Shadowing Practice: IELTS Speaking Part 1: Walking, Chocolate and Concentration (Band 6.0) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Good afternoon. Could you tell me your full name, please?

Good afternoon! My name is Mai Nguyen.

Thank you. Let's start by talking about walking.

Do you walk much in your daily life?

Yes, quite a lot, actually.

I walk to the station every morning,

and it takes about fifteen minutes.

I think it wakes me up better than coffee!

Did you walk more when you were a child?

Yes, much more.

I used to walk to school with my older brother,

because our parents didn't have a car!

Where do you like to go for a walk?

I love walking along the river near my flat.

It's a place where you can forget about the traffic.

Last week, I saw some ducks, and they followed me!

Now, let's talk about chocolate.

Do you like chocolate?

Oh, I absolutely love it!

I'd rather have dark chocolate, though,

because milk chocolate is a bit too sweet for me.

Have you ever given chocolate as a present?

Yes, I've given it to friends many times.

It's cheap, and nearly everyone likes it!

Is chocolate popular in your country?

It's becoming more popular, especially with young people.

My grandparents didn't try it until they were sixty!

But if you eat too much, it's bad for your teeth.

Let's move on to concentration.

Is it easy for you to concentrate?

Not always, to be honest.

My phone keeps buzzing, so I lose focus very easily.

When I study now, I leave it in another room.

What helps you concentrate?

Quiet music helps me a lot.

Listening to piano music makes me feel calm,

so I can study for hours.

Was it easier to concentrate when you were younger?

Probably, because I didn't have a smartphone then!

I could read all afternoon, and nothing distracted me.

Do you think walking can help people concentrate?

Yes, definitely!

When I'm stuck on an essay, I go for a short walk,

and the ideas usually come back!

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: Walking, Chocolate and Concentration”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: chocolate, walk, concentrate, afternoon, walking. This video has 45 sentences and 337 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:15. The speaker talks at a natural 150 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. 11 of its 45 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
concentrate verb	/ˈkɑn.sən.tɹeɪt/	To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force.
piano noun	/piˈænɪː/	A percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers…
concentration noun	/ˌkɑn.sənˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/	The act, process or ability of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated.
essay noun	/ˈɛs.eɪ/	A written composition of moderate length, exploring a particular issue or subject.
duck noun	/dʌk/	Any of certain aquatic birds of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet, distinguished from swans and geese by generally being smaller and…
fifteen noun	/ˈfɪf.tiːn/	An Irish traybake made with crushed digestive biscuits, marshmallows and glacé cherries combined with condensed milk and desiccated coconut.
smartphone noun	/ˈsmɑɹtfoʊn/	A mobile phone with more advanced features and greater computing capacity than a feature phone.
buzz noun	/bʌz/	A continuous humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones.
sixty noun	/ˈsɪksti/	A commercial lasting 60 seconds.
distract verb	/dɪˈstɹækt/	To divert the attention of.
grandparent noun	/ˈɡɹæn(d)pɛəɹənt/	The parent of someone's parent.
chocolate noun	/ˈtʃɔk.(ə.)lɪt/	A food made from ground roasted cocoa beans.
milk verb	/mɪlk/	To express milk from (a mammal, especially a cow).
quiet adjective	/ˈkwaɪ̯.ət/	With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
calm adjective	/kɑm/	Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
come back verb	To return to a place.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

Could you tell me your full name, please?
Do you walk much in your daily life?
Did you walk more when you were a child?
Where do you like to go for a walk?
Have you ever given chocolate as a present?

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	Have you ever given · I've given
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form	love walking · keeps buzzing

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as didn't, I'd, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

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 concentrate, piano, concentration.

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.

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