Shadowing Practice: PET 1 Listening Part 3 Test 4 (Transcript + Key) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Now turn to part 3.
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Questions 14 to 19.
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You will hear a school teacher talking to a group of students about a national poetry competition.
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For each question, Fill in the missing information in the numbered space.
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You now have 20 seconds to look at part 3.
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Now we are ready to start.
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Listen carefully.
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you will hear the recording twice.
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Now could everyone sit down please?
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I've got an important announcement to make.
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As you know, the national school poetry competitions that we usually enter are starting soon.
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All the competitions are named after animals.
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One of the competitions, called the Dolphin Prize, is for 15 to 19 -year -olds.
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So, if you have older brothers and sisters in the school, get them to enter that one.
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But the one for people of your age, the Tiger Prize, is the one we'd like you to go for.
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We hope lots of you will try.
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As some of you may remember, the theme for last year was weather.
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This time the judges have chosen the topic 'change'.
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And that could cover a lot of things, couldn't it?
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A new school.
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A different house, for example.
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So, if you want to enter the competition but you're stuck for ideas, Have a look at last year's winner on the competition website.
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You may know the girl who wrote it.
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Maria Mason from our school.
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with her poem called 'Trains'.
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She also got a little book of her poems called Travelling published as part of her prize.
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Maria won some money for the school too.
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1 ,000 euros.
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And this time, that's gone up to two thousand, which is very generous.
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If anyone in the school wins, we'd like to use the money for the library.
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as we feel that's the right way for it to be spent.
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Maria's prize money last year were spent on the new computer software.
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Now, you may feel you'd like to enter the competition, but need some more help.
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If that's the case, you can look at the website.
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The head of English, Mr Winters, has said you will find it really useful.
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Now listen again.
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Now could everyone sit down please?
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I've got an important announcement to make.
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As you know, the national school poetry competitions that we usually enter are starting soon.
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All the competitions are named after animals.
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One of the competitions, called the Dolphin Prize, is for 15 to 19 -year -olds.
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So, if you have older brothers and sisters in the school, get them to enter that one.
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But the one for people of your age, the Tiger Prize, is the one we'd like you to go for.
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We hope lots of you will try.
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As some of you may remember, the theme for last year was weather.
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This time the judges have chosen the topic 'change'.
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And that could cover a lot of things, couldn't it?
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A new school.
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A different house, for example.
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So, if you want to enter the competition but you're stuck for ideas, Have a look at last year's winner on the competition website.
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You may know the girl who wrote it.
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Maria Mason from our school.
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with her poem called Trains.
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She also got a little book of her poems called Travelling published as part of her prize.
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Maria won some money for the school too.
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1 ,000 euros.
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And this time, that's gone up to two thousand, which is very generous.
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If anyone in the school wins, we'd like to use the money for the library.
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as we feel that's the right way for it to be spent.
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Maria's prize money last year.. were spent on their new computer software.
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Now, you may feel you'd like to enter the competition, but need some more help.
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If that's the case, you can look at the website.
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The head of English, Mr Winters, has said you will find it really useful.
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That is the end of part 3.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “PET 1 Listening Part 3 Test 4”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: competition, prize, enter, poem, maria. This video has 64 sentences and 648 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:03. The speaker talks slowly, about 107 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 90% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| poem noun | /ˈpoʊ.əm/ | A literary piece written in verse. |
| poetry noun | /ˈpoʊ.ə.tɹi/ | Literature composed in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns and rhythm. |
| topic noun | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest. |
| announcement noun | /əˈnaʊns.mənt/ | An act of announcing, or giving notice. |
| generous adjective | /ˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹəs/ | Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous. |
| euro noun | /ˈjʊɹoʊ/ | The currency unit of the European Monetary Union. Symbol: € |
| carefully adverb | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | With care; attentively, circumspectly. |
| prize noun | /ˈpɹaɪ̯z/ | That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power. |
| theme noun | /θiːm/ | A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic. |
| competition noun | /ˌkɑm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/ | The action of competing. |
| enter verb | /ˈɛntɚ/ | To go or come into an enclosed or partially enclosed space. |
| computer noun | /kəmˈpju.tɚ/ | A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large… |
| judge verb | /d͡ʒʌd͡ʒ/ | To sit in judgment on; to pass sentence on (a person or matter). |
| sister noun | /ˈsɪs.tɚ/ | A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling. |
| choose verb | /t͡ʃuːz/ | To pick; to make the choice of; to select. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sit down verb | To assume a sitting position from a standing position. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | If anyone in the school wins, we'd like |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | are named · be spent · were spent |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have chosen · has said |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | thousand, which is |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 12 contractions and reduced forms, such as we'd, couldn't, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: theme /θiːm/, weather /ˈwɛðɚ/
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 poem, poetry, topic.
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.