Shadowing Practice: IELTS SPEAKING TOPIC FOOD & DRINK - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Topic.
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Food and drink.
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Questions.
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Part 1.
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What do you prefer, tea or coffee?
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To be honest, I don't like the bitter taste of coffee, so tea is my better choice.
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It helps me stay awake all the day.
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What's more, it is good for my health.
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When was the last time you drank coffee or tea?
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If the memory serves me right, it was one week ago.
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I went out with my friends to our favorite coffee shop.
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We had a great time together and sipped our brews.
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What do you usually prepare for your guests, tea or coffee?
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Frankly speaking, it depends on the guest.
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I often brew a fresh pot of coffee for them, but if they prefer tea, I will bring them a cup of tea.
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I want my guests enjoy their favorite beverage.
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Do you usually buy your coffee in a coffee shop?
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I'm not really into coffee but I sometimes buy it in a cafe.
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The cozy ambiance and the smell of freshly brewed coffee make me feel so comfortable.
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It's a perfect spot to meet and gossip with friends.
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What is your favorite food?
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I would say that I have a sweet tooth so desserts are my cup of tea.
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It's a good way for me to lift my mood up after hard working hours.
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But if I have to choose, it would be macarons.
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On special occasions, I often buy macarons to serve my family after dinner.
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What are some traditional foods in your country?
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Let me see.
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Well, Vietnam has a cultural diversity, so there are various types of traditional food like chung cake, boon cha, pho, just to name a few.
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Local specialities differ from region to region, but most of them are well-seasoned and suitable to be enjoyed at any time.
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Do you like tasting new food?
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Trying new dishes is a hobby for foodaholic like me.
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It also helps me explore cuisine everywhere and find suitable dishes, as well as understand the underlying meaning behind such dishes.
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Cue card, part 2 Describe a meal you have had.
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You should say, where you would like to have it, who you would like to have it with, what you would like to eat, and explain how do you feel about the meal.
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Note, in high school yard, with classmates after the last exams in high school, European Asian fusion dishes, the last meal when we were high school student.
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Sample answer.
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Today I want to tell you about a special meal which left the deepest impression on me.
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It was a dinner that I had with my classmates.
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Sample Answer
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schoolyard with all the 12th grade students.
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Where we met for the first time and experienced precious memories together.
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That day, we wore our best outfits, enjoyed European-Asian fusion dishes and special performance.
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And the reason why it left impression on me, it's quite easy to explain.
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After we had to burn the midnight oil for a long time, we joined the party without any stress and had fun together.
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It had a profound meaning to me.
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Deepest impression.
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If the memory serves me right.
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Unforgettable.
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Fusion dishes.
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Burn the midnight oil.
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Profound meaning.
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Questions Part 3.
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Describe what you think is a healthy diet.
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To be honest, it is much easier than most people think, although it's quite difficult to follow day in and day out.
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A healthy diet is about eating a balance of basic food groups.
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After that, your body will receive all the nutrients and vitamins.
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Why do you think some people choose to be vegetarian?
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Frankly speaking, although I'm not a vegetarian, I think there are several reasons like religious, health problems, just to name a couple.
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Moreover, some people choose to become a vegetarian because they want to have a pure soul and not consume food from livestock.
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Is the food that people eat today different to the food that people used to eat in the past?
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If yes, in what ways has it changed?
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In the past, there were few choices of foods but people could make sure that most of foods were fresh.
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Therefore, the longevity of our ancestors longer than us.
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Nowadays, we have chance to enjoy various foods from different cultures.
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However, some people only focus on economic benefits and use poor quality products, which leads to more health problems.
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How do you think the way we eat will change in the future?
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I'm not sure about that.
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Maybe more people will still choose economic benefits and ignore consumers' health.
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But I believe that there will be more extensive alterations
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that people will change their diets to become simpler and healthier to survive.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 70 frases y 782 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 5:36. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 139 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 82 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
dish sustantivo/dɪʃ/vajilla
meal sustantivo/ˈmiːl/comida, pitanza
impression sustantivo/ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/impresión, sensación
fusion sustantivo/ˈfjuː.ʒən/fusión
vegetarian sustantivo/vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/vegetariano, vegetariana
brew verbo/bɹuː/elaborar, confeccionar
suitable adjetivo[ˈsjuː.tə.bɫ̩]indicado, idóneo
midnight sustantivo/ˈmɪd(ˌ)naɪt/medianoche, madrugada
frankly adverbio/fɹæŋkli/francamente
profound adjetivo/pɹəˈfaʊnd/profundo
topic sustantivo/ˈtɑpɪk/tema, tópico
ignore verbo/ɪɡˈnɔː/ignorar, desoír
mood sustantivo/muːd/humor m ánimo, estado de ánimo
occasion sustantivo/əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/ocasión
diversity sustantivo/daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/diversidad

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 4 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: dish /dɪʃ/, impression /ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/, fusion /ˈfjuː.ʒən/, occasion /əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/, freshly /ˈfɹɛʃli/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: vegetarian /vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/, diversity /daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/, longevity /lɒnˈd͡ʒɛv.ɪ.ti/, alteration /ɔl.tɚˈeɪ.ʃən/, unforgettable /ˌʌnfə(ɹ)ˈɡɛtəbəl/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

  1. Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
  2. Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
  3. Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como dish, meal, impression.

¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?

Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.

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