Shadowing Practice: Listening B1, PET 1 for Schools, Test 3, Part 2 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Now turn to part two, questions eight to thirteen.

You will hear a radio interview with a teenage surfer called Abby Fielding.

For each question, choose the correct answer, A, B or C.

You now have 45 seconds to look at the questions for part two.

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Now we are ready to start.

Listen carefully.

You will hear the recording twice.

Today, I'm talking to teenage surfer, Abby Fielding.

Abby, welcome.

Tell us about how you started surfing.

Well, my family have always loved going to our local beach, and my dad became keen on surfing.

He wasn't very good, but he really wanted to show me how to do it, and my mum offered to buy me a board.

I still wasn't keen, but then I started watching surfing competitions near home, and when I saw the standard of the surfers, I just felt I could do better.

Very confident.

How easy was it to get started?

Well, it's free to practice once you've got the equipment.

I went to the local surfing school for a bit too.

but it can cost quite a lot to buy what you need.

I was lent some boards before I bought one to see which type I liked best.

That was useful.

So do you go surfing all year round now?

Yes, even in winter when it's cold.

The sea is actually warmer than the land.

I just wear the same wetsuit as I do in the summer, although sometimes I do add gloves.

You'd be surprised how many people are out there surfing with me.

And your biggest achievement was surfing an enormous wave.

Oh, yeah.

That kind of wave only comes along a couple of times a year.

I borrowed a large board, as mine wasn't big enough, and I was nervous.

The waves were a lot bigger than they look from the beach.

People say it hurts if you fall off in those conditions, but I didn't have time to think about that.

So, any advice for other teenagers taking up surfing?

Well, you're never too young to start.

Not on big waves, of course, in case you have to swim back to the beach.

But in many places, you need to know how to surf whatever the waves are like, good and bad.

And surfing schools are OK, but watching other surfers is just as useful, and practising yourself of course.

So you're still young, what next?

Well, I'm going to miss the next big competition as I've injured my ankle, but my future's definitely in surfing,

so I need to investigate what opportunities there are.

There's a course in surfing science you can do at the university here, but I'm not sure that's the right path for me at the moment.

Well, thank you, Abby.

Now listen again.

Today, I'm talking to teenage surfer, Abby Fielding.

Abby, welcome.

Tell us about how you started surfing.

Well, my family have always loved going to our local beach, and my dad became keen on surfing.

He wasn't very good, but he really wanted to show me how to do it, and my mum offered to buy me a board.

I still wasn't keen, but then I started watching surfing competitions near home, and when I saw the standard of the surfers, I just felt I could do better.

Very confident.

How easy was it to get started?

Well, it's free to practice once you've got the equipment.

I went to the local surfing school for a bit too.

But it can cost quite a lot to buy what you need.

I was lent some boards before I bought one to see which type I liked best.

That was useful.

So do you go surfing all year round now?

Yes, even in winter when it's cold.

The sea is actually warmer than the land.

I just wear the same work suit as I do in the summer, although sometimes I do add gloves.

You'd be surprised how many people are out there surfing with me.

And your biggest achievement was surfing an enormous wave.

Oh, yeah.

That kind of wave only comes along a couple of times a year.

I borrowed a large board, as mine wasn't big enough, and I was nervous.

The waves were a lot bigger than they look from the beach.

People say it hurts if you fall off in those conditions, but I didn't have time to think about that.

So, any advice for other teenagers taking up surfing?

Well, you're never too young to start.

Not on big waves, of course, in case you have to swim back to the beach.

But in many places, you need to know how to surf whatever the waves are like, good and bad.

and surfing schools are okay but watching other surfers is just as useful and practising yourself of course.

So you're still young, what next?

Well, I'm going to miss the next big competition as I've injured my ankle

but my future's definitely in surfing so I need to investigate what opportunities there are.

There's a course in surfing science you can do at the university here

but I'm not sure that's the right path for me at the moment.

Well, thank you, Abby.

That is the end of part two.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 79 sentences and 886 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:42. The speaker talks at a steady 132 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
surf verb	/sɝf/	To ride a wave on a surfboard; to pursue or take part in the sport of surfing.
keen adjective	/kin/	Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
teenage adjective	/ˈtiːneɪd͡ʒ/	Of or relating to an age between thirteen and nineteen years old.
achievement noun	/əˈt͡ʃiːv.mənt/	The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment.
investigate verb	/ɪnˈvɛs.tə.ɡeɪt/	To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.
enormous adjective	/ɪˈnɔː.məs/	Extremely large; greatly exceeding the common size, extent, etc.
swim verb	/swɪm/	To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
teenager noun	/ˈtiːnˌeɪ̯d͡ʒə/	A person between thirteen and nineteen years old (inclusive).
borrow verb	/ˈbɑɹ.oʊ/	To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.
ankle noun	/ˈæŋ.kəl/	The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint.
lend verb	/ˈlɛnd/	To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
glove noun	/ɡlʌv/	An item of clothing, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers.
practise verb	/ˈpɹæktɪs/	To repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity.
carefully adverb	/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/	With care; attentively, circumspectly.
thirteen noun	/ˌθɝtˈtin/	A group of thirteen items.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
come along verb	To accompany.
take up verb	To pick up.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 24 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, wasn't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

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 surf, keen, teenage.

Grammar in this video

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

Structure	In the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	have always loved · I've injured
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	was lent
Comparatives -er than / more … than — comparing two things	warmer than · bigger than
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form	started surfing · started watching

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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