Shadowing Practice: IELTS Speaking Mock Test Band 6.5 | IELTS with Charles - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I would like us to start, please, by talking about languages and communication.
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Tam, how many languages do you speak?
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Well, I can speak three languages in total.
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I'm most fluent in Vietnamese, which is my mother tongue, and the second one is English.
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Currently, I've started learning Chinese as well.
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Wow, brilliant.
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Why did you learn English?
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At first, I just wanted to learn English
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because I can communicate with other people in different countries and I can understand the lyrics of the US and UK songs.
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However, as I get older,
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I realized that learning English can open more opportunities for me such as applying for my future university.
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Wonderful, thank you.
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What did you find most challenging about learning a foreign language?
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For English, sometimes I struggle with grammar because I find it's quite hard to remember and for Chinese,
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I think the hardest part is to remember the characters of them.
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Yes, wow, I feel far too scared to learn Chinese.
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Well done.
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Do you think it's important to learn more than one language today?
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Absolutely, yes.
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Well, I think this is not because it helps us to communicate with other people
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and to learn more about different cultures but also because this is going to open more opportunities for us,
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like applying for jobs.
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Brilliant, well done.
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Let's move on now please to talk about art and creativity.
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Do you enjoy visiting art museums and galleries?
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I would say yes.
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Well, I think paintings sometimes make me feel more emotional
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And that's why I think there are other places to go and awaken to relieve my stress.
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Brilliant, thank you.
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Could you give me an example of a museum that you'd like to visit?
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I think there's many museums, so I would say sometimes I would surf on the social media
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and I saw a lot of events and if I find it interesting I would go home.
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Brilliant, thank you.
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Did you take art classes when you were at school?
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Well yes, ever since I was kid my mom sent me to oil painting classes
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and she was really proud of my painting
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so she put them on the wall in my living room so she can take a look every day.
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That's wonderful, that's perfect.
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I bet she feels very proud of you.
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Yes, wonderful.
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Do you have any paintings or pictures on your wall at home?
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Well, yes, most of them are natural sceneries or objects, yeah, and I mean like,
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in my free time, I also use art painting to draw too.
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Wow, so your wall at home is covered with your own paintings?
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Yes.
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Amazing, I love it.
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And the final question for part one, please.
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Do you think art education is important for children?
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I would say yes, because it helps children to have different views of the paintings.
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For example, when two kids look at one picture and they may have different ideas about it.
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Interesting.
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Wow, so it helps to boost their creativity.
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Yeah, they can be more open -minded.
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Brilliant, thank you very much.
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And that brings us to the end of part one.
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Well done.
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Now please we will move on to part two where I will give you a question
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and you have one minute to prepare.
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So today's question please is can you describe an event or celebration you recently attended?
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Yes.
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Okay that brings us to the end of the one minute when you're ready please start now.
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Well there are many special occasions that I can think about
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but if I had pick one i always use my 17th birthday
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and well it took place in dalai which is a city
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has a cold and refreshing weather and i go i go with i went with my family and friends too
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and my birthday took place in a restaurant restaurant yeah
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and we did a variety of activities there and firstly everyone attend my
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birthday to send me the presents
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and we took a lot of photos together to capture the unforgettable memories
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and then they sang the birthday songs for me and encouraged me to blow the candles And lastly,
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we sat down together and shared food to each other.
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And for the reason why this celebration was memorable and enjoyable.
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I think because this is like the first time my family and friends attended my birthday
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and I feel like it was so meaningful because I realized that the best part of the birthday It's not a person,
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it wasn't expensive, but I mean, they are always by my side, whenever I'm happy or sad,
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so this birthday was really mean for me.
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And in the future, if I have a chance, I will celebrate my next birthday in Dalai,
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which is my favorite scene.
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Wow, that sounds like an amazing birthday, thank you so much.
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Well done, well done, well done.
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Brilliant, thank you.
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Okay, I want to please continue now talking about celebrations and special occasions.
