Shadowing Practice: IELTS Speaking Test- Perfect Band 9 - Learn English Speaking with Video

- Let's talk about music.

How often do you listen to music?

- I think I listen to music mostly when I'm driving.

I think it puts me in such a good mood

when I'm like out there on a drive and I play my favorite music.

I'm usually into Afro music a lot, hip hop and Afro and R &B.

So I prefer listening to music when I'm driving or sometimes when I'm working out, I'm at the gym, something like that.

- Is music an important subject?

in schools in your country in schools in my country.

It is because you know I'm from India so in India music

and dance and expressing our emotions is usually through music

and dancing so in every school they teach classical music or they have a subject where there is something about music usually.

So I think it is important.

Do you ever go to live concerts?

Oh, I've been to three concerts and three of them are my favorite artists.

And it was actually on my wish list and I made it happen.

And it was one of the best experiences.

And in live concerts, it's a lot different than you would imagine.

Just have to keep your energy.

straight and it's like you can't believe it's happening.

Now let's talk about magazines and newspapers.

Do you prefer to read magazines or newspapers?

Definitely magazines, mostly on topics of fashion or interior design.

This is what I really like because I like to see creative sides from all over the world.

I like to see what people are talking about, what's new and what's trending of like,

what is this called what is that called because usually

when you see pictures you don't usually know what it's called

so when you read a magazine

or you get the knowledge that's that's where you get to know oh this fabric is called this

or this uh decoration is called that so i think it's very good on information.

- Do you think you can learn as much from a magazine as a book?

- Definitely not, 'cause magazine is like a shorter version of what's in a book.

So I definitely prefer books over magazines.

- Do you think that you will continue to read paper -based magazines in the future?

I think I'm very old -fashioned like that.

I need to have a physical book in my hand and that's how I think it produces serotonin in my brain.

Otherwise, no. Digital, it's very different.

I like physically reading a magazine or a book.

Now let's talk about outdoor activities.

Do you like being outdoors?

I love being outdoors.

I must stay outdoors.

I'm not a very like home based person.

Like I can't stay home much.

I have to keep moving all the time.

Which outdoor sports do you enjoy doing?

- I like going out with my friends and playing football or some kind of activity like swimming.

going to the beach.

This is something I really, really enjoy.

Which outdoor activities are most popular in your country?

Definitely.

It's like the game of India.

Everybody loves cricket.

When you go out of your house, you're always going to see like some kids playing basketball.

or also badminton actually.

People enjoy that a lot as well.

I'd like to describe my favorite actor and actress.

So my favorite actor will be Benedict Cumberbatch and my favorite actress is Angelina Jolie and I like their movies so much.

They usually star in action films or mystery films and that's very similar to where I am like in my personal life.

I love mysterious stuff.

I'm like always into like detective theories or mystery books and stuff like that.

So I always watch movies as such and their acting is on point, it's always number one.

And I like Angelina Jolie also for her humanitarian work that she does throughout her life.

She's been very present with charity work and making sure that

a lot of kids are fed in countries which are unfortunate

and I really like that about her

and I also like how fierce she is and

when she presents herself it's very divine feminine so I really really like

that and I feel like she has that sort of energy where

a woman can feel powerful about herself just by looking at her and kind of understanding where she comes from.

She doesn't really come from a very mentally stable place, but now at this point in her life, she's a very like strong woman and she's done it all herself.

And Benedict Cumberbatch, I actually watched his TV show, which was called Sherlock, and I am a crazy Sherlock fan.

I love mystery, like I said.

And detective stories and everything.

And him playing that really showed me what kind of an incredible actor he is, because I felt like I'm watching Sherlock Holmes from the books and not an actor on screen.

And he's also done a movie that I really love,

it's called Doctor Strange, that's my favorite superhero from the Avengers and he has just done an amazing job in that movie.

So we've been talking about a famous actress and actor

that you enjoy and we're going to continue to talk about movies and theater.

What are the most popular types of movies in your country?

It would be...

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It would be action.

and drama definitely something that has to do with emotional connection it's usually fictional,

that I would say. and also comedy.

Yeah, there's a lot of comedy that goes on in the films that are coming out now from India.

Do you think that going to the cinema will be as popular in the future?

I think 50 -50.

I'm not sure about that, but it looks like people enjoy watching movies at home.

And it's not as much exciting as it used to be back then. And...

I think probably yes, it would be more digitally available at home and probably, yeah.

Now let's talk about the theatre.

How strong a tradition is it today in your country to go to the theater?

