Shadowing Practice: PET 3 Listening Part 2 Test 2 (Transcript + Key) - Learn English Speaking with Video

Now turn to part 2, questions 8 to 13.

You will hear part of a local radio program in which someone is talking about a shopping center.

For each question, put a tick in the correct box.

You now have 45 seconds to look at the questions for part 2.

Thank you.

Now we are ready to start.

Listen carefully.

You will hear the recording twice.

In today's programme, David Green has come along to tell us all about Waterside Shopping Centre near Northport.

Good morning, David.

Good morning.

Well, I visited Waterside last week, and I think it has something for everyone, and I would recommend it for a day out.

It's taken three years to build, and finally opened three weeks ago, two months later than planned.

Firstly, getting there.

There are organised coach trips from most towns in the area, but they leave early and come home very late, so I drove.

There are 12,000 free parking spaces, so parking is no problem.

You can also get there by train, but the station is 15 minutes from Waterside by bus, and the buses are really crowded,

so you sometimes have a long wait.

And what about opening times?

Well, one thing to remember is that the shops don't open till ten in the morning, except on Saturday when they open at nine.

So, don't get there too early on a weekday.

They close at eight o'clock every day, except Friday, when they're open until nine p.m.

Can you tell us some more about the facilities at the shopping centre?

Yes, it's arranged on three levels.

You'll find all your favourites here.

In fact, if you want to buy a pair of shoes, there are fifteen different shops to choose from on levels one and two.

When you run out of money, there are seven different banks, but collect your money before you get to the third level, as there aren't any banks up there.

On that level, however, there are several restaurants, as well as a cinema with seven screens.

and don't get lost like I did.

Go to the information desk on the first level and get a map.

What else can you do at Waterside?

Before you go back to your car or the bus, and in fact it might be better to do this before you go shopping and have too much to carry, go and see the lake.

Take a walk or have a go at fishing, sailing or windsurfing if you have time time,

or you can rest your tired feet and watch the birds and ducks, but you are asked not to feed them.

Was there anything you didn't like about the shopping centre?

Oh, well, although I had a good day, I would complain about one thing, but not the usual thing.

The service in the shops was good, and I had an excellent lunch in a cafe.

No, the silly thing was that everywhere was quite clean, but people were dropping their sweet papers and empty drink cans on the ground

because there wasn't anywhere else to throw them apart from

that i would recommend it and so that's all for today's program now listen again

in today's program david green has come along to tell us all about waterside shopping center

near north port good morning david good morning well i visited waterside last week

and i think it has something for everyone

and i would recommend it for a day out it's taken three years to build

and finally opened three weeks ago two months later than planned

firstly getting there there are organized coach trips from most towns in the area

but they leave early and come home very late So I drove.

There are 12,000 free parking spaces, so parking is no problem.

You can also get there by train, but the station is 15 minutes from Waterside by bus, and the buses are really crowded,

so you sometimes have a long wait.

And what about opening times?

Well, one thing to remember is that the shops don't open till 10 in the morning, except on Saturday when they open at 9.

So don't get there too early on a weekday.

They close at 8 o'clock every day, except Friday, when they're open until nine p.m.

Can you tell us some more about the facilities at the shopping centre?

Yes, it's arranged on three levels.

You'll find all your favourites here.

In fact, if you want to buy a pair of shoes, there are fifteen different shops to choose from on levels one and two.

When you run out of money, there are seven different banks, but collect your money before you get to the third level, as there aren't any banks up there.

On that level, however, there are several restaurants, as well as a cinema with seven screens.

And don't get lost like I did.

Go to the information desk on the first level and get a map.

What else can you do at Waterside?

Before you go back to your car or the bus, and in fact it might be better to do this before you go shopping and have too much to carry, go and see the lake.

Take a walk or have a go at fishing, sailing or windsurfing if you have time.

Or you can rest your tired feet and watch the birds and ducks, but you are asked not to feed them.

Was there anything you didn't like about the shopping centre?

Oh, well, although I had a good day, I would complain about one thing, but not the usual thing.

The service in the shops was good, and I had an excellent lunch in a cafe.

No, the silly thing was that everywhere was quite clean, but people were dropping their sweet papers and empty drink cans on the ground,

because there wasn't anywhere else to throw them.

Apart from that, I would recommend it.

And so that's all for today's programme.

That is the end of part two.

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Improve Your Listening & Speaking with This Shopping Center Dialogue

In this lesson, you’ll practice understanding a conversational radio interview about Waterside Shopping Centre—perfect for building skills in real-life English. You’ll listen to details about getting there, opening times, and facilities, then use the dialogue to boost your speaking through shadowing. It’s a fun way to prep for exams like PET or even IELTS speaking practice, as it mirrors everyday conversations.

Key Vocabulary & Phrases to Master

Organised coach trips: Group bus tours to a destination.
Facilities: Services or amenities (e.g., shops, restaurants).
Level: A floor in a building (e.g., "third level").
Wind surfing: A water sport using a board and sail.
Complain about: To express dissatisfaction with something.

Practice Tips for Shadowing Success

The video’s tone is friendly and conversational, with a moderate speed—ideal for shadowing. Here’s how to practice: Start by listening once to grasp the main ideas. Then, play short clips (5-10 seconds) and repeat immediately, mimicking the speaker’s rhythm and intonation. This shadowing technique helps train your mouth to move like a native and improves your listening at the same time. If you struggle, use a shadowing app to slow down the audio. For extra challenge, try "shadowspeak"—speak along without pausing the video. Focus on phrases like "it’s taken three years to build" or "you sometimes have a long wait" to master natural flow. This isn’t just for fun—regular shadow speech practice will make your IELTS speaking responses sound more fluent and confident. Keep going—you’re doing great!

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Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:

Estructura	En el vídeo
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace	are organised · are really crowded · are asked
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora	has come
Past continuous was/were + -ing — una acción en curso en un momento del pasado	were dropping
Posibilidad con “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo posible pero no seguro	might be

¿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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