Shadowing Practice: B1 T3 DE 4 PART 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Complete the notes below.
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Use no more than three words for each answer.
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Good afternoon.
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I'm glad you all found your way here.
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Now I'd like Dr. Wallace to introduce us to the Arboretum.
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Good afternoon.
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Although at first glance the arboretum may look like a park,
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It is a research and teaching facility that also provides a place for people to develop a positive relationship with nature.
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Thank you.
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when then University of Wisconsin -Madison purchased the land, mostly during the 1930s.
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Much of it bore little resemblance to its pre -settlement state.
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Instead, it had been turned into cultivated fields and pastures that had fallen into disuse.
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The university's Arboretum Committee decided
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early on to try to bring back the plants and animals that had lived on the land before its development.
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Though they may not have anticipated it at the time,
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The committee's foresight resulted in the Arboretum's ongoing status as a pioneer in the restoration and management of ecological communities.
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In focusing on the re -establishment of historic landscape, particularly those that predated large -scale human settlement,
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they introduced a whole new concept in ecology.
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Ecological Restoration the process of returning an ecosystem or piece of landscape to a previous,
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usually more natural, condition.
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Madison was a fast -growing city in the 1920s.
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Fortunately, some leading citizens recognised the need to preserve open space for Madison's residents.
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Most of the Arboretum's current holdings came from purchases these civic leaders made during the Great Depression.
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In addition to inexpensive land, the Depression brought a ready supply of hands to work it.
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Between 1935 and 1941, Crews from the Civilian Conservation Corps were stationed at the Arboretum
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and provided most of the labour needed to begin establishing ecological communities within the Arboretum.
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Efforts to restore or create historic ecological communities have continued over the years,
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with the result that the Arboretum's collection of restored ecosystems is not only the oldest, but also the most extensive such collection.
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In addition to these native plant and animal communities, the Arboretum, like most arboreta,
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has traditional collections of labelled plants arranged in garden -like displays.
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These horticultural collections, featuring trees and shrubs of the world, are the state's largest woody plant collections.
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Now listen to the first part of the test again.
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Good afternoon.
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I'm glad you all found your way here.
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Now I'd like Dr. Wallace to introduce us to the Arboretum.
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Good afternoon.
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Although at first glance the arboretum may look like a park,
38
It is a research and teaching facility that also provides a place for people to develop a positive relationship with nature.
39
when then University of Wisconsin -Madison purchased the land, mostly during the 1930s.
40
Much of it bore little resemblance to its pre -settlement state.
41
Instead, it had been turned into cultivated fields and pastures that had fallen into disuse.
42
The university's Arboretum Committee decided
43
early on to try to bring back the plants and animals that had lived on the land before its development.
44
Though they may not have anticipated it at the time,
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The committee's foresight resulted in the Arboretum's ongoing status as a pioneer in the restoration and management of ecological communities.
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In focusing on the re -establishment of historic landscape, particularly those that predated large -scale human settlement,
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they introduced a whole new concept in ecology.
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Ecological Restoration the process of returning an ecosystem or piece of landscape to a previous,
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usually more natural, condition.
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Madison was a fast -growing city in the 1920s.
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Fortunately, some leading citizens recognised the need to preserve open space for Madison's residents.
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Most of the Arboretum's current holdings came from purchases these civic leaders made during the Great Depression.
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In addition to inexpensive land, the Depression brought a ready supply of hands to work it.
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Between 1935 and 1941, Crews from the Civilian Conservation Corps were stationed at the Arboretum
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and provided most of the labour needed to begin establishing ecological communities within the Arboretum.
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Efforts to restore or create historic ecological communities have continued over the years,
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with the result that the Arboretum's collection of restored ecosystems is not only the oldest, but also the most extensive such collection.
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In addition to these native plant and animal communities, the Arboretum, like most arboreta,
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has traditional collections of labelled plants arranged in garden -like displays.
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These horticultural collections, featuring trees and shrubs of the world, are the state's largest woody plant collections.
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Now listen to the second part of the test.
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There will now be a 30 -second pause to allow you to read the questions.
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"'I see they're building another gated community near the town centre.' Oh, I really hate those places.
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They're not that bad, surely.
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That's what you think.
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For a start, I can't stand the people who live in them.
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"Rich young idiots showing off how much money they've got !" "Come on,
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be fair !" Not everyone in a gated community is young or an idiot. And anyway...
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It's their business how they spend their money, isn't it?
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No, because those places are bad for society.
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Really?
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Yes, really.
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Those gates say 'rich people only'.
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Peasants keep out.
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It's insulting!
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And it makes ordinary people hate the rich.
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Hang on!
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Are you sure that all this hatred isn't just jealousy?
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Wouldn't you live there if you could afford it?
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Me?
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Do me a favour.
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Now listen to the second part of the test again.
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"'I see they're building another gated community near the town centre.' Oh, I really hate those places.
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They're not that bad, surely.
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That's what you think.
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For a start, I can't stand the people who live in them.
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"Rich young idiots showing off how much money they've got !" "Come on,
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be fair !" Not everyone in a gated community is young or an idiot. And anyway...
