Shadowing Practice: Poppy Reserve: Đề thi thật (IELTS Listening Recent Actual Test) - Section 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Thank you. to check your work.
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All the recordings will be played once only.
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The test is in four parts.
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Write all your answers in the listening question booklet.
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At the end of the test, you will be given ten minutes to transfer your answers to an answer sheet.
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Now turn to part one on page two of your question booklet.
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Part 1.
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You will hear a telephone conversation between a woman and a park ranger.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 1 to 5.
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Now listen carefully and answer questions one to five.
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Almond Valley Poppy Reserve, may I help you?
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Is the nature reserve open now?
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Yes, we are actually open all year, although this is the best time of year to see the wildflowers.
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Are the poppies blooming yet?
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Absolutely.
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They started to bloom last week and are already beautiful, but they should peak and be in full bloom at the end of the month.
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Oh.
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I was planning on coming at the end of this week.
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Is that too early?
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No, not at all.
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The hills are already covered with orange poppies.
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I thought poppies were red.
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Not in California.
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I've never seen a red poppy here.
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The poppy reserve is in Ocean County, right?
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Right.
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From Lakeside, you'll need to drive about an hour east.
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What time does the reserve open?
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The reserve is open from sunrise to sunset.
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It's best to come early in the morning to beat the crowds, but for the best photography, you might want to consider a mid-afternoon visit on a weekday.
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I heard that there are a lot of rattlesnakes in the desert.
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Is it dangerous to walk about?
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Most wildlife is quite safe.
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There are very few people bitten by rattlesnakes, so we do recommend wearing trousers just to be on the safe side.
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All right.
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I was hoping that I might have the chance to see some wildlife, too.
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Oh, how much is the admission to the reserve?
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It's five dollars.
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Can I use my national park pass to enter the reserve?
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Unfortunately not, since it is a state park, not a national park.
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All right.
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I heard from a friend that there is a nature tour available.
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Can you tell me about it?
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Certainly, but can you excuse me just a sec?
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I'll be right back.
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Okay.
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Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at questions 6 to 10.
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Thank you.
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Now listen and answer questions 6 to 10.
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Hello?
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Yes, I'm still here.
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Now, you are interested in the nature tours, right?
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Oh, there's more than one?
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Yes.
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We have the general tour, which is the one your friend may have taken, but we also have two more specialized tours.
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Starting at 7.30 a.m is our general tour.
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That's early for some people, I know.
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It's offered every hour, too.
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But it's a great time, and it only lasts 30 minutes.
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Is that the tour that takes you to the Vista points?
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Yes, that is one of the highlights, along with a film introducing the park and the museum.
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You're welcome to tour the museum at your leisure.
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It's a great tour for those who just want to take panoramic pictures with automatic cameras.
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Well, if I come all that way, I'd like to have a more detailed tour.
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Then you are in luck, because we have a wonderful wildflower tour every two hours from 8 a.m.
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It lasts one hour, and the volunteer will give you information about many of the flowers on the reserve.
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Besides the poppies, will cream cups be in bloom?
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Yes, and you will see lots of sage too.
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We have a volunteer who is really good at giving tips on close-up photography.
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You mentioned another tour.
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Yes, the last one is the wildlife tour, but it is offered at very limited times.
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Is that because most of the wildlife is nocturnal?
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Yes, so we offer this tour only two