Shadowing Practice: IELTS Speaking Part 2: A Place That Changed My Perspective - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Now I'm going to give you a topic to talk about.
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You'll have one minute to prepare, then up to two minutes to speak.
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I'd like you to describe a place that changed your perspective.
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Okay. Could I just jot down a few notes first?
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Of course. Your minute starts now.
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I'd like to talk about a remote village in northern Vietnam.
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I went there three years ago, on a volunteer programme.
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To be honest, I was fairly reluctant at first.
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I'd grown up in a big city, surrounded by every convenience.
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I assumed I'd be counting down the days until I left.
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The family I stayed with had remarkably little.
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There was no running water, and the electricity came and went.
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Yet they were the most generous people I've ever met.
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They insisted on sharing every single meal with me.
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What struck me most was how unhurried life was.
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Nobody was glued to their phone or chasing deadlines.
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Before that trip, I measured my days by what I'd ticked off.
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I realised I'd been equating busyness with success.
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It made me question a lot of my own priorities.
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Since then, I've made a conscious effort to slow down.
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So, in a nutshell, that trip genuinely reshaped how I live.
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Thank you. Would you like to go back there one day?
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Absolutely. I'm actually hoping to return next spring.
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Thank you. That's the end of Part Two.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 24 sentences and 237 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:28. The speaker talks at a natural 161 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 76% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
topic noun/ˈtɑpɪk/A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest.
meal noun/ˈmiːl/Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity.
chase verb/t͡ʃeɪs/To follow at speed.
electricity noun/ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/Originally, a property of amber and certain other nonconducting substances to attract lightweight material when rubbed, or the cause of this property; now…
priority noun/pɹaɪˈɒɹɪti/An item's relative importance.
remote adjective/ɹəˈməʊt̞/At a distance; disconnected.
volunteer noun/ˌvɑlənˈtɪɹ/One who enters into, or offers themselves for, any service of their own free will, especially when done without pay.
realise verbNon-Oxford British standard spelling of realize.
generous adjective/ˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹəs/Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous.
conscious adjective/ˈkɑn.ʃəs/Alert, awake; with one's mental faculties active.
deadline noun/ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/A time limit in the form of a date on or before which something must be completed.
genuinely adverb/ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/In a genuine manner; truthfully, truly.
insist verb/ɪnˈsɪst/To hold up a claim emphatically.
convenience noun/kənˈvinjəns/The quality of being convenient.
reluctant adjective/ɹɪˈlʌktənt/Not wanting to take some action; unwilling to do something.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
count down verbTo announce the passage of time to a precisely timed expected event.
go back verbTo return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time.
slow down verbTo decelerate.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 11 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'd, I'm, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: conscious /ˈkɑn.ʃəs/, nutshell /ˈnʌt.ʃɛl/, reshape /ɹiːˈʃeɪ̯p/
  • Long words — get the stress right: electricity /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/, priority /pɹaɪˈɒɹɪti/, genuinely /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/, remarkably /ɹɪˈmɑɹkəbli/

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 topic, meal, chase.

מהי טכניקת השאדואינג?

שאדואינג היא טכניקת למידת שפה מבוססת מדע שפותחה במקור להכשרת מתורגמנים מקצועיים ופופולרית על ידי הפוליגלוט ד"ר אלכסנדר ארגואלס. השיטה פשוטה אך עוצמתית: אתה מקשיב לאודיו באנגלית ילידית וחוזר עליו בקול רם מיד — כמו צל העוקב אחרי הדובר עם עיכוב של 1–2 שניות בלבד. בניגוד להאזנה פסיבית או תרגילי דקדוק, שאדואינג מכריח את המוח והשרירים בפה לעבד ולשחזר דפוסי דיבור אמיתיים בו זמנית. מחקרים מראים שזה משפר משמעותית את דיוק ההגייה, האינטונציה, הקצב, הדיבור המחובר, הבנת השמיעה ושטף הדיבור — מה שהופך אותו לאחת השיטות היעילות ביותר להכנה לIELTS Speaking ולתקשורת באנגלית בעולם האמיתי.

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