Shadowing Practice: Cambridge 16 Test 1 Section 2 LIstening - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Part 2.
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You will hear the managing director of a company called Stevenson's welcoming a group of work experience students.
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First you have some time to look at questions 11 to 14.
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Now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 14.
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Good morning everyone and welcome to Stevenson's, one of the country's major manufacturers of metal goods.
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Thank you for choosing us for your two weeks of work experience.
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My name is Julia Simmons and since the beginning of this year I've been the managing director.
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Stephenson's is quite an old company.
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Like me, the founder, Ronald Stephenson, went into the steel industry when he left school.
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That was in 1923.
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He set up this company when he finished his apprenticeship in 1926.
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although he actually started making plans two years earlier in 1924.
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He was a very determined young man.
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Stevenson's long-term plan was to manufacture components for the machine tools industry,
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although in fact that never came about and for the automotive industry
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that is cars and lorries however there was a delay of five years before that happened
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because shortly before the company went into production Stevenson was given the opportunity to make goods for hospitals
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and other players in the healthcare industry so that's what we did for the first five years.
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Over the years we've expanded the premises considerably.
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We were lucky that the site is big enough, so moving to a new location has never been necessary.
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However, the layout is far from ideal for modern machinery and production methods,
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so we intend to carry out major refurbishment of this site over the next five years.
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I'd better give you some idea of what you'll be doing during your two weeks with us
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so you know what to expect.
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Most mornings you'll have a presentation from one of the managers to learn about their department,
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starting this morning with research and development.
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And you'll all spend some time in each department, observing what's going on and talking to people,
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as long you don't stop them from doing their work altogether.
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In the past, a teacher from your school has come in at the end
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of each week to find out how the group were getting on, but your school isn't able to arrange that this year.
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Before you hear the rest of the talk, you have some time to look at questions 15 to 20.
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Thank you.
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20. Now listen and answer questions 15 to 20.
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OK, now I'll briefly help you to orientate yourselves around the site.
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As you can see, we're in the reception area, which we try to make attractive and welcoming to visitors.
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There's a corridor running left from here, and if you go along that, the door facing you at the end is the entrance to the coffee room.
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This looks out onto the main road on one side
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and some trees on the other and that'll be where you meet each morning.
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The factory is the very big room on the far side of the site.
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Next to it is the warehouse
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which can be accessed by lorries going up the road to the turning area at the end.
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You can get to the warehouse by crossing to the far side of the courtyard
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and then the door is on your right.
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Somewhere you'll be keen to find is the staff canteen.
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This is right next to reception.
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I can confidently say that the food's very good, but the view isn't.
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The windows on one side look onto a corridor and courtyard, which aren't very attractive at all,
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and on the other onto the access road, which isn't much better.
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You'll be using the meeting room quite often
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and you'll find it by walking along the corridor to the left of the courtyard and continuing along it to the end.
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The meeting room is the last one on the right and I'm afraid there's no natural daylight in the room.
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Then you'll need to know where some of the offices are.
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The Human Resources Department is at the front of this building,
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so you head to the left along the corridor from reception and it's the second room you come to.
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It looks out onto the main road.
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And finally the boardroom, where you'll be meeting sometimes.
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That has quite a pleasant view as it looks out onto the trees.
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Go along the corridor past the courtyard right to the end.
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The boardroom is on the left next to the factory.
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Okay now, are there any questions before we move...
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That is the end of part two.
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You now have half a minute 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 B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Cambridge 16 Test 1 Section 2 LIstening”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: corridor, onto, questions, courtyard, industry. This video has 63 sentences and 772 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:33. The speaker talks at a steady 118 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| corridor noun | /ˈkɒɹɪdɔː/ | A narrow hall or passage with rooms leading off it, as in a building or in a railway carriage. |
| courtyard noun | /ˈkɔɹt.jɑɹd/ | An area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings. |
| boardroom noun | /ˈbɔɹdˌɹuːm/ | The room where a group of people (especially the board of a company or organization) conducts its meetings |
| lorry noun | /ˈlɔɹi/ | A large and heavy motor vehicle designed to carry goods or soldiers; a truck |
| warehouse noun | /ˈwɛə(ɹ)haʊs/ | A facility for storing large amounts of merchandise or products. |
| apprenticeship noun | /əˈpɹɛn.tɪs.ʃɪp/ | The condition of, or the time served by, an apprentice. |
| canteen noun | /kænˈtin/ | A water bottle, flask, or other vessel, typically used by a soldier or camper as a bottle for carrying water or liquor for drink. |
| confidently adverb | /ˈkɑnfɪdəntli/ | In a confident manner; with confidence; with strong assurance; positively. |
| orientate verb | /ˈɒɹi.ənteɪt/ | To face a given direction. |
| refurbishment noun | The act of refurbishing; a renovation. | |
| premise noun | /ˈpɹɛm.ɪs/ | A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition. |
| daylight noun | /ˈdeɪˌlaɪt/ | The natural light that is ambient in daytime, being mostly sunlight (both direct and indirect, on either sunny days or cloudy days). |
| yourselves | /jəˈsɛlvz/ | You (plural), used to intensify the subject as the group addressed. |
| automotive adjective | /ˌɔtəˈmoʊtɪv/ | Having the ability to move by itself; self-propelled or self-propelling. |
| considerably adverb | /kənˈsɪdəɹəbli/ | Significantly; to a degree worth considering. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| go along verb | To participate, cooperate, or conform. | |
| carry out verb | /ˈkæ.ɹi aʊt/ | To hold while moving it out. |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. | |
| go up verb | To move upwards. | |
| 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:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've been · we've expanded · has never been |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was given · can be accessed |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 20 contractions and reduced forms, such as you'll, isn't, aren't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: apprenticeship /əˈpɹɛn.tɪs.ʃɪp/, machinery /məˈʃiːnəɹi/
- Long words — get the stress right: apprenticeship /əˈpɹɛn.tɪs.ʃɪp/, confidently /ˈkɑnfɪdəntli/, orientate /ˈɒɹi.ənteɪt/, automotive /ˌɔtəˈmoʊtɪv/, considerably /kənˈsɪdəɹəbli/
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 corridor, courtyard, boardroom.
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.