Shadowing Practice: IELTS Speaking Band 7.0 Mock Test with Feedback - Learn English Speaking with Video

Hi.

Welcome.

How are you?

I'm good.

How are you?

Good.

Thanks.

To start off, can you just tell me your name?

My name is Jiwoo Kim.

Jiwoo.

And can you spell that for me?

J-I-W-O-O and then K-I-N.

Great.

Are you working or studying right now?

I am actually a graduate student right now studying English Literature.

And where is your hometown?

I am currently living in Ilsan, which is not a part of Seoul.

It's a part of Gyeonggi Province in a city named Goyang.

And it's, I guess you could call it a suburb, the suburb area.

And I have been living there for about 10 years.

What do you like about your hometown?

I like that it's less crowded compared to Seoul because I sometimes work in Seoul, I sometimes,

I go to school in Seoul so I know how crowded Seoul can be

but when I go home it's a lot more relaxing, I have a very big park in front of my apartment building so it's a lot calmer.

And is there anything you dislike about your hometown?

I dislike the transportation system around my hometown because it's very far

and for me to get to a subway station it takes about 30 minutes by a bus

and even the bus doesn't come very regularly

so that's a bit of a pain but other than that I'm okay with it.

And can you tell me about some of your hobbies what do you do in your free time?

I usually lie down in bed and play games on my phone.

I like to joke that I'm an invertebrate because I lie down like a spineless animal.

But yeah, that's my favorite thing to do.

Just play games on my phone, have a podcast playing in the background, and that's about it.

Okay, we're gonna talk a little bit now about studying your student right now.

What do you study?

I study English literature.

I'm a master's student right now and I heard

that it's a little weird to talk about what you're focusing on as a master's student

but to be a little bit more precise than literature I study Irish drama.

And do you enjoy it?

I have a love and hate relationship with it.

I mean I definitely enjoy it enough to choose the path of pursuing my studies

but I hate it at times because it makes me feel very stupid.

Fair enough, fair enough.

Do you look forward to finishing and beginning work? In the near future?

Yeah.

I am planning on it because this is my fourth semester as a master's student

and usually a master's program would end about in a two-year, three-year type of situation.

I haven't gotten started on my thesis yet

so that's a bit of a problem but other than that I'm planning to graduate next summer.

So after that, maybe I could start working.

Good, good.

And one final question.

Do you prefer to study in the morning or the afternoon or the evening?

I am a night owl so I definitely prefer to study at night or in around 3 a.m.

4 a.m that's when I function the best.

I'm definitely not a morning person.

I usually sleep till around noon or 1 p.m.

Okay, great.

Well that's a good start.

From there we can transition to part two.

And in part two of the exam, as you may know, we have one prompt and this is the prompt.

You'll have a minute to take notes and prepare and then you want to try to speak for two minutes.

Okay.

So take a moment to read that, make some notes, and in a minute we can get started.

Okay, that's a minute there.

Okay.

Are you ready?

Yes, I am.

Okay.

All right.

So the person that came to mind was a singer named Yunha.

And I think she just popped up in my head

because I was just listening to her song while I was on the subway here.

And she is a singer.

I think she's been, I think she debuted around the early 2000s.

So she's been singing for quite some time as far as I know.

And I know that she is currently a very big hit because of this one song called Event Horizon.

And from what I remember, this song came out around like February this year.

So it's been a while.

But then during the fall, she's been performing in a lot of university festivals.

And that's when a lot of people who didn't know about this song started recognizing it.

And they've started listening to it.

And it's now back on the charts and everything.

So that's what she's done.

And I think she's popular because she sings really effortlessly.

You know, all the high notes, all the vibrato and stuff.

She does it so amazingly yet effortlessly.

and I am sort of in awe of this person now

so she comes to mind she's the person that came to mind.

Okay great.

One or two follow-ups.

What style of music would you say?

I think she does like a soft rock slash band type of music.

She plays the keyboard and there's like a backup band behind her whenever she sings live.

I can't say that I'm sure for all of her songs though

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because I haven't listened to that many songs of hers yet.

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Okay good.

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And is she really popular at the moment?

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I think she is, yes.

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Okay great.

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Very good, very good.

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With that we can move on to part three.

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Alright.

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So I'll just ask a range of questions here.

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And the first one is what kind of people are popular at work? At work.

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I think people who are,

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I think for Koreans, I think people who are really good at drinking and love alcohol are usually very popular.

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I wanted to say that people who do their jobs really well would be popular

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but I think that that's not always the case.

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So yeah people who are outgoing and are always always willing to go for a drink afterwards are very popular.

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And do you think bosses are more popular than employees at work?

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I don't think so normally because if you say in a boss

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and employee type of situation there's always a hierarchy and even

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if you're a very outgoing person and you're very casual it's hard to forget

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that that person's your boss and you know they have the power to stop giving you money at one point.

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So yes I think it's it takes a lot of effort for a boss to be very popular at work.

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And which do you think is more important keeping a good relationship with colleagues

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or being well or doing well or being good at your job?

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Huh.

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I personally want to be the person who is good at their job,

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but to be popular, I think maintaining a good relationship with your colleagues is a little bit better

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and therefore it seems like that's the better person, that's the better employee to have at workplace sometimes.

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Okay.

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Yeah.

