Shadowing Practice: PET 1 Listening Part 4 Test 3 (Transcript + Key) - Learn English Speaking with Video
Creating lesson...
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Now turn to part 4.
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Questions 20 to 25.
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Look at the six sentences for this part.
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You will hear a girl called Lisa.
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and a boy called Sam talking about a book they've both read.
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Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect.
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If it is correct, choose the letter 'a' For yes.
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If it is not correct, Choose the letter B for 'no'.
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You now have 20 seconds to look at the questions for part 4.
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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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So, Sam, have you finished that book we had to read for school, Lime County?
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Oh, hi Lisa.
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Yeah, just last weekend.
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It took me a long time to get into it.
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The first chapter was difficult.
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But in the end, I couldn't put it down.
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I liked it from the first page.
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I've never finished a book so quickly and normally I don't like reading fiction.
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The main character in the story, Paul, was interesting.
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He hurt his leg badly and couldn't play football with the other kids.
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But the author didn't make you feel pity for him.
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Yes.
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That was because he was such a strong character.
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He couldn't do anything active, but he used his time to think about game plans for his They depended on him in the end.
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He was almost like a coach.
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I thought the book was well written and it had a good plot.
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There was a bit of mystery about Paul's brother.
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Did he cause Poole's injury?
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Was he jealous of Poole?
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You don't find out until the very end.
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I didn't care so much about that.
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It was the football matches I liked, seen through Paul's eyes.
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I could imagine exactly what was happening.
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The author was clever because when Paul was unhappy, the whole story, the weather,
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the background, sort of got darker so the reader could feel what Paul was feeling.
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There was quite a lot of detail about the techniques of football.
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I think the author got that just right.
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Any more would make it too long and boring for people who weren't mad about football.
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That side of the book was about right.
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For me, the best part was that Paul realised what's important in life and how to deal with tough situations.
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He really grew as a person.
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Now listen again.
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So Sam, have you finished that book we had to read for school, Lime County?
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Oh, hi Lisa.
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Yeah, just last weekend.
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It took me a long time to get into it.
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The first chapter was difficult, But in the end, I couldn't put it down.
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I liked it from the first page.
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I've never finished a book so quickly and normally I don't like reading fiction.
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The main character in the story, Paul, was interesting.
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He hurt his leg badly and couldn't play football with the other kids.
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But the author didn't make you feel pity for him.
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Yes.
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That was because he was such a strong character.
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He couldn't do anything active, but he used his time to think about game plans for his team.
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They depended on him in the end.
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Hmm.
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He was almost like a coach.
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I thought the book was well written and it had a good plot.
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There was a bit of mystery about Paul's brother.
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Did he cause Poole's injury?
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Was he jealous of Poole?
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You don't find out until the very end.
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"I didn't care so much about that." It was the football matches I liked, seen through Paul's eyes.
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I could imagine exactly what was happening.
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The author was clever because when Paul was unhappy, the whole story, the weather,
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the background, sort of got darker so the reader could feel what Paul was feeling.
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There was quite a lot of detail about the techniques of football.
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I think the author got that just right.
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Any more would make it too long and boring for people who weren't mad about football.
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That side of the book was about right.
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For me, the best part was that Paul realised what's important in life and how to deal with tough situations.
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He really grew as a person.
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That is the end of part four.
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You now have six minutes to check and copy your answers onto the answer sheet.
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That is the end of the test.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 79 sentences and 729 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:53. The speaker talks at a steady 124 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 88% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| technique noun | /tɛkˈniːk/ | The practical aspects of a given art, occupation etc.; formal requirements. |
| mystery noun | /ˈmɪs.t(ə.)ɹi/ | Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown. |
| badly adverb | /ˈbæd.li/ | In a bad manner. |
| fiction noun | /ˈfɪkʃən/ | Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose. |
| reader noun | /ˈɹi.dɚ/ | A person who reads. |
| realise verb | Non-Oxford British standard spelling of realize. | |
| jealous adjective | /ˈd͡ʒɛl.əs/ | Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover's or spouse's fidelity. |
| clever adjective | /ˈklɛv.ɚ/ | Nimble with hands or body; dexterous; skillful; adept. |
| depend verb | /dɪˈpɛnd/ | To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition |
| unhappy adjective | /ʌnˈhæpi/ | Not happy; sad. |
| pity noun | /ˈpɪt.i/ | A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something. |
| bore verb | /boɹ/ | To inspire boredom in somebody. |
| litter noun | /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ | Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals. |
| carefully adverb | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | With care; attentively, circumspectly. |
| sheet noun | /ʃit/ | A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. |
| see through verb | To perceive visually through something transparent. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 19 contractions and reduced forms, such as couldn't, didn't, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: fiction /ˈfɪkʃən/, sheet /ʃit/
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 technique, mystery, badly.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've never finished |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | people who weren |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was happening |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the best |
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.