Shadowing Practice: PET 4 - TEST 2 Part 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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There are seven questions in this part.
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For each question, there are three pictures and a short recording.
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Choose the correct picture and put a tick in the box below it.
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Before we start, here is an example.
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What's the time?
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Have you got the time?
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Yes, it's twenty past three.
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The first picture is correct, so there is a tick in box A.
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Look at the three pictures for question one now.
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Now we are ready to start.
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Listen carefully.
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You will hear each recording twice.
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One.
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How much is the man's ticket?
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Can you tell me how much a ticket is for Saturday's performance of Macbeth?
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The front stalls and the circle are the most expensive at £16.50.
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The middle seats in the stalls cost £15, and the back three rows cost £12.50, but the view isn't so good.
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All seats are £10 for students.
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I'll have one in the middle, please.
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I'm not a student.
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I've got my credit card here.
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Now listen again.
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Can you tell me how much a ticket is for Saturday's performance of Macbeth?
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The front stalls and the circle are the most expensive at £16.50.
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The middle seats in the stalls cost £15, and the back three rows cost £12.50, but the view isn't so good.
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All seats are £10 for students.
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I'll have one in the middle, please.
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I'm not a student.
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I've got my credit card here.
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It's chips for lunch.
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What would you like with them?
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Not fish again, please.
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And we had chicken last night.
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Well, we've got plenty of sausages, but we've finished the eggs, I'm afraid.
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That's decided then.
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Now listen again.
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It's chips for lunch.
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What would you like with them?
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Not fish again, please.
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And we had chicken last night.
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Well, we've got plenty of sausages, but we've finished the eggs, I'm afraid.
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That's decided then.
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3. Why was the man late home?
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Hi.
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Have you had a busy day at the office?
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Yes.
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Sorry I'm late.
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I didn't get the bus because Pete offered me a lift.
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We didn't realise the motorway was closed because of a lorry accident, so it took much longer than normal.
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I'll be even later tomorrow with the train strike.
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Now listen again.
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Hi.
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Have you had a busy day at the office?
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Yes.
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Sorry I'm late.
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I didn't get the bus because Pete offered me a lift.
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We didn't realise the motorway was closed because of a lorry accident, so it took much longer than normal.
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I'll be even later tomorrow with the train strike.
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4. What was the weather like on John's holiday?
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How was your holiday, John?
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We had a good time, but the weather was awful.
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We didn't have one sunny day.
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Oh dear, a week in the rain.
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Poor you.
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Well, that's the funny thing.
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It never actually rained.
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It was just freezing cold and cloudy.
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We thought it might even snow.
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Now listen again.
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How was your holiday, John?
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We had a good time, but the weather was awful.
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We didn't have one sunny day.
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Oh dear, a week in the rain.
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Poor you.
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Well, that's the funny thing.
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It never actually rained.
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It was just freezing cold and cloudy.
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We thought it might even snow.
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5. What time was the woman's appointment?
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I've had an awful morning.
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I was really late for my hospital appointment.
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I just missed the 9 o'clock bus, and the next one didn't come until 20 to 10.
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I was supposed to see the doctor at 10 past 10, but I didn't arrive until half past.
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He wasn't very pleased.
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Now listen again.
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I've had an awful morning.
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I was really late for my hospital appointment.
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I just missed the 9 o'clock bus, and the next one didn't come until 20 to 10.
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I was supposed to see the doctor at 10 past 10, but I didn't arrive until half past.
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He wasn't very pleased.
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6. What did the woman buy?
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Did you get anything from the duty-free shop?
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Well, I really wanted some of that perfume I bought last time, and I got a large bottle.
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Then I looked for the Walkman I'd promised I'd get for Tony.
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Fortunately, they'd sold all of them, so I had enough money for a lovely silk scarf for myself.
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I completely forgot about the chocolates I was supposed to get for Mary.
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Now listen again.
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Did you get anything from the duty-free shop?
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Well, I really wanted some of that perfume I bought last time, and I got a large bottle.
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Then I looked for the Walkman I'd promised I'd get for Tony.
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Fortunately, they'd sold all of them, so I had enough money for a lovely silk scarf for myself.
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I completely forgot about the chocolates I was supposed to get for Mary.
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7. Where are the man and the woman talking?
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It's a bit crowded, isn't it?
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Worse than a football match.
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Can you see well enough from here?
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It doesn't matter.
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As long as I can hear and get down the important points of what he says, it's okay.
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I'm going to the library after this.
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I want to get this report finished so that I can go to the cinema.
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Now listen again.
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It's a bit crowded, isn't it?
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Worse than a football match.
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Can you see well enough from here?
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It doesn't matter.
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As long as I can hear and get down the important points of what he says, it's okay.
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I'm going to the library after this.
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I want to get this report finished so that I can go to the cinema.
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That is the end of part one.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “PET 4 - TEST 2 Part 1”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: listen, stalls, awful, seats, bus. This video has 120 sentences and 927 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:51. The speaker talks at a steady 118 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 22 of its 120 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| stall noun | /stɔːl/ | A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed. |
| lorry noun | /ˈlɔɹi/ | A large and heavy motor vehicle designed to carry goods or soldiers; a truck |
| motorway noun | /ˈməʊtəweɪ/ | A highway with grade-separated crossings (rather than level crossings) and designed (and only permitted) for high-speed motor-traffic (in Europe motor vehicles… |
| cloudy adjective | /ˈklaʊ̯diː/ | Covered with or characterised by clouds. |
| scarf noun | /skɑːf/ | A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck. |
| perfume noun | /ˈpɝfjuːm/ | A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor. |
| tick noun | /tɪk/ | A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida. |
| sausage noun | /ˈsɔsɪd͡ʒ/ | A food made of ground meat (or meat substitute) and seasoning, packed in a section of the animal's intestine, or in a similarly cylindrical shaped synthetic… |
| fortunately adverb | /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/ | In a fortunate manner. |
| sunny adjective | /ˈsʌni/ | Featuring a lot of sunshine. |
| silk noun | /sɪlk/ | A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider). |
| freeze verb | /ˈfɹiːz/ | Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature. |
| cinema noun | /ˈsɪn.ə.mə/ | A movie theatre, a movie house. |
| realise verb | Non-Oxford British standard spelling of realize. | |
| chip noun | /t͡ʃɪp/ | A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| get down verb | /ɡɛt ˈdaʊn/ | To bring or come down; to descend; to cause to bring or come down. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Have you got the time?
- What would you like with them?
- Have you had a busy day at the office?
- Did you get anything from the duty-free shop?
- Can you see well enough from here?
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 | we've finished · Have you had · I've had |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was closed |
| Comparatives -er than / more … than — comparing two things | longer than · Worse than |
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | might even snow |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 44 contractions and reduced forms, such as didn't, I'm, I'd. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 stall, lorry, motorway.
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.