Shadowing Practice: CAMBRIDGE IELTS 18 TEST 1 PART 2 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Part 2.
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You will hear a woman speaking to a group of people who are interested in becoming volunteers for an organisation called ACE.
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First you have some time to look at questions 11 to 15.
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Now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 15.
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Good evening, everyone.
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Let me start by welcoming you all to this talk
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and thanking you for taking the time to consider joining ACE voluntary organisation.
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ACE offers support to people and services in the local area, and we're now looking for more volunteers to help us do this.
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By the way, I hope you're all comfortable.
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We have brought in extra seats so that no one has to stand, but it does mean that the people at the back of the room may be a bit squashed.
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We'll only be here for about half an hour, so hopefully that's okay.
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One of the first questions we're often asked is how old you need to be to volunteer.
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Well, you can be as young as 16 or you can be 60 or over.
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It all depends on what type of voluntary work you want to do.
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Other considerations, such as reliability, are crucial in voluntary work and age isn't related to these in our experience.
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Another question we get asked relates to training.
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Well, there's plenty of that and it's all face to face.
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What's more, training doesn't end when you start working for us.
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It takes place before, during and after periods of work.
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Often it's run by other experienced volunteers as managers tend to prefer to get on with other things.
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Now, I would ask you to consider a couple of important issues before you decide to apply for voluntary work.
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We don't worry about why you want to be a volunteer.
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People have many different reasons that range from getting work experience to just doing something they've always wanted to do.
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But it is critical that you have enough hours in the day for whatever role we agree is suitable for you.
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If being a volunteer becomes stressful, then it's best not to do it at all.
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You may think that your income is important, but we don't ask about that.
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It's up to you to decide if you can work without earning money.
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What we value is dedication.
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Some of our most loyal volunteers earn very little themselves
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but still give their full energy to the work they do with us.
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Before you hear the rest of the talk, you have some time to look at questions 16 to 20.
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Now listen and answer questions 16 to 20.
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Okay, so let's take a look at some of the work areas
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that we need volunteers for and the sort of things that would help you in those.
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You may wish simply to help us raise money.
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If you have the creativity to come up with an imaginative or novel way of fundraising,
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we'd be delighted, as standing in the local streets or shops with a collection box can be rather boring.
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One outdoor activity that we need volunteers for is litter collection,
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and for this it's useful if you can walk for long periods, sometimes uphill.
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Some of our regular collectors are quite elderly, but very active and keen to protect the environment.
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If you enjoy working with children, we have three vacancies for what are called playmates.
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These volunteers help children learn about staying healthy through a range of out-of-school activities.
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You don't need to have children yourself, but it's good if you know something about nutrition and can give clear instructions.
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If that doesn't appeal to you, maybe you would be interested in helping out at our story club for disabled children,
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especially if you have done some acting.
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We put on three performances a year based on books they have read
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and we're always looking for support with the theatrical side of this.
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The last area I'll mention today is first aid.
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Volunteers who join this group can end up teaching others in vulnerable groups who may be at risk of injury.
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Initially, though, your priority will be to take in a lot of information and not forget any important steps or details.
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Right, so does anyone have any questions for me about...
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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 53 sentences and 723 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:08. The speaker talks at a steady 118 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 89% 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:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| volunteer noun | /ˌvɑlənˈtɪɹ/ | One who enters into, or offers themselves for, any service of their own free will, especially when done without pay. |
| voluntary adjective | /ˈvɑ.lənˌt(ɛ)ɹi/ | Done, given, or acting of one's own free will. |
| earn verb | /ɝn/ | To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work. |
| organisation noun | /ˈɔː.ɡə.naɪˌzeɪ.ʃən/ | Non-Oxford British English and Australian standard spelling of organization. |
| carefully adverb | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | With care; attentively, circumspectly. |
| priority noun | /pɹaɪˈɒɹɪti/ | An item's relative importance. |
| suitable adjective | [ˈsjuː.tə.bɫ̩] | Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion. |
| consideration noun | /kənˌsɪd.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ | The thought process of considering, of taking multiple or specified factors into account (with of being the main corresponding adposition). |
| crucial adjective | /ˈkɹuː.ʃəl/ | Essential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of something; extremely important; vital. |
| relate verb | /ɹɪˈleɪt/ | To tell in a descriptive way. |
| outdoor adjective | /aʊtˈdɔː/ | Situated in, designed to be used in, or carried on in the open air. |
| vulnerable adjective | /ˈvʌln(ə)ɹəbl̩/ | More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally. |
| depend verb | /dɪˈpɛnd/ | To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition |
| loyal adjective | /ˈlɔɪəl/ | Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something. |
| elderly adjective | /ˈɛldɚli/ | old; having lived for relatively many years. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come up with verb | To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it. |
| end up verb | To bring to a conclusion. |
| get on with verb | To proceed with; to begin or continue, especially after an interruption. |
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 | have brought · they've always wanted · have done |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | isn't related · be delighted · are called |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 14 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, we're, doesn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: organisation /ˈɔː.ɡə.naɪˌzeɪ.ʃən/, consideration /kənˌsɪd.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, crucial /ˈkɹuː.ʃəl/, instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/, nutrition /njuːˈtɹɪʃ.ən/
- Long words — get the stress right: voluntary /ˈvɑ.lənˌt(ɛ)ɹi/, organisation /ˈɔː.ɡə.naɪˌzeɪ.ʃən/, priority /pɹaɪˈɒɹɪti/, consideration /kənˌsɪd.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, creativity /kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/
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 volunteer, voluntary, earn.
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.