Shadowing Practice: Complete Ielts 4 5 WB Unit 4 Track 10 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Unit 4, Track 10 Hello, Joe.
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Good to see you again.
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Hi, you too.
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So, how did you get on with the devices we asked you to test for us?
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Oh, fine.
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Well, mostly.
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OK.
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Well, we'll come back to those in a minute.
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First of all, I was wondering if I could ask you a few questions about your attitude to new electrical products.
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This will help us with future marketing.
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Is that OK?
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Sure.
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OK.
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First of all, how much do you spend on electronic items a month?
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Hmm.
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Let me see.
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I don't earn a lot, so I don't have much left after I've paid for things like rent, bills, food and so on.
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Anything else is a luxury.
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So I'd guess about 5%, maybe 10% of my monthly salary.
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All right.
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And what influences you in your choice of product?
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Say you wanted a new mobile phone.
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How would you decide which one to buy?
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Well, first I look at reviews on the internet, you know, what other customers think about them.
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Then I'll ask my friends what they think.
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In fact, their opinions are probably more important than anything.
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How much does advertising help you choose a product oh i think
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that depends on how the product is advertised
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and who is advertising it for example well
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if it's someone i respect you know like a famous sportsman
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or actor that can certainly make a difference i know it shouldn't really
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but it does
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and where do you buy most of these products the high
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street the internet most people seem to avoid shops these days don't they for things like
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that they think they can get things cheaper on the internet right
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but i find that if you say to a shop assistant that you can get a new a new camera, for example, for £100 on the internet,
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they'll often match the price.
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So that's where I go.
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Any other advantages?
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Well, you get personal service and you don't have to wait for the product to be delivered.
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Ordering online means you have to wait, sometimes for ages, to get the things you've just bought.
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I hate that.
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I guess I'm just very impatient.
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OK, one final question.
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Do you ever see a product and think, I've absolutely got to get one of those?
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Oh, all the time, especially if I'm walking past a shop and I see a new electronic item in the window, especially if it's unusual, you know,
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something I've never seen before.
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It takes a lot of willpower.

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Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?

Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.