Shadowing Practice: IELTS Speaking: What Can Tourists See in Your Hometown? | Model Answer & Tips - Learn English Speaking with Video
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What is there for a tourist to see in your hometown?
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My hometown has quite a few interesting places that tourists would enjoy.
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One of the main attractions is the Old Town area,
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which has traditional buildings, local markets and temples that give visitors a real sense of the culture and history.
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There's also a beautiful riverside park where people can take walks, rent bikes, or just relax and enjoy the view.
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For those interested in food, there are lots of local street vendors and night markets offering delicious snacks and regional dishes.
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It's also a great place for photography, especially in the evening when everything is lit up.
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Overall, it's not a big or famous city, but it has a warm, welcoming atmosphere and a lot of hidden gems worth exploring.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “IELTS Speaking: What Can Tourists See in Your Hometown?”. This video has 8 sentences and 132 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:51. The speaker talks at a natural 157 words per minute, close to everyday conversation.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 14 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| hometown noun | /ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/ | An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence. |
| atmosphere noun | /ˈætməsˌfɪɹ/ | The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body. |
| photography noun | /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fi/ | The art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces, and its digital counterpart. |
| temple noun | /ˈtɛm.pl̩/ | A house of worship dedicated to a polytheistic faith. |
| delicious adjective | /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ | Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty. |
| explore verb | /ɪkˈsploɹ/ | To examine or investigate something systematically. |
| relax verb | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | To make something loose. |
| dish noun | /dɪʃ/ | A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle. |
| attraction noun | /əˈtɹækʃn̩/ | The tendency to attract. |
| visitor noun | /ˈvɪzɪtɚ/ | Someone who visits someone else; someone staying as a guest. |
| snack noun | /snæk/ | A light meal. |
| gem noun | /d͡ʒɛm/ | A precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine. |
| vendor noun | /ˈvɛn.dɚ/ | A person or a company that vends or sells. |
| riverside noun | /ˈɹɪvɚˌsaɪd/ | A bank or side of a river. |
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 lit |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, dish /dɪʃ/, attraction /əˈtɹækʃn̩/
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 hometown, atmosphere, photography.
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.