Shadowing Practice: IELTS Listening Map with Answers and Script - Zoo - Learn English Speaking with Video
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5b.
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You now have some time to look at questions 4 to 9.
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Now listen carefully and answer questions 4 to 9.
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Now, let's look at the attractions.
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As you leave the gift shop, you will notice that there is a ticket office opposite.
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This is not so for the Fairfax Road entrance, as this one only admits advanced bookings.
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When you turn left coming out, there is a main road which goes across a bridge.
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This leads to the African village, where you can find food and gift stalls and toilets,
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and there is also an entertainment program for which you can see a timetable on the back of your brochures.
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If you turn left on the main road, rather than heading for African village, you will pass the Children's Play Area, which is across the river on your right.
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To your left, there is an area where the zebras used to be kept, but it has become the home of our new herd of giraffes, which have settled in very well.
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They are fairly tame and will come up to you, but it is not permitted to feed them.
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Further along the same road, you will come to a bridge.
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If you were to cross at this point, you would find that there is a picnic area on your right.
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If you'd rather eat at a cafe, you'll need to go to the village, which is about a 15-minute walk from the bridge.
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If you stay on the main road and don't cross the bridge, you will also come across the crocodile pit,
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which was only introduced last August and has proven to be very popular, especially at feeding time.
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From there, you can pay a visit to the botanical gardens, which contain diverse plant species from all over the world.
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You might want to follow one of the various trails.
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each one is themed according to its continent.
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After the botanical gardens you come to a crossroads of sorts from where you can either turn south in
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which case you will come across the monkeys in our wooden area mainly chimpanzees
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and orangutans but you may see a few spider monkeys
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if you're lucky or
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if you go westwards you can be entertained by the antics of the dolphins and killer whales at Dolphin World.
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There are three daily performances, the details of which are shown in your brochure.
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This is not included in the overall price, and you will have to purchase another ticket separately from the ticket booth as you go in.
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Another area which has proven popular with little and big kids alike is the small animal area,
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which you'll come to if you follow the path around past Dolphin World.
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Here you can feed and pick up the animals.
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However, there are plans to scale it down and create safari themed rides in part of this area sometime next year.
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This has been met with a mixed reception and we would appreciate any feedback on this matter on the forms provided.
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Finally, on the other side of the river you can see a variety of African wildlife including lions, rhinos and deer.
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Well, that's about it.
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Now, has anybody got any questions?
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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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 B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “IELTS Listening Map with Answers and Script - Zoo”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: road, bridge, across, Dolphin, ticket. This video has 40 sentences and 545 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:05. The speaker talks slowly, about 107 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 86% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| botanical adjective | /bəˈtænɪkəl/ | Of or pertaining to botany; relating to the study of plants. |
| brochure noun | /bɹoʊˈʃʊɚ/ | A booklet of printed informational matter, like a pamphlet, often for promotional purposes. |
| monkey noun | /ˈmʌŋki/ | A member of the clade Simiiformes other than those in the clade Hominoidea containing apes, generally (but not universally) distinguished by small size, tails… |
| chimpanzee noun | /t͡ʃɪmˈpæn.zi/ | Pan troglodytes, a species of great ape native to the savannas and forests of Africa, and believed by biologists to be the closest extant relative to humans… |
| crocodile noun | /ˈkɹɑkədaɪl/ | Any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; (loosely) a crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the… |
| crossroads noun | A place where one road crosses another; an intersection of two or more roads. | |
| giraffe noun | /d͡ʒəˈɹæf/ | A ruminant in the genus Giraffa of the African savannah with long legs, a highly elongated neck, yellow fur patterned with dark spots typically in the form of… |
| orangutan noun | /əˈɹæŋ.əˌtæn/ | An arboreal ape, characterised by its shaggy reddish-brown coat and long arms, of the genus Pongo, native to Borneo and Sumatra. |
| timetable noun | /ˈtaɪmˌteɪbəl/ | A tabular schedule of events with the times at which they occur, especially times of arrivals and departures. |
| westwards adverb | westward, towards the west | |
| tame verb | /teɪm/ | To make or become tame; to domesticate (an animal). |
| rhino noun | /ˈɹaɪ.noʊ/ | A rhinoceros. |
| safari noun | /səˈfɑːɹ.i/ | A trip into any undeveloped area to see, photograph or to hunt wild animals in their own environment. |
| dolphin noun | /ˈdɑlf.ɪn/ | A carnivorous cetacean, typically with a beak-like snout, famed for their intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans. |
| stall noun | /stɔːl/ | A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come across verb | To change sides; to cross over to work for the opposition. | |
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| come up to verb | To approach. | |
| pick up verb | To lift; to grasp and raise. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | be kept · is not permitted · was only introduced |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has become · has proven · has been met |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | Area, which is · giraffes, which have · village, which is |
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | might want · may see |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as you'll, don't, you'd. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: brochure /bɹoʊˈʃʊɚ/, attraction /əˈtɹækʃn̩/, reception /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃn̩/
- Long words — get the stress right: botanical /bəˈtænɪkəl/, orangutan /əˈɹæŋ.əˌtæn/
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 botanical, brochure, monkey.
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.