Shadowing Practice: IELTS English Podcast - Speaking Topic: Shopping - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hello IELTS students from all areas of the globe, I'm your IELTS tutor Jack and welcome back to another episode of the IELTS plus English podcast.
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A much calmer subject today, we can relax, we're talking about shopping.
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No science today, just shopping.
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Now I'm not a big fan of shopping
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but certainly it's a subject I can talk about and it's of course something we all do.
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Now something you should all do is go to www.jax-english.com to get your free handout.
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10 vocabulary and expressions and 6 key questions
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that come up in the IELTS and I will be dealing with today in this episode.
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and I think we've got such an easy topic I'm going to give myself
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that challenge again I'm going to try and include all vocabulary
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and expressions throughout today's episode and if I include one you will hear this sound
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that means I included one of them
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so you can check it on the list you can tick it on the list
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if I did it
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and fingers crossed fingers crossed I can get all 10 vocabulary
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expressions into my answers we won't waste any more time today
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we are going to get straight into part one question one
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how do you feel about shopping i'm not a huge fan of shopping i sometimes uh go
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and you know food shopping clothes shopping whatever i need to
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do i certainly don't go window shopping i think that's for
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people who really like to do shopping in their free time but
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when it comes to big purchases such as tvs phones cars whatever it is i do like to shop around
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and make sure i get the best deal
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and best product good okay there's two already what types of shops do you use regularly
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when it comes to online shops i i use these kind
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of amazon type shops a lot these are shop online stores
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that have a lot of categories and products i think we all use something like
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that in our country korea it's coupang for me personally i love coupang
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and when it comes to brick
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and mortar stores then i like to go to the supermarket
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i actually enjoy going to the supermarket i don't know why i love looking at the food i guess
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and uh i do love buying food
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so yeah those two okay um part two is describe your favorite shop uh
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so i'm going to put two minutes on the clock
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and my time starts now i'd like to tell you about costco
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when i was young I always liked going to the supermarket.
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I love looking at food.
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As I grew up, I enjoyed looking at wine, cheese.
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I just love having all the different products in one place.
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So, you know, when I was young and I lived in England, I would go to Tesco.
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Tesco was my favorite store.
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It's huge.
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the prices are very good they have a wonderful range of
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products yeah it's somewhere i really like to spend time even as a teenager i genuinely enjoyed it
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so let me tell you a little more about costco costco
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is i suppose you would call it a supermarket um it
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it carries products in bulk you have to buy in bulk
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so you do tend to get some interesting products at a
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knockdown price um it's i like going there to to look
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at the the butcher section the bakery um the again the wine i do like to see
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that and uh yeah it's it's a really fun place to go with with decent quality food
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and very fresh products for me personally i go there once
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a month approximately you do need to have a membership to be to be a part of costco
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and to go there and sometimes i go on kind of shopping sprees i'll go there
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and and really go around and buy lots of things
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and end up spending far too much money i would say it's my favorite shop
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because of you know you can buy very interesting products from other countries
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and in bulk and in good prices
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so in the future i'm sure i'll spend
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so much more time there it's uh okay good
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that wasn't bad i'll tell you what my problem was what I recommend my students
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when you do a part two and I'll talk about this later in more depth but basically
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when you talk about the past talk about something very personal to you
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really focus on your own experience and that's what I did today as you heard
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but when you move to the description section i really recommend you focus on being a bit more general
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and talk about the thing so in in the thing
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that you're focusing on in this case it was costco i
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think i should have spent more time talking about the layout
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the size the staff the types of products in more depth instead of
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that i moved away and i kind of came back to my own habits
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and experience and it made it a little hard to reach the two minutes
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if you make sure the past
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and description sections are as different as possible it makes it easier to add more depth
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and more information and therefore reach two minutes now i won't take your time in this podcast episode
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if you want more information on this please check out my
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youtube i have a very in-depth video on part two
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so go and check that out
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but um yeah i i felt i could have done better
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um okay part three why do you think some people purchase
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things they do not need i think one of the main
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uh causes of purchasing something you don't want is through impulse buys uh we go somewhere we stand in line
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or something like that and we see something we like
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and okay i'll buy it suddenly and and
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and that's called an impulse buy or impulse purchase
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and that's a great way to buy something you don't actually want
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and you go home and you experience buyer's remorse meaning
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that you regret it
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so I think impulse buys are a big reason also another
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reason we we buy things we don't want is addiction being a shopaholic you end up buying things
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that you really didn't want okay I don't know how I'm doing
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how am i doing with these vocabulary expressions i think i've
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covered quite a lot um you will know it's hard for
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me to keep track now let's do another question to what
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extent do you think advertising affects the way people shop i think that advertising has a couple of different
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effects on the way we shop number one it causes us to buy things we don't want
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that's a problem on the other hand it can introduce top-notch products to us
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that perhaps we weren't aware of it adds options to what we're with considering
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so that's a good thing um
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but as i mentioned in my previous answer a big effect uh is these impulse buys
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which are a problem for some people me included uh for me last week for For example,
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I went to the store and I saw this chocolate on sale.
