Luyện nói tiếng Anh bằng Shadowing qua video: Your Routine Isn’t the Problem. Your Identity Is.

This video has 12 sentences and 107 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:39. The speaker talks at a natural 166 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 86% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• routine /ɹuˈtin/ (noun) — A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.
• impressive /ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/ (adjective) — Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress.
• lazy /ˈleɪ̯zi(ː)/ (adjective) — Unwilling to do work or make an effort; disinclined to exertion.
• quietly /ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.li/ (adverb) — Producing little or no noise.
• reinforce /ˌɹiː.ɪnˈfɔːs/ (verb) — To strengthen, especially by addition or augmentation.
• undisciplined (adjective) — not subjected to discipline, control or correction; uncorrected
• identity /aɪˈdɛn(t)ɪti/ (noun) — Sameness, identicalness; the quality or fact of (several specified things) being the same.
• fail /feɪl/ (verb) — To be unsuccessful.
• brain /ˈbɹeɪ̯n/ (noun) — The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull, consisting of the cerebrum, cerebellum, and brainstem, which is responsible…
• core /kɔɹ/ (noun) — The central part of a fruit, containing the kernels or seeds.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as 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 routine, impressive, lazy.

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