Shadowing Practice: B1 Preliminary for Schools Trainer 1 - Listening Part 1 Test 1 (2020 + Transcript + Key) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Exam Practice Test 1

Listening Part 1

Questions 1 to 7

For each question, choose the correct answer.

1. What is the girl going to bring for the picnic?

What are you bringing for the picnic?

My mum bought some soft drinks for us to take, but apparently Ellie had already said that she'd bring some,

so I thought about making some sandwiches instead.

Or we've got loads of fruit at home.

I'm sure my parents wouldn't mind if I took a few apples and bananas and so on.

I think Harry's bringing fruit.

In that case, I'll go with my other idea.

We've got plenty of bread and cheese and things.

Great!

Let's hope the weather's good tomorrow.

Now listen again.

What are you bringing for the picnic?

My mum bought some soft drinks for us to take, but apparently Ellie had already said that she'd bring some.

So I thought about making some sandwiches instead.

Or we've got loads of fruit at home.

I'm sure my parents wouldn't mind if I took a few apples and bananas and so on.

I think Harry's bringing fruit.

In that case, I'll go with my other idea.

We've got plenty of bread and cheese and things.

Great.

Let's hope the weather's good tomorrow.

2. Which activity did the boy enjoy most during his holiday?

So how was your holiday?

Good, thanks.

I didn't think I'd enjoy the mountains as much as the sea, but I did.

I bet you missed windsurfing, didn't you?

You do that every year.

I got to do some, actually, on a lake near the hotel.

It's still my favourite, but cycling on the paths through the mountains was nearly as exciting.

Didn't you say you wanted to go horse riding too?

I was going to, and I'd still love to try it, but we just ran out of time.

Now listen again.

So how was your holiday?

Good thanks.

I didn't think I'd enjoy the mountains as much as the sea, but I did.

I bet you missed windsurfing, didn't you?

You do that every year.

I got to do some actually, on a lake near the hotel.

It's still my favourite, but cycling on the paths through the mountains was nearly as exciting.

Didn't you say you wanted to go horse riding too?

I was going to, and I'd still love to try it, but we just ran out of time.

3. What homework does the girl have to do tonight?

Have you got much homework?

I've got some art.

I have to draw a vase or something like that, I think.

It doesn't have to be handed in till Friday, so I can do it on Wednesday night.

My history essay has to be in tomorrow, though, so I'd better finish that this evening.

Oh, and Mr. Havelock set us some maths homework today and gave us a week to do it,

so no need to do that until the weekend.

Well, good luck with it.

Thanks.

Now listen again.

Have you got much homework?

I've got some art.

I have to draw a vase or something like that, I think.

It doesn't have to be handed in till Friday, so I can do it on Wednesday night.

My history essay has to be in tomorrow though, so I'd better finish that this evening.

Oh, and Mr. Havelock set us some maths homework today and gave us a week to do it,

so no need to do that until the weekend.

Well, good luck with it.

Thanks.

4. Where did the students go on their school trip?

That was a great school trip.

There were so many different animals.

Yes, I love dinosaurs, but even I got a bit tired of looking at bones after an hour on the trip last year.

I agree.

At least this time they were alive.

Yes, and it's so nice to see creatures from all over the world.

I'm glad the teacher didn't decide to do what she'd originally planned and go to the farm.

You see sheep and cows all the time around here.

You do.

Now listen again.

That was a great school trip.

There were so many different animals.

Yes, I love dinosaurs, but even I got a bit tired of looking at bones after an hour on the trip last year.

I agree.

At least this time they were alive.

Yes, and it's so nice to see creatures from all over the world.

I'm glad the teacher didn't decide to do what she'd originally planned and go to the farm.

You see sheep and cows all the time around here.

You do!

5. Which present has the boy already bought?

Hi Sarah, it's Max.

I need to talk to you about Dad's birthday present.

I know you said you wanted to get him some chocolates.

I hope you don't mind, but I saw some boxes of the ones he really likes on special offer in that shop near the school,

so I just got one.

