Luyện nói tiếng Anh bằng Shadowing qua video: Speak English Like Michael Scott! ☕️ | The Office Shadowing Practice

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Yes, it is true.
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I, Michael Scott, am signing up with an online dating service.
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Thousands of people have done it, and I am going to do it.
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I need a username, and I have a great one.
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Little kid lover.
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That way people will know exactly where my priorities are at.
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Yes, it is true.
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I, Michael Scott, am signing up with an online dating service.
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Thousands of people have done it, and I'm going to do it.
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I need a username.
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And I have a great one.
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Little kid lover.
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That way people will know exactly where my priorities are at.
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Once I brought in a duck to prepare for lunch, and people got upset.
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Apparently they got attached to the duck and didn't want to see it killed.
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I brought in a duck to prepare for lunch, And people got upset.
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Apparently they got attached to the duck and didn't want to see it killed.
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He always gives me the best Christmas gifts.
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He'll take a memory or a private joke and he'll create something totally unique.
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I love them.
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So this year I made him something.
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A comic book.
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He always gives me the best Christmas gifts.
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He'll take a memory or a private joke and he'll create something totally unique.
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I love them.
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So this year I made him something.
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A comic book.
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Jim and I are great friends.
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We hang out a ton, mostly at work.
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But the fact that he told me his secret and no one else says everything about our friendship.
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And it is why I intend on keeping that secret for as long as I possibly can.
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Jim and I are great friends.
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We hang out a ton, mostly at work.
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But the fact that he told me his secret and no one else says everything about our friendship.
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And it is why I intend on keeping that secret for as long as I possibly can.
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What is it like being single?
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I like it.
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I like starting each day with a sense of possibility.
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And I'm optimistic because every day I get a little more desperate.
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And desperate situations yield the quickest result.
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What is it like being single?
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I like it.
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I like starting each day with a sense of possibility.
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And I'm optimistic because every day I get a little more desperate.
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And desperate situations yield the quickest results.
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Oh, yes, hello, how are you?
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Good to see you.
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Wow, you've really grown up.
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You know what?
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Don't mind me saying so.
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She has turned into a stone-cold fox.
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Better keep the frat boys away from her.
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Oh, yes, hello, how are you?
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Good to see you.
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Wow, you've really grown up.
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You know what?
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Don't mind me saying so.
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She is turning into a stone cold fox.
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Better keep the frat boys away from her.
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I don't understand why Michael is wasting his time with Spanish.
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I have it on very good authority that within 20 years, everyone will be speaking German. Or a Chinese-German hybrid.
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I don't understand why Michael is wasting his time with Spanish.
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I have it on very good authority that within 20 years,
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everyone will be speaking German. Or a Chinese-German hybrid.
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Santa, wonderful tradition.
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Everybody loves Santa.
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Everybody can't get enough of the jolly old man.
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But that is a myth.
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Because you know what?
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He is not necessarily a big fat guy with a beard.
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He's not necessarily an old guy.
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He's not going to have a big fat gross Santa Claus.
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It's going to be cool, sleek Santa.
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Santa, wonderful tradition.
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Everybody loves Santa.
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Everybody can't get enough of the jolly old man.
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But that is a myth.
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Because you know what?
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He is not necessarily a big fat guy with a beard.
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He's not necessarily an old guy.
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He's not going to have a big, fat, gross Santa Claus.
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It's going to be cool, sleek Santa.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Speak English Like Michael Scott! ☕️”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Santa, duck, desperate, necessarily, everybody. This video has 82 sentences and 660 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:55. The speaker talks at a steady 111 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 82% 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 14 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
duck noun/dʌk/Any of certain aquatic birds of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet, distinguished from swans and geese by generally being smaller and…
desperate adjective/ˈdɛs.p(ə.)ɹɪt/In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire.
frat noun/fɹæt/Shortened form of fraternity, college organization.
sleek adjective/sliːk/Having an even, smooth surface; smooth
jolly verb/ˈd͡ʒɑli/To amuse or divert.
attach verb/əˈtæt͡ʃ/To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).
username nounA name or string of characters used as a person's identification on an individual computer system.
optimistic adjective/ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/Expecting the best in all possible ways.
beard noun/bɪɹd/Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck.
myth noun/mɪθ/A traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are…
intend verb/ɪnˈtɛnd/To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon
hybrid noun/ˈhaɪ.bɹɪd/Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.
yield verb/jiːld/To give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.
lover noun/ˈlʌvɚ/One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
grow up verbTo mature and become an adult.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • Wow, you've really grown up.
  • Don't mind me saying so.
  • Because you know what?

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 tạihave done · you've really grown · has turned
So sánh nhất the -est / the most … — mức cao nhất hoặc thấp nhất trong một nhómthe best · the quickest
Tương lai với “going to” be going to + động từ — dự định hoặc điều sắp xảy ra thấy rõam going to do · I'm going to do · He's not going to have
Tương lai với “will” will + động từ — quyết định, lời hứa hoặc dự đoánwill know · He'll take · will be

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 17 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, he'll, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

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 duck, desperate, frat.

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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