Shadowing Practice: IELTS Speech Shadowing Episode 204 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hi, welcome to Lesson 204.
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This week, we are looking at this Part 2 IELTS Speaking cue card.
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Describe a time when you taught someone something new.
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You should say who the person was.
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what you taught them, how you taught them, and explain how you felt about the experience.
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Okay, first thing, let's go ahead and listen to the sample so you can hear the model spoken naturally.
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Here it is.
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We will now start part two of the exam.
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Start speaking now, please.
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One memorable time I taught someone something new was when I showed my younger cousin, Lily, how to make kimchi.
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She's about 13 years old and had recently become really interested in cooking.
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Since I've made kimchi a few times with my mother, I thought it would be a fun and meaningful thing to pass on.
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Kimchi, as you probably know, is a traditional Korean fermented dish made with cabbage, radish, and a spicy chili paste.
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There are a few steps that can be tricky for beginners, so I decided to break it down and go through it with my cousin one step at a time.
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We started by soaking the cabbage in salt water to draw out the moisture.
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I explained the science behind it to help her understand why each step matters.
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Then we worked on the seasoning paste, mixing garlic, ginger, red chili flakes, fish sauce, and a little sugar.
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The most fun step was when we wore gloves and rubbed the seasoning into the cabbage leaves.
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Lily kept laughing and saying how it felt like finger painting for chefs.
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After we packed everything into jars, I explained how the fermentation process works and how the flavors deepen over time.
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I felt genuinely happy about the whole experience.
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It wasn't just about teaching a recipe, it was about sharing a tradition and spending time with someone I care about.
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The whole experience reminded me how meaningful food can be.
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Thank you.
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Okay, we will now start this week's speech shadowing exercise.
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Enjoy.
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We will now start part two of the exam.
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Start speaking now, please.
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One memorable time I taught someone something new was when I showed my younger cousin, Lily, how to make kimchi.
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Lily, how to make kimchi.
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Was when I showed my younger cousin Lily how to make kimchi.
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Was when I showed my younger cousin Lily how to make kimchi.
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Lily, how to make kimchi was when I showed my younger cousin Lily how to make kimchi.
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One memorable time I taught someone something new.
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One memorable time Memorable time Memorable time
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One memorable time I taught someone something new.
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Someone something.
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Someone something.
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I taught someone something new.
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One memorable time I taught someone something new.
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One memorable time I taught someone something new was when I showed my younger cousin Lily how to make kimchi.
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One memorable time I taught someone something new was when I showed my younger cousin Lily how to make kimchi.
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She's about 13 years old and had recently become really interested in cooking.
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And had recently become really interested in cooking.
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Become really interested in cooking.
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in cooking, become really interested in cooking,
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and had recently become really interested in cooking,
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and had recently become really interested in cooking.
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She's about 13 years old.
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She's about 13 years old and had recently become really interested in cooking.
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She's about 13 years old and had recently become really interested in cooking.
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Since I've made kimchi a few times with my mother, I thought it would be a fun and meaningful thing to pass on.
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I thought it would be a fun and meaningful thing to pass on.
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Fun and meaningful thing to pass on.
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Fun and meaningful thing to pass on. To pass on.
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I thought it would be a fun and meaningful thing to pass on.
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I thought it would be a fun and meaningful thing to pass on.
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Since I've made kimchi a few times with my mother,
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with my mother, with my mother, Since I've made kimchi a few times with my mother,
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Since I've made kimchi a few times with my mother,
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I thought it would be a fun and meaningful thing to pass on.
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Since I've made kimchi a few times with my mother, I thought it would be a fun and meaningful thing to pass on.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “IELTS Speech Shadowing Episode 204”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: kimchi, taught, Lily, memorable, meaningful. This video has 66 sentences and 802 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:24. The speaker talks slowly, about 85 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 78% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| memorable adjective | /ˈmɛm.(ə)ɹə.bl̩/ | Worthy to be remembered; very important or remarkable. |
| meaningful adjective | /ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fl̩/ | Having meaning, significant. |
| cabbage noun | /ˈkæbɪd͡ʒ/ | An edible plant (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) having a head of green leaves. |
| chili noun | /ˈt͡ʃɪli/ | The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking. |
| pasta noun | /ˈpɑ.stə/ | Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating. |
| deepen verb | /ˈdiːpən/ | To make deep or deeper |
| ferment verb | /fɚˈmɛnt/ | To react, using fermentation; especially to produce alcohol by aging or by allowing yeast to act on sugars; to brew. |
| fermentation noun | /ˌfɜɹmənˈteɪʃən/ | Any of many anaerobic biochemical reactions in which an enzyme (or several enzymes produced by a microorganism) catalyses the conversion of one substance into… |
| radish noun | /ˈɹæd.ɪʃ/ | A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root. |
| beginner noun | /bəˈɡɪnɚ/ | Someone who is just starting at something, or has only recently started. |
| soak verb | /soʊk/ | To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it. |
| glove noun | /ɡlʌv/ | An item of clothing, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers. |
| spicy adjective | /ˈspaɪsi/ | Of, pertaining to, or containing spice. |
| unlock verb | /ʌnˈlɑk/ | To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination. |
| moisture noun | /ˈmɔɪs.t͡ʃɚ/ | That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| draw out verb | To make (something) last for more time than is necessary; to prolong; to extend. | |
| go ahead verb | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | To proceed with; to begin. |
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 7 contractions and reduced forms, such as I've, wasn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: fermentation /ˌfɜɹmənˈteɪʃən/, radish /ˈɹæd.ɪʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: fermentation /ˌfɜɹmənˈteɪʃən/, genuinely /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/
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 memorable, meaningful, cabbage.
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.