Luyện nói tiếng Anh bằng Shadowing qua video: Unit 3 -The Mozart Effect ( Reading Explorer 1 3rd Ed) Video

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this is Dr Jim Cohn a psychologist from the University of Virginia
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he is doing an experiment to test the Mozart effect he is trying to find out if listening to classical music really makes you smarter first Jim tests people's IQ using some word puzzles
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here's the first puzzle 12 m o t y what do you think that might mean I don't know I don't know do you know what 12 m o t y means let's have a look 12 months of the year I knew that well I
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just didn't get it okay so let's try another one seven w-o-t-w seven weeks of the year 7 w o t w
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what do you think this stands for seven wonders of the world oh oh man this is messing me up
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the people in Jim's test aren't doing so well but next Jim wants to find out if listening to classical music can improve people's ability to figure out the answers to his puzzles
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so we're going to play some Mozart to see if the music can raise people's IQ now that they've listened to classical music will the people in the experiment do better
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try this puzzle 24. h i a d what do you think it means 24 h i a d 24 hours in it there you go I
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think I got this one 24 hours in a day 24 hours in a day yes that's exactly right there you go good
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did you get this answer to if so well done let's try another one
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eighteen h o a g c do you know the answer 18 h o a g c 18 hours on uh two minutes
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18 holes on a golf course that's it 18 holes on a golf course I'm smart were you able to figure out the answer
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most of the people in Jim's experiment seem to do better after listening to Mozart for just a short while does this mean that listening to classical music does make you smarter
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what about other kinds of music like rock music after doing more tests Jim found that
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music any kind of music can help improve people's Focus reasoning abilities and even creative skills
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the Mozart effect is a misconception because it doesn't matter what music you listen to As Long As You Like It
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in other words it's your enjoyment of the music that your brain reacts to not the music itself

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Unit 3 -The Mozart Effect ( Reading Explorer 1 3rd Ed) Video”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Mozart, puzzle, classical, Jim, listening. This video has 17 sentences and 402 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:14. The speaker talks slowly, about 95 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
classical adjective/ˈklæs.ɪ.k(ə)l/Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.
puzzle noun/ˈpʌzəl/The state of feeling confused or mystified because one cannot understand a complicated matter, a problem, etc.; bewilderment, confusion; (countable) often in…
experiment noun/ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of…
skill noun/skɪl/A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.
react verb/ɹiːˈækt/To act in response.
enjoyment noun/ɪnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.mənt/The condition of enjoying anything.
psychologist noun/ˌsaɪˈkɑl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/An expert in the field of psychology.
misconception noun/ˌmɪs.kənˈsɛp.ʃən/A mistaken belief, a wrong idea.
hole noun/hoʊl/A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.
golf noun/ɡɑlf/A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the…
creative adjective/kɹiˈeɪtɪv/Tending to create things, or having the ability to create; often, excellently, in a novel fashion, or any or all of these.
mess noun/mɛs/A thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
figure out verbTo come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.
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
Thì hiện tại hoàn thành have/has + quá khứ phân từ — việc đã xảy ra nhưng còn liên quan đến hiện tạithey've listened
Khả năng với “might / may” might/may + động từ — điều có thể xảy ra nhưng không chắcmight mean
Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn am/is/are + -ing — việc đang diễn ra lúc nói hoặc quanh thời điểm nàyis doing · is messing · aren't doing
Tương lai với “going to” be going to + động từ — dự định hoặc điều sắp xảy ra thấy rõwe're going to play

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, aren't, didn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • Long words — get the stress right: experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/, psychologist /ˌsaɪˈkɑl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/, misconception /ˌmɪs.kənˈsɛp.ʃən/

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 classical, puzzle, experiment.

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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