Shadowing Practice: Cambridge 18 Test 4 Section 2 Listening - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Part 2.
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You will hear a guide at a farming museum talking to a group of visitors.
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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 the Museum of Farming Life.
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i understand it's your first visit here
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so i'd like to give you some background information about the museum
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and then explain a little about what you can see during your visit so
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where we're standing at the moment is the entrance to a large building
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that was constructed in 1880 as the home of a local
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businessman alfred palmer of the palmer biscuit factory it was later sold
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and became a Hall of Residence for Students in 1911 and a museum in 1951.
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In 2005, a modern extension was built to accommodate the museum's collections.
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The museum's owned by the university and apart from two rooms that are our offices,
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the university uses the main part of the building.
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You may see students going into the building for lessons, but it's not open to museum visitors, I'm afraid.
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It's a shame because the interior architectural features are outstanding, especially the room that used to be the library.
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Luckily, we've managed to keep entry to the museum free.
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This includes access to all the galleries, outdoor areas and the rooms for special exhibitions.
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We run activities for children and students, such as the museum club, for which there's no charge.
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We do have a donation box just over there, so feel free to give whatever amount you consider appropriate.
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We do have a cloakroom, if you'd like to leave your coats and bags somewhere.
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Unlike other museums, photography is allowed here, so you might like to keep your cameras with you.
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You might be more comfortable not carrying around heavy rucksacks, though keep your coats and jackets on as it's quite cold in the museum garden today.
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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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Now listen and answer questions 15 to 20.
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I'd like to tell you about the different areas of the museum.
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Just inside and outside the main gallery, we have an area called Four Seasons.
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Here, you can watch a four -minute animation of a woodland scene.
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It was designed especially for the museum by a group of young people on a film studies course and it's beautiful.
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Children absolutely love it, but then so do adults.
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The main gallery is called Town and Country.
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It includes a photographic collection of prize -winning sheep and shepherds.
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Leaving town and country, you enter farmhouse kitchen, which is, well, self -explanatory Here,
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we have the oldest collection of equipment for making butter and cheese in the country And this morning,
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a specialist cheesemaker will be giving demonstrations of how it's produced You may even get to try some
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after that you can go in two directions to the right is a staircase
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that takes you up to a landing from where you can
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look down on the galleries to the left is a room called a year on the farm
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there is lots of seating here as sometimes we use the room for school visits
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so it's a good place to stop for a rest
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if you're feeling competitive you can take our memory test in which you answer questions about things you've seen in the museum.
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The next area is called Wagon Walk.
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This contains farm carts from nearly every part of the country.
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It's surprising how much regional variation there was.
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Beside the carts are display boards with information about each one.
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The carts are old and fragile, so we ask you to keep your children close to you and ensure they don't climb on the carts.
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From wagon walk, you can either make your way back to reception
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or go out into the garden or even go back to take another look in the galleries.
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In the far corner of the garden is Bees Are Magic
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but we're redeveloping this area so you can't visit that at the moment.
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You can still buy our honey in the shop though.
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Finally, there's the pond which contains all kinds of interesting wildlife.
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There are baby ducks that are only a few days old as well as tiny frogs.
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The pond isn't deep and there is a fence around it so it's perfectly safe for children.
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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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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 57 sentences and 753 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:46. The speaker talks at a steady 111 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| cart noun | /kɑɹt/ | A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal, often with two wheels on one axle, more often used for transporting goods than… |
| coat noun | /ˈkoʊ̯t/ | An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms. |
| palmer noun | /ˈpɑmɚ/ | A ferule used to punish schoolboys by striking their palms. |
| visitor noun | /ˈvɪzɪtɚ/ | Someone who visits someone else; someone staying as a guest. |
| pond noun | /pɑnd/ | An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake. |
| wagon noun | /ˈwæɡən/ | A heavier four-wheeled (normally horse-drawn) vehicle designed to carry goods (or sometimes people). |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| carefully adverb | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | With care; attentively, circumspectly. |
| extension noun | /ɪkˈstɛnʃən/ | The act of extending; a stretching out; enlargement in length, breadth, or time; an increase. |
| photography noun | /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fi/ | The art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces, and its digital counterpart. |
| butter noun | /ˈbʌtɚ/ | A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk). |
| entrance noun | /ˈɛn.tɹəns/ | The action of entering, or going in. |
| exhibition noun | /ɛksɪˈbɪʃən/ | An instance of exhibiting, or something exhibited. |
| honey noun | /ˈhʌni/ | A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans. |
| wildlife noun | /ˈwaɪldlaɪf/ | undomesticated animals, especially mammals, birds, and fish, which live in the wild. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. |
| look down on verb | To regard or treat as inferior. |
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 | was constructed · was built · is allowed |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | we've managed · you've seen |
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | may see · might like · might be |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | we're standing · we're redeveloping |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 12 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'd, we're, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: extension /ɪkˈstɛnʃən/, exhibition /ɛksɪˈbɪʃən/, specialist /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/, reception /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃn̩/, collections /kəˈlɛkʃənz/
- Long words — get the stress right: photography /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fi/, exhibition /ɛksɪˈbɪʃən/, animation /ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/, demonstration /dɛmənˈstɹeɪʃən/, accommodate /əˈkɑməˌdeɪt/
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 cart, coat, palmer.
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.