Shadowing Practice: IELTS English Podcast - Speaking Topic: Animals - Learn English Speaking with Video
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- Hello everyone, I am your IELTS tutor, Jack and welcome to the IELTS Plus Podcast.
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Remember, I have a wonderful free handout, free materials for every episode of this podcast.
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So please make the most of that.
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You can download the free materials on my website.
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www .jax -english .com.
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That's jax -english .com.
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Or for my Korean students, you can go to my Naver Cafe.
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If you search "Yonggook" Jack's English you'll be able to join me there and get access to all of my free content.
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So with that out of the way let's start today's episode.
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Today's topic is animals which is a good one for me.
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I really like animals so I'm feeling quite confident that I can answer these questions well.
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Remember in this podcast I am going to take some real IELTS questions.
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These are questions that have come up before.
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- Thank you and I'm gonna answer them on the spot.
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No help, I have no script.
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For those watching the video you can see I have nothing.
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I do have the computer in front of me but you'll have to trust me.
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I don't have a script.
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And I also have 10 vocabulary for each episode which I will try to get into my answers.
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And all of this is on the free handout that you can access at my website or Naver Cafe.
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- So I think we'll start and I'm going to answer some part one questions first.
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So The first question is as follows.
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And Have you ever had a pet before?
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- Yeah.
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Yes, I've had many pets before.
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I've had dogs.
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Rabbits.
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hamsters A bird.
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My most memorable pet would probably be my bird.
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My bird was called Sunny.
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and she lived with me for several years in my house in Korea.
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And she'd fly around the house and she kind of spoke, she said a few words and made a lot of noise.
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Unfortunately, one year she actually became very sick and passed away.
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That was a few years ago.
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But I had a lot of fun with her over the four or five years that I raised her.
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Okay.
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Another question from part one.
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What kinds of animals do people in your country have as a pet?
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Well, I'm from England and I think English people are big dog lovers.
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We often raise dogs, one, two, three, I see families with several dogs sometimes,
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and I think because we have so many parks in England, it's a really good opportunity
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to be able to walk the dog and play and let the dog get plenty of exercise so
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That's the most common pet in England.
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Now I'm gonna try a part two question.
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I will actually, I'll get my phone out so I can keep track of this.
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In my academy, I have my part two structure.
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Now I'm not gonna teach that to you on this podcast, but it's something you'll find on my IELTS Plus YouTube channel.
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But I'm gonna roughly follow my structure and answer a part two question.
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So I've just got my two minutes here Let's see how I do.
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As I said, this is totally made up on the spot.
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So the question is as follows.
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Talk about a pet that you or someone you know once had.
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Now Before I answer, it's very wise to use answers that you're very familiar with.
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So I'm going to choose the same one as I did before, which is the bird.
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Thank you.
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Okay.
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two minutes starts now.
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I'd like to tell you about my pet Sonny.
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Sunny was a bird.
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I say was because unfortunately she passed away.
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I bought her about five years ago when I was living in Korea.
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I guess I was quite lonely so I wanted to have a pet to keep me company in my house.
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My house was quite small so it was difficult to raise a dog or a cat.
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I think that would have been unfair to the animal.
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So I decided to get a bird because I could let the bird fly around my room or my house,
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but it was kind of a low maintenance choice.
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And in the end, it was a very good choice.
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She stayed with me for five years and we had a wonderful time.
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Unfortunately, as I said, after five years, she became sick.
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We don't know why.
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It was something that just can happen.
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And unfortunately she passed away.
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So that was perhaps two or three years ago she passed away.
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Let me tell you a little more about Sunny.
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She was a small parakeet.
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She's a type of parrot.
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She was yellow with orange cheeks.
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She was loud and she had quite a unique character.
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She was full of energy, full of life and she really loved flying.
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So whenever I came home, I opened my cage or her cage and she flew around my house and caused a lot of trouble,
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but she was a real pleasure to raise.
