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Track 67 Hello, everyone.
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Today I'm going to talk about a project I've done about the mountain gorilla.
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I think it's a truly fascinating animal.
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They originate in Africa, Central Africa, in fact.
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So now I'm going to talk a little about where they live.
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As you can probably guess, and as you can see in this first photo, their name reflects the environment they live in.
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Tropical mountain forests.
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Now, just like all other apes, they build nests out of leaves.
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But they don't make their nests high up, as other species do.
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Mountain gorillas make them on the ground instead.
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And they sleep wherever they end their day.
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And they rarely sleep in the same bed twice.
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So, I'll move on to talk about the physical features of the mountain gorilla.
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In other words, what it looks like.
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So, here are some more photographs on screen for you all to have a look at.
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This gorilla here on the left is a male gorilla.
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We know that he's an older male gorilla because of the color of his coat.
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As you can see, his coat is gray.
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He's called a silverback.
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Younger male gorillas are called blackbacks, and there's an obvious reason for that.
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Yes, a young adult male has a black coat.
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As he gets older, his coat turns from black to gray.
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Next, I'm going to tell you a little about the diet of the mountain gorilla.
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Interestingly, mountain gorillas are herbivores.
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In other words, they survive on a diet of plants.
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As you can see from this next picture, this gorilla is eating leaves.
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They also eat fruit and flowers.
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They occasionally eat insects, too, but only when they're very hungry.
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And it might interest you to know that mountain gorillas very rarely drink water, even though they live in a very warm climate.
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It appears they get all the water they need from plants.
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I'd like to conclude by talking about some of the threats that mountain gorillas face.
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They are in serious danger of disappearing from our world altogether.
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Let's have a look at two reasons why they're in such danger.
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And both of these reasons are connected to human activity.
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Firstly, people are damaging the mountain forests where these gorillas live.
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They're cutting down the trees to build farms and towns.
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Mountain gorillas live in close family groups, and this means
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that it's difficult for them to get enough to eat in the small areas they now have to live in.
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Secondly, gorillas are also suffering as a result of hunting.
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Sadly, some people find and kill them to sell.
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So, it's a very sad situation indeed for these beautiful animals.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Mindset For IELTS 1 track 67”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: gorilla, mountain, coat, male, eat. This video has 41 sentences and 448 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:55. The speaker talks at a natural 153 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 84% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| gorilla noun | /ɡəˈɹɪl.ə/ | An ape of the genus Gorilla; endemic to the forests of Central Africa and typified by superlative physical size and strength in relation to other primates. |
| coat noun | /ˈkoʊ̯t/ | An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms. |
| gray adjective | /ɡɹeɪ/ | Of a color between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness. |
| rarely adverb | /ˈɹɛəɹli/ | Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often. |
| leaf noun | /lif/ | The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants. |
| nest noun | /nɛst/ | A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young. |
| hungry adjective | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food. |
| suffer verb | /ˈsʌfɚ/ | To undergo hardship. |
| flower noun | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens… |
| occasionally adverb | /əˈkeɪʒənəli/ | On occasion: at relatively infrequent intervals, from time to time, sometimes. |
| reflect verb | /ɹɪˈflɛkt/ | To bend back (light, etc.) from a surface. |
| connect verb | /kəˈnɛkt/ | To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object. |
| wherever | /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/ | Regardless of the place in, at or to which. |
| photograph noun | /ˈfoʊ.təˌɡɹæf/ | A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc. |
| sadly adverb | /ˈsædli/ | In a sad manner; sorrowfully. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cut down verb | To cut downward. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 10 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, they're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: occasionally /əˈkeɪʒənəli/, altogether /ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/, originate /əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪt/
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 gorilla, coat, gray.
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.