Shadowing Practice: IELTS Speaking Band 8.0 Mock Test with Feedback - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Okay, so now we're going to get started with part one of the test.
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So your first question is, do you like shoes?
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Yes, I do, I guess, yeah.
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Okay, and how often do you buy shoes?
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Actually, even though I like shoes, I don't buy it that often because once I buy shoes, I think I take it for like four to five years of time.
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So the first time, whenever I buy the shoes, I always get expensive one.
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So normally high quality ones, brand shoes, and then I just take them for like three to four years.
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If it goes longer than that, five years.
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Okay, and do you prefer comfortable or good looking shoes?
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Comfortable, definitely, because whenever I wear high heels, it's so uncomfortable.
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I cannot walk around that long.
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And I like to be active outside, so I normally wear comfortable shoes.
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So even right now I'm wearing sneakers.
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Okay, and have you ever bought shoes online?
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Yeah, I think so.
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When I didn't have time, but I prefer to buy that offline because I can try them on.
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And even though I buy something online, sometimes I need to get it back because it's so different from you know, real life experience.
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I don't buy that often online, but offline.
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Okay, great.
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Now let's move on to part two of the test. So, I will give you a question
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and then I will give you a piece of paper and a pencil to prepare your answer.
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This is the extended response question.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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So your question is, describe a shirt or dress you wore for a special occasion.
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Okay.
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So describe a dress or shirt you wore for a special occasion.
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It's a black silk dress with pattern laces, long sleeve.
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It comes down until my ankle and it has thin fabric and has elegant features in there.
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So in Korea I bought it and before I go to Germany I bought it from a Korean mall called Zara.
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So it was a little bit expensive
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but I just wanted to prepare something special because I knew
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that Christmas time is going to be something fancy in Europe
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and it's my first time facing Christmas time so I just wanted to wear that.
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We made a Christmas party finally.
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While I was wearing it, I felt like I'm in a fancy place
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because a lot of people there at the site were all wearing some suits and Christmas dresses.
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So I thought, okay, I guess I'm lucky that I prepared enough because actually Christmas is not a big thing in Korea,
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but it seems like it's a huge event in Europe.
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So, yeah, I felt special.
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while I was wearing that dress.
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Okay.
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Yeah.
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All right.
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Great.
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Thank you.
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And now we're going to move on to the final part of the test.
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Okay.
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So what do you think the clothes we wear say about us? while I'm outside.
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My hobby is walking outside, socializing and going to events.
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And whenever I wear some fancy clothes it was not comfortable at all.
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So for me clothes is something that represents your character and yeah So it represents the special vibe of a person.
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Okay, and do you think that brand name is very important for closed sales?
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Sometimes.
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If you are a seller, I think it is important, but for a person who's buying I don't think that's that important.
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Yeah, because I always have a lot of clothes with me in my closet, but they are not brand things.
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I'm a student, so I cannot afford them.
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So, yeah, if it's cheap, but having a good quality, I don't think that's important.
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And why do you think some people like to go clothes shopping with friends?
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It's really fun, especially girls.
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When I'm going with my girlfriends, I can show them my style and then they can also show me their style.
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And yeah, we can just compare what kind of things that we like.
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And it's just really fun.
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It's like...
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food shopping.
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And how have clothes fashions changed in your country over the past few decades?
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It's hard to tell because the trend is actually always going around.
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So these days I can sometimes see the 80s or 90s fashion is arising again.
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These days it's retro style but also hip style is kind of mixed together.
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And what kind of things determine what is in fashion?
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Can you say one more time?
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Yep.
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What kind of things determine what is in fashion?
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Actually, I'm not really well known in fashion, so I don't know about that.
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Okay.
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And how do you think fashion will change in the future?
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I think it will just take a turn, like a circulation.
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So I have no idea how it's going to be changed.
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But whenever I see Vogue models or the fashion magazine or the runway show, always the fashion in there has been quite unique.
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And.. modern and sometimes kind of weird so people are actually aiming for individuality more and more.
