Shadowing Practice: Mindset For IELTS 1 track 61 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Track 61.
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So, you've been a famous singer for over three decades now.
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What advice would you give to someone wanting to become famous?
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Well, my first piece of advice is don't try and become famous.
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Instead, focus on being good at something.
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Choose something you enjoy and then work hard at doing well in that area.
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What did you do to become such a successful singer?
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Well, a good way to be the best is to learn from the experts.
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Find people you admire in your area of interest.
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Try to get as close to them as possible.
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Observe them carefully.
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If possible, talk to them.
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Ask lots of questions.
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Don't copy them, but try to learn from them.
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And don't be afraid to experiment.
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Try something new.
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Being the best is one thing, but how did you get yourself known?
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Getting yourself known is indeed another skill you must work on.
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One thing is for sure, nobody is going to come to you.
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You have to make opportunities for yourself.
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You have a product to sell, and the product is you.
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It's much easier to do that these days, especially with the Internet around.
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Many people use social media for this.
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Any other piece of advice?
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Yes.
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The last thing I would say is, if you want to be really successful in something, you will most likely experience a certain amount of failure.
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People who fail at some point often say
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that the experience has been a great lesson and helped them on the road to success.
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Try to learn from these moments instead of being frightened of them.
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In fact, some of the most successful people have often failed countless times times before reaching their end goal.
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What makes them successful is that they kept on trying regardless.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Mindset For IELTS 1 track 61”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: successful, famous, advice, learn. This video has 31 sentences and 300 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:01. The speaker talks at a steady 149 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 94% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| regardless adverb | /ɹɪˈɡɑɹd.lɪs/ | Without attention to warnings or indications of bad consequences. |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| carefully adverb | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | With care; attentively, circumspectly. |
| skill noun | /skɪl/ | A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate. |
| experiment noun | /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/ | A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of… |
| observe verb | /əbˈzɜːv/ | To notice or view, especially carefully or with attention to detail. |
| admire verb | /ədˈmaɪɹ/ | To regard with wonder and delight. |
| countless adjective | /ˈkaʊntləs/ | Synonym of uncountable. |
| frighten verb | /ˈfɹaɪ.tən/ | To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright. |
| fail verb | /feɪl/ | To be unsuccessful. |
| singer noun | /ˈsɪŋ.ɚ/ | A person who sings, often professionally. |
| expert noun | /ˈɛk.spɜːt/ | A person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject. |
| decade noun | /ˈdɛkeɪd/ | A group, set, or series of ten , particularly |
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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| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | you've been · has been · have often failed |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the best · the most successful |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | must work · have to make |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, you've. 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 regardless, lesson, carefully.
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.