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Part 2
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You will hear the chair of a committee on park facilities
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addressing her local town council about changes that have been made to the park.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 11 to 16.
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Now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 16.
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As Chair of the Town Council Subcommittee on Park Facilities, I'd like to bring you up to date on some of the changes
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that have been made recently to the Croft Valley Park.
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So if you could just take a look at the map I handed out, let's begin with a general overview.
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So, the basic arrangement of the park hasn't changed.
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It still has two gates, north and south, and a lake in the middle.
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The cafe continues to serve an assortment of drinks and snacks, and is still in the same place,
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looking out over the lake and next to the old museum.
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We're hoping to change the location of the toilets and bring them nearer to the centre of the park,
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as they're a bit out of the way at present, near the Adventure Playground, in the corner of your map.
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The formal gardens have been replanted and should be at their best in a month or two.
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They used to be behind the old museum, but we've now used the space near the south gate,
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between the park boundary and the path that goes past the lake towards the old museum.
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We have a new outdoor gym for adults and children, which is already proving very popular.
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It's by the glass houses, just to the right of the path from the south gate.
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You have to look for it as it's a bit hidden in the trees.
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One very successful introduction has been our skateboard ramp.
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It's in constant use during the evenings and holidays.
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It's near the old museum,
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at the end of a little path that leads off from the main path between the lake and the museum.
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We've also introduced a new area for wildflowers to attract bees and butterflies.
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It's on a bend in the path that goes round the east side of the lake, just south of the adventure playground.
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Before you hear the rest of the presentation, you have some time to look at questions 17 to 20.
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Now listen and answer questions 17 to 20.
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Now let me tell you a bit more about some of the changes to Croft Valley Park.
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One of our most exciting developments has been the adventure playground.
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We were aware that we had nowhere for children to let off steam
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and decided to use our available funds to set up a
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completely new facility in a large space to the north of the park.
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It's open year -round, though it closes early in the winter months and entrance is completely free.
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Children can choose whatever activities they want to do, irrespective of their age.
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But we do ask adults not to leave them on their own there.
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There are plenty of seats where parents can relax and keep an eye on their children at the same time.
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Lastly, the glasshouses.
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A huge amount of work has been done on them to repair the damage following the disastrous fire
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that recently destroyed their western side.
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Over £80 ,000 was spent on replacing the glass walls and the metal supports, as well as the plants that had been destroyed,
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although, unfortunately, the collection of tropical palm trees has proved too expensive to replace up to now.
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At present, the glass houses are open from 10am to 3pm Mondays to Thursdays,
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and it's hoped to extend this to the weekends soon.
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We're grateful to all those who helped us by contributing their time and money to this achievement.
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The gardens have really been a great way to do it.
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That is the end of part two.
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You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to part two.
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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 “Cambridge 15 Listening Test 4 ( part 2) IELTS Practice”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: park, path, museum, lake, questions. This video has 49 sentences and 650 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:02. The speaker talks slowly, about 108 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
gate noun/ˈɡeɪ̯t/A doorlike structure outside a house.
adventure noun/ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
playground noun/ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd/A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides).
carefully adverb/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/With care; attentively, circumspectly.
formal adjective/ˈfɔɹməl/In accordance with established forms.
repair verb/ˈɹiːpɛɚ/To restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition; to mend; to remedy.
nowhere adverb/ˈnoʊ.(h)wɛɹ/In no place.
entrance noun/ˈɛn.tɹəns/The action of entering, or going in.
introduce verb/ˌɪntɹəˈdus/To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
achievement noun/əˈt͡ʃiːv.mənt/The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment.
grateful adjective/ˈɡɹeɪtf(ə)l/Of a person or their actions, feelings, etc.: expressing gratitude or appreciation; appreciative, thankful.
contribute verb/kənˈtɹɪb.jut/To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
extend verb/ɛkˈstɛnd/To increase in extent.
presentation noun/ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/The act of presenting, or something presented.
toilet verb/ˈtɔɪ.lət/To assist another (a child, etc.) in using a toilet.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
go past verbTo elapse. (said of time)
go round verbTo physically swirl or rotate.
hand out verbTo distribute; to give out, either by hand or as if so (figuratively).
let off verbTo cause to explode or come out; to release.
set up verb/ˌsɛt ˈʌp/To make ready for use.

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowhave been made · hasn't changed · have been replanted
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does ithave been made · have been replanted · has been done
Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thingchildren, which is · those who helped

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 7 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, we've, hasn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like gate, adventure, playground.

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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