Shadowing Practice: Complete IELTS Band 6.5 - 7.5 - UNIT 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Complete IELTS, Bands 6.5 to 7.5, by Guy Brookhart and Vanessa Jakeman.
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Published by Cambridge University Press, 2013.
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This recording is copyright.
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CD 1, Unit 1, Listening, Exercise 3.
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Hi there.
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Can I help you with anything?
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Oh, hi.
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I'm interested in the possibility of a career with TGS when I graduate,
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so I thought I'd come here and see if there are any opportunities suitable for people like me.
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OK.
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I'll take a few details from you, and then we can contact you when we start our recruitment program.
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Oh, great.
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So, if you were to work with us, what area would you want to focus on?
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I'm hoping to make a career in the field of marketing.
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I'm quite an outgoing person.
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OK, I'll just feed that into the computer.
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And what's your name?
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It's Dominika Alexandrovna.
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OK, can you just spell your surname for me?
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Sure.
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It's A-L-E-X-A-N-D-R-O-V-N-A.
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Thanks.
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It's important to spell names correctly in business.
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Yeah.
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And where are you from, Dominika?
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Well, I was born in Poland, actually, and my mum's Polish, but I'm Russian, because we moved to Moscow when I was very small for my father's job.
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Well, I must say your English is very good.
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Thanks.
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I've been here a couple of years now.
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OK, Well, we usually get in touch with students a bit later on, and the easiest way for us to communicate with you is by email.
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Oh, yes.
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I can give you my email address.
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Fine.
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Then we can send you any links that you need to read and attach the application forms.
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Oh, great.
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Well, my email address is dom dom54 at qmail.com.
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Right.
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Thanks.
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As you know, we like to encourage young people to start working for us as soon as they graduate.
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Uh-huh.
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Obviously, our interest is related to the class of degree that you get.
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Well, I'm hoping to get a 2-1.
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My tutors are all pretty confident that I will.
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That's good.
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So which university are you studying at?
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I'm just finishing my course at London University.
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And I assume you're in the School of Business?
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Yes, I've been doing a BA.
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And is that part-time?
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No, I'm a full-time student.
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I haven't actually had any experience of business yet.
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I want to concentrate on getting my qualifications first.
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Okay.
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How have you found the course?
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Oh, it's been really good.
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I've really improved my communication skills, and I've learned how to work in a team as well.
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Well, that's good if you want to work in a global company.
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So, when do you finish?
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Um, well, it's a 22-month course, and I finish in two weeks' time.
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I see.
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So, when would you be available for an interview? you?
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Well, I think the 21st of July.
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I'm taking a holiday on the 12th of July for a week, and I'd need a couple of days to sort myself out after that.
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We're obviously interested in your business qualifications, but it also helps if you've done anything in your spare time that shows you have some business-related skills.
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Um, well, I did run a competition last year for the charity Save the Children.
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That's just the sort of thing I mean.
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Shows you have some management skills.
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Right, and apart from work and study, what do you like to do in your free time?
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I'm quite good at cooking.
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I make sure I eat well.
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You know, when you're a student, it's easy to forget to eat or to eat a lot of junk food.
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I do things like watch some of the cookery programs on TV, and then I copy them.
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Great!
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I'm not very sporty, but I do go swimming at least twice a week.
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I like to keep in shape.
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Have you done any other work in the past that would be relevant to a marketing career?
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Um, I did help my father with his business, but it wasn't really a job.
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I didn't get paid.
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But I have been a children's tutor.
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I got that job through the people at my homestay.
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That's good.
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So if you worked for us, how would you see your career developing?
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What do you mean?
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Well, are you ambitious?
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Do you want to get to the top?
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I guess I'd like to get into management.
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You know, I'd like to work my way up the ladder and end up as a project manager.
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Well, that's about all I need to ask you for now.
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I'll let you walk around and look at some of our displays.
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Thanks.
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Can I just ask how you first heard about the fair?
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Oh, from a friend.
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She told me about it last week and then I looked it up on the internet.
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OK.
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Thanks.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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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 “Complete IELTS Band 6.5 - 7.5 - UNIT 1”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: career, email, skills, student, eat. This video has 98 sentences and 813 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:38. The speaker talks at a steady 122 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 19 of its 98 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| tutor noun | /ˈtjuːtəː/ | One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction. |
| qualification noun | /ˌkwɑlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ | The act or process of qualifying for a position, achievement etc. |
| homestay noun | /ˈhoʊmˌsteɪ/ | A system whereby students, visiting a foreign country to study, board with a local family at an affordable price. |
| sporty adjective | /ˈspɔɹti/ | Fond of sports. |
| surname noun | /ˈsɝˌneɪm/ | The portion of a person's name that is generally hereditary or treated as an indicator of a person's family, which may be shared with other members of the… |
| outgoing adjective | /aʊtˈɡəʊɪŋ/ | Extroverted: talkative, friendly, and social, especially with respect to meeting new people easily and comfortably; outgiving. |
| attach verb | /əˈtæt͡ʃ/ | To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively). |
| ambitious adjective | /æmˈbɪʃ.əs/ | Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction. |
| recruitment noun | /rɪˈkruːt.mənt / | The process or art of finding candidates for a post in an organization, or recruits for the armed forces. |
| ladder noun | /ˈlæd.ɚ/ | A frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs (cross strips or… |
| junk noun | /d͡ʒʌŋk/ | Miscellaneous items of little value, especially discarded or unwanted items. |
| concentrate verb | /ˈkɑn.sən.tɹeɪt/ | To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
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| end up verb | To bring to a conclusion. |
| walk around verb | To walk with no planned destination; to meander. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Can I help you with anything?
- I'm quite an outgoing person.
- I've been here a couple of years now.
- How have you found the course?
- Do you want to get to the top?
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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| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | if you worked for us, how would you |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've been · I've really improved · you've done |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was born · is related |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 28 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I'd, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: qualification /ˌkwɑlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/, ambitious /æmˈbɪʃ.əs/
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 tutor, qualification, homestay.
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.