Shadowing Practice: IELTS Speaking Test- Perfect Band 9.0 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Let's start off by talking about your work.

Do you work or do you study?

I'm a student.

I'm a student on Oman.

I I'm pursuing ACC here at the moment but the thing is still going on.

What is that?

It's the association of certified chartered accountancy.

So there are 13 papers in it.

You're supposed to complete all 13 to get the certification.

So far I've completed four.

I'm still working on doing the rest.

And why did you choose accountancy?

I wanted to get into CFA.

I wanted to become a CFA before there's a qualification for it as well.

So I thought I'll go through ACC and then I would jump into CFA.

And what career would you like to do in the future, maybe in five or 10 years?

Well, it's completely different than what I'm doing right now.

I am looking into starting a business or taking a turn in law.

So I would like to be a lawyer.

It's pretty interesting.

Keeps me on my toes.

Now let's talk about history.

Did you study history when you were in school?

I did.

I did study history in my high school, but I was not very good at it.

I like it now because it's all stories.

But back then, because I was forced to like, you know, get good grades and exams, I was like just in there.

Do you watch any historical TV programs or read any books about history?

I do not.

Unless they're like, completely fantasized.

I do not watch or read anything that's based on history.

And is there any period of history you would like to learn about in the future?

I would like to learn more about the Mughal Empire.

Honestly, it was a very significant time for Indians and like their rule in India.

So I would like to learn a bit more about it.

I was not interested before, but now I'd like to like be just for the cultural part of it.

Now let's talk about reading.

How often do you read?

I do read here and there sometimes.

My friends recommend me books and I like to pick it up just to, I like sharing their interests.

And what was your favorite book when you were a child?

Well, when I was a child I used to read anything by Enid Blyton.

So all of his short stories, her short stories, they were great.

I just read them before bedtime and think about it, be a part of it.

Yeah, I liked her.

Do you like to read for pleasure or is most of your reading I like to read for pleasure.

And then I also do read for university.

That's what I need.

And for pleasure, I just do that for like to rest, to calm down, just some additional skill I would like to use in my life.

What kind of books do you like to read for pleasure?

It could be educational or it could be fantasy.

It could be rom -com, anything like thriller.

Everything.

And do you prefer to read normal paper books or digital books?

I like paperback.

I feel like I am in there.

There's something different about paperback.

Digital, yes, it's nice, but it's more traditional to read by the book.

So I do prefer that.

Now let's talk about drinks.

What's your favorite drink?

I like mojitos.

There's something refreshing about it and there's like something very zesty about it.

That's why I like mojitos better.

Do you drink tea or coffee?

I don't drink any of them.

Sometimes, maybe if I have the mood, but I don't prefer any.

I would prefer juice instead.

Why not tea or coffee?

I think it gets me too excited sometimes.

So I would cut back on it.

And how often do you drink water every day?

Well, four glasses per day.

It's pretty less, I know, but I'm working on it.

I drink four glasses whenever I'm thirsty.

Whenever I'm thirsty, that's when I take water.

And if people visit your home, what drinks do you normally serve to them?

Well, juice, mostly.

I'm an Indian, so we usually serve tea because it's what we do It's a cultural thing.

So we serve tea, water, juice and then bit of side dishes like biscuits and everything.

So I was also just grab a monument here.

I would like to describe the Red Fort.

It's in Agra, Delhi and What it looks like, it's red.

We call it Lal Kila in India, in Hindi.

It's red overall.

It's a palace and it's very traditional.

Again, it was by the Mughal Empire.

It was during the Mughal dynasty.

Very traditional.

I love the aesthetics of it.

I did go there once and I felt like a princess, like, you know, walking around.

I felt very...

I had a deja vu over there, like, It's just, it felt very close to me.

And it was very pretty.

I liked how I learned a lot over there, how they used to take showers or where they used to walk,

where were the news and everything being reported, and where people died and everything.

There was a lot of history behind it.

It was nice.

Right now it looks different, of course.

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It's modern and that's just a place that's not touched anymore.

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But yeah, and not just that, there's something more different, it's the garden.

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uh, The garden is well maintained.

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There's someone who's coming and taking care of it.

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It's very well maintained.

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It was very beautiful to look at.

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would not believe that something so old had something so pretty like They were being taken care of for so many years.

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So yes, that's what I liked about it.

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Lalthila isn't the only thing you'll find over there.

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There's Taj Mahal, there's so many other places like Kutam Minnaar, there's Jantar Mantra as well.

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Jantar Mantra is like one of the.. that's how they used to come

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and tell us what time of the day it is.

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that's a way to tell the time of time.

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So we've been talking about a monument

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and we're going to continue to talk about monuments and architecture and things like that in part three.

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What kind of monuments do tourists visit in your country?

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They visit the one that I just spoke about, the Red Fort.

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They visit the Taj Mahal.

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It's one of the seven wonders.

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So yes, it's made of complete marble.

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So people like to visit these.

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They want to be part of, they want to see what's it like in India, what the aesthetics are and everything.