Why don't you buy him the cookery book that I was going to get him instead?

It probably costs about the same, and he'll like that more than socks or whatever we usually get him.

Now listen again.

Hi Sarah, it's Max.

I need to talk to you about Dad's birthday present.

I know you said you wanted to get him some chocolates.

I hope you don't mind, but I saw some boxes of the ones he really likes on special offer in that shop near the school,

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so I just got one.

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Why don't you buy him the cookery book that I was going to get him instead?

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It probably costs about the same and he'll like that more than socks or whatever we usually get him.

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6. Where did the boy go with his family at the weekend?

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How was your weekend?

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It was good, thanks.

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There's a fun fair on in town at the moment that my sister wanted to go to.

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I said I'd prefer to go to the big football match that was on at the stadium.

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My parents said they'd rather go to the river for a picnic instead though, so everyone wanted to do different things.

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Then it started raining, so I got what I wanted in the end

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because the roof closes when it rains so we could avoid getting wet.

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Now listen again.

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How was your weekend?

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It was good, thanks.

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There's a fun fair on in town at the moment that my sister wanted to go to.

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I said I'd prefer to go to the big football match that was on at the stadium.

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My parents said they'd rather go to the river for a picnic instead, though.

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So everyone wanted to do different things.

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Then it started raining, so I got what I wanted in the end

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because the roof closes when it rains so we could avoid getting wet.

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7. How will the girl get to her friend's house?

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Hi, I'm just phoning to say that I'm going to arrive at your house a bit later than I'd planned.

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I'd got part of the way there when I had a problem with the tyre on my bike and couldn't fix it.

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I had to walk home with it because it's too big to take on the bus.

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Anyway, my dad's just got home from work and said he can give me a ride, but he has to make a phone call first.

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I'll be there in half an hour.

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Now listen again.

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Hi, I'm just phoning to say that I'm going to arrive at your house a bit later than I'd planned.

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I'd got part of the way there when I had a problem with the tire on my bike and couldn't fix it.

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I had to walk home with it because it's too big to take on the bus.

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Anyway, my dad's just got home from work and said he can give me a ride, but he has to make a phone call first.

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I'll be there in half an hour.

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That is the end of part one.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “B1 Preliminary for Schools Trainer 1 - Listening Part 1 Test 1”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: listen, instead, picnic, homework, trip. This video has 132 sentences and 1351 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:21. The speaker talks at a steady 145 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 86% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 21 of its 132 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
homework noun	/ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/	Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.
picnic noun	/ˈpɪknɪk/	An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink.
bone noun	/boʊn/	A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.
arrive verb	/əˈɹaɪv/	To reach; to get to a certain place.
essay noun	/ˈɛs.eɪ/	A written composition of moderate length, exploring a particular issue or subject.
sheep noun	/ˈʃiːp/	A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.
mathematics noun	/mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/	An abstract representational system studying numbers, shapes, structures, quantitative change and relationships between them.
cow noun	/kaʊ/	An adult female of the species Bos taurus, especially one that has calved.
sandwich noun	/ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/	A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serves as the wrapper or container of some other food.
banana noun	/bəˈnænə/	An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin.
dinosaur noun	/ˈdaɪnəsoɹ/	Those animals of the clade Dinosauria that existed during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and are now extinct.
sock noun	/sɑk/	A knitted or woven covering for the foot.
vase noun	/veɪ̯s/	An upright open container used mainly for displaying fresh, dried, or artificial flowers.
examination noun	/ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/	The act of examining.
tire verb	/ˈtaɪ̯ɚ/	To become sleepy or weary.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

What are you bringing for the picnic?
In that case, I'll go with my other idea.
I bet you missed windsurfing, didn't you?
Didn't you say you wanted to go horse riding too?
Have you got much homework?

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	be handed
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form	started raining · avoid getting
Comparatives -er than / more … than — comparing two things	later than
Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary	have to do · have to draw · have to be

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 56 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'd, didn't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: sheep /ˈʃiːp/, examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
Long words — get the stress right: mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like homework, picnic, bone.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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