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Okay, this is the speaking test of the International English Language Testing System, taking place on Thursday the 6th of August.
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Okay, this is the speaking test of the International English Language Testing System, taking place on Thursday the 6th of August.
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Centre number DDE120, and the candidate is Sarah O'Dayma.
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The candidate number is 01313458, the examiner is Samson Sees, examiner number 443533.
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Good afternoon.
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Good afternoon.
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My name is Samson, would you please tell me your full name?
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My name is Sarah Odeyma.
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Thank you.
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May I see your identification?
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Sure.
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Thank you.
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In the first part of the exam, I will ask you some personal questions.
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Are you a student or do you work now?
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Presently, I am working as a teacher.
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Okay.
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And why did you choose this job?
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I chose to become a teacher because I felt like teaching is part of me.
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And when I am in the classroom, I really feel happy that I help my students improve themselves in a wide range of areas.
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And what I like most about teaching is I feel like I'm elevating the level of the knowledge of my students.
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Is there anything about your job you would like to change?
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Not really.
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However, when I come to think of the payment,
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I wish I could go back in time and opt for another career because of the low payment.
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Sometimes it really brings me down and it's the thing that really keeps me frustrated all the time.
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I'd like to move on and ask you some questions about shopping.
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Who does most of the shopping in your household?
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Well, actually, it's not only one person who does the shopping for the household.
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I would say it's a shared responsibility and everyone has a role to play in the household.
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So we always tend to go shopping together.
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And what type of shopping do you like and why?
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What I like most about shopping, when it comes to shopping,
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is buying presents for my friends or maybe people's birthdays or even Christmas.
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My favorite store is a bulk store, which is in the least of my top priority.
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And I believe if I buy a bulk for someone, it is not only considered a gift,
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but also I can help that person gain another piece of knowledge.
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So it brings me a great sense of satisfaction.
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Great.
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And is shopping a popular activity in your country?
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Why?
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Why not?
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It is indeed.
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On Thursdays and Fridays, people pour into the streets and shopping centers.
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It is considered more as a leisure activity than just they are not aiming to buy something practical.
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So I see that most teenagers and people go shopping, sometimes go window shopping or they wander around the mall.
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So I don't think they buy something practical for...
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Okay, so what type of shops do teenagers like best in your country?
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Well, I haven't thought about this before, but obviously like any other teenagers, they are much more into shopping clothes,
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makeup to beautify themselves, or maybe some music stuffs, and these kind of things.
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Right.
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Okay, let's talk about films.
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How often do you go to the cinema?
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To be honest with you, I don't even get to go to the movies.
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I only manage to watch one to two films every week.
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And after a long day of teaching, what I love most is, you know, snuggling up on a sofa and watch my favorite film,
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which really helps me unwind.
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I usually do this on Fridays.
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And what type of films do you like best?
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I'm very much into drama in historical movies
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because it can help me gain a better understanding of the historical events in the past
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and even about the human emotions in the past.
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So I believe there is always something to learn from the past events,
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historical events, and even to pass it on to the upcoming generations in the future.
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Wonderful.
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Okay, that is the end of part one.
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We'll now move on to part two.
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I'm going to give you a topic, and I'd like you to talk about it for one to two minutes.
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Before you talk, you'll have one minute to think about what you're going to say, and you can make notes if you wish.
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Do you understand?
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Yes.
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Wonderful.
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Here's your paper.
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Thank you.
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Pencil.
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and here is your topic.
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You now have one minute to make notes.
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Thank you.
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Okay, you will now have two minutes to speak about your topic.
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Don't worry if the time is over.
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I will stop you after the two minutes.
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You may start speaking now.
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I would like to talk about the time when I graduated from high school.
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It was at the peak of summer when I had to study really hard for the senior grade of high school.
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On that year, I had to sacrifice everything and give up on all the joys
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and to somehow step out of my comfort zone.