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I loved her very much.
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She gave me a lot of joy and also to my friends as well.
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They all really enjoyed seeing her.
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In the future, I really hope to have another parrot actually.
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I'm not sure what species, but I'd like to have another parrot and raise her in the same way.
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There you go.
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Two minutes.
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Bang on.
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So Just in case you're curious in part two.
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I do have a structure.
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It starts with the past tense.
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I tell you no matter what the question is I start
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with the past tense then I move on to the present tense.
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I describe that thing more deeply.
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And then in the end I finish with a kind of conclusion talking about the future tense.
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So that's my answer.
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Let's just do one more part three and then we'll wrap up today's episode.
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The question I think I'll answer for part three Okay.
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We'll go with the following one are there endangered animals in your country now.
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I'll answer this in about Korea
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because I live here now there are many animals in the wild in our country herbivores omnivores carnivores all different types
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But there are some endangered animals even critically endangered animals
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so the first one that comes to my mind is is the Korean bear
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I'm not sure the exact name of the species, but this bear lives in the mountains, and there are very few left.
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Of course, as is the case with many animals, they've been hunted to the brink of extinction.
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Apart from that
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we used to have tigers I don't think we haven't have tigers anymore so we can say that they are extinct
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uh other endangered animals i'm not sure but uh i think there are other types of Cats.
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wild cats that are endangered or critically endangered and those can still be found in the mountains of Korea Okay.
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That's my final answer.
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I hope you liked today's podcast.
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It was the first episode and each episode will be a different topic.
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Today was animals and I managed to get through just four questions.
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but I'll always try to get through four or five each episode.
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As I said before, there is a free handout.
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you can find it on jacksenglish .com jacks -english .com
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or my cafe my neighbor cafe in korea
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if you search youngook youngo jack's english thank you for listening and see you very soon bye bye
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you
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “IELTS English Podcast - Speaking Topic: Animals”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: animal, answer, pet, bird, episode. Deze video bevat 120 zinnen en 1257 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 9:10. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 137 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 84% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| endangered bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ɪnˈdeɪn.d͡ʒɚd/ | bedreigd |
| podcast zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ | podcast |
| café zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌkæˈfeɪ/ | café, koffiehuis |
| tense zelfstandig naamwoord | /tɛns/ | tijd, tempus |
| handout zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈhændˌaʊt/ | handout, hand-out |
| parrot zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpæɹət/ | papegaai |
| critically bijwoord | /ˈkɹɪt.ɪ.kə.li/ | kritiek |
| cage zelfstandig naamwoord | /keɪd͡ʒ/ | kooi, kouw |
| carnivore zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkɑː.nɪ.vɔː/ | carnivoor, vleeseter |
| hamster zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈhæm(p)stɚ/ | hamster |
| herbivore zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈ(h)ɜːɹbɪvɔːɹ/ | herbivoor, planteneter |
| omnivore zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɑmnɪvɔɹ/ | omnivoor, alleseter |
| parakeet zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpɛɹəkit/ | parkiet |
| brink zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈbɹɪŋk/ | rand, steile rand |
| extinct bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/ | uit, uitgedoofd |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| pass away werkwoord | overlijden, ontslapen |
| wrap up werkwoord | inpakken, omhullen |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- I don't have a script.
- Yes, I've had many pets before.
- I hope you liked today's podcast.
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | was called · they've been hunted · are endangered |
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | have come · they've been hunted |
| Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of ding | animals which is · before, which is |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 38 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, gonna, I'll. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: critically /ˈkɹɪt.ɪ.kə.li/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: endangered /ɪnˈdeɪn.d͡ʒɚd/, cage /keɪd͡ʒ/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: podcast /ˈpɑdˌkæst/, café /ˌkæˈfeɪ/, handout /ˈhændˌaʊt/, parrot /ˈpæɹət/, hamster /ˈhæm(p)stɚ/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als endangered, podcast, café.
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.