Shadowing Practice: Mindset For IELTS Foundation - Unit 10 - Track 18 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Good morning.
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I'm here today to talk about the design and the success of smartphones.
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They are convenient and they allow us to keep control of our lives.
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One important reason why I think smartphones are so successful is because of their simple clean design.
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Of course there are many different brands
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but let's look at a common example on this picture first of all on the front of the phone
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we have the glass touchscreen also known as the display
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it's very easy you only need to press your finger on this
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when you want to use an app next on the top right side of the smartphone is the power button
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you use this to turn the phone on
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or off again at the bottom there is a USB input this is where you plug in
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and charge your phone you can also connect to a laptop
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and upload your files
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and photos from your phone you will see just above
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this is the microphone whenever you make a call you speak into this.
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At the opposite end of the touchscreen, you can see the power bar, which you can look at to check the battery.
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If the bar is low, you'll need to plug it in and charge it again soon.
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Around the phone on the outside, keeping all of this in place,
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is the case, sometimes made from plastic but now more often made of metal.
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Many people think that the reason for the case is so
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that they can have a different design and colour and make it more personal.
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Actually, every phone needs a good, strong case to protect the phone from breaking.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Mindset For IELTS Foundation - Unit 10 - Track 18”. This video has 22 sentences and 279 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:05. The speaker talks at a steady 134 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 91% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| smartphone noun | /ˈsmɑɹtfoʊn/ | A mobile phone with more advanced features and greater computing capacity than a feature phone. |
| plug noun | /plʌɡ/ | A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one. |
| finger noun | /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/ | A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other… |
| connect verb | /kəˈnɛkt/ | To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object. |
| input noun | /ˈɪnpʊt/ | The act or process of putting in; infusion. |
| laptop noun | /ˈlæp.tɑp/ | A laptop computer. |
| convenient adjective | /kənˈviː.niənt/ | Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient. |
| upload verb | /ˈʌpˌloʊd/ | To transfer data to a computer on a network, especially to a server on the Internet. |
| microphone noun | /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfəʊn/ | A device (transducer) used to convert sound waves into a varying electric current; normally fed into an amplifier and either recorded or transmitted over radio. |
| display noun | /dɪsˈpleɪ/ | A show or spectacle. |
| whenever | /wəˈnɛvɚ/ | At any time that. |
| opposite adjective | /ˈɑ.pə.sɪt/ | Located directly across from something else, or from each other. |
| button noun | /ˈbʌtən/ | A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener. |
| battery noun | /ˈbæt.əɹi/ | A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells. |
| plastic noun | /ˈplæstɪk/ | A synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will see · you'll need |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | need to press · need to plug |
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 smartphone, plug, finger.
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.