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Mostly, I think, in out -of -city areas, actually.

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It's mostly now as an activity that families go to with their kids,

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just to show a play to their kids and to introduce them to this form of...

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culture and activity.

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I think it's more of that now.

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Theatres are not as much popularised back in India, as much as cinema and film and movies are.

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So I think that is kind of on the back seat.

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It's not so much as it used to be.

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Do you think that theatres should be run as a business or as a public service?

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I think both.

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I think it goes hand in hand.

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so that people can be employed as well at the same time.

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And, um, it, it is of a public service at the same time.

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I think, um, I think that people do enjoy it, but at the same time,

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it could be used as an as an excuse and used as like,

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um, an opportunity is what I mean, to employ people.

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And because there's a lot of people who would love to do acting, but they can't really make it in the movies.

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So maybe they could use theater as as their hobby.

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So I think, yeah, both can go hand in hand.

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In some countries, governments pay theatres to put on shows for the public.

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Do you think this is a good use of public money?

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It depends on

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if whether or not if it's free to the public because

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if you're charging for them to see that play then it doesn't make any sense.

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is what I think.

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And I think that

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it shouldn't be this way in the first place i think it should be available freely to the people

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- Let me give you some feedback on your performance.

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So you're hoping to get a band nine.

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I'll go through the four marking criteria.

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So pronunciation, fluency and coherence, grammar and vocabulary.

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So let's start off with your pronunciation.

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- Pronunciation is one of your strong points.

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- Oh, okay.

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- The examiner will be thinking, can I understand what this person is saying?

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How clear are they?

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And then some higher level pronunciation features like intonation, for example.

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percent of what you're saying.

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You do have a hint of an accent but it is extremely clear listening to you.

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For anyone watching who has an Indian accent they shouldn't feel bad about it or anything like that.

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You shouldn't try and remove your accent.

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I think it's about speaking as clearly as possible but you certainly do.

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You also use intonation extremely well.

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So we use intonation to convey meaning.

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For example when you came in here today and I said please sit down.

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Very flat intonation going down.

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Do I sound happy or rude or serious?

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A bit rude.

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Yeah, a bit rude, a bit serious.

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But if I said, please sit down, my intonation is going up.

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It sounds completely different, but the words are exactly the same.

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So you use intonation like that a lot to show that you're excited about something, that you're happy about it, that you're serious about something in a very,

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very high level way, which is very difficult to learn.

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And you do it very naturally.

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You also use connected speech.

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if you were talking about movies someone learning English might say do you want to go to the cinema

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but someone at a high level like yourself do you want

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to go want to go sounds like one word want to go

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because you're connecting all the speech up you do that a lot

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and very naturally you also use um sentence stress which where you emphasize certain words that's your coffee so you're

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It's very difficult to teach that.

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It takes a long time to learn.

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Wow.

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You're doing very well in that area.

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"are you able to speak without unnatural pauses,

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"without unnatural hesitation?" And there's two reasons why people pause and that type of thing,

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audible pauses like that.

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One reason is, They're learning a language and they're trying to think, "Should I use present simple or present perfect?" Or,

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you know, "What's the correct adjective to use?" You don't do that because your language is at quite a high level.

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You do sometimes...

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pause and think and hesitate a little bit for the second reason, which is trying to think of ideas.

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So you can tell, especially in part three, you were formulating ideas and you were let me think about that and pausing a little bit, but that's natural.

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And a good examiner knows the difference between those two things.

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So they're not going to give you a low mark for pausing or hesitating a little bit.

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for thinking of the idea.

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Now coherence is different, it's did you answer the question and did you develop your answers a little bit more.

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You need to be a little bit careful, for example the first question I asked you, how often do you listen to music?

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And you told me about when you listen to music.

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So that's slightly different.

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Now the examiner will base their score on all of your answers.

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It's not like, "Oh, she didn't, she slightly didn't answer that question in one, in one question.

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Give her a low score." That's not how it works.

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And the way that you answered that question by saying, "I listen to music in the car and I listen to it in the,

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I think you said, when I drive." You're answering the question.

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implicitly By implication, I know how often you listen to it.

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You should try to answer each question explicitly.

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How often do you?

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Every day.

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I don't think that this is an issue for you today, but imagine you go and do the test.

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Imagine you have a Canadian visa application.

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I was like, if I don't get this, I'm going to, I can't go and meet, you know, my family or, or, you know, or I can't do whatever I want to do.

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there's a lot of pressure on you.

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So often when people are under pressure and under stress, they mess up.