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So sometimes I think it can go extreme.
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So in the future, the new generation will aim for something unique that is even on the level of Being weird,
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Yeah, and people will find it unique.
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Yeah.
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Okay, so those are all the questions.
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So, thank you very much.
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Thank you for your time.
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Alright, so now let's get into the feedback from your speaking test.
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So, you did really well.
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Let's go through it section by section.
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So, for part one, you answered all of the questions.
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There were a few small mistakes.
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So, for example, instead of return, you would say, "Get it back." Or you also said,
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"You take the shoes for four years." Yeah, but usually we would say, "I would use the shoes for four years or keep them." For the second part,
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the extended response, "Yeah, you did really well.
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There weren't many errors in that part at all.
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And you spoke very fluently and confidently, which is great." Thank you.
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Finally, for the third part, again, really fluid, very confident.
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You did really great.
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Just for the last question, you said there will be a circulation.
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Yeah.
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Yeah.
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So, usually we use circulation for, like, air movement or something like that.
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usually when we describe trends we say they cycle.
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Oh yeah, I forgot about that.
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That's okay, it's just a very very small nuance.
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Yeah.
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But overall you did great, so I would score you an eight on the IELTS fans.
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Ah okay, thank you.
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Yeah, I knew that there are some grammatical errors
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because I haven't specialized in grammar but more I was focused on more speaking, so that's why.
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But Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “IELTS Speaking Band 8.0 Mock Test with Feedback”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: shoes, fashion, clothes, Christmas, wear. This video has 112 sentences and 1134 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:44. The speaker talks at a steady 147 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| cloth noun | /klɒθ/ | A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes… |
| circulation noun | /ˌsɝkjʊˈleɪʃən/ | The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began. |
| offline adjective | /ɔfˈlaɪn/ | Of a system, currently not connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. For example, a power plant which is not connected to the grid, or a computer… |
| confidently adverb | /ˈkɑnfɪdəntli/ | In a confident manner; with confidence; with strong assurance; positively. |
| fluently adverb | In a fluent manner, as expressing oneself easily, especially in a foreign language. | |
| grammatical adjective | /ɡɹəˈmæt.ɪ.kəl/ | Not breaching any constraints of the grammar, or morpho-syntax, of the relevant language. |
| individuality noun | /ˌɪndɪvɪd͡ʒuˈælɪti/ | The characteristics that contribute to the differentiation or distinction of someone or something from a group of otherwise comparable identity. |
| nuance noun | /ˈnjuː.ɑːns/ | A minor distinction. |
| sneaker noun | /ˈsnikɚ/ | One who sneaks. |
| socialize verb | /ˈsoʊʃəlaɪz/ | To interact with others, especially personally, informally and off the clock rather than formally and officially. |
| specialize verb | /ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/ | To narrow in scope. |
| cellar noun | /ˈsɛləɹ/ | An enclosed underground space, often under a building, used for storage or shelter. |
| retro adjective | /ˈɹɛt.ɹəʊ/ | Of, or relating to, the past, past times, or the way things were. |
| lace verb | /leɪs/ | To fasten (something) with laces. |
| heel noun | /hil/ | The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come down verb | To descend, fall down, collapse. |
| go around verb | To move or spread from person to person. |
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. |
| walk around verb | To walk with no planned destination; to meander. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I don't buy that often online, but offline.
- I'm a student, so I cannot afford them.
- Can you say one more time?
- Let's go through it section by section.
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 | has been · haven't specialized |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | be changed · was focused |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 17 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: circulation /ˌsɝkjʊˈleɪʃən/, socialize /ˈsoʊʃəlaɪz/, specialize /ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/
- Long words — get the stress right: circulation /ˌsɝkjʊˈleɪʃən/, confidently /ˈkɑnfɪdəntli/, grammatical /ɡɹəˈmæt.ɪ.kəl/, individuality /ˌɪndɪvɪd͡ʒuˈælɪti/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/
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 cloth, circulation, offline.
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.