Shadowing Practice: IELTS Speaking Practice Test - Self study TEST 2:Model Answer - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Which season do you like the most in your country?
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I personally like winter because I love being able to wrap up warm in my favourite sweaters and jackets.
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They feel really comfortable and cosy when it's cold outside.
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What do you normally do when it is sunny?
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I usually go out and do some shopping at a farmer's market.
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Looking around the market is one of my favourite things to do when the weather is nice.
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What kind of outdoor activities do you enjoy in winter?
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The outdoor activity I enjoy the most in winter is definitely skiing.
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When I was young, I learned how to ski from my father.
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Since then, I have been visiting one of the nearby ski resorts with my friends every winter.
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We have such a great time there.
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How do you think the weather affects our lives?
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Sometimes, extreme weather can affect our lives in negative ways.
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For instance, our country is normally affected by strong winds and heavy rains from tropical storms between July and September.
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And these cause serious damage to roads, houses, and buildings.
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At the same time, though, we need the rain for farming in our country, so it does have some benefits.
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Let me describe a time when my life was affected by the weather.
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Last year I was driving to my friend's house in Daejeon, Korea, and it was very warm and sunny, even though it was winter.
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But it suddenly started to snow a lot as I approached the halfway point of my journey.
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The road was soon covered with a lot of snow and I could hardly drive,
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so I had to stop the car at a motorway service area.
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Because of the heavy snow, I was forced to take a rest there.
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At that time, I thought it would stop in a couple of hours, so I just sat in a cafe,
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drank a cup of coffee, and watched the snowfall.
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It was a very peaceful moment at first.
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However, as time went by, it snowed a lot more, which meant that I had to stay at the cafe for over six hours.
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After all that time, it finally stopped snowing, and I cleared the snow off from my car and headed to my friend's house.
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Because of the weather, I was held up on the road for more than ten hours in total before I finally reached my destination.
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From that point onwards, I started to dislike snowfall, especially while driving.
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Do you think it is important to find a job related to your major?
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Yes, I think it is necessary to get a job related to my major
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because I want to utilize the knowledge and expertise I've picked up through my major.
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After studying my major for over three years at university, I want to apply all of the things I've learned in an actual professional environment.
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Which one do you think is better between having a hard job with a higher salary
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and having an easy job with a lower salary?
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I would definitely prefer to have a hard job with a higher salary
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because I need more money to live a more fulfilling and comfortable life.
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I am naturally a hard worker and I enjoy new challenges, so I don't really mind how hard a job is.
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What difficulties are there when finding a job in your country?
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Even for people who have a university degree, it is still very difficult to get a job in my country.
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This is partly because almost everyone has a degree and a related certificate these days, so these qualifications are not held in such high regard anymore.
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Also, there are too many job candidates in too few positions right now because of the economic recession.
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Another thing is, even if someone is qualified for a position, they also need to prove that they are proficient in English.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “IELTS Speaking Practice Test - Self study TEST 2:Model Answer”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: weather, winter, snow, salary, enjoy. This video has 43 sentences and 655 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:05. The speaker talks at a natural 161 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 7 of its 43 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| salary noun | /ˈsæləɹi/ | A fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually calculated on a monthly or annual basis, not hourly, as wages. Implies a degree of professionalism and/or… |
| outdoor adjective | /aʊtˈdɔː/ | Situated in, designed to be used in, or carried on in the open air. |
| sunny adjective | /ˈsʌni/ | Featuring a lot of sunshine. |
| naturally adverb | /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/ | In a natural manner. |
| worker noun | /ˈwɝ.kɚ/ | One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor. |
| resort noun | /ɹɪˈzɔɹt/ | A place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment. |
| regard noun | /ɹɪˈɡɑːd/ | A steady look, a gaze. |
| difficulty noun | /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/ | The state of being difficult, or hard to do. |
| jacket noun | /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/ | A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length. |
| partly adverb | /ˈpɑɹtli/ | In part, or to some degree, but not completely. |
| certificate noun | /səˈtɪf.ɪ.kɪt/ | A document containing a certified statement. |
| destination noun | /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/ | The place set for the end of a journey or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at. |
| wrap verb | /ɹæp/ | To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper. |
| qualify verb | /ˈkwɑ.lɪ.faɪ/ | To describe or characterize something by listing its qualities. |
| tropical adjective | /ˈtɹɑ.pɪ.kəl/ | Of or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial region between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go out verb | To leave, especially a building. |
| look around verb | To inspect a building or area. |
| pick up verb | To lift; to grasp and raise. |
| wrap up verb | To cover or enclose (something) by folding and securing a covering entirely around it. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Which season do you like the most in your country?
- What do you normally do when it is sunny?
- What kind of outdoor activities do you enjoy in winter?
- How do you think the weather affects our lives?
- What difficulties are there when finding a job in your country?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is normally affected · was affected · was soon covered |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've picked · I've learned |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as I've, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/, qualification /ˌkwɑlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/, recession /ɹɪˈsɛʃn̩/, proficient /pɹoʊˈfɪʃ.ənt/
- Long words — get the stress right: naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, difficulty /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/, certificate /səˈtɪf.ɪ.kɪt/, destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/, qualification /ˌkwɑlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
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 salary, outdoor, sunny.
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.