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Okay, we can get started now.
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To begin, can you tell me your full name?
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So my Korean full name is Sung Min Jo, but you can just call me Eric.
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Sounds good.
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And you got to put H behind the C.
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Ah, H.
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Ah, okay.
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Silent H behind the C.
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I got you.
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All right.
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Can you tell me, are you working or studying now?
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I'm a student at Yonsei University and I'm a senior right now
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but I finished my whole semester so I'm about to graduate this August
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and I'm also working as an intern in SNU hospital as a robotic engineer.
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Oh interesting.
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Do you enjoy your studies?
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Not exactly.
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I mean it's too hard so I had a hard time thinking about getting a good grade.
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And what do you hope to do after you graduate?
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Well, after I graduate, I just want to go to a company as a lot of people do.
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I want to do something that's kind of some collaboration between what I've did so far,
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for example the engineering and also talking with the foreign people
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so using English I want these two combined
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so I want to do a job that's related to these two
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and what do you enjoy doing in your free time my free time I usually watch YouTube
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and also do a workout such as like push -ups and pull up such things like that.
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Okay, let's see.
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Where is your hometown?
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My hometown is near the Gangnam Station.
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It takes about 10 minutes just by walking from Gangnam Station to my house.
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What kind of things do you like about your hometown?
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Well, if you ask anyone about what you think about Gangnam.
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It's the center of Seoul and there are lots of facilities around.
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So it is really convenient to get what I want.
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I can just walk to the store and get anything that I want.
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And for people who are into education, there are a lot of academies.
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So you can get a good quality of education anywhere.
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Sure.
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What kind of things do you like, what kind of things do you not like about your hometown?
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Maybe when I go to work or go to a subway station, it is too crowded in certain periods.
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For example, when I finish my work and go back to my home, I think it's about 7 to 8 p .m.
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If you go to exit 7 in the Gangnam station,
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it is too crowded and it takes about 3 to 5 minutes just to go upstairs.
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So I don't like that, people being too crowded.
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I think I know what you mean.
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Yeah.
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Okay, we can talk about change now.
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Have you changed a lot since your childhood?
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Yeah, I think I've changed a lot, yeah.
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So back in the childhood, I was really quiet and I was only focusing on studying.
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But as I grow up and meet a lot of people, I became extroverted.
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And so it changed.
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I changed into, like, I mean, I changed to, like, talking with other people.
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Okay.
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And what do you plan to change next year?
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Probably being more positive because usually I think in a negative way, but it's not something like that.
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Being negative means, oh, I cannot do this.
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Like, it's not something like that.
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Just when I think about the future, I think in a negative way.
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So I think about how to, how I, what I should do to not make this happen.
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But I think just thinking positive, as lots of people suggest me to do,
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I think that's much more better because it gives me less stress.
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So yes, I'm going to change my mind in a more positive way.
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Okay.
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And do you like changes?
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I definitely like changes.
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Why?
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If nothing changes, then it's too boring.
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But I like something that's kind of dynamic and always changing.
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So if it changes a lot, I can learn more regarding to those changes.
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So, you know, I prefer the change more than just not changing and live a boring life.
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Okay.
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And are there any changes in your hometown recently?
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Well, recent, there's a park nearby.
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At first, that park was really not pretty developed.
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I mean, if you just walk around, there are dirt everywhere on your shoes.
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But recently, it changed.
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So they made a path that's.. and they covered something over the dirt
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so after that when I walk around the park my shoes are steady and clean.
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Okay good.
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We can end part one there.
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We can move on to part two.
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Okay so for part two you'll have a minute to prepare your answer and you can take some notes.
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Here's your question and here's a pencil.
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So take a minute to make some notes and then you'll have up to two minutes to talk about the topic.
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Okay, that's a minute there.
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So you're going to describe a tradition in your country.
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Well, I'd like to introduce Chuseok, which is a really famous holiday and also one of the representatives of our Korean tradition.
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And in Chuseok, usually the whole family members and also the cousins and aunts,
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they all participate in this tradition.
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So, and they usually participate not for a whole period, like three days, but just for one day because,
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you know, everyone's too busy having their, living their own life.
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So they make a plan to gather at just one day
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and the activities that they do is they play a game called yun -nori.
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It's throwing four sticks that has two different sides.
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And you throw them and according to the result that came out, you move some kind of a thing.
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and also they make songpyeon and also they eat.
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I've also tried it too and I think that's one of the most interesting activities that I've done so far.
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How I feel about this tradition?
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Well, I think it's really good of course and I feel really relieved because in this holiday,
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I feel like I'm outside of my reality,
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which means that I'm, well, in my reality, I'm full of stress.
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But in this holiday, I feel really happy and don't have to think about what I'm doing right now.
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Yeah.
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So basically happy.
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Okay, good.
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That was just about two minutes.
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Oh.
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What is your favorite part of Chuseok?
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Favorite part of Chuseok?
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Definitely Songpyeon.
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I really like eating, eating some delicious food.
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Okay, good.
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So we can move on now to part three.
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And the first question, how do people value traditional festivals?
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I think since I'm used to talking with workers right now,
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they mostly say that tradition is just a resting period, the holiday, and they feel really happy because they don't have to go to work.
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And for people who are really young, well, in a similar way, they also feel happy because they don't have to go to school.
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So instead of actually enjoying the true meaning of those traditions,
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they just feel happy because of this tradition and this holiday, they don't have to live their normal life.
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at those short periods.
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So yeah, I think in this way most of the people think that it's just a resting period.
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Good.
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What's the difference between festivals now and festivals in the past?