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Just make sure that you answer every question exactly how they want it.

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The same with the cue card for part two.

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It said, describe your favorite actor or actress.

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And you did both.

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So technically, an examiner would be extremely picky.

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if they marked you down for that.

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But again, I'm not criticizing you, but I'm being overly cautious because on exam day, if you go and do the test,

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you might go off and talk about something related to that topic, but not really answering it correctly.

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I think you would be fine, but we just don't want to take any risks.

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Definitely.

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Towards the end, especially the last question, part three, what the examiner is thinking about is can this person really develop their answers?

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Can they speak at length about topics?

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The last question is quite a short answer for part three, but that was quite impressive.

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I'll tell you why. in part three.

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"You should be happy because the examiner thinks you're good.

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"If the examiner thinks you're bad, "they'll just throw easy softball questions at you.

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"If the examiner thinks that you're really good, "they'll throw more and more difficult questions

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"to really just stretch you and test you." And that's what I was trying to do at the end.

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A really good band eight, band nine student Even if they get a question that they don't know much about, they're not too sure about, they will attempt an answer.

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So your attempt at an answer, even though it was quite short, indicates that you are at a very high level.

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Coherence is the only area that I'm really, really concerned about.

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But overall, it's very, very good.

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I'm focusing on the negative, but it's only because you're...

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You should, because otherwise how would I know?

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Yeah.

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Grammar, the examiner will be thinking, does this person have enough awareness of grammar structures that they can talk about anything?

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Like, can they use comparatives to compare two things?

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Can they use superlatives to talk about their favorite things and talk about the best things?

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Whatever I throw at you, you're able to handle that.

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And they'll also then think about how many grammar mistakes are you making? making.

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I think I only heard one or two small slips, I think like a preposition slip or an article slip, but that is comparable to a native English speaker.

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If you listen to native English speakers speak for 15 -20 minutes, they'll make little preposition errors or subject -verb agreement errors.

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That's natural, so don't need to worry about that.

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And your vocabulary is also excellent.

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For example, this, you use very topic -specific words in idiomatic language, which is great, high level students actually do that

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so your final band score would be the highest one

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which is about 9 thank you so much yeah that's amazing

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but but but I if on test day you didn't answer the questions in part one,

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you didn't really answer the question in part two, and you didn't develop your answers enough in part three, that would drop you down a little bit.

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Not hugely, but just be careful with that.

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All right.

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Less than one percent of people get a bad line.

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Yeah.

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So there you go.

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- Well done.

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- Thank you.

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Why practice speaking with this video?

This video offers a unique opportunity for learners to practice English speaking in a context that is both engaging and relatable. The speaker discusses various topics, including music, outdoor activities, and reading preferences. By focusing on these subjects, learners can enhance their vocabulary and fluency in everyday conversation, making it easier to express personal opinions and preferences. Additionally, practicing with real-life contexts, such as in this video, helps improve auditory comprehension, enabling learners to understand diverse accents and colloquial expressions. Utilizing learn English with YouTube videos for speaking practice allows you to harness natural language flow and speech patterns, crucial for reaching fluency.

Grammar & Expressions in Context

In the video, the speaker employs several key grammatical structures that are beneficial for learners to note:

Present Simple Tense: "I think I listen to music mostly when I'm driving." This structure is used to state habitual actions and opinions. Practicing this tense can help learners describe their daily activities.
Comparative and Superlative Forms: "Definitely not, because magazine is like a shorter version of what's in a book." Here, the speaker compares two mediums of learning. Understanding how to form comparisons is essential for expressing preferences.
Use of Gerunds: "I love being outdoors." This structure is important for expressing likes and dislikes, allowing learners to share their personal interests more effectively.

Incorporating the shadowing technique during practice sessions helps reinforce these grammatical rules, improving both comprehension and speaking ability.

Common Pronunciation Traps

Pronunciation can be a significant hurdle for English learners, and this video highlights some potential traps:

Words like "music" and "outdoors": Ensure clarity in the vowel sounds as they can be easily mispronounced. The ‘u’ in "music" is often pronounced too softly.
The phrase "my favorite": Many learners may struggle with the link between words. Listening to how the speaker blends these sounds is a great way to improve fluency.

By practicing shadow speech techniques while listening to this video, learners not only improve their understanding of the content but also their ability to accurately reproduce the sounds and intonations of fluent speakers.

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 be
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	is called · are fed · was called
Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing	countries which are · show, which was · people who would
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	I've been · She's been · has just done

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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