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Welcome to the IELTS Speaking Test.
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In this first part, I would like to get to know you better, so I'll be asking some questions about yourself first.
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First of all, let's talk about days off.
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What do you usually do when you have days off?
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I don't have a lot of activity in my days off.
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Usually I just spend time for sleeping, watching a movie, or cooking some good meals.
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Do you usually spend your days off with your parents or with your friends?
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I live pretty far away with my family, my hometown, so I just spend my day off for myself.
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Sometimes I go out with friends to check and chat and update about our life.
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What would you like to do if you had a day off tomorrow?
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Actually, this time of life I'm kind of busy so I don't have time to relax or enjoy some of my hobbies.
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So if tomorrow is a day off, I'm gonna take that time to sleep till 10am, cook some good meals and then watching a movie.
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Now let's talk about teachers.
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Do you want to be a teacher in the future?
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I have never thought that I'm gonna be a teacher one day
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because I think that I don't have a lot of typical characteristics that teachers have such as a patient or devoted.
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What were your primary school teachers like?
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Because it's more than 10 years since I left my primary school,
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so I don't have a strong impression about my teacher.
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Because I study in a small school in my hometown,
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so all of the teachers in here are patient and devoted to their purpose.
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Do you have a favorite teacher?
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Well, I don't have a strong bias for any specific teacher,
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but the one that I remember the most is Miss Thu, my English teacher.
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She told me the first time when I was in 8th grade.
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And the thing that she makes me remember the most is that more than conveying the knowledge.
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She told me about lessons of life, the behavior to be a good person.
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Now let's talk about keys.
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Do you always bring a lot of keys with you?
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Well, I don't have a lot of keys.
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The two important keys of me is that the light motor key
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and the house key and I always bring time with me when I go out.
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Have you ever lost your keys?
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I have never actually lost my key
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because sometimes I forgot where my keys are but finally I find my key in any way.
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It can be in my stuff, in a place that I put it in but forgot lately.
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Do you often forget your keys and lock yourself out?
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two or three times.
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I don't remember the exact number when I locked myself out.
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Because sometimes when I go out and don't have time to prepare carefully,
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I usually don't remember to bring my key out.
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But luckily, somehow I always put my backup key in the hidden spot near my house for emergency situation.
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Now let's move on to part 2 of the test.
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Your topic for today is describe a car journey that you remember well.
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You have 2 minutes to talk so don't worry if I stop you.
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You can start now.
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One case journey that I remember well is when I traveled to Nha Trang with my high school friends.
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It is just the most memorable experience because it is the first time we traveled together.
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This journey was planned in the beginning of the last year in high school.
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We spoke that six members in my friend group would go together.
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But at the end, one of us can go
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and we consider a lot about whether we should go or not
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but finally we decided to go together from my hometown it took five hours to go to the destination
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and during that five hours we talked about not just only about
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the interesting topic that we usually talk together but we hold some mini game
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to provide the geography knowledge for each other when we go through some milestones.
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And because it is the first time we try to go together,
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so we're very excited and cannot stop talking and laughing.
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In Nha Trang, our activity was just around going outside to to exploring Nha Trang food culture,
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working on the beach or going around the city to take photos, marking our very first trip.
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And our motto in this trip is penny pinching.
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So we just eat street vendors and went to some place that cost a little money.
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But not for that, our trip was not interesting.
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It's a wonderful time of earth before going to university.
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It was a truly fantastic trip that I will always remember
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when I was older or had the ability to experience the more luxurious trip.
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So you've just talked about a car journey that you remember well, so now I'm going to ask you a few more general questions related to this.
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First of all, what benefits does public transport bring to the world?
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I think that public transport brings a lot of advantage for our society.
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Firstly, it can make the environment greener because the emissions can reduce by using public transport.
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Secondly, using public transport is a way to save money
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because public transport is much more cheaper than old vehicles.
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What qualities does a driver need to have?
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Well, I think that a driver must have a lot of characteristics.
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Firstly, they must be skilled enough to drive because they need to handle a lot of situations when they are driving.
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And the second one is that responsibility because they will not always be driving alone.
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So they need responsibility for the people they carry in the car.
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Do you think the government should make it a rule for people to use public transport?
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I think it is hard to make it a rule for people using public transport
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because there are some situations that public transport is not work.
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especially in the emergency situation.
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They need a personal vehicle to solve their problem.
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The second one is that in some places such as in hometown,
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the facility of public transport is not good.
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So it's hard to force them using public transport.
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Do you see driverless cars as the future of cars?
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Well, I think it's gonna be the future of a car.
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I think that in the future, any car would have the driverless function.
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As much as I know that the driverless car function is much more safer than a driver.
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So if we use that function, we gonna save time to do any task.
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Thank you, that's the end of the test.

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Why Practice Speaking with This Video?

This IELTS Speaking Test video offers a brilliant opportunity for English learners to practice and enhance their speaking skills in a structured environment. The test format mimics real-life scenarios where you may discuss personal experiences and viewpoints, making it an ideal setting for English speaking practice. By engaging with the content, you can familiarize yourself with the flow of conversation typical in IELTS, thereby boosting your confidence when facing similar speaking tasks.

Moreover, using the shadowing technique, where learners repeat after the speaker, helps in improving pronunciation, intonation, and rhythm. This engaging method allows you to learn English with YouTube effectively while internalizing sentence structures and vocabulary in context.

Grammar & Expressions in Context

In analyzing the transcript, several key structures emerge that learners can adopt into their speaking repertoire:

  • Present Simple for Habits: The speaker uses present simple tense to describe their routine, such as "I usually spend time for sleeping, watching a movie, or cooking." This structure is useful for discussing habitual actions.
  • Conditional Statements: When asked about future plans, the speaker demonstrates use of first conditional with "if tomorrow is a day off, I'm gonna take that time to sleep till 10 am." This structure is essential for expressing potential future scenarios.
  • Past Tense for Experiences: The recounting of a memorable journey uses past tense effectively: "One case journey that I remember well is when I traveled to Nha Trang." This helps in storytelling, an important skill in the IELTS test.
  • Descriptive Language: The use of adjectives and descriptive phrases enhances communication, as seen in "the most memorable experience" and "planned in the beginning of last year." Such expressions are vital for adding depth to your descriptions.

Common Pronunciation Traps

Pronunciation can often be a challenge, and this video highlights certain tricky words and phrases that learners should pay attention to:

  • Word Stress: Pay close attention to how words like "important" and "experience" are stressed. Misplaced stress can lead to misunderstandings.
  • Linking Sounds: Notice how the speaker links words together in a natural flow, such as "going out" sounding like "goin' out." This is a key aspect of fluent speech.
  • Vowel Sounds: The pronunciation of "cooking" versus "cookin'" may vary based on accents. Being aware of these nuances will aid in clear communication.

Incorporating these vocabulary and pronunciation tips into your English speaking practice will provide a substantial boost to your overall language abilities, making you more prepared for the IELTS speaking section and real-world conversations alike. Utilize this video to practice regularly, and consider applying the shadowspeak method to maximize your learning potential.

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.

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