Shadowing Practice: CAM18 TEST3 P1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Test 3.

This is the IELTS Listening Test.

You will hear a number of different recordings and you will have to answer questions on what you hear.

There will be time for you to read the instructions and questions and you will have a chance to check your work.

All the recordings will be played once only.

The test is in four parts.

At the end of the test, you will be given ten minutes to transfer your answers to an answer sheet.

Now turn to part one.

Part one.

You will hear a man talking to the coordinator of a photography club.

First you have some time to look at questions one to four.

Now listen carefully and answer questions 1 to 4.

Hello, Wayside Camera Club.

Breeder speaking.

Oh, hello.

My name's Dan and I'd like to join your club.

That's great, Dan.

We have an application form.

Would you like to complete it over the phone?

Then you can ask any questions you might have.

Oh, yes, thanks.

OK.

So, what's your family name?

It's Green.

Dan Green.

So, can I take your email address?

Yes, it's dan1068 at market .com.

Thanks.

And what about your home address?

Well, I'm about ten miles away from your club in Peacetown.

I live in a house there.

OK.

So what's the house number and street?

It's 52 Marrowfield Street.

Is that M -A -R -R -O -W -F -I -E -L -D?

That's right.

And that's Peacetown, you said?

Uh -huh.

So how did you hear about our club?

Did you look on the internet?

I usually do that, but this time.. well, I was talking to a relative the other day and he suggested it.

Oh, is he a member too?

He belongs to another club, but he'd heard good things about yours.

OK.

So what do you hope to get from joining?

Well, one thing that really interests me is the competitions that you have.

I enjoy entering those.

Right.

Anything else?

Well, I also like to socialise with other photographers.

That's great.

So what type of membership would you like?

What are the options?

It's £30 a year for full membership, or £20 a year if you're an associate.

I think I'll go for the full membership then.

That's a good idea, because you can't vote in meetings with an associate membership.

Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at questions 5 -10.

Now listen and answer questions 5 to 10.

If I could just find out a bit more about you.

OK.

So, you said you wanted to compete.

Have you ever won any photography competitions?

Not yet, but I have entered three in the past.

Oh, that's interesting.

So why don't you tell me something about those?

Let's start with the first one.

Well, the theme was entitled Domestic Life.

I see.

So it had to be something related to the home?

Yeah.

I chose to take a photo of a family sitting round the dinner table having a meal

and um i didn't win but i did get some feedback oh what did the judges say

that it was too busy as a picture.

Aha!

So it was the composition of the picture that they criticised?

That's right.

And once they'd told me that, I could see my mistake.

So what was the theme of the second competition?

Well, my university was on the coast and that area gets a lot of beautiful sunsets.

So that was the theme.

Oh, sunsets.

That's a great theme.

Yes, the instructions were to capture the clouds as well.

It couldn't just be blue sky and a setting sun.

Sure, because they give you all those amazing pinks and purples.

Yeah, and I thought I'd done that well, but the feedback was that I should have waited a bit longer to get the shot.

I see.

So the timing wasn't right.

Yes, I took it too soon, basically.

And then the third competition I entered was called animal magic.

Well, that's a difficult subject.

I know.

I had to take hundreds of shots.

I'm sure, because animals move all the time.

That's what we had to show.

There had to be some movement in the scene.

I got a great shot of a fox in the end, but I took it at night and,

well, I suspected that it was a bit dark, which is what I was told.

Well, Dan, you seem to be really keen and we'd be delighted to have you in our club.

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I'm sure we can help with all those areas that you've outlined.

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Thanks, that's great.

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That is the end of part one.

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You now have one minute to check your answers to part one.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “CAM18 TEST3 P1”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: questions, club, answer, dan, hear. This video has 105 sentences and 795 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:50. The speaker talks slowly, about 101 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 19 of its 105 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
membership noun		The state of being a member of a group or organization.
photography noun	/fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fi/	The art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces, and its digital counterpart.
associate noun	/əˈsoʊʃi.ət/	A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or employee.
feedback noun	/ˈfiːdˌbæk/	Critical assessment of a process or activity or of their results.
instruction noun	/ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/	The act of instructing, teaching, or providing with information or knowledge.
sunset noun	/ˈsʌnˌsɛt/	The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
meal noun	/ˈmiːl/	Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity.
relative noun	/ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv/	Someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption; someone in the same family.
carefully adverb	/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/	With care; attentively, circumspectly.
cloud noun	/ˈklaʊ̯d/	A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.
capture verb	/ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/	To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
sheet noun	/ʃit/	A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
compete verb	/kəmˈpiːt/	To be in battle or in a rivalry with another for the same thing, position, or reward; to contend.
belong verb	/bɪˈlɒŋ/	To have its proper place.
composition noun	/ˌkɑm.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/	The act of putting together; assembly.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
find out verb	To discover, as by asking or investigating.

Sentences worth repeating

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

Would you like to complete it over the phone?
So, what's your family name?
Did you look on the internet?
I think I'll go for the full membership then.
Have you ever won any photography competitions?

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	will be played · will be given · was entitled
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	Have you ever won · have entered · you've outlined
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction	will hear · will be · I'll go
Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary	have to answer · had to be · had to take

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 16 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I'd, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: associate /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/, instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/, capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/, sheet /ʃit/, composition /ˌkɑm.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
Long words — get the stress right: photography /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fi/, associate /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/, composition /ˌkɑm.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/, photographer /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fɚ/

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 membership, photography, associate.

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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