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Listening Part 3
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You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about shopping for clothes.
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For questions 19 to 23, choose from the list A to H what each speaker enjoys about shopping for clothes.
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Use the letters only once.
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There are three extra letters which you do not need to use.
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You now have 30 seconds to look at the questions.
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Speaker 1 I'm a fashion model, so you might expect me to be really into clothes.
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Actually, I couldn't care less about them, especially when I've been taking them on and off all day at work.
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Designer gear's not my style, though I do try a ton of it on when I'm at a photo shoot.
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Having said that, it isn't that I've no interest in shopping at all, as long as it isn't for myself.
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Working in fashion, I have a pretty good eye for what'll look good on my sisters,
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so if I'm out and about and spot something in a shop, it'll often end up going home to them.
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Speaker 2 My friends are forever dragging me out shopping.
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I pretend I'm not into it, but there's something satisfying about spotting a dress
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or top in a high street store that's similar in design to one
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you've seen in a magazine for 10 times the price.
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Not that the high street versions are always cheap, but it's still a good feeling.
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We usually pop in and see one of our friends who works in the store we like.
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We always beg her for money off anything we buy, but she doesn't have the authority to give us discounts.
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So I'm not the most fashionable person around, but I try to look my best.
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Speaker 3
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this t -shirt does it go with these jeans stuff like
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that you'd expect it to be the other way around really wouldn't you
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speaker 4 I work in a clothes shop not
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because I've ever been particularly into fashion
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I just needed a job contrary to what you might think
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in this store sales assistants can't buy things cheaper though now
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and then the manager will let us choose something that's slightly damaged most of the time you wouldn't know it's not perfect.
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There might be a button missing or something, but there's always a spare.
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Part of my job is to dress the window displays that people see as they walk past the shop,
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and this is something that I now love looking out for when I'm out shopping myself.
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Speaker 5 I've never done much online shopping,
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certainly not for clothes, mainly because I can't be bothered to send stuff back that doesn't fit or whatever.
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And when you like to treat yourself now and then to something pretty special, you want to make sure it's okay.
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I'm not into the wacky stuff some of the designers produce.
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You can't walk down the street dressed like that.
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And being on trend isn't a major concern of mine.
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I prefer their more classic pieces that will stand the test of time, so I keep an eye out for their sales.
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I wouldn't call myself a bargain hunter, and I don't buy much either.
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Now listen again.
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Speaker 1.
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I'm a fashion model, so you might expect me to be really into clothes.
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Actually, I couldn't care less about them, especially when I've been taking them on and off all day at work.
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Designer gear's not my style, though I do try a ton of it on when I'm at a photo shoot.
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Having said that, it isn't that I've no interest in shopping at all, as long as it isn't for myself.
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Working in fashion, I have a pretty good eye for what'll look good on my sisters,
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so if I'm out and about and spot something in a shop, it'll often end up going home to them.
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Speaker 2 My friends are forever dragging me out shopping.
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I pretend I'm not into it, but there's something satisfying about spotting a dress
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or top in a high street store that's similar in design to one
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you've seen in a magazine for 10 times the price.
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Not that the high street versions are always cheap, but it's still a good feeling.
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We usually pop in and see one of our friends who works in the store we like.
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We always beg her for money off anything we buy, but she doesn't have the authority to give us discounts.
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So I'm not the most fashionable person around, but I try to look my best.
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Speaker 3 Well, I don't have money of my own, so I tend to go shopping with my dad.
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He told me he doesn't mind what I get as long as it doesn't cost a fortune.
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So designer stuff's out.
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Though now and then I'll see
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if I can get him to let me put something weird and wonderful on just to have a laugh.
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Otherwise, shopping's really not that cool, is it?
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Dad's really into the latest trends, though, and he's always saying, What do you reckon about this T -shirt?
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Does it go with these jeans?
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Stuff like that.
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You'd expect it to be the other way round, really, wouldn't you?
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Speaker 4 I work in a clothes shop, not because I've ever been particularly into fashion.
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I just needed a job.
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Contrary to what you might think, in this store, sales assistants can't buy things cheaper,
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though now and then the manager will let us choose something that's slightly damaged.
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Most of the time, you wouldn't know it's not perfect.
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There might be a button missing or something, but there's always a spare.
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Part of my job is to dress the window displays that people see as they walk past the shop.
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And this is something that I now love looking out for when I'm out shopping myself.
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Speaker 5 I've never done much online shopping, certainly not for clothes.
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Mainly because I can't be bothered to send stuff back that doesn't fit or whatever.
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And when you like to treat yourself now and then to something pretty special, you want to make sure it's OK.
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I'm not into the wacky stuff some of the designers produce.
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You can't walk down the street dressed like that.
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And being on trend isn't a major concern of mine.
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I prefer their more classic pieces that will stand the test of time, so I keep an eye out for their sales.
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I wouldn't call myself a bargain hunter, and I don't buy much either.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “FCE Listening Test Part 3 with answers”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: speaker, shopping, clothes, fashion, shop. This video has 81 sentences and 1085 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:28. The speaker talks at a steady 145 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 85% 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
cloth noun/klɒθ/A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes…
designer noun/dɪˈzaɪnɚ/A person who designs something, or who designs things as a profession.
bother verb/ˈbɑðɚ/To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
hunter noun/ˈhʌntɚ/One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.
discount noun/ˈdɪskaʊnt/A reduction in price.
pretend verb/pɹəˈtɛnd/To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance.
drag verb/dɹæɡ/To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
spare adjective/spɛɚ/Being more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous.
contrary adjective/ˈkɑntɹɛɹi/Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse.
jeans noun/d͡ʒiːnz/A pair of trousers made from denim cotton.
satisfy verb/ˈsætɪsfaɪ/To be enough (for)
bargain noun/ˈbɑːɹɡən/An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds themself to transfer the right to some property for a…
fashionable adjective/ˈfæʃənəbl̩/Characteristic of or influenced by a current popular trend or style; in fashion; in vogue.
fortune noun/ˈfɔːtjuːn/Destiny, especially favorable.
extract noun/ˈɛkstɹækt/Something that is extracted or drawn out.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
end up verbTo bring to a conclusion.
walk down verbTo continually advance (on an opponent) and punch (the opponent) in order to control the fight and dominate the opponent, while shrugging off the opponent's…

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • You can't walk down the street dressed like that.
  • Otherwise, shopping's really not that cool, is it?
  • You'd expect it to be the other way round, really, wouldn't you?

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going onI've been taking
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowyou've seen · I've ever been · I've never done
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itcan't be bothered
Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thingfriends who works

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 60 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I've, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “th” sounds: cloth /klɒθ/, bother /ˈbɑðɚ/

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 cloth, designer, bother.

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