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Well, in the past when there's a some kind of festival, lots of people gathered together and they enjoyed the activities.
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such as what I said before, you nori or this kind of stuff.
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But nowadays, it's really hard to find people gathering and enjoying the activities nowadays.
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So if I ask someone, what did you do on this holiday or in this festival, they usually say, oh, I just watched YouTube,
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I just took a rest and lie on bed.
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So I think that's the biggest difference.
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Sure.
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Okay, do you think Western festivals or holidays like Christmas are replacing traditional festivals or holidays in your country?
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I think instead of replacing,
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I think adding would be more an appropriate way to say it.
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So I've never felt that the Western holidays and or the festivals are replacing our holiday.
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So I think it's just adding, not replacing.
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Okay.
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Do you think it's wrong for children not to celebrate traditional festivals within a culture?
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You mean even though they want to enjoy it, they cannot?
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No, like they decide they don't want to.
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If children decide they don't want to, is that a problem?
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Well, I've never thought that that would be a problem because that's their own choice.
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You know, even I didn't, I had a lot, lots of times not enjoying the holiday or the festival.
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So I think it's just their own choice and it's not wrong at all.
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Okay, good.
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Okay, we've made it to the end.
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Nicely done.
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Thank you.
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And now we can move on to a little bit of feedback.
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So as you know, the IELTS has scored on four parts.
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There's fluency and coherence, there's pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar.
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I think he did a nice job on all of these categories, but we can just comment on each quickly.
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We'll start with the first two that are the easiest.
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Fluency and pronunciation are both very strong.
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You've got a natural rhythm of speech and no pronunciation issues at all, really.
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So those are both very strong.
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Vocabulary and grammar are often linked.
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It can be hard to actually say exactly what's a vocabulary thing and what's a grammar thing.
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Broadly speaking, I think it was quite good.
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You have a good control of the present and the past tense.
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Good accuracy for the most part.
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And there's kind of two ways that you want to think about it.
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There's accuracy and then there's range.
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Accuracy, whether there are errors, and range, whether you're reaching for idioms and natural phrases and very advanced vocabulary.
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the errors that you made were very small in part one for example the question about your hometown
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might have been a little misunderstanding I think you wanted you
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could just say Seoul is your hometown I know Seoul is not a town
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but hometown just refers to the place where you grew up
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that would have made that question a little bit easier because you can talk more generally about the city
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But I guess that's a vocabulary thing in a way.
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When you were describing the train too, you described it as too crowded, which is true in a good way to describe it.
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But there's more advanced words that you could have used as well in that position to sort of advance your score.
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You could have described it as cramped, you could have described it as claustrophobic, You could say it's suffocating.
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And reaching for these slightly more advanced phrases is good for progressing in your score.
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In terms of grammar, let's see, small things.
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At one point, you mentioned that something was more better.
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Ah, better.
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Yeah, you know.
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So it's just better.
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A little bit of using comparatives is actually very good on the exam.
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It shows a level of accuracy and range.
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So those questions that ask you to compare the festivals now and festivals in the past, that's a good place to use comparative forms.
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The more better was a part one question, but again, it's an accuracy.
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really small other things plurals and singulars you mentioned
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that the park there was a lot of there were lots of dirts
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and dirt is not countable dirt is not countable
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so those are small little accuracy things that
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that might hold you back just a little bit one other point would be
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that in part three part three is hard because you get these general questions and they want you to talk
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generally without using your own example so you want to avoid using an eye
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eye statements or approaching it from a personal perspective and try to
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try to keep it as general as possible it can be hard
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because the questions come from various different angles
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but yeah overall i think it was it was a very good test and i would estimate
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your score at around 7 .5, but a very strong 7 .5.
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And with a little bit of extra refining on the vocabulary, a little more advanced phrases, you'd be able to move up.
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So, very good job, and thanks for coming in.
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Oh, thank you.
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All right, take care.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 199 sentences and 2089 words to shadow. The speech runs for 16:45. The speaker talks at a steady 125 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 85% 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
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| hometown noun | /ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/ | An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence. |
| accuracy noun | /ˈæk.jɚ.ə.si/ | The state of being accurate; being free from error; exactness; correctness |
| vocabulary noun | /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ | A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning. |
| dirt noun | /dɝt/ | Soil or earth. |
| grammar noun | /ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/ | A system of rules and principles for the structure of a language, or of languages in general. |
| phrase noun | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | A short written or spoken expression. |
| gather verb | /ˈɡæðɚ/ | To collect normally separate things. |
| pronunciation noun | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken. |
| participate verb | /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/ | To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something). |
| shoe noun | /ˈʃu/ | A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of… |
| nowadays adverb | /ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/ | At the present time; in the current era. |
| distress noun | /dɪˈstɹɛs/ | Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature. |
| bore verb | /boɹ/ | To inspire boredom in somebody. |
| comparative adjective | /kəmˈpæɹətɪv/ | Of or relating to comparison. |
| topic noun | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| grow up verb | To mature and become an adult. | |
| walk around verb | To walk with no planned destination; to meander. | |
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. | |
| move up verb | To promote, put onto a higher level. | |
| pull up verb | /ˌpʊl ˈʌp/ | To lift upwards or vertically. |
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 | Have you changed · I've changed · I've also tried |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | people who are · Chuseok, which is · crowded, which is |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is Sung · are often linked |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 33 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, rhythm /ˈɹɪð.əm/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, shoe /ˈʃu/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, collaboration /kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən/, examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: accuracy /ˈæk.jɚ.ə.si/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, participate /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/, comparative /kəmˈpæɹətɪv/
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 hometown, accuracy, vocabulary.
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.