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Okay, and one more question.

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What benefits are there when a child is popular at school?

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Benefits.

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I think they would get a lot of valentines or gifts.

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They would have a lot of friends wanting to come to their birthday parties.

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Yeah.

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Yeah.

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And how would that impact the child's life in school?

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I think being very popular from a very young age would

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impact a child to not have as many problems in their social life,

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normally because they would always have people who want to be with them, who would want to be with them.

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But at the same time, I feel like that would always also help,

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not help them, impact them in ways where they won't be able to fulfill certain things as well when they have like,

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you know, challenges faced in front of them because they wouldn't have had to try so hard in the past.

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Yeah.

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Good.

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All right.

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Well, really nicely done.

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And with that, we can move on to the feedback.

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All right.

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All right.

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So as you probably know, the IELTS is scored on four categories.

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There's fluency, vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation.

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You are a very strong speaker across the board.

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You did an excellent job on this exam.

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So we'll take them just make a few comments on each category.

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In terms of fluency, you speak naturally.

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Really no pauses other than the natural pause that is needed to find a word or find a phrase.

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so that's really as strong as it can get.

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I noticed no additional hesitation.

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Your vocabulary is great.

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I noticed not just a range of words, but also idioms and uncommon words and native-like collocations.

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You said things like a love and hate relationship, which is a very common natural phrase.

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Instead of just saying transportation, you refer to the transportation system which is a good advanced way to say that.

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And then there were really uncommon words like an invertebrate to describe how you relax at home, that was great.

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Hierarchy is another one of these more academic kind of words that are very good to use.

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And also I think refer to yourself as a night owl.

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Again, good idiomatic language that that reaches into the top top IELTS bands.

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Moving on more good things to say your grammar is very good a range of tenses present perfects perfect continuous

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so things like she has been performing which are very good to mark

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when things are happening and the relationship and also good advanced praises like,

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I guess you could call it to introduce some uncertainty or to show how you feel about something.

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I think you also said, from what I remember, which is a very good way to say that I'm not 100% sure.

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Exactly, yeah.

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To add that nuance.

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So that was very good.

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Your pronunciation is also very good.

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Thank you.

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clear throughout, no issues with single words or stress, and there is a sort of natural rhythm,

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a rise and fall to your speech.

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So that was overall excellent.

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And in terms of the parts, you really answered all of the questions in enough detail.

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The part two answer was about the right amount of time.

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The only area that maybe for improvement would be part three

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and it's not really language it's more of an approach to the question.

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Right, yeah.

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I know it's a little bit hard

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because we just sort of changed topics on you

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and there's no pause and here come questions but

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if there were any way to to give slightly longer answers in part three.

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That would be the only area I can think of to work on.

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So for example, explaining why people might be popular at work, maybe going on to elaborate with a short reason would be helpful.

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I felt like I was going off on a rant there, so I was trying trying to cut myself off a little bit.

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It's okay.

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It's a very good job.

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And then I think it's a somewhat tricky question the way it's phrased.

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Which one is more important, keeping a good relationship with colleagues or doing well at work?

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It feels like a strange choice.

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And I think you struggled partly as a result of the question.

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But practicing those if you really wanted to push forward.

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You did an excellent job.

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Thank you.

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And really thank you for coming in.

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And it was nice to meet you.

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Oh, it was nice to meet you too.

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All right.

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Thank you.

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Why Practice Speaking with This IELTS Mock Test Video?

If you’re prepping for the IELTS speaking test, this video is gold. It captures a real, natural conversation between a test taker and examiner, giving you a clear sense of the IELTS speaking practice rhythm. You’ll hear how to answer common questions about hometowns, hobbies, and studies—topics that pop up in Part 1. Plus, it’s perfect for shadowing: repeat the speaker’s lines to mimic their tone and fluency. Whether you use a shadowing site or just hit play/pause, this dialogue helps you sound more like a confident test taker, not a robot.

Grammar & Expressions in Context

Let’s break down 3 key phrases that boost band scores:

“I have a love and hate relationship with it”: This natural idiom shows complexity—way better than just “I like it sometimes.” Use it to describe hobbies, work, or studies.
“I guess you could call it a suburb”: The phrase “I guess you could call it” softens statements, making you sound flexible. Great for explaining unclear terms.
“other than that I’m okay with it”: A simple way to pivot from a negative point. It keeps answers concise, which examiners love.

Practice these in your own answers—they’ll make your speech feel more native.

Common Pronunciation Traps

Watch out for these tricky words from the video: “Ilsan” (pronounced “EEL-sahn,” not “ILL-sahn”) and “Gyeonggi” (try “Kyung-gee,” not “Gee-ong-gee”). Also, the speaker uses a relaxed tone, but don’t drop too many sounds—“it’s a lot more relaxing” needs clear “t” sounds in “it’s” and “a lot.” If you’re using shadow speak techniques, slow down to nail these details. Even small pronunciation fixes can push your band score up!

Ready to level up? Grab this video, hit repeat, and start shadowing. With consistent learn english with youtube practice, you’ll nail the IELTS speaking test in no time.

Grammar in this video

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

Structure	In the video
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on	have been living · she's been singing · she's been performing
Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing	Ilsan, which is · people who didn · people who are
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	haven't gotten · she's been · it's been
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	is scored · is needed

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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