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Can you tell me please, why are traditional festivals and celebrations important for a culture?
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Well, this is because a traditional festival can preserve the traditional values, such as songs,
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clothes, and I think like the young generations can learn about them naturally instead of reading books.
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And another reason is traditional festivals serve as a powerful tool for destination branding.
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I mean, attract both domestic and the foreign tourists too.
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So this can bring the income for local people.
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Fantastic.
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Thank you very much.
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Well done.
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How have public celebrations changed in recent years?
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Well, public festivals I think like people care more about social media so young people
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come to a festival mainly to take photos or record videos
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and then they post them on TikTok or Instagram
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and I think public festivals are more easily to join now as people
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at home can watch festival through live stream on phones,
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so they don't have to go out to join the crowded places.
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Yeah, absolutely, well done.
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Do you think commercial interest is ruining traditional holidays?
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Well, I think so, because like young people,
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Young people always see the special occasions as a day to shopping or go on a trip,
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instead of learning about the true meanings of them,
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so I think that's why they always forget.
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Let's move on now please to talk about the internet.
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Tell me please, how has the internet changed the way that people stay connected with friends and family?
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Well, I think like the internet helps people stay close together although they are a little far away.
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like we can see their updates on the social media such as Instagram or Facebook and also
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internet help us to I think social media can be easier
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and much convenient for us because we can make a video calls
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and send a chat yeah brilliant thank you well done
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and finally do you Do you think older people find it harder to adapt to modern technology?
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Well, yes, this is because modern technology has a lot of...
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um has a lot of complicated features
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and it's really hard for them to remember as they had the poor memory
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and that's why whenever they use their um technological devices um it feels very new to them
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and another reason is some some other people are afraid of making mistakes.
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I mean like they're scared of losing money or getting scammed so they avoid using technology and code once.
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Brilliant.
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Well done.
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Thank you so much and that brings us to the end of the test.
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Congratulations.
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Well done.
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Fantastic.
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How did you find that?
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How do you feel?
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I think like my feelings was like inner when I'm talking with my examiner.
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Okay, perfect.
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Well, hopefully I was even more friendly than your examiner.
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Yeah.
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Well done.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “IELTS Speaking Mock Test Band 6.5”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: birthday, brilliant, painting, festival, learn. This video has 131 sentences and 1312 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:56. The speaker talks at a steady 120 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| celebration noun | /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/ | The formal performance of a solemn rite, such as Christian sacrament. |
| occasion noun | /əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/ | A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance. |
| communicate verb | /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ | To impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone; to make known, to tell. |
| scare verb | /skɛɚ/ | To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way. |
| creativity noun | /kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/ | The ability to use imagination to produce a novel idea or product. |
| examiner noun | /əɡˈzæmɪnɚ/ | A person who investigates someone or something. |
| naturally adverb | /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/ | In a natural manner. |
| complicated adjective | /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/ | Difficult or convoluted. |
| encourage verb | /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ | To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit. |
| capture verb | /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/ | To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem. |
| boost verb | /buːst/ | To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up. |
| congratulations | /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/ | Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation. |
| connect verb | /kəˈnɛkt/ | To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object. |
| lyrics noun | /ˈlɪɹ.ɪks/ | The words to a song (or other vocal music). |
| ruin noun | /ˈɹuː.ɪn/ | The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| close together adjective | Near each other in time or space. |
| sit down verb | To assume a sitting position from a standing position. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Tam, how many languages do you speak?
- Do you think it's important to learn more than one language today?
- Do you enjoy visiting art museums and galleries?
- Do you think art education is important for children?
- Do you think commercial interest is ruining traditional holidays?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | if I find it interesting I would go · if I have a chance, I will celebrate |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | Vietnamese, which is · dalai which is |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 9 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: celebration /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/, occasion /əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/, capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: celebration /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/, communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, creativity /kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/, examiner /əɡˈzæmɪnɚ/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/
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 celebration, occasion, communicate.
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.