Chào các thính giả yêu mến của chương trình Học Tiếng Anh qua các chủ đề của chương trình học tiếng anh cùng Radiome. Mình là Diệu Hoa.
Chủ đề nghe Tiếng Anh của chúng ta ngày hôm nay có tựa đề là: Being Shy có nghĩa là cảm thấy xấu hổ, ngại ngùng. 
Vì bài nghe khá dài nên mình sẽ tách làm hai phần để các bạn dễ dàng theo dõi hơn nhé!
Các bạn cùng chú ý lắng nghe với tiết tấu chậm rãi của chương trình Spotlight nhé. Note lại những từ bạn nghe chưa rõ và xem lại ở bản text để làm phong phú thêm vốn từ vựng của mình nhé!

Voice 1 
Welcome to Spotlight. I’m Liz Waid.
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And I’m Colin Lowther. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live.
Voice 1 
Susan Cain was a shy girl. She felt very uncomfortable in social situations. When she met new people she felt her heart beat faster. Like many shy people, Susan did not want other people looking at her. She liked to be quiet and watch other people.
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But when she grew up Susan chose a surprising job. She became a lawyer. This is usually a job for a bold person who likes to talk in front of people – not a shy person like Susan. But Susan Cain thinks that her shyness made her a better lawyer. She told the news organization NPR:
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“At first I had the idea that I would be disadvantaged. You know, that a powerful lawyer had to be very bold. But I quickly found that that was completely not true. There was a very different group of skills that you could bring with you. These would also make you very powerful. You know, like listening carefully to people and asking questions. And building relationships with people. You are not so comfortable in groups? Fine, you can do it alone with one other person. That can be much better.”
Voice 1 
Susan Cain thinks that being shy can be good! She even wrote a book about being shy. Today’s Spotlight is on being shy.
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The Shyness Institute reports that almost half of all people say that they are shy. Social scientists studied young adults in eight countries across the world. They found differences between the countries. In Japan, 57% of people said that they were shy.  The lowest number of shy people was in Israel - only 31%. In most countries, about 40% of the population said that they were shy.
Voice 1 
There are many levels of shyness. For example, some people are not shy when they are with their friends. But when they are in a new social situation, they become afraid.
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For other people, shyness can be a mental problem. In social situations, they become so worried that they cannot speak or act. This can stop people from performing well at work or in society. Dr. Liza Gold of Georgetown University Medical Centre told the news organization NPR about this serious shyness:
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“It is a somewhat common problem. About 15% of the population have a mental condition of extreme social fear. Some have a disorder that makes them very afraid around other people. This is an extremely painful and limiting condition. It may interfere with how someone can work and produce and live.”

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But why are some people shy? Scientists say that it is because of two things: genetic character and life experience.
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Scientists at Harvard University in the United States did a study of two-month-old babies. They saw that the babies behaved differently from one another. Of every five babies, one was very active. This kind of baby was bold and liked to make noise. And one of every five babies was the opposite. This kind of baby was very quiet and sensitive. They did not like loud noise or bright light. These sensitive babies were likely to be shy as older children.
Phần 1 của bài nghe hôm nay tạm dừng ở đây. Các bạn chú ý và theo dõi phần 2 ở những bài học tiếp sau nhé! Cảm ơn các bạn.