Luyện nói tiếng Anh bằng Shadowing qua video: Why Are We Friends? | Simon Sinek

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You know, going through the process of a why discovery, some people do it young, some people do it middle age, some people do it at the end.
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I mean, like, my hope is that everyone goes through it.
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I can tell you from personal experience, it is a profound, rewarding, and inspiring experience to find out who you are, to find out what your why is.
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And you live your best life.
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And you live your best life.
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And I have been operating at a higher sense of purpose since my why discovery.
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Now, I can tell you a fun way to do it.
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There's many ways to do it.
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I've written about it.
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We help people find it.
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But I can tell you a fun way to do it.
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It's called the friend's exercise.
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Find a friend you love and who loves you.
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The kind of friend who, if you called them at 3 o 'clock in the morning, you'd know they'd be there for you, and you would be there for them.
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Do not do this with a spouse.
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Do not do this with a sibling.
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Do not do this with a parent.
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Those relationships are too close.
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Do it with the best friend.
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And simply ask them this question.
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Why are we friends?
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And they're going to look at you like you're crazy.
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because the part of the brain that controls language doesn't control feelings, right?
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Which is why it's hard to put our feelings into words.
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And so they will struggle.
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It's not because they don't know, it's just that the words are not available.
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And they'll hem in the hall.
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And then, weirdly, you actually stop asking the question why.
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You start asking the question what.
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You say, come on, what specifically is it about me that I know you would be there for me no matter what?
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And they'll start describing you.
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They'll start saying things like, well, I trust you
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and I like you and you're funny you have to play devil's advocate
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that's just the definition of a friend you have
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that with lots of people what specifically is about me
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that I know you'd be there for me no matter what don't let anybody help them it's going to be torturous
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and eventually they'll give up eventually they'll give up and the friendship will end to find someone else exactly
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Eventually they'll give up and they'll stop trying to describe you and they'll start describing themselves.
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And what my friend said to me is, Simon, I don't know.
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All I know is that I can sit in a room with you.
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I don't even have to talk to you.
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And I feel inspired.
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And I got goosebumps.
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In fact, I'm getting them right now.
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Because what they told me was the value I have in their life.
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And the value I have in their life is the thing that I give to the world.
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I did this with multiple friends.
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They said very similar, if not the exact same things, because that is my value to them in their lives it's not something
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that everybody wants which is why we're not friends with everybody
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and so if you do this with your friends you will come very close
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and like I said you want to get to the point where they describe themselves
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and you're the one
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that has the weird emotional reaction you'll have goosebumps you'll well
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up with tears whatever it is it's it's a fun it's a fun exercise

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 54 sentences and 591 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:47. The speaker talks fast, about 213 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 90% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

12 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

  • discovery /dɪˈskʌv.ɹi/ (noun) — Something discovered.
  • inspire /ɪnˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ (verb) — To infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to convey, as by a divine or supernatural influence; to disclose preternaturally; to produce in, as by…
  • clock /klɑk/ (noun) — A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day.
  • friendship /ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/ (noun) — The condition of being friends.
  • tear /tɛɹ/ (verb) — To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
  • reward /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/ (noun) — Something of value given in return for an act.
  • advocate /ˈæd.və.kət/ (noun) — Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel.
  • spouse /spaʊ̯s/ (noun) — A person in a marriage or marital relationship.
  • profound /pɹəˈfaʊnd/ (adjective) — Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to great depth; deep.
  • sibling /ˈsɪb.lɪŋ/ (noun) — A person who shares a parent; one's brother or sister who one shares a parent with.
  • torturous /ˈtɔɹt͡ʃəɹəs/ (adjective) — Of or pertaining to torture.
  • weirdly /ˈwɪə(ɹ)dli/ (adverb) — In a weird manner.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

  • give up (verb) — To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone).
  • find out (verb) — To discover, as by asking or investigating.
  • go through (verb) — To travel from one end of something to the other.
  • have in (verb) — To allow in; grant permission or admittance to; invite in or over; admit.
  • come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — Come along with me; join me in going.
  • look at (verb) — To observe or watch.
  • sit in (verb) — To attend a class, educational presentation, meeting, etc. for one time, as a visitor.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 25 contractions and reduced forms, such as they'll, don't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

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 discovery, inspire, clock.

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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