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It was next to the counter.
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I bought it.
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It was an impulse buy and I regretted it later on.
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Good.
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Okay, just a quick note there.
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If you don't have enough content in your answer, add your own personal experience like I did.
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I often say, last week I did something.
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That's a good way to extend your answer.
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final question today i think we still have some vocabulary to include
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how have shopping habits changed over recent years i think one of the biggest uh ways
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that shopping habits have changed is transparency of price um
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because we can see everything on the internet now um in the past i remember uh We could haggle in some shops,
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particularly at the market.
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But nowadays, because all the prices are pretty clear, you don't haggle so much because we know it's a good price or not.
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So haggling has decreased, I would say.
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Apart from that, we do a lot of online purchases.
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That's a really big effect of the Internet and smartphones.
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and perhaps because of that we are buying more than we used to
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and perhaps buying more exorbitant products
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that we shouldn't do okay i i sneaked in the word exorbitant at the end there
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which means too expensive beyond what we can afford but i believe that was all 10 vocabulary and expressions
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so i hope you enjoyed today's topic shopping uh
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and i hope you have a fantastic week remember i really appreciate it
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if you like subscribe comment
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and i will chat to you in the comment section i always do
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and have a wonderful week i'll see you next week bye
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What You'll Learn from This IELTS Shopping Topic Video
This clip is a goldmine for IELTS speaking practice, focusing on two key skills: expanding topic-specific vocabulary and structuring natural responses. You’ll learn to discuss shopping habits—from daily errands to big purchases—using phrases like "shop around" and "knockdown price," which are critical for scoring well in Part 1 and 2. Additionally, the tutor models how to transition smoothly between ideas, a skill examiners love. By the end, you’ll feel confident tackling shopping-related questions with fluency and precision.
Listen For These Sounds: Connected Speech in Action
Pay close attention to how the speaker links words and reduces sounds, a hallmark of native English. For example, "I'm not a huge fan" becomes "I'm na huge fan" with a subtle link between "not" and "a." You’ll also hear reductions like "don't go" turning into "don' go" and "what types of" blending to "wha types a." These nuances are key to improving your English pronunciation and making your speech sound more natural. Practice shadowing—repeating the dialogue aloud as you listen—to internalize these patterns.
Say It Like a Native: Rhythm and Stress Tips
To mirror the speaker’s rhythm, focus on stressing content words like "shopping," "bulk," and "deal," while softening function words like "the" and "to." Notice how the tutor pauses slightly before key points, such as when introducing "big purchases," to emphasize importance. This pacing creates a conversational flow that’s easy to follow. For shadowspeak practice, replay short sections and mimic the stress and intonation exactly. Over time, this will help you sound more confident and native-like, a crucial factor in IELTS speaking success. Remember: shadow speech isn’t just about repetition—it’s about capturing the music of the language.
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.