Shadowing Practice: IELTS Listening Map with Answers - Train Station - Learn English Speaking with Video
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You will hear a conversation between three friends,
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Lisa, Richard and Michelle, about the best place to park their bicycles at a train station.
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Oh look, there's Lisa.
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Hi Lisa, what are you doing today?
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I'm going to ride my bike to Jones Street Station and catch a train to visit my auntie.
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That sounds like fun.
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Yes, but I was wondering, do you know if there's a safe place at the station for me to leave my bike?
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Jones Street Station.
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I haven't been there in a while, but I think there's a fairly large bike parking area.
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Really?
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I have a plan of the station here.
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Can you show me where I should put my bike?
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Well, there's a big outside parking area to the left of the station entrance.
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Wait, did you know that they've just upgraded that station?
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There are new bike racks all under cover.
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Wow, that's great news.
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Much better than just parking a bike outside.
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Uh, wait, can I just make sure that's a bike park with a roof to the left of the station door?
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Yes, and they have video surveillance now, so someone is watching the bikes all the time.
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But if you want to be really security conscious, they have bike lockers now too.
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So you can store your bike in a locker, just like a baggage locker.
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That sounds perfect, just what I wanted.
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Where are they?
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Aren't they over by the platform?
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I mean opposite the station entrance, where the ticket office used to be.
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No, that's the information desk now.
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The ticket office is gone.
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Wait a minute, did you just say there's no ticket office?
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How am I going to buy my train ticket?
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Don't worry, there are ticket machines just inside the entrance to your right.
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OK, so where are the bike lockers?
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They're easy to find.
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Just on your right, just before you go into the main entrance.
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Cool.
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What about baggage lockers?
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Where are they then?
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They're behind the ticket machines.
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It's quite hard to get to them.
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I mean, you can't see the door from the station entrance.
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You have to go through the café to find them.
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Is the cafe in the corner?
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I mean, is it in the far right corner of the station?
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Yes, it's by the platform.
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So what I meant was, go through the cafe and you'll find the baggage lockers.
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Oh great, thank you both.
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I'd better go now or I'll miss my train.
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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 - Train Station”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: bike, station, locker, ticket, entrance. This video has 47 sentences and 420 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:54. The speaker talks at a steady 145 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. 15 of its 47 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| locker noun | /ˈlɑ.kɚ/ | A type of storage compartment with a lock, usually used to store personal possessions for public use, such as in schools, railway stations, place of work… |
| entrance noun | /ˈɛn.tɹəns/ | The action of entering, or going in. |
| desk noun | /dɛsk/ | A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a… |
| upgrade verb | /əpˈɡɹeɪd/ | To improve, usually applied to technology, generally by complete replacement of one or more components. |
| conscious adjective | /ˈkɑn.ʃəs/ | Alert, awake; with one's mental faculties active. |
| surveillance noun | /sɚˈveɪ.ləns/ | Close observation of an individual or group; person or persons under suspicion. |
| bicycle noun | /ˈbaɪsɪk(ə)l/ | A vehicle that has two primary wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s… |
| rack noun | /ɹæk/ | A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other. |
| café noun | /ˌkæˈfeɪ/ | A coffee shop; an establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them on the… |
| auntie noun | /ˈæn.ti/ | Term of familiarity or respect for a middle-aged or elderly woman. |
| bike noun | /baɪk/ | Any vehicle sharing some characteristics with a bicycle or motorbike, such as pedal power, a handlebar, or a saddle. |
| ticket noun | /ˈtɪk.ɪt/ | A pass entitling the holder to admission to a show, concert, sporting event, etc. |
| platform noun | /ˈplætfɔɹm/ | A raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made. |
| opposite adjective | /ˈɑ.pə.sɪt/ | Located directly across from something else, or from each other. |
| roof noun | /ɹuːf/ | The external covering at the top of a building. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Can you show me where I should put my bike?
- Wait, did you know that they've just upgraded that station?
- Aren't they over by the platform?
- Wait a minute, did you just say there's no ticket office?
- How am I going to buy my train ticket?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | haven't been · they've just upgraded |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will hear · you'll find · I'll miss |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | are you doing · is watching |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | I'm going to ride · am I going to buy |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 11 contractions and reduced forms, such as they're, aren't, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 locker, entrance, desk.
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.