Shadowing Practice: Band 9 Response | IELTS Speaking Part 1 | Topic: Public Transport - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 7 sentences and 73 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:22. The speaker talks fast, about 202 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
11 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- rely /ɹɪˈlaɪ/ (verb) — To trust; to have confidence in; to depend.
- frequent /ˈfɹiː.kwənt/ (adjective) — Done or occurring often; common.
- metro /ˈmɛtɹoʊ/ (noun) — A rapid transit rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally underground and serving a metropolitan area.
- hometown /ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/ (noun) — An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence.
- transport /ˈtɹæns.pɔɹt/ (noun) — An act of transporting; conveyance.
- route /ɹuːt/ (noun) — A course or way which is traveled or passed.
- comfortable /ˈkʌm(p)f.tə.bəl/ (adjective) — Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable.
- tend /ˈtɛnd/ (verb) — To look after (e.g. an ill person.)
- trip /tɹɪp/ (noun) — A journey; an excursion or jaunt.
- bus /bʌs/ (noun) — A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.
- mostly /ˈmoʊstli/ (adverb) — Mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole.
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- get around (verb) — To move to the other side of (something, such as an obstruction) by deviating from a direct course or following a curved path.
- rely on (verb) — To be confident in.
- talk about (verb) — Used to draw attention to the speaker's characterization of someone or something.
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like rely, frequent, metro.
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.