Shadowing Practice: IELTS Speech Shadowing Episode 204 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hi, welcome to Lesson 204.
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This week, we are looking at this Part 2 IELTS Speaking cue card.
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Describe a time when you taught someone something new.
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You should say who the person was.
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what you taught them, how you taught them, and explain how you felt about the experience.
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Okay, first thing, let's go ahead and listen to the sample so you can hear the model spoken naturally.
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Here it is.
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We will now start part two of the exam.
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Start speaking now, please.
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One memorable time I taught someone something new was when I showed my younger cousin, Lily, how to make kimchi.
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She's about 13 years old and had recently become really interested in cooking.
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Since I've made kimchi a few times with my mother, I thought it would be a fun and meaningful thing to pass on.
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Kimchi, as you probably know, is a traditional Korean fermented dish made with cabbage, radish, and a spicy chili paste.
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There are a few steps that can be tricky for beginners, so I decided to break it down and go through it with my cousin one step at a time.
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We started by soaking the cabbage in salt water to draw out the moisture.
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I explained the science behind it to help her understand why each step matters.
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Then we worked on the seasoning paste, mixing garlic, ginger, red chili flakes, fish sauce, and a little sugar.
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The most fun step was when we wore gloves and rubbed the seasoning into the cabbage leaves.
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Lily kept laughing and saying how it felt like finger painting for chefs.
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After we packed everything into jars, I explained how the fermentation process works and how the flavors deepen over time.
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I felt genuinely happy about the whole experience.
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It wasn't just about teaching a recipe, it was about sharing a tradition and spending time with someone I care about.
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The whole experience reminded me how meaningful food can be.
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Thank you.
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Okay, we will now start this week's speech shadowing exercise.
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Enjoy.
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We will now start part two of the exam.
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Start speaking now, please.
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One memorable time I taught someone something new was when I showed my younger cousin, Lily, how to make kimchi.
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Lily, how to make kimchi.
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Was when I showed my younger cousin Lily how to make kimchi.
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Was when I showed my younger cousin Lily how to make kimchi.
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Lily, how to make kimchi was when I showed my younger cousin Lily how to make kimchi.
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One memorable time I taught someone something new.
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One memorable time Memorable time Memorable time
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One memorable time I taught someone something new.
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Someone something.
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Someone something.
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I taught someone something new.
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One memorable time I taught someone something new.
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One memorable time I taught someone something new was when I showed my younger cousin Lily how to make kimchi.
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One memorable time I taught someone something new was when I showed my younger cousin Lily how to make kimchi.
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She's about 13 years old and had recently become really interested in cooking.
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And had recently become really interested in cooking.
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Become really interested in cooking.
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in cooking, become really interested in cooking,
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and had recently become really interested in cooking,
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and had recently become really interested in cooking.
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She's about 13 years old.
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She's about 13 years old and had recently become really interested in cooking.
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She's about 13 years old and had recently become really interested in cooking.
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Since I've made kimchi a few times with my mother, I thought it would be a fun and meaningful thing to pass on.
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I thought it would be a fun and meaningful thing to pass on.
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Fun and meaningful thing to pass on.
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Fun and meaningful thing to pass on. To pass on.
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I thought it would be a fun and meaningful thing to pass on.
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I thought it would be a fun and meaningful thing to pass on.
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Since I've made kimchi a few times with my mother,
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with my mother, with my mother, Since I've made kimchi a few times with my mother,
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Since I've made kimchi a few times with my mother,
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I thought it would be a fun and meaningful thing to pass on.
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Since I've made kimchi a few times with my mother, I thought it would be a fun and meaningful thing to pass on.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “IELTS Speech Shadowing Episode 204”. Las palabras que más se repiten: kimchi, taught, Lily, memorable, meaningful. Este vídeo tiene 66 frases y 802 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 9:24. El hablante habla despacio, unas 85 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. Solo el 78 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
memorable adjetivo/ˈmɛm.(ə)ɹə.bl̩/memorable, inolvidable
meaningful adjetivo/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fl̩/significativo
cabbage sustantivo/ˈkæbɪd͡ʒ/repollo, col
chili sustantivo/ˈt͡ʃɪli/chile, ají
pasta sustantivo/ˈpɑ.stə/pasta
deepen verbo/ˈdiːpən/ahondar
ferment verbo/fɚˈmɛnt/fermentar
fermentation sustantivo/ˌfɜɹmənˈteɪʃən/fermentación
radish sustantivo/ˈɹæd.ɪʃ/rábano
beginner sustantivo/bəˈɡɪnɚ/bisoño, novato
soak verbo/soʊk/empaparse
glove sustantivo/ɡlʌv/guante, maniquete (fingerless)
spicy adjetivo/ˈspaɪsi/picante, picoso
unlock verbo/ʌnˈlɑk/abrir, abrir con llave
moisture sustantivo/ˈmɔɪs.t͡ʃɚ/humedad

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
draw out verbosonsacar
go ahead verbo/ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/venga, adelante
go through verboatravesar

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 7 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I've, wasn't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: fermentation /ˌfɜɹmənˈteɪʃən/, radish /ˈɹæd.ɪʃ/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: fermentation /ˌfɜɹmənˈteɪʃən/, genuinely /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: spicy /ˈspaɪsi/, scan /skæn/
  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: glove /ɡlʌv/, flavor /ˈfleɪvə/
  • /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: cabbage /ˈkæbɪd͡ʒ/, jar /d͡ʒɑː/, ginger /ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒɚ/, genuinely /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/

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 memorable, meaningful, cabbage.

¿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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