and couldn't play football with the other kids.
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But the author didn't make you feel pity for him.
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Yes.
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That was because he was such a strong character.
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He couldn't do anything active, but he used his time to think about game plans for his They depended on him in the end.
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He was almost like a coach.
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I thought the book was well written and it had a good plot.
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There was a bit of mystery about Paul's brother.
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Did he cause Poole's injury?
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Was he jealous of Poole?
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You don't find out until the very end.
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I didn't care so much about that.
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It was the football matches I liked, seen through Paul's eyes.
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I could imagine exactly what was happening.
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The author was clever because when Paul was unhappy, the whole story, the weather,
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the background, sort of got darker so the reader could feel what Paul was feeling.
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There was quite a lot of detail about the techniques of football.
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I think the author got that just right.
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Any more would make it too long and boring for people who weren't mad about football.
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That side of the book was about right.
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For me, the best part was that Paul realised what's important in life and how to deal with tough situations.
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He really grew as a person.
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Now listen again.
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So Sam, have you finished that book we had to read for school, Lime County?
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Oh, hi Lisa.
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Yeah, just last weekend.
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It took me a long time to get into it.
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The first chapter was difficult, But in the end, I couldn't put it down.
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I liked it from the first page.
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I've never finished a book so quickly and normally I don't like reading fiction.
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The main character in the story, Paul, was interesting.
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He hurt his leg badly and couldn't play football with the other kids.
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But the author didn't make you feel pity for him.
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Yes.
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That was because he was such a strong character.
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He couldn't do anything active, but he used his time to think about game plans for his team.
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They depended on him in the end.
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Hmm.
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He was almost like a coach.
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I thought the book was well written and it had a good plot.
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There was a bit of mystery about Paul's brother.
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Did he cause Poole's injury?
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Was he jealous of Poole?
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You don't find out until the very end.
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"I didn't care so much about that." It was the football matches I liked, seen through Paul's eyes.
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I could imagine exactly what was happening.
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The author was clever because when Paul was unhappy, the whole story, the weather,
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the background, sort of got darker so the reader could feel what Paul was feeling.
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There was quite a lot of detail about the techniques of football.
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I think the author got that just right.
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Any more would make it too long and boring for people who weren't mad about football.
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That side of the book was about right.
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For me, the best part was that Paul realised what's important in life and how to deal with tough situations.
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He really grew as a person.
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That is the end of part four.
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You now have six minutes to check and copy your answers onto the answer sheet.
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That is the end of the test.
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Thank you.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 79 sentences and 729 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:53. The speaker talks at a steady 124 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 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

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
technique noun/tɛkˈniːk/The practical aspects of a given art, occupation etc.; formal requirements.
mystery noun/ˈmɪs.t(ə.)ɹi/Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown.
badly adverb/ˈbæd.li/In a bad manner.
fiction noun/ˈfɪkʃən/Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose.
reader noun/ˈɹi.dɚ/A person who reads.
realise verbNon-Oxford British standard spelling of realize.
jealous adjective/ˈd͡ʒɛl.əs/Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover's or spouse's fidelity.
clever adjective/ˈklɛv.ɚ/Nimble with hands or body; dexterous; skillful; adept.
depend verb/dɪˈpɛnd/To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition
unhappy adjective/ʌnˈhæpi/Not happy; sad.
pity noun/ˈpɪt.i/A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
bore verb/boɹ/To inspire boredom in somebody.
litter noun/ˈlɪt.ɚ/Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals.
carefully adverb/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/With care; attentively, circumspectly.
sheet noun/ʃit/A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
find out verbTo discover, as by asking or investigating.
see through verbTo perceive visually through something transparent.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 19 contractions and reduced forms, such as couldn't, didn't, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: fiction /ˈfɪkʃən/, sheet /ʃit/

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 technique, mystery, badly.

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 have/has + quá khứ phân từ — việc đã xảy ra nhưng còn liên quan đến hiện tạiI've never finished
Mệnh đề quan hệ who / which + mệnh đề — thêm thông tin về người hoặc vậtpeople who weren
Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn was/were + -ing — việc đang diễn ra tại một thời điểm trong quá khứwas happening
So sánh nhất the -est / the most … — mức cao nhất hoặc thấp nhất trong một nhómthe best

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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