Shadowing Practice: Cambridge IELTS 19 Test 2 Section 3 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Part 3 You will hear two students,
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called Bella and Don, discussing a presentation they plan to do on recycling footwear.
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First you have some time to look at questions 21 -24.
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Now listen carefully and answer questions 21 to 24.
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Hi Don.
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Did you get the copy of the article on recycling footwear that I emailed you?
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Yeah, it's here.
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I've had a look at it.
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So, do you think it's a good topic for our presentation?
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Well, before I started reading it, I thought recycling footwear.
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Well, although it's quite interesting, perhaps there isn't enough to say about it.
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Because we put shoes in recycling bins, they go to charity shops, and that's about it.
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But there's much more to it than that.
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I realise that now, and I'm keen to research the topic more.
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That's great!
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One of the things I didn't realise until I read the article was just how many pairs of trainers get recycled.
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Well, a lot of young people wear them all the time now.
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They've become more popular than ordinary shoes.
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I know.
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I guess they are very hard -wearing.
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But don't they look a bit casual for school uniform?
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I don't think they're right for that.
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Actually, I think some of them look quite smart on pupils.
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Better than a scruffy old pair of shoes.
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So, do you keep shoes a long time?
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Yes, though I do tend to wear my old pairs for doing dirty jobs, like cleaning my bike.
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I must admit, I've recycled some perfectly good shoes that haven't gone out of fashion and still fit, just because they don't look great on me anymore.
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That's awful, isn't it?
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I think it's common because there's so much choice.
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The article did say that recent sales of footwear have increased enormously.
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That didn't surprise me.
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No, but then it said that the amount of recycled footwear has fallen.
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It's 6 % now compared to a previous level of 11%.
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That doesn't seem to make sense.
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That's because not everything goes through the recycling process.
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Some footwear just isn't good enough to resell, for one reason or another, and gets rejected.
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Before you hear the rest of the discussion, you have some time to look at questions 25 to 30.
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Now listen and answer questions 25 to 30.
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So, let's find some examples in the article of footwear that was rejected for recycling.
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Okay.
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I think there are some in the interview with the recycling manager.
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Um, yeah, here it is.
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Hmm.
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Let's start with the ladies' high -heeled shoes.
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What did he say about those?
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He said they were probably expensive.
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The material was suede and they were beige in colour.
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It looked like someone had only worn them once, but in a very wet field, so the heels were too stained with mud and grass to resell them.
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Okay, and the leather ankle boots, what was wrong with them?
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Apparently the heels were worn, but that wasn't the problem.
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One of the shoes was a much lighter shade than the other one.
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It had obviously been left in the sun.
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I suppose even second -hand shoes should look the same.
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Sure.
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Then there were the red baby shoes.
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Oh, yes.
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We're told to tie shoes together when we put them in a recycling bin, but people often don't bother.
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You'd think it would have been easy to find the other, but it wasn't.
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That was a shame because they were obviously new.
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Hmm.
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The trainers were interesting.
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He said they looked like they'd been worn by a marathon runner.
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Yeah.
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Weren't they split?
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Not exactly.
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One of the soles was so worn under the foot that you could put your finger through it.
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Well, we could certainly use some of those examples in our presentation to explain why 90 % of shoes
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that people take to recycling centres or bins get thrown into landfill.
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Hmm.
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What did you think about the project his team set up
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to avoid this by making new shoes out of the good parts of old shoes?
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It sounded like a good idea.
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They get so many shoes.
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They should be able to match parts.
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I wasn't surprised that it failed, though.
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I mean, who wants to buy second -hand shoes, really?
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Think of all the germs you could catch.
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Well, people didn't refuse them for that reason, did they?
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It was because the pairs of shoes weren't identical.
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They still managed to ship them overseas, though.
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That's another area we need to discuss.
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You know, I used to consider this topic just from my own perspective, by thinking about my own recycling behaviour, without looking at the bigger picture.
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So much happens once shoes leave the recycling area.
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It's not as simple as you first think, and we can show that by taking a very different approach to it.
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Absolutely.
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So let's discuss how we're going to split up the presents.
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That is the end of part three.
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You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to part three.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Cambridge IELTS 19 Test 2 Section 3”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: shoes, recycling, footwear, worn, pair. This video has 88 sentences and 832 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:48. The speaker talks at a steady 122 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 83% 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
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| recycle verb | /ɹəˈsaɪkəl/ | To break down and reuse component materials. |
| footwear noun | /ˈfʊtwɛə(ɹ)/ | Items or an item of clothing that is worn on the foot; a shoe, sandal, etc. |
| heel noun | /hil/ | The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg. |
| resell verb | /ɹiːˈsɛl/ | To sell again. |
| trainer noun | /ˈtɹeɪnɚ/ | A person who trains another; a coach. |
| enormously adverb | Extremely, greatly: to an enormous degree. | |
| landfill noun | /ˈlæn(d).fɪl/ | A site at which refuse is buried under layers of earth. |
| scruffy adjective | /ˈskɹʌf.i/ | Untidy in appearance; scrubby; shabby. |
| stain noun | /steɪn/ | A discolored spot or area caused by spillage or other contact with certain fluids or substances. |
| pupil noun | /ˈpjuːpəl/ | A learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher. |
| ankle noun | /ˈæŋ.kəl/ | The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint. |
| keen adjective | /kin/ | Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested. |
| shade noun | /ʃeɪd/ | Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked. |
| marathon noun | /ˈmæɹəθən/ | A 42.195-kilometre (26-mile-385-yard) road race. |
| runner noun | /ˈɹʌnɚ/ | A person who moves, on foot, at a fast pace, especially an athlete. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. | |
| set up verb | /ˌsɛt ˈʌp/ | To make ready for use. |
| split up verb | Cease to be together, break apart from the group. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I've had a look at it.
- I don't think they're right for that.
- I think it's common because there's so much choice.
- Let's start with the ladies' high -heeled shoes.
- I wasn't surprised that it failed, though.
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 | They've become · I've recycled · have increased |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was rejected · were worn · been left |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 26 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, didn't, isn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 recycle, footwear, heel.
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.