Shadowing Practice: Cambridge IELTS 21 TEST 2 PART 2 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Part 2.
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You will hear some recorded information for visitors to a region about history
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and nature walks there and about a particular visitor attraction.
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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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Here is some information about history and nature walks in the region.
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They can be completed in less than a day and also be combined with a visit to Melby, a former coal mine now open to the public.
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The Marsden Coastal Walk is suitable for all the family, as there are no strenuous climbs.
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The route begins at Marsden Harbour, where there are hourly ferries to and from the beautiful Hooker Island, a great place for fishing.
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The walk covers part of the Coastal Path Trail.
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As there are clear signposts all along the way, you don't even need to take a map with you.
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At one point, the route goes inland slightly and passes a castle built in the 1400s, near to a now-vanished market town.
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The castle's now just a pile of stones, but it's a great place to take photos, and fascinating information boards show what it once looked like.
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If you set off early, you can be back in time for midday.
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The Melby Heritage Walk is a great place to take photos, especially of the night sky.
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At certain times of the year, people come here from far and wide.
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They climb to the top of the valley and take pictures of the stars.
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In the daytime, it's completely different.
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As you hike through the dense woods in the valley bottom, the only things you'll hear are the sound of your own footsteps.
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At the highest point, you can stop to take in the views,
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and those with lots of energy can climb the tower that's situated where there was once a 17th century hunting lodge.
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The route continues along the tops of the hills and brings you back down to the starting point, the car park at Melby Coal Mine.
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Before you hear the rest of the recorded information, you have some time to look at questions 15 to 20.
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Thank you.
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Now listen and answer questions 15 to 20.
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Melby Coal Mine has been open to the public for 20 years and has won awards for its visitor experience.
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Many of the buildings around the mine are still standing and have been converted into display areas.
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Firstly, there's an exhibition showing the history of the mine with many original black and white photos.
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To see that, you go from the car park via a covered walkway to the main visitor centre.
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Go through the ticket office to an area where there are lockers to leave heavy bags in, and where you can borrow raincoats.
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Beyond that room is the exhibition.
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There's a small bath house where miners used to wash after their shift underground.
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You can see that in the building directly to the north of the engine house.
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The boiler has gone from there now, but there are lines of tin baths on the stone floor.
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There's a display of early mining tools from the days before mechanisation.
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You can find that in a small L-shaped building in the middle of the northern boundary of the site.
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It's incredible to think how miners were able to use hand implements to cut through rock.
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The vehicle shed, where you can find wagons of different sizes,
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along with some of the high-tech cutting machines that were in use until the mine closed,
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is in the southwest corner of the site and can be accessed via a covered walkway.
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There is a field with ponies, which are always popular with children, on the northeastern boundary of the site, not approached via a covered walkway.
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The other building to mention is the Education Centre.
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This is where school groups go when they visit the mine, but it's also accessible to the public, as it contains a library and small gift shop.
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The centre is connected to the ticket office via a short section of covered walkway.
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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 B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Cambridge IELTS 21 TEST 2 PART 2”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: mine, walk, Melby, walkway, visitor. This video has 47 sentences and 700 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:51. The speaker talks at a steady 120 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 84% 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
walkway noun/ˈwɔkˌweɪ/A clearly defined path for pedestrians.
visitor noun/ˈvɪzɪtɚ/Someone who visits someone else; someone staying as a guest.
miner noun/ˈmaɪnə(ɹ)/A person who works in a mine.
boundary noun/ˈbaʊndɹi/The dividing line or location between two areas.
fascinate verb/ˈfæsɪneɪt/To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone.
footstep noun/ˈfʊtstɛp/The mark or impression left by a foot; a track.
mechanization noun/ˌmɛkənaɪˈzeɪʃən/The use of machinery to replace human or animal labour, especially in agriculture and industry.
midday noun/mɪdˈdeɪ/Noon; twelve o'clock during the day.
raincoat noun/ˈɹeɪnkoʊt/A waterproof coat to be worn in the rain; (loosely) any coat or jacket with this purpose.
signpost noun/ˈsaɪnˌpoʊst/A post bearing a sign that gives information on directions.
strenuous adjective/ˈstɹɛ.nju.əs/Having great vigour or energy; forceful.
vanish verb/ˈvænɪʃ/To become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed.
northeastern adjective/ˌnorˈθiː.stɚn/Of, related to, located in, or from the northeast.
daytime noun/ˈdeɪtaɪm/The time of daylight; the time between sunrise and sunset.
hourly adjective/ˈaʊ̯ɚli/Occurring every hour.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
cut through verbTo take a shortcut through.
go through verbTo travel from one end of something to the other.
set off verbTo leave; to set out; to begin a journey or trip.

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itcan be completed · have been converted · can be accessed
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowhas been · have been converted · has gone

Pronunciation to watch

  • The “th” sounds: northeastern /ˌnorˈθiː.stɚn/, southwest /saʊθˈwɛst/
  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: mechanization /ˌmɛkənaɪˈzeɪʃən/, vanish /ˈvænɪʃ/, attraction /əˈtɹækʃn̩/
  • Long words — get the stress right: mechanization /ˌmɛkənaɪˈzeɪʃən/, accessible /əkˈsɛs.ɪ.bəl/

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 walkway, visitor, miner.

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →