Shadowing Practice: IELTS Speaking Part 1 - Robots 🤖 | Model answers - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hello everyone!
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Welcome to our super podcast.
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I'm Maria.
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And my name is Rory.
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And we are the hosts of the IELTS Speaking for Success podcast.
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A podcast that aims to help you improve your speaking skills as well as your listening skills along the way.
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Right.
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The reason we started this podcast is to give you a
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look at how a native English speaker speaker would answer some of the IELTS speaking test questions.
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I'll be asking some of these questions and Rory will be answering them.
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We really hope that you take away as much as possible from every episode.
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This episode is about robots.
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So Rory, you've chosen to talk about robots because in speaking part one they actually can ask you questions about robots.
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My first question is what do you think of robots?
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I think robots are wonderful.
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They seem to be great labor-saving devices.
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You can, well now they are at the very least, you can bring them into your home
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and they can do all kinds of tasks for you
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that you never had before you would have to do just by yourself.
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So it's great for saving time for saving yourself as well.
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So I think the more we have of robots in the home, the better.
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So you're positive about robots?
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Very.
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Wow, okay.
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Did you watch any cartoons related to robots in your childhood?
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I think so.
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I don't remember anything specifically about robots, but something that was connected to it was a program called Button Moon,
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which was, again, not a cartoon, but it was a stop motion kind of animation.
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And they had a robot on that show.
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So it's kind of similar to it.
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It's probably not a very good one, though.
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I can remember it creeped me out a lot when I was a child.
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Hmm, okay.
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Do you like the idea of robots helping you at home or driving your car?
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Oh, yes, both.
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Like I said, I think they're great for saving time and saving your labor so you can focus on other things.
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I just wish we had more of them and they were better developed.
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This is for the home of course, but when it comes to driving my car, I'm not so sure just right now if I want them to do that.
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I know they're testing this, but I would like to see them
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tested a little bit more before I trusted my life in the hands of a robot.
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Rory, would you like to have a robot? Would I?
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Yes, absolutely.
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Like I say, as many as possible.
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Wow, so if you had like 10 robots at home, you'd be very happy.
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Yes, as long as they were doing different jobs.
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If I paid for 10 robots to do the same job, then that would be a waste of money.
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Isn't it a bit scary to have like 10 robots at home?
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If you're as lazy as I am, I find it quite reassuring.
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Super.
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Rory, thank you very much for your answers.
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So, dear listeners, let's have a look at some of the vocabulary and grammar Rory has used.
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that gives him a good score, possibly band 8, band 9 in IELTS.
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So Rory, for example, you've said labour saving device.
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Yeah, it's like a compound, compound adjective, I suppose, really, that you can use to describe things that mean that you don't have to work.
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So something else will work instead of you.
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Something can be labour saving.
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More common than labour saving is time saving, so something that stops you from spending time on something that you don't want to.
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Right.
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Also, you've used a phrasal verb like creep me out.
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Creep me out.
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Could you make a sentence with this?
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Absolutely.
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Now being in a car driven by a robot would creep me out.
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So, for example, with this phrasal verb in particular means that something would make me very nervous, very uncomfortable.
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Yes, it's a good one, like band 9 phrasal verb.
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Also about grammar, you've used some of the passive structures, like what's connected, right?
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Also, you've used a nice one, I wish we had.
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Yes, absolutely.
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So, to talk about things that, well, hopefully will happen in the future or that I would like to happen in the future.
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Definitely when it comes to robots, I would like to see much more development with them.
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Yeah, so we can say like, oh I wish I had a robot at home.
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Yes, absolutely.
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So we can use the second conditional, if everyone had a robot at home, they'd be super happy.
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Yes, absolutely.
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Or if I had ten robots at home, I'd save a lot of time.
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Absolutely.
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Yeah, and Rory wants to have ten robots, exactly ten robots at home.
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Dear listeners, could you think of your answers to these questions?
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So would you like to have a robot?
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Did you watch any cartoons about robots?
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Because this is well a common topic obviously in IELTS speaking.
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Rory, thank you very much for your answers.
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Now dear listeners, you can listen to Rory's answers again and notice all the advanced structures and vocabulary.
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What do you think of robots?
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I think robots are wonderful.
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They seem to be great labor-saving devices.
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You can, well, now they are at the very least.
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You can bring them into your home
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and they can do all kinds of tasks for you
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that you never had before you would have to do just by yourself.
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So it's great for saving time, for saving yourself as well.
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So I think the more we have of robots in the home, the better.
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Did you watch any cartoons related to robots in your childhood?
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I think so.
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I don't remember anything specifically about robots, but something that was connected to it was a program called Button Moon,
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which was, again, not a cartoon, but it was a stop motion kind of animation.
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And they had a robot on that show.
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So it's kind of similar to it.
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It's probably not a very good one, though.
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I can remember it creeped me out a lot when I was a child.
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Do you like the idea of robots helping you at home or driving your car?
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Oh yes, both.
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Like I said, I think they're great for saving time and saving your labor so you can focus on other things.
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I just wish we had more of them and they were better developed.
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This is for the home, of course, but when it comes to driving my car, I'm not so sure just right now if I want them to do that.
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I know they're testing this, but I would like to see them tested a little bit
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more before I trusted my life in the hands of a robot.
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So, thank you all for listening.
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Thank you very much for your attention, and we'll see you soon.
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Bye-bye.
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Bye.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “IELTS Speaking Part 1 - Robots 🤖”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: robot, saving, Rory, absolutely, cartoon. This video has 111 sentences and 1166 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:49. The speaker talks at a natural 171 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 84% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| creep verb | /kɹiːp/ | To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground. |
| cartoon noun | /kɑɹˈtun/ | A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings. |
| podcast noun | /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ | A program, especially an audio program, produced on a regular basis, delivered over the Internet in a compressed digital format and designed for playback on… |
| phrasal adjective | /ˈfɹeɪzəl/ | Relating to, or used in the manner of, a phrase. |
| listener noun | /ˈlɪs(ə)nɚ/ | Someone who listens, especially to a speech or a broadcast. |
| verb noun | /vɝb/ | A word that indicates an action, event, or state of being. |
| bind verb | /ˈbaɪ̯nd/ | To tie; to confine by any ligature. |
| 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. |
| grammar noun | /ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/ | A system of rules and principles for the structure of a language, or of languages in general. |
| compound noun | /ˈkɑmpaʊnd/ | Anything made by combining several things. |
| animation noun | /ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/ | The act of animating, or giving life or spirit. |
| adjective noun | /ˈæd͡ʒ.ɪk.tɪv/ | A word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes a noun’s referent. |
| reassure verb | /ˌɹi.əˈʃʊɹ/ | To assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt. |
| conditional noun | /kənˈdɪʃ.ə.nəl/ | A conditional sentence; a statement that depends on a condition being true or false. |
| passive adjective | /ˈpæs.ɪv/ | Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| take away verb | /ˌteɪk əˈweɪ/ | To remove something and put it in a different place. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- My first question is what do you think of robots?
- Rory, would you like to have a robot?
- Could you make a sentence with this?
- Did you watch any cartoons about robots?
- What do you think of robots?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | you've chosen · you've said |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was connected |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 24 contractions and reduced forms, such as you've, don't, they're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: animation /ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/, reassure /ˌɹi.əˈʃʊɹ/, conditional /kənˈdɪʃ.ə.nəl/
- Long words — get the stress right: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, animation /ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/, conditional /kənˈdɪʃ.ə.nəl/, 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.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like creep, cartoon, podcast.
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.