Shadowing Practice: IELTS Speaking Part 1: Teachers, Homework and Maths - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Good afternoon. Could you tell me your full name, please?
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Good afternoon! My name is Arif Pratama.
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Thank you. Let's talk about teachers.
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Did you have a favourite teacher at school?
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Yes! My history teacher, Mr Hadi, was amazing.
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He told stories instead of just reading from the book.
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Would you like to be a teacher one day?
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Maybe, but not right now.
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I think teaching takes a lot of patience.
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And I'm not sure I have enough yet!
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Now let's talk about homework.
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Did you get a lot of homework as a child?
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Oh, far too much! Especially in secondary school.
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Some nights, I was still working at eleven o'clock.
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Do you think homework is useful?
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Yes, but only if it's short and clear.
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A little practice every day works better than long hours.
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Let's move on to maths.
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Were you good at maths at school?
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Not really! Numbers always made me nervous.
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But last year, something surprising happened!
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I started budgeting, and suddenly maths felt useful!
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Do you use maths in your daily life?
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All the time, mostly for shopping and saving money.
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I also split restaurant bills with my friends.
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So now I'm the official calculator of the group!
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Thank you. That's the end of Part One.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “IELTS Speaking Part 1: Teachers, Homework and Maths”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: maths, teacher, homework. This video has 27 sentences and 210 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:32. The speaker talks at a steady 136 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. 7 of its 27 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| mathematics noun | /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/ | An abstract representational system studying numbers, shapes, structures, quantitative change and relationships between them. |
| homework noun | /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/ | Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class. |
| patience noun | /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/ | The quality of being patient. |
| eleven noun | /əˈlɛv.ən/ | A cricket team of eleven players. Hence first eleven - the team of best cricket players (at a school), second eleven - the "B" team, etc. |
| calculator noun | /kæl.kjə.leɪ.tɚ/ | A mechanical or electronic device that performs mathematical calculations; (now usually) an electronic one specifically. |
| suddenly adverb | /ˈsʌd.ən.li/ | Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner. |
| restaurant noun | /ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/ | An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter. |
| teach verb | /ˈtiːt͡ʃ/ | To pass on knowledge to. |
| split verb | /splɪt/ | To divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line. |
| favourite adjective | /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/ | Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.) |
| secondary adjective | /ˈsɛkənˌdɛɹi/ | Next in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc. |
| teacher noun | /ˈti.t͡ʃɚ/ | A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor. |
| afternoon noun | /ˌæf.tɚˈnun/ | The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm. |
| useful adjective | /ˈjuːsfəl/ | Having a practical or beneficial use. |
| shop noun | /ʃɑp/ | An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Could you tell me your full name, please?
- Did you have a favourite teacher at school?
- Would you like to be a teacher one day?
- Do you think homework is useful?
- Were you good at maths at school?
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: patience /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/, shop /ʃɑp/
- Long words — get the stress right: mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, calculator /kæl.kjə.leɪ.tɚ/, secondary /ˈsɛkənˌdɛɹi/
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 mathematics, homework, patience.
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.