Luyện nói tiếng Anh bằng Shadowing qua video: Status Of Mind

Đang tạo bài học...
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It allows me to keep in contact with my friends.
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It's interesting to see what other people are doing without being nosy about it.
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You can find the best memes on the internet.
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I just like posting pictures of myself.
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Yeah, 100%.
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Yeah, 100%.
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Oh, definitely, yeah.
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Definitely.
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Yeah.
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Yeah.
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Yeah, yeah.
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Everything on social media I find very curated.
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You can create your own kind of like lifestyle online so you can have a fake life.
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I know that I've spent maybe like half an hour taking like the perfect like studying picture.
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You do feel a bit intimidated.
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You go on your explore page and then you'll see somebody with, I don't know, a better car than you, better grades than you, like a better girlfriend than you.
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It could be anything and you'll always want more.
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I think it's just made things really superficial.
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They try and compare themselves to people on Insta
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and they don't know that these people are photoshopping on the background and doing all this extra stuff.
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It's quite a depressing thing if you're climbing up to get somewhere but you're never going to reach.
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Hmm...
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Instagram?
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I think?
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Instagram? By far.
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Is that right?
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Between Instagram and Twitter.
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Probably Facebook.
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Facebook.
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Snapchat actually.
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Honestly, I think Tinder.
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Real talk, real talk.
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Was that wrong? so *music
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* Big man like Dilraj!

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 34 sentences and 227 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:35. The speaker talks slowly, about 88 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 85% 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

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
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…
explore verb/ɪkˈsploɹ/To examine or investigate something systematically.
lifestyle noun/ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/A style of living that reflects the attitudes and values of a person or group.
climb verb/ˈklaɪ̯m/To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending).
meme noun/miːm/Any unit of (originally cultural) information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a…
depressing adjective/dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ/Causing depression or sadness.
photoshop verb/ˈfoʊ.toʊ.ʃɑp/To digitally edit or alter (a picture or photograph).
superficial adjective/ˌsupɚˈfɪʃəl/Existing, occurring, or located on the surface.
curate noun/ˈkjʊɹɪt/An assistant rector or vicar.
intimidate verb/ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence.
nosy adjective/ˈnoʊzi/Prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle.
girlfriend noun/ˈɡɝlfɹɛnd/A female partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
fake adjective/feɪ̯k/Not real; false, fraudulent.

Ngữ pháp trong video

Những cấu trúc người nói dùng nhiều nhất, kèm đúng cụm từ trong video:

Cấu trúcTrong video
Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn am/is/are + -ing — việc đang diễn ra lúc nói hoặc quanh thời điểm nàyare doing · are photoshopping · you're climbing
Tương lai với “will” will + động từ — quyết định, lời hứa hoặc dự đoányou'll see · you'll always want

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 7 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, you'll, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: photoshop /ˈfoʊ.toʊ.ʃɑp/, superficial /ˌsupɚˈfɪʃəl/
  • Long words — get the stress right: superficial /ˌsupɚˈfɪʃəl/, intimidate /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/

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 compare, explore, lifestyle.

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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