Shadowing Practice: IELTS SPEAKING PART 1 - SKY (TRÒ CHUYỆN IELTS CHỦ ĐỀ SKY) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hi guys, welcome back to my channel.
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This is Jimmy.
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This is Yemi.
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And from now on, we're gonna change the format of the I.O.
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Speaking part 1 simulation test.
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We would like to make it become a little bit more conversational, which means there will be more interactions involved instead of just me doing most of the talking.
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Hopefully you can see things from different angles and you can learn some new vocabulary from this kind of video.
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And today's topic is quite unusual we don't often talk about it in daily conversations
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so Yany can you guess what it is about?
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Politics?
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No. Clients?
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No. Agriculture?
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Sky.
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Today we're going to talk about Sky.
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So here's on my hand is a list of questions related to Sky.
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Alright so let's Let's start with the very first question.
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Do you like to watch the sky?
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Yeah, I really do.
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Actually, it was one of my favorite activities to do when I was a child.
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I still remember every afternoon, my childhood friends and i would go go to the green fields to look at the sky
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and imagine what kind of shapes those clouds were for me
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that sounds fantastic
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so you must have you must have had a really you know wonderful child i guess yeah it was
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so great how about you well i'm not gonna say that i enjoy sky watching
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but I do look up at the sky on a regular basis.
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It's mainly because I want to check what kind of weather is going to be like
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that day so that I can plan things ahead.
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Sometimes, looking at the clear blue sky over air gives me a really relaxing feeling.
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The next question is, what is the sky at night in your hometown like?
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It's really magnificent.
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You know, I was born in Raising Dark Luck, which is a small profit located in the central island of Vietnam.
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Unlike Mugget City, with a lot of high-rise buildings, the night sky there is usually clear with no light pollution.
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So it's great for storm gazing.
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Oh yeah, I see.
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You know, I also come from a small town in the south of Vietnam.
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So it's also a great place for those who want to take in the beautiful view of the night sky.
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Alright, next question.
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Have you ever taken a course about stars?
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Wow, this is a really tough question, Chibi.
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I know, right?
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I haven't ever thought of it before.
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if you were me, how could you answer this question?
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Yeah, I agree with you.
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This is a really difficult one.
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And let me think, if I were you, I would definitely go for something like...
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No, I haven't.
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That thought never crossed my mind, to be honest.
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And something like an autonomy course is really uncommon in Vietnam.
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But if possible, I would like to give it a try because learning about stars,
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galaxies, the universe and stuff like that sounds like a really interesting thing to me.
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Alright, the last question what's your favorite star
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wow i like the morning star the most wait what the
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morning star yeah like do we have any words like
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that in english i thought it was you know i thought
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you translated directly from finnamese to english no we do have
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it it's another name of penis you know we can only spot
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that kind of stars in the early morning before dawn it often faces in the east
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and it's so shiny that makes it
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so stand out from the others oh okay wow that's really mind-blowing
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because i'm completely in the dark about stars to be honest i don't even know any names of stars yeah
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so that's all about it we've finished all the questions related to sky
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and hopefully you guys have learned you know a lot of new interesting vocabulary related to this difficult topic.
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And one more time, this is Jimmy and this is Yanny and we're from Jimmy English Home.
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Until next time, bye bye!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 64 sentences and 681 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:27. The speaker talks at a natural 153 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 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
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| topic noun | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest. |
| 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. |
| format noun | /ˈfɔːɹ.mæt/ | The layout of a publication or document. |
| cloud noun | /ˈklaʊ̯d/ | A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air. |
| unusual adjective | /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/ | Not usual, out of the ordinary. |
| angle noun | /ˈæŋ.ɡəl/ | A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle). |
| interaction noun | /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/ | The situation or occurrence in which two or more things act upon one another to produce an effect; the effect resulting from such a situation or occurrence. |
| relax verb | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | To make something loose. |
| galaxy noun | /ˈɡæl.ək.si/ | Any of the collections of many millions or billions of stars, galactic dust, black holes, etc. existing as independent and coherent systems, of which there are… |
| dawn noun | /dɔːn/ | The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise. |
| pollution noun | /pəˈluʃən/ | Physical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc. |
| magnificent adjective | /mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/ | Grand, elegant or splendid in appearance. |
| locate verb | /ˈloʊˌkeɪt/ | To place; to set in a particular spot or position. |
| simulation noun | /ˌsɪm.jəˈleɪ.ʃn̩/ | Something that simulates a system or environment in order to predict actual behaviour. |
| translate verb | /tɹænzˈleɪt/ | To change spoken words or written text (of a book, document, movie, etc.) from one language to another. |
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 were you, I would definitely · if possible, I would like |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | Have you ever taken · haven't ever thought · we've finished |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | conversational, which means · Luck, which is · those who want |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | gonna change · we're going to talk · gonna say |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 12 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, don't, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, interaction /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/, pollution /pəˈluʃən/, simulation /ˌsɪm.jəˈleɪ.ʃn̩/, conversational /ˌkɒnvə(ɹ)ˈseɪʃənəl/
- Long words — get the stress right: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, interaction /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/, magnificent /mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/, autonomy /ɔˈtɑ.nə.mi/
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 topic, vocabulary, format.
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.