Shadowing Practice: IELTS SPEAKING TOPIC FOOD & DRINK - Learn English Speaking with Video
Creating lesson...
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Topic.
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Food and drink.
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Questions.
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Part 1.
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What do you prefer, tea or coffee?
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To be honest, I don't like the bitter taste of coffee, so tea is my better choice.
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It helps me stay awake all the day.
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What's more, it is good for my health.
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When was the last time you drank coffee or tea?
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If the memory serves me right, it was one week ago.
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I went out with my friends to our favorite coffee shop.
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We had a great time together and sipped our brews.
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What do you usually prepare for your guests, tea or coffee?
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Frankly speaking, it depends on the guest.
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I often brew a fresh pot of coffee for them, but if they prefer tea, I will bring them a cup of tea.
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I want my guests enjoy their favorite beverage.
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Do you usually buy your coffee in a coffee shop?
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I'm not really into coffee but I sometimes buy it in a cafe.
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The cozy ambiance and the smell of freshly brewed coffee make me feel so comfortable.
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It's a perfect spot to meet and gossip with friends.
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What is your favorite food?
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I would say that I have a sweet tooth so desserts are my cup of tea.
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It's a good way for me to lift my mood up after hard working hours.
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But if I have to choose, it would be macarons.
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On special occasions, I often buy macarons to serve my family after dinner.
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What are some traditional foods in your country?
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Let me see.
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Well, Vietnam has a cultural diversity, so there are various types of traditional food like chung cake, boon cha, pho, just to name a few.
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Local specialities differ from region to region, but most of them are well-seasoned and suitable to be enjoyed at any time.
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Do you like tasting new food?
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Trying new dishes is a hobby for foodaholic like me.
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It also helps me explore cuisine everywhere and find suitable dishes, as well as understand the underlying meaning behind such dishes.
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Cue card, part 2 Describe a meal you have had.
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You should say, where you would like to have it, who you would like to have it with, what you would like to eat, and explain how do you feel about the meal.
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Note, in high school yard, with classmates after the last exams in high school, European Asian fusion dishes, the last meal when we were high school student.
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Sample answer.
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Today I want to tell you about a special meal which left the deepest impression on me.
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It was a dinner that I had with my classmates.
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Sample Answer
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schoolyard with all the 12th grade students.
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Where we met for the first time and experienced precious memories together.
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That day, we wore our best outfits, enjoyed European-Asian fusion dishes and special performance.
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And the reason why it left impression on me, it's quite easy to explain.
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After we had to burn the midnight oil for a long time, we joined the party without any stress and had fun together.
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It had a profound meaning to me.
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Deepest impression.
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If the memory serves me right.
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Unforgettable.
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Fusion dishes.
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Burn the midnight oil.
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Profound meaning.
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Questions Part 3.
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Describe what you think is a healthy diet.
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To be honest, it is much easier than most people think, although it's quite difficult to follow day in and day out.
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A healthy diet is about eating a balance of basic food groups.
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After that, your body will receive all the nutrients and vitamins.
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Why do you think some people choose to be vegetarian?
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Frankly speaking, although I'm not a vegetarian, I think there are several reasons like religious, health problems, just to name a couple.
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Moreover, some people choose to become a vegetarian because they want to have a pure soul and not consume food from livestock.
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Is the food that people eat today different to the food that people used to eat in the past?
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If yes, in what ways has it changed?
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In the past, there were few choices of foods but people could make sure that most of foods were fresh.
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Therefore, the longevity of our ancestors longer than us.
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Nowadays, we have chance to enjoy various foods from different cultures.
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However, some people only focus on economic benefits and use poor quality products, which leads to more health problems.
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How do you think the way we eat will change in the future?
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I'm not sure about that.
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Maybe more people will still choose economic benefits and ignore consumers' health.
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But I believe that there will be more extensive alterations
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that people will change their diets to become simpler and healthier to survive.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 70 sentences and 782 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:36. The speaker talks at a steady 139 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 82% 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
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| dish noun | /dɪʃ/ | A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle. |
| meal noun | /ˈmiːl/ | Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity. |
| impression noun | /ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/ | The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another. |
| fusion noun | /ˈfjuː.ʒən/ | The act of merging separate things, or the result thereof. |
| vegetarian noun | /vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/ | A person who does not eat animal flesh, or, in some cases, use any animal products. |
| brew verb | /bɹuː/ | To make tea or coffee by mixing tea leaves or coffee beans with hot water. |
| suitable adjective | [ˈsjuː.tə.bɫ̩] | Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion. |
| midnight noun | /ˈmɪd(ˌ)naɪt/ | The middle of the night: the sixth temporal hour, equidistant between sunset and sunrise. |
| frankly adverb | /fɹæŋkli/ | In a frank or candid manner, especially in a way that may seem too open, excessively honest, or slightly blunt. |
| profound adjective | /pɹəˈfaʊnd/ | Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to great depth; deep. |
| topic noun | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest. |
| ignore verb | /ɪɡˈnɔː/ | To deliberately not listen or pay attention to. |
| mood noun | /muːd/ | A mental or emotional state, composure. |
| occasion noun | /əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/ | A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance. |
| diversity noun | /daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/ | The quality of being diverse or different; a difference or unlikeness. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: dish /dɪʃ/, impression /ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/, fusion /ˈfjuː.ʒən/, occasion /əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/, freshly /ˈfɹɛʃli/
- Long words — get the stress right: vegetarian /vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/, diversity /daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/, longevity /lɒnˈd͡ʒɛv.ɪ.ti/, alteration /ɔl.tɚˈeɪ.ʃən/, unforgettable /ˌʌnfə(ɹ)ˈɡɛtəbəl/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like dish, meal, impression.
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.