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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “we call this hide-and-sand”. This video has 21 sentences and 84 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:43. The speaker talks at a steady 117 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing.
Key vocabulary in this video
10 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| sand noun | /sænd/ | Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in… |
| suffer verb | /ˈsʌfɚ/ | To undergo hardship. |
| pretend verb | /pɹəˈtɛnd/ | To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance. |
| ahem | /əˈhɛm/ | The sound of a quiet cough or of clearing one's throat. |
| ahoy | /əˈhɔɪ/ | Used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention. |
| squishy adjective | /ˈskwɪʃi/ | Yielding easily to pressure; very soft. |
| seek verb | /ˈsiːk/ | To try to find; to look for; to search for. |
| count verb | /kaʊnt/ | To recite numbers in sequence. |
| fish noun | /ˈfɪʃ/ | A typically cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills; any vertebrate that is not a tetrapod. |
| memory noun | /ˈmɛm.ə.ɹi/ | The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later, usually at will. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- That's exactly what you say.
- We'll pretend to be the other kids now.
- Do you want to play hide and seek?
- We'll hide, and you count, and come find us.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, we'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: squishy /ˈskwɪʃi/, fish /ˈfɪʃ/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like sand, suffer, pretend.
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.