Luyện nói tiếng Anh bằng Shadowing qua video: This Is How To Stay Motivated!

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How do we adopt an internal locus of control so that we can start feeling motivated all of the time?
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Well, they found that the best way to do
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so is by simply solving problems in your own life
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and then taking some time and appreciating the fact that it was your actions that solved this problem.
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I'll give you an example just to make things more clear.
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Let's say you're someone who struggles with falling asleep.
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So you go do some research and you find out if you get some more sunlight in the morning, if you only use your bed for sleeping, and if you install a blue light filter on your phone,
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that should drastically increase your ability to sleep faster when bedtime comes around.
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You do all of those things and lo and behold, you find yourself sleeping 15 minutes faster than before.
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When you notice this improvement, you need to say to yourself, wow, it was because of the changes I made, because of the effort I put in, that I am now able to sleep better.
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It's that simple.
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Build up that belief that you are in control of your destiny, that you have an internal locus of control, and you will never have issues with motivation in your life again.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “This Is How To Stay Motivated!”. This video has 12 sentences and 216 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:58. The speaker talks fast, about 222 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 89% 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 14 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
solve verb/sɒlv/To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
belief noun/bɪˈliːf/Mental acceptance of a claim as true.
asleep adjective/əˈsliːp/In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
filter noun/ˈfɪltɚ/A device which separates a suspended, dissolved, or particulate matter from a fluid, solution, or other substance; any device that separates one substance from…
motivation noun/ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/Willingness of action especially in behavior.
adopt verb/əˈdɑpt/To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child.
destiny noun/ˈdɛs.tɪ.ni/That to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined state; a condition predestined by the Divine or by human will.
install verb/ɪnˈstɔl/To connect, set up or prepare something for use
sunlight noun/ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun; especially, that in the visible spectrum and that bathes the Earth.
behold verb/bɪˈhəʊld/To look at or see (someone or something), especially appreciatively; to descry, to look upon.
drastically adverbTo a drastic degree.
motivate verb/ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt/To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage; to actuate.
bedtime noun/ˈbɛdtaɪm/The time or hour at which one retires to bed in order to sleep.
locus noun/ˈloʊkəs/A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
build up verbTo erect; to construct.
come around verb/kʌ.məˈɹaʊnd/To change one's mind, especially to begin to agree or appreciate what one was reluctant to accept at first.
find out verbTo discover, as by asking or investigating.

Ngữ pháp trong video

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

Cấu trúcTrong video
Mệnh đề quan hệ who / which + mệnh đề — thêm thông tin về người hoặc vậtsomeone who struggles

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 solve, belief, asleep.

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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