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It's their business how they spend their money, isn't it?
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No, because those places are bad for society.
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Really?
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Yes, really.
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Those gates say 'rich people only'.
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Peasants keep out.
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Oh.
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It's insulting.
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And it makes ordinary people hate the rich.
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Hang on.
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Are you sure that all this hatred isn't just jealousy?
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Wouldn't you live there if you could afford it?
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Me?
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Do me a favour.
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Now listen to the third part of the test.
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There will now be a 30 -second pause to allow you to read the questions.
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Ten years ago, Jack Johnson was virtually unknown outside the surfing fraternity.
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Now, with five best -selling albums under his belt and worldwide sell -out tours, those days of anonymity seem a world away.
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He's also the number one selling artist in iTunes history, and we welcome him today.
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So Jack, which came first for you, surf or song?
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Or definitely surf.
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That goes way back to when I was around five.
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My dad was a surfer and all my friends were surfers, without exception.
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So when and how did the music come in to challenge surfing as number one priority?
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Well, that's quite a long story.
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It was the Pipeline Surfing Championship in Maui in 1992.
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I was the youngest competitor to make it to the finals, so I created a bit of a stir among the other surfers who looked on me as an outsider.
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I saw the competitiveness and the egos and the anger that is involved in competition.
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I caught two waves and, in fact, had the best tube in the heat, but the reaction of the others was to force me out of getting a third.
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I can still see my friends on the shore cheering me on and screaming, You're a winner!
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And I can remember that passion for victory burning in me.
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Anyway, I was eventually disqualified for failing to catch three waves in thirty minutes.
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I'd expected more camaraderie from the fraternity, and it felt like I'd been cheated.
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It was the first thing that turned me off surfing.
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professionally.
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I can see why.
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Then a week later I was riding a wave after school one day and I fell.
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I was driven into a coral reef.
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I was out of the water for a few months
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because I had a lot of stitches and I lost my front teeth.
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That was when I started playing guitar a little more than just as a kind of a hobby.
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I I'd played for years, so it wasn't a new thing for me, but I had never given it too much time.
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After the accident, I played to fill in the hours that I used to surf every day.
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I was just good enough to put together chords and make melodies, but after those two months were up, I was back on the water just as much as I had been before.
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I do admit it had a psychological impact.
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It humbled me, and it slowed me down.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “B1 T3 DE 4 PART 1”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: arboretum, collection, ecological, communities, plant. This video has 135 sentences and 1535 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:40. The speaker talks at a steady 144 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 76% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| arboretum noun | /ɑː(ɹ)bəˈɹiːtəm/ | A place where many varieties of tree are grown for research, educational, and ornamental purposes. |
| ecological adjective | /ˌiːkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩/ | Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment. |
| surf verb | /sɝf/ | To ride a wave on a surfboard; to pursue or take part in the sport of surfing. |
| collections noun | /kəˈlɛkʃənz/ | A state being beyond merely past due. |
| ecosystem noun | /ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm/ | A system formed by an ecological community and its environment that functions as a unit. |
| restoration noun | /ɹɛstəˈɹeɪʃən/ | The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something. |
| restore verb | /ɹɪˈstoɹ/ | To reestablish, or bring back into existence. |
| surfer noun | /ˈsɜː(ɹ)fə(ɹ)/ | A person who rides a surfboard. |
| cultivate verb | /ˈkʌltɪveɪt/ | To grow plants, notably crops. |
| disuse noun | /dɪsˈjuːs/ | The state of not being used; neglect. |
| foresight noun | /ˈfɔɹsaɪt/ | The ability, or the due use of one's ability, to foresee or prepare wisely for the future. |
| horticultural adjective | Of or pertaining to horticulture; connected with gardening. | |
| pasture noun | /ˈpæst͡ʃəɹ/ | Land, specifically, an open field, on which livestock is kept for feeding. |
| predate verb | /pɹəˈdeɪt/ | To designate a date earlier than the actual one; to move a date, appointment, event, or period of time to an earlier point (contrast "postdate".) |
| shrub noun | /ˈʃɹʌb/ | A woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same base. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| bring back verb | /ˈbɹɪŋ bæk/ | To fetch something. |
| keep out verb | To refrain from entering a place or condition. | |
| show off verb | To exhibit the best attributes of something. | |
| put together verb | To assemble, construct, build, or formulate. | |
| sell out verb | To sell all of a supply or stock of something. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I'm glad you all found your way here.
- Are you sure that all this hatred isn't just jealousy?
- Wouldn't you live there if you could afford it?
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 | had been turned · were stationed · is involved |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have continued |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | people who live |
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | may look · may not have |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 23 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'd, isn't, they're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: collections /kəˈlɛkʃənz/, restoration /ɹɛstəˈɹeɪʃən/, shrub /ˈʃɹʌb/, shore /ʃɔɹ/
- Long words — get the stress right: arboretum /ɑː(ɹ)bəˈɹiːtəm/, ecological /ˌiːkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩/, ecosystem /ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm/, restoration /ɹɛstəˈɹeɪʃən/, fraternity /fɹəˈtɜɹnəti/
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 arboretum, ecological, surf.
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.