Luyện nói tiếng Anh bằng Shadowing qua video: STOP breathing like this! 🏊‍♂️

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Big mistake a lot of swimmers make is as they get the breath, the arm starts to sink.
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And we see this time and time again when we do analysis at our retreats.
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One of the biggest common mistakes
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that people make is the arm is out there for support and it's holding your body up while you're breathing.
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The problem there is that we no longer caught any water.
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We were missing this first third of the stroke and that early vertical forearm is where all the magic happens in swimming.
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It's what separates the good swimmers from the great swimmers.
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So we want to make sure as we're rotating our breath, our arm remains extended.
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We catch our breath.
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Our head is parallel to the rest of our body.
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And then our head initiates that rotation.
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We rotate down.
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We catch the water.
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And then we glide to the other side.
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Let me demonstrate it looking forward to the camera.
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Hand enters the water directly in front of the shoulder.
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Extend.
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And now we're rotated onto the side.
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Eyes are going to drop down initiate that catch and then rotate to the other side.
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The water line should be right in the middle of your head.
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Remember the head is in line with the spine so
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if you want to swim fast got to make sure your body is symmetrical and that includes the breath.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 22 sentences and 237 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:10. The speaker talks fast, about 203 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 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
breathe verb/bɹiːð/To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
rotate verb/ˈɹoʊ.teɪt/To spin, turn, or revolve.
extend verb/ɛkˈstɛnd/To increase in extent.
swim verb/swɪm/To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
initiate verb/ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/To begin; to start.
parallel adjective/ˈpæ.ɹəˌlɛl/Equally distant from one another at all points.
sink verb/ˈsɪŋk/To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance.
demonstrate verb/ˈdɛm.ənˌstɹeɪt/To show how to use (something).
vertical adjective/ˈvɝ.tɪ.kəl/Standing, pointing, or moving straight up or down; parallel to the local direction of gravity; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something…
retreat noun/ɹɪˈtɹiːt/The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
rotation noun/ɹoʊˈteɪʃən/The act of turning around a centre or an axis.
spine noun/spaɪn/A series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a human, or from the head to the tail of an animal, enclosing the spinal cord and…
swimmers nounA swimsuit.
forearm noun/ˈfɔːˌɹɑːm/The part of the arm between the wrist and the elbow.
glide verb/ˈɡlaɪd/To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
drop down verbTo sail, move, or row down a coast, or down a river to the sea.
look forward to verbTo anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure; to be excited or eager to.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: initiate /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/, rotation /ɹoʊˈteɪʃən/
  • Long words — get the stress right: initiate /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/, symmetrical /səˈmɛtrək(ə)l/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like breathe, rotate, extend.

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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