Shadowing Practice: IELTS Speaking Part 1 | Topic: Communication - Band 7.5 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Let's talk about communication.
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How do you usually communicate with your friends?
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Well, daily I communicate with my friends, mainly through social media platforms.
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Also in our digitalized era, I think it's really common to keep in touch with my beloved ones through video calls and texts.
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And I do it every single day.
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Okay.
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Do you prefer talking face to face or texting?
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I would say I'm kind of a traditional person,
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therefore I would go for face-to-face communication because I think it is more effective when it comes to emotional effectiveness.
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Because when it comes to social media and technological-based communication,
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it feels somehow lacks emotions.
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Is communication important in your life?
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Of course it does because I think communication is a very fundamental need of every single human being.
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Therefore, it is a very essential part and not only does it have only fundamental needs,
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but it also offers a lot of opportunities for us to well expand our connections and also career and study opportunities.
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Okay, has the way people communicate change in recent years?
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Well of course as I mentioned before due to the advance
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of technology there has been a lot of changes in the way people communicate nowadays.
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First of all, I think it's about the speed and availability
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because right now we can't communicate with each other no matter where we are
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and it also way faster is just a matter of seconds to send some message or make a call.
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Okay.
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Do you think people communicate better now than in the past?
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Well I don't think so.
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Well, it does feel better when it comes to speed and availability as I mentioned before.
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However, I feel like communication now lacks depth and somehow seems to be more fragmented
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because we communicate through a lot of channels.
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Therefore, it lacks concerns to me.
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Okay.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “IELTS Speaking Part 1”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: communicate, communication, lacks, therefore. This video has 30 sentences and 325 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:30. The speaker talks at a steady 130 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. 6 of its 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| communicate verb | /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ | To impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone; to make known, to tell. |
| fundamental adjective | /ˌfʌn.dəˈmɛn.təl/ | Related to a foundation, base, or basis; serving as a foundation. |
| availability noun | /əˌveɪ.ləˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ | The quality of being available. |
| expand verb | /ɪkˈspænd/ | To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open. |
| emotion noun | /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/ | A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data. |
| beloved adjective | /bɪˈlʌvd/ | Much loved, dearly loved. |
| nowadays adverb | /ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/ | At the present time; in the current era. |
| technological adjective | /ˌtɛk.nəˈlɑ.dʒɪ.kəl/ | Of, relating to, or involving technology, especially modern scientific technology. |
| effectiveness noun | /ɪˈfɛk.tɪv.nɪs/ | The property of being effective, of achieving results. |
| fragment noun | /ˈfɹæɡmənt/ | A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part, either physically or not. |
| digitalize verb | /ˈdi-jə-tə-ˌlīz/ | Synonym of digitize. |
| communication noun | /kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ | The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission. |
| somehow adverb | /ˈsʌmhaʊ/ | In one way or another; in a way not yet known or explained; by some means |
| platform noun | /ˈplætfɔɹm/ | A raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made. |
| concern noun | /kənˈsɝn/ | That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- How do you usually communicate with your friends?
- Do you prefer talking face to face or texting?
- Is communication important in your life?
- Do you think people communicate better now than in the past?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, don't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/, communication /kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, emotional /ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/, essential /ɪˈsɛn.ʃəl/
- Long words — get the stress right: communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, fundamental /ˌfʌn.dəˈmɛn.təl/, availability /əˌveɪ.ləˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/, technological /ˌtɛk.nəˈlɑ.dʒɪ.kəl/, effectiveness /ɪˈfɛk.tɪv.nɪs/
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 communicate, fundamental, availability.
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.