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Despite all of this, I managed to keep a high spirit
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because I knew that this would end very quickly
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and on top of all that this would mark a significant milestone on
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that year so I burned the midnight oil for months on end
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and after a couple of months
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when I wrapped my certificate in hand it was I was like over the moon
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and I could I get the feeling
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that all the sufferings have come to an end
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and it was like the time to open a new page of my life.
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And for this reason, my parents were so proud of me to throw a graduation party for me and
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to move on more to the details,
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I can say that this party was only a dinner party which only included my own family and some of my friends.
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My parents invited a musical band to perform my favorite songs.
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And we all had a blast together on that night.
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And at the end, everyone congratulated me and wished me a successful college year ahead.
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And I was really proud of myself on that night,
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which marked an indelible moment for me that I will treasure forever, I think.
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I am really looking forward for the college life in the future.
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Thank you very much.
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That is the end of part two.
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Two minutes is over.
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I will take your papers back now.
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Thank you very much.
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And the paper you have there, the topic.
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Thank you.
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We'll now move on to part three.
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So we've been talking about an important event in your life, and I'd now like to ask you some questions related to this.
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Here we go.
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What days are important in your country?
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The majority of our population are Muslims,
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and that is why Muslims tend to celebrate Eid as a national event as a national festival
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and it's like a huge celebration they sometimes pay and repay the visit
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to one another and sometimes they buy some new clothes
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and they cook some special cuisines on that day
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and it is considered a happy moment on that day wow and why is it important to have
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national celebrations uh when i come to think of it national celebrations can boost the unity among nations
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and another thing about these national festivals is the great advantage that it
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it is an over it gives an overview of it reflects an overview of the attitude of gratitude
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and enjoying everything that we own, everything we have, instead of the things that we don't or that we want in the future.
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So it's a great moment to be grateful for what we have.
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And how is the way your national celebrations are celebrated now different from the way they they were celebrated in the past?
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Actually, I am not very into the celebrations that have happened, that people used to have in the past,
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but about today, I think people tend to care a lot more
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about some private parties that people in the past didn't used to have.
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It's something that people in the past, I think, used to celebrate more indoors,
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whereas today people are celebrating outdoors with their friends.
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Like teenagers, they are more reluctant than ever to celebrate these national festivals with their family members or relatives.
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They like to have their own independent lives and enjoy themselves independently.
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Okay, and are there any celebrations from other countries that you celebrate in your country?
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Absolutely.
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Recently, we can easily see that people are celebrating some celebrations that are not part of their culture.
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Like, for example, Valentine's Day or Halloween's Day.
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They are not part of our culture.
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And despite all of this, they are celebrating it at a large scale.
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And what are the benefits of having events that many people around the world are celebrating on the same day?
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In my opinion, there are a lot of positive aspects involved in these global events.
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It reminds us of the fact that all the people around the world are humans,
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humans and we all have the same values no matter what race religion entity
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or or no matter who we are we are all sharing this world together to celebrate together
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and do you think any new national celebrations will come into
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being in the future it's a good question i would say yes
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because we have seen so many celebrations that have been added to our daily lives through history
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and the future is not an exception we can expect any
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new festival to be added in the future okay thank you very much that is the end of the speaking test.
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Everything is spot on.
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Your use of grammar is very much like a native speaker.
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The way you use it and your vocabulary, your vocabulary is absolutely, that is spot on too.
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I like the way you use it.
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Your use of vocabulary is very wide.
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It's got a great variety.
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And I would definitely say that you're a band nine, because you're ticking all the boxes that the examiners want in this IELTS speaking test.
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I mean, when you had these, you had a few pauses in between, but that's what a native speaker would do.
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They would pause in between and obviously move on to the rest of their story, because you were thinking about your story.
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You are not looking for a new choice of words
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or any idioms which you were using naturally in some of your answers.
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You use them exactly where they were supposed to be used.
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You weren't using too much of them because we get this a lot, especially over here.
