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Test three.

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 two neighbours who live in an apartment block talking talking about shopping for food.

First you have some time to look at questions 1 to 6.

Now listen carefully and answer questions 1 to 6.

Hi, Shannon.

How are you settling into your new flat?

Really well, thanks.

You look like you're going shopping.

Yes, I am.

My cousins are coming to stay for a couple of days and I have to cook for them.

Well, there are plenty of places to buy food in Kite Place.

It's the area by the harbour.

Oh, OK.

I'll find that on the map.

Thanks.

What sort of food do you need to get?

Well, neither of them eats meat, but they both like fish.

Well, there's a really good fish market there.

Oh, great.

Where is it exactly?

It's at the far end of Kite Place, so you have to go over the bridge, and then it's on the right.

OK.

Is it open all day?

It doesn't close until four, but I'd recommend going earlier than that.

It does run out of some things.

Oh, I don't want that to happen.

As long as you get there by 3 .30, you should be fine.

It's only 11 now, so plenty of time.

Right.

Do you need to buy vegetables too?

I do.

And I want to avoid all the plastic packaging in the supermarket.

Well, there's a really nice organic shop there.

Now, what's it called?

It's the name of a flower.

I know, it's Rose.

Oh, that's a nice name.

Yeah.

It sells vegetables and quite a lot of other stuff.

And where's that?

Well, as you reach the market, you'll see a big grey building on your left.

I think it used to be a warehouse.

Anyway, now it's a restaurant upstairs, but the ground floor has two shops either side of the entrance and it's the one on the left.

That's easy enough.

You can't miss it.

There's also a big sign on the pavement, so you can look for that.

Fine.

I guess if I need anything else, I'll have to go to the supermarket.

Yeah, you should be able to get everything you need.

But there's a minibus that goes to the supermarket if you need it.

It's purple, and the number is 289.

Thanks.

That's great.

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

Now listen and answer questions 7 to 10.

So, what do you need to get at the fish market?

The salmon is always very good, and the shellfish.

I'm going to make a curry, I think, and I need about 12 prawns for that.

They'll have plenty of those.

Have you ever tried samphire?

No. What's that?

It's a type of seaweed.

I just ask for a handful, and you fry it in butter.

It's delicious.

Oh, I might try that.

How do you spell it?

It's S.

A. M.

P. H -I -R -E Great.

It's always good to try something different.

Yeah.

I'll see what beans they have in the organic shop, and I think I'll get something for dessert there.

How about a mango?

I'm not sure.

They're not always ripe.

I'd prefer a melon.

It's bigger too.

Good idea.

The owner also sells a lot of spices there that you can put in a curry and things like coconut.

Oh, that's very helpful.

I'll have a look.

No problem.

I know bread doesn't really go with curry, but I always like to have some in case.

As I said, all the bread is homemade and there's lots of variety.

I like the brown bread myself.

Mmm, sounds good they sell other things there too like cakes I love chocolate cake well not

that but they have a whole range of tarts

and the best are the strawberry ones perfect hopefully I won't even have to go to the supermarket

that is the end of part one you now have one minute to check your answers to part one.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “CAM19 TEST3 P1”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: questions, answer, supermarket, test, hear. This video has 97 sentences and 762 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:27. The speaker talks at a steady 118 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 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

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

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
supermarket noun	/ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/	A large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods, and/or clothing.
curry noun	/ˈkʌ.ɹi/	One of a family of dishes originating from Indian cuisine, flavored by a spiced sauce.
organic adjective	/ɔːˈɡænɪk/	Pertaining to or derived from living organisms.
vegetable noun	/ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/	A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice…
grey adjective	/ɡɹeɪ/	Commonwealth standard spelling of gray.
carefully adverb	/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/	With care; attentively, circumspectly.
package noun	/ˈpæk.ɪd͡ʒ/	Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope.
helpful adjective	/ˈhɛlp.fl̩/	Furnishing help; giving aid; useful.
flower noun	/ˈfloʊɚ/	A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens…
cousin noun	/ˈkʌz(ə)n/	Chiefly with a qualifying word: Any relation (especially a distant one) who is not a direct ancestor or descendant but part of a person's extended family; a…
butter noun	/ˈbʌtɚ/	A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk).
sheet noun	/ʃit/	A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
entrance noun	/ˈɛn.tɹəns/	The action of entering, or going in.
settle verb	/ˈsɛtəl/	To determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an order of succession, etc).
spell noun	/spɛl/	Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
go over verb	To look at carefully; to scrutinize; to analyze.

Sentences worth repeating

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

How are you settling into your new flat?
What sort of food do you need to get?
Do you need to buy vegetables too?
Have you ever tried samphire?
How do you spell 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	will be played · will be given
Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea	should be
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction	will hear · will be · I'll find
Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary	have to answer · have to cook · need to get

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 18 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'll, doesn't, I'd. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: sheet /ʃit/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/, shellfish /ˈʃɛl.fɪʃ/

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 supermarket, curry, organic.

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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