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Why do you think there are so many statues of famous people in public areas in some countries?

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Well, I think that's because people like to look up to them and remember them for a very long time, that they've made this change in their lives before.

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And they've come such a long way because of what they have done significantly in history.

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So that is why they have the statues to pay tribute mostly.

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That's why.

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Do you agree that old monuments and old statues should always be preserved?

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Yes, I do.

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I do think they should be preserved and looked after because it's something that was left behind.

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There's history behind it.

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Now you can write history in books, but you would like to see something.

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You would like to see like some proof of it, like the dinosaurs.

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We've written them in books, but there are so many people that believe they are just a theory.

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So I do think you have to preserve them.

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Now let's talk about architecture.

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In your country, has the design of homes or buildings changed in recent years?

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Not very much.

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Overall, I don't think it has changed because they still like to live how they've been living.

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They're not very keen on change.

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If it's working out for them, they're just going on with it, they're seeing what else they can do with it. So yes.

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Do you think that the architecture of a building can affect someone's mood or emotions?

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Yes, I do think so.

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Like if they like the place, if the architecture is good, it's according to what they want, they're gonna feel more motivated,

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they're gonna feel better, they're gonna feel confident about doing things in their life.

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But if not, then they're just gonna feel like, yeah, it's always been like this, just a laid back personality.

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I feel like it does correlate with your personality.

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I'm going to give you feedback on part one, part two and part three and then we're going to talk about your scores

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and how you did in the four marking criteria.

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So part one, no problem at all, it was very natural.

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It was like having a conversation with a friend or a colleague.

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There's no problems at all.

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You developed your answers, you were very friendly, very fluent, no problems discussing any of those.

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So I wouldn't change my approach in part one.

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On or they might throw some topics at you that you weren't expecting, just go with it.

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I think that with the level of English that you have, just try your best, even if they throw they might throw something at you weird,

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like let's talk about hats or let's talk about birthday cakes or let's, you know, something that you just really weren't expecting.

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Or you might be comfortable talking about hats and birthday cakes, but some people wouldn't be.

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They're not judging you on, you know, one answer that you didn't feel comfortable talking about.

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I think you'll be absolutely fine for part one.

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Part two, good.

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You said in the break when we were talking that you weren't too confident about part two.

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What did you think you didn't do well in part two?

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I didn't have a lot of knowledge about it.

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So even if it's just speaking, I would like to know a bit more about it.

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So it was a bit sad that I didn't know anything from my country.

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Yeah.

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But yeah, I had to make up a little bit of stuff.

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Well, that's one of the more difficult part two questions because not a lot of not many people know much about monuments.

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And you did really well, I thought.

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One thing that you should always do is just keep talking until the examiner stops you.

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You stopped at about 90 seconds, which is not a huge problem.

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A good examiner will tell you, you know, just keep going.

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They'll indicate to you.

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Some of them...

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I don't know, I'm not in every exam room.

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Some of them won't, but I imagine, you know, the vast majority of them will help you.

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They want to get you a good score.

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But the problem that what happens with a lot of students is they stop and they think they're close to two minutes, but because of exam day stress,

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they might have only been talking for 30 seconds or 40 seconds and then the examiner has to keep saying, you know, keep going.

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That can make you a little bit nervous and stressed.

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So I would Thank you as you need that are related to that topic.

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You can add more bullet points.

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Sometimes students look at the bullet points.

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There's not enough really there for two minutes, or there's just one or two of them I don't feel comfortable talking about.

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So add things in that you feel more comfortable talking about.

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you, as he said, just keep going and you should be fine.

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Part three, you did well.

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Two, you're very good at more conversational and the speaking style, which is good.

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And that that's a huge part of this.

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One area that I think you could work on is your development in part three.

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It wasn't a problem.

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It's just, again, on test day, our brains can play tricks on us and we can be very nervous.

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And part three, often people just want the test to be over and they give quite short answers.

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You didn't do that, but I'm just being really careful.

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One way you could improve that is to give examples, whatever you're thinking about.

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It doesn't have to be like a very high level academic example, but just mention it and talk about it that a little bit.

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What you can also do is don't just focus on like the conversational style of this is what I think.

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Try and think from different perspectives in part three.

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So what do different people think?

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You know, a good way to start it is depends.

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Some people think this, some people think that, you know, for example, do you think that design of buildings affects people's movements?

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Some people, no, it doesn't affect them at all.

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They wouldn't even consider that.

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surroundings it could really affect their mood you know

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and think about it that for example this or for example

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that and that will really help you develop a So let's talk about the marking criteria.

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strengths and weaknesses.

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I think strengths, fluency and coherent, you are answering the questions, you are developing them enough.

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I gave you some little pointers on how to develop them more, but you're doing really well in those areas.

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Vocabulary, you didn't have any problem talking about any of those topics and you have a nice wide range vocabulary, very few errors.

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Here's some examples of nice vocabulary that you used.

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They've come such a long way because of what they have done significantly in history.

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So that is why they have the statues as to show like to pay tribute mostly.