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We have a lot of examiners saying the more idioms you use, the better that's going to give you points.
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That's not the case at all.
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The examiner doesn't want to see someone talking more complicated.
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They want to see that you're natural.
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That's why we call it coherence.
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Coherence is your natural way of speaking, to be something close to a native speaker, being fluent.
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And your pronunciations are all absolutely perfect, 100% spot on.
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So you really don't have any trouble gaining this bad 9.
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You are naturally a bad 9.
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And you're speaking loudly, that obviously helps a lot.
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If I was going to tell you to be any better than you are now, make any improvements for this test,
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I would say just speak slightly slower to just keep eye of the time
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or think about the time because obviously you have two minutes to speak in part two.
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And part three, there are questions, but if you answer these questions too fast, then you're going to obviously limit yourself.
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And it's just better maybe to stick to the first three answers and think what you're going to say more, just elaborate on it more.
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That's all you have to do.
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I mean, I wouldn't say go after more vocabulary.
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I wouldn't say work on your grammar because they're all spot on, they're all perfect.
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and you're very articulate, you're very completely crisp, understandable.
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And is there any questions you'd like to ask?
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No, thank you.
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About the coherence and the fluency, was it fine?
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The fluency, that's what I was saying.
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Fluency was absolutely spot on.
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I mean, that was something very impressive and close to what any native speaker would do.
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And the pauses are just topic related, they're not at all language related from what I'm looking at.
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They're all in place.
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Your pronunciations are perfect.
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Your use of vocabulary was very impressive, because that's obviously going to be examined too.
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And when you have this wide range of vocabulary, you're going to have less self-repetition, which you absolutely did not have.
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I mean, if you were trying to fix your sentence, because that happens, this is not a news bulletin.
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We're having a normal conversation here.
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So all I would say is that definitely just take care of the speed.
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You've got room to slow down a little bit.
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You don't have to rush it.
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It's not a race, it's just a conversation split up into three parts.
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Obviously part two being more like a monologue followed by part three which is the follow-up of part two.
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It's just elaborating more on the related topic.
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You seem to know very much what you are talking about
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and you are very comfortable with the topics that you were given.
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About This Lesson
In this lesson, you will focus on improving your English speaking skills through a practical IELTS speaking test scenario. The interview format will help you understand how to express personal experiences and opinions effectively. You will practice responding to questions related to your job and shopping, enabling you to convey your thoughts clearly while engaging in a structured conversation. This activity is designed to enhance your English pronunciation and fluency, making you better prepared for IELTS speaking practice.
Key Vocabulary & Phrases
- Identification - A document that proves who you are.
- Shared responsibility - A situation where multiple people are responsible for a task.
- Elevating knowledge - Enhancing or improving someone's understanding or skills.
- Leisure activity - An enjoyable activity done during free time, rather than for work.
- Window shopping - Looking at items in store windows without the intention of buying.
- Bulk store - A shop that sells products in large quantities, often at a lower price.
- Satisfaction - A feeling of happiness or pleasure in achieving something.
Practice Tips
To make the most out of your IELTS speaking practice, utilize the concept of shadowspeak. This technique involves listening carefully to the recorded speaking test and repeating it aloud, mimicking the examiner's tone, speed, and intonation. Pay attention to the pace of the conversation; in this video, the examiner speaks clearly but at a natural speed, which is ideal for practicing your improve English pronunciation. Start by listening to small sections of the dialogue, then gradually work up to longer segments. Remember to pause after each question or response, allowing yourself time to formulate your thoughts before speaking. This approach not only helps you practice correct pronunciation but also builds your confidence in expressing ideas and opinions.
As you practice, focus on using the key vocabulary and phrases listed above. Try to incorporate them into your answers during mock interviews or casual conversations. By actively engaging with the content and practicing shadow speak techniques, you will significantly enhance your speaking skills and prepare yourself more effectively for the IELTS speaking test.
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.