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Track 59.
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Justin Bieber's Rise to Fame is an interesting story.
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He was interested in music from a very early age, and he taught himself how to play a whole selection of musical instruments,
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which I think is rare in youngsters these days.
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Like a lot of teenagers who want to be pop stars, he learned the guitar.
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But whereas very few of those teenagers put in the effort needed to be successful, Bieber, on the other hand,
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not only learned how to play the piano as well, but also mastered the drums and even the trumpet.
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One day he hopes to learn the violin.
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He was clearly gifted, and his mother used to arrange for him to take part in local competitions.
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He came second in one, and his mother posted his performance on YouTube.
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She kept posting other clips of him singing,
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and soon these attracted a number of fans who started following him though at this point he still hadn't found fame.
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His big break came when a music executive came across these videos by accident
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when he was looking for a performance by a different artist.
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He immediately recognized
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Bieber's talent and gave the teenager a contract with his recording company.
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His first record was a worldwide hit.
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He shot to fame in just two years and is now a global superstar, one of the most well -known performers the world has ever seen.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Mindset For IELTS 1 track 59”. This video has 18 sentences and 237 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:29. The speaker talks at a natural 160 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 83% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| fame noun | /feɪm/ | One's reputation. |
| teenager noun | /ˈtiːnˌeɪ̯d͡ʒə/ | A person between thirteen and nineteen years old (inclusive). |
| guitar noun | /ɡɪˈtɑɹ/ | A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick). |
| whereas | /(h)wɛɹˈæz/ | In contrast; whilst on the contrary; although. |
| piano noun | /piˈænɪː/ | A percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers… |
| clip noun | /klɪp/ | Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another. |
| instrument noun | /ˈɪnstɹəmənt/ | A device used to produce music. |
| attract verb | /əˈtɹækt/ | To pull toward without touching. |
| drum noun | /ˈdɹʌm/ | A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone. |
| arrange verb | /əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/ | To set up; to organize; to put into an orderly sequence or arrangement. |
| superstar noun | /ˈsuː.pəˌstɑː/ | Someone who has accumulated a vast amount of fame; a high-level celebrity. |
| performer noun | /pɚˈfɔɹmɚ/ | One who performs for, or entertains, an audience. |
| violin noun | /ˌvaɪ.əˈlɪn/ | A small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow. |
| trumpet noun | /ˈtɹʌmpɪt/ | A musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat; by extension, any type of lip-vibrated aerophone, most often valveless and not… |
| youngster noun | /ˈjʌŋstɚ/ | A young person. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come across verb | To change sides; to cross over to work for the opposition. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| “Used to” used to + verb — a past habit or state that is no longer true | used to arrange |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has ever seen |
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 fame, teenager, guitar.
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.