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Same with grammar, you have a very wide range of grammar.

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Here's some of the grammatical structures and tenses you were using, which are excellent.

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I love the aesthetics of it.

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I did go there once

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and I felt like princess like you know walking around felt very I had a deja vu like It's just, it felt very close to me.

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Pronunciation, again, I wouldn't say it is a weakness at all.

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Some people watching my Often we will when we have people with a particular accent, they'll think that you should get a lower score

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because you have a particular accent and you don't speak like the king of England.

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That is actually wrong.

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It doesn't really talk.

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in the marking criteria about having a particular accent.

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It talks about clarity.

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So you could have a Vietnamese accent, a Indian accent, an Irish accent,

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and it can be either a clear Irish accent or an extremely difficult to understand Irish accent.

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You have an Indian accent but it doesn't affect my ability to understand you at all.

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So what I would recommend is don't try and change, But a lot of people,

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whenever they move to an English speaking country, think that they need to sound like the people there.

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I would not recommend that.

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I think it's a waste of time.

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Again, it's up to you.

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I would do what you're doing, which is just trying to be as clear as possible within your own accent.

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That's your identity, you know.

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So nothing wrong with it at all.

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Also, don't do what a lot of Indian speakers do, which is speaking too quickly.

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You don't speak too quickly.

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someone will have quite a strong Indian accent and they will speak very quickly.

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I think many of the languages in India, they speak them extremely quickly.

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And then when they are talking in English, that translates there, but you don't have that problem.

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So very, very strong.

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So I'm going to get all your scores and create a nice PDF for you, put all your scores in there.

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And if you want that, you can download it.

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And I've also put all of the great vocabulary that she used, all the great grammar structures,

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and 100 of the most used words for our band 7, 8, and 9 students, what they use.

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pinned comment.

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Any questions?

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All good.

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Thank you.

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Thank you very much for this.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “IELTS Speaking Test- Perfect Band 9.0”. This video has 252 sentences and 2718 words to shadow. The speech runs for 15:33. The speaker talks at a natural 175 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.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
accent noun	/ækˈsɛnt/	A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to…
monument noun	/ˈmɑnjʊmənt/	A structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons, or as a memorial; a commemoration.
vocabulary noun	/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/	A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.
statue noun	/ˈstæt͡ʃu/	A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.
criterion noun	/kɹaɪˈtɪɹ.i.ən/	A standard, test, or requirement by which individual things or people may be compared and judged; a gauge.
examiner noun	/əɡˈzæmɪnɚ/	A person who investigates someone or something.
aesthetics noun	/ɛsˈθɛt.ɪks/	The study or philosophy of beauty.
grammar noun	/ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/	A system of rules and principles for the structure of a language, or of languages in general.
preserve verb	/pɹəˈzɝv/	To protect; to keep from harm or injury.
accountancy noun	/əˈkaʊnt.ən.si/	The function of compiling and providing financial information primarily by reports referred to as financial statements, including bookkeeping, systems design…
conversational adjective	/ˌkɒnvə(ɹ)ˈseɪʃənəl/	Easy in conversation, chatty.
mojito noun	/moʊˈhi.toʊ/	A Cuban cocktail, generally made from rum, lime, sugar, mint, etc.
paperback noun	/ˈpeɪ.pɚˌbæk/	A book with flexible binding.
thirsty adjective	/ˈθɝs.ti/	Needing to drink water or any liquid that can supply water.
weakness noun	/ˈwik.nɪs/	The condition of being weak.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
walk around verb		To walk with no planned destination; to meander.
calm down verb		To become less excited, intense, or angry.
go through verb		To travel from one end of something to the other.
leave behind verb		To abandon.
look up to verb		To show respect or admiration for (someone); to see (someone) as a role model.
make up verb	/ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/	To constitute, to compose.
start off verb		To begin.

Sentences worth repeating

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

Do you work or do you study?
Did you study history when you were in school?
How often do you read?
What's your favorite drink?
Do you drink tea or coffee?

Grammar in this video

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

Structure	In the video
“Used to” used to + verb — a past habit or state that is no longer true	used to read · used to take · used to come
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on	we've been talking · they've been living
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	I've completed · they've made · they've come
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	was forced · being reported · being taken

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 79 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, they're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: aesthetics /ɛsˈθɛt.ɪks/, thirsty /ˈθɝs.ti/, thriller /ˈθɹɪ.lə/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: conversational /ˌkɒnvə(ɹ)ˈseɪʃənəl/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, refresh /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ/, qualification /ˌkwɑlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/, certification /ˌsɜː.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
Long words — get the stress right: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, criterion /kɹaɪˈtɪɹ.i.ən/, examiner /əɡˈzæmɪnɚ/, accountancy /əˈkaʊnt.ən.si/, conversational /ˌkɒnvə(ɹ)ˈseɪʃənəl/

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 accent, monument, vocabulary.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

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Key vocabulary in this video

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Sentences worth repeating

Grammar in this video

Pronunciation to watch

How to practise with this video

What is the Shadowing Technique?