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Track 69.
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OK, everyone.
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I think we're ready to make a start.
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Now when you think of a dangerous animal, what do you think of?
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A tiger perhaps?
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Or maybe a leopard?
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Most people think that all dangerous animals live on land,
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but in fact, some of the most dangerous animals on the planet live in our seas and oceans.
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I'm going to talk today about one of these, the box jellyfish.
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There are different types of box jellyfish
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and they are found in warm coastal seas anywhere from the Indian Ocean to as far north as Japan,
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but the most dangerous ones are found in the oceans around Australia.
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OK, so now let's examine what these box jellyfish look like.
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There are no prizes for guessing why it's called a box jellyfish.
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You can see that it's shaped like a box or a cube with four sides and rounded corners.
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And you can also see that its body is light blue.
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So let's take a look at the tentacles of the box jellyfish more closely.
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It's got 15 of these growing from each of the four corners of the box.
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Now you may be surprised to learn that these tentacles can grow to a length of three metres.
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And another surprising thing is its large number of eyes, that's six eyes on each of its four sides, so 24 altogether.
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So now let's move on to talk about the sting of a box jellyfish.
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What is it?
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Well, a jellyfish has a lot of tentacles, and each tentacle has thousands of cells, which can produce a poison.
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If the tentacles come into contact with a fish or a person, they stick to their skin.
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If the tentacles are very long, they are in contact with a lot of the body, giving a bad sting which hurts terribly.
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This can be dangerous to the victim.
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There are two ways that people can die as the result of a jellyfish sting.
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Firstly, a very severe sting can cause a person to have a heart attack.
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This can happen within minutes.
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Secondly, sometimes a swimmer goes into shock and can't make it back to the beach because they are in such extreme pain.
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If they're in the water alone, they'll die.
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And now I'd like to conclude with advice on how to help someone who has been stung by a box jellyfish.
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If they have had a heart attack, of course the most important thing is to try to revive them first of
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And then the best thing to help is vinegar.
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Yes, the same vinegar you use when you're cooking.
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Many Australian beaches keep bottles of it near the jellyfish warning signs.
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You should pour a bottle over the tentacles for 30 seconds and then the tentacles can be removed.
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However, if you get stung and don't have any vinegar, you should pour seawater on the skin.
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This will help to ease the pain before you can get further medical help.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Mindset For IELTS 1 track 69”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: jellyfish, box, tentacle, dangerous, sting. This video has 40 sentences and 498 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:11. The speaker talks at a natural 156 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| sting verb | /ˈstɪŋ/ | To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both. |
| vinegar noun | /ˈvɪnəɡɚ/ | A sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol used as a condiment or preservative; a dilute solution of acetic acid. |
| pour verb | /poɹ/ | To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it. |
| shock noun | /ʃɔk/ | A sudden, heavy impact. |
| ease verb | /iz/ | To free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc. |
| tiger noun | /ˈtaɪɡə/ | Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia. |
| coastal adjective | /ˈkoʊstəl/ | Relating to the coast; on or near the coast; longshore. |
| examine verb | /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/ | To observe carefully or critically to learn about someone or something. |
| poison noun | /ˈpɔɪ.zən/ | A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when ingested. |
| altogether adverb | /ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/ | Completely, wholly, or without exception. |
| terribly adverb | /ˈtɛɹ.ɪ.bli/ | Very; extremely. |
| conclude verb | /kənˈkluːd/ | To end; to come to an end. |
| secondly adverb | /ˈsɛk.(ə)ndli/ | In the second place. |
| cube noun | /kjub/ | A regular polyhedron having six identical square faces. |
| metre noun | /ˈmiːtəɹ/ | The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités), equal to the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in… |
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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| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | are found · has been stung · can be removed |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has been stung · have had |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | cells, which can · someone who has |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, don't, I'd. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shock /ʃɔk/, jellyfish /ˈd͡ʒɛliˌfɪʃ/
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 sting, vinegar, pour.
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.