Shadowing Practice: CAM19 TEST2 P1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Test 2.

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 10 minutes to transfer your answers to an answer sheet.

Now turn to part one.

Part one.

You will hear two friends talking about a guitar group.

First, you have some time to look at questions one to six.

Thank you.

Hi, Colman.

How are you?

Good, thanks.

I wanted to have a chat with you because our friend

Josh told me that you've joined a guitar group and it sounds interesting.

I'd really like to learn myself.

Why don't you come along?

I'm sure there's room for another person.

Really?

So, who runs the classes?

He's called a coordinator.

His name's Gary Matheson.

Let me note that down.

Gary… how do you spell his surname?

It's M -A -T -H -I -E -S -O -N.

Right, thanks.

He's retired, actually, but he's a really nice guy and he used to play in a lot of bands.

Thanks.

So, how long have you been going?

About a month now.

And could you play anything before you started?

I knew a few chords, but that's all.

I'm sure everyone will be better than me.

That's what I thought too.

When I first spoke to Gary on the phone, he said it was a class for beginners,

but I was still worried that everyone would be better than me.

But we were all equally hopeless.

Oh, that's reassuring.

So, where do you meet?

Well, when I joined the group, they were meeting in Gary's home.

But as the group got bigger, he decided to book a room at the college in town.

I prefer going there.

I know that place.

I used to go to tap dancing classes there when I was at secondary school.

I haven't been since, though, and I can't remember what road it's in.

Is it Lock Street?

It's just beyond there, at the bottom of New Street, near the City Roundabout.

Yes, of course.

The guitar club is on the first floor in room T347.

Right.

And when do you meet?

Is it at the weekend?

We meet on Thursdays.

It used to be 10 .30 and that suited me well, but now we meet at 11.

The class that's in there before us asked if they could have the room for another 30 minutes.

Oh, I see.

Well, I'd love to come, but I don't have a guitar.

Ah, well, you can always buy a second -hand one.

There's a website called The Perfect Instrument that sells all kinds of guitars, violins and so on.

I'm sure you'll find something there.

Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at questions 7 to 10.

Thank you.

Now listen and answer questions 7 to 10.

So, what's a typical lesson like with Gary?

Well, he always starts by getting us to tune our guitars.

That takes about five minutes.

Uh -huh.

Some people have an app they use, but others do it by ear.

Gary goes round and helps them.

And while he's doing that, he tells us what he's going to do during the lesson.

Right.

First, we usually spend about ten minutes doing some strumming.

So, is that using...oh, what are they called?

Plectrums?

No, we just use our thumbs.

Much easier.

Gary reminds us where to put our fingers for each chord and then we play them together.

Sometimes we all just start laughing because we're so bad at keeping time.

So, Gary starts clapping to help us.

Do you learn to play any songs?

Yes.

We do at least one song with words and chords.

I mean, that's harder than you think.

Oh, I'm sure it is.

That part of the lesson takes about fifteen minutes.

He often brings a recording of the song and plays it to us first.

Then he hands out the song and if there's a new chord in it,

we practice that before we play it together, but really slowly.

Do you do any finger picking?

That's the last ten minutes of the lesson, when we pick out the individual notes from a tune he's made up.

It's always quite simple.

That must be hard, though.

It is.

But people like it because they can really concentrate.

And if we're all playing well, it sounds quite impressive.

The only trouble is that he sometimes gets us to play one at a time.

You know, alone.

100

Oh, that's scary.

101

It is, but I've got used to it now.

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At the end, he spends about five minutes telling us what to practice for the following week.

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Well, thanks, Coleman.

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I'll go and have a look at that website, I think.

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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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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “CAM19 TEST2 P1”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Gary, guitar, questions, answer, chord. This video has 107 sentences and 861 words to shadow. The speech runs for 8:01. The speaker talks slowly, about 107 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 86% 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

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

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
guitar noun	/ɡɪˈtɑɹ/	A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick).
lesson noun	/ˈlɛs.ən/	A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
chord noun	/kɔɹd/	A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.
finger noun	/ˈfɪŋɡɚ/	A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other…
tune noun	/tjuːn/	A melody.
impressive adjective	/ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/	Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress.
sheet noun	/ʃit/	A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
equally adverb	/ˈiːkwəli/	In an equal manner; in equal shares or proportion; with equal and impartial justice; evenly
remind verb	/ɹəˈmaɪnd/	To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).
scary adjective	/ˈskɛə.ɹi/	Causing fear or anxiety
spell noun	/spɛl/	Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers.
josh verb		To tease someone in a kindly or friendly fashion.
fifteen noun	/ˈfɪf.tiːn/	An Irish traybake made with crushed digestive biscuits, marshmallows and glacé cherries combined with condensed milk and desiccated coconut.
instruction noun	/ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/	The act of instructing, teaching, or providing with information or knowledge.
concentrate verb	/ˈkɑn.sən.tɹeɪt/	To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
come along verb		To accompany.
go round verb		To physically swirl or rotate.
hand out verb		To distribute; to give out, either by hand or as if so (figuratively).
make up verb	/ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/	To constitute, to compose.
pick out verb		To remove by picking.

Sentences worth repeating

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

I'd really like to learn myself.
Why don't you come along?
Gary… how do you spell his surname?
Do you learn to play any songs?
Do you do any finger picking?

Grammar in this video

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

Structure	In the video
“Used to” used to + verb — a past habit or state that is no longer true	used to play · used to go · used to be
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	you've joined · haven't been
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	will be played · will be given

Pronunciation to watch

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

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: sheet /ʃit/, instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/, reassure /ˌɹi.əˈʃʊɹ/

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 guitar, lesson, chord.

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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Key vocabulary in this video

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Sentences worth repeating

Grammar in this video

Pronunciation to watch

How to practise with this video

What is the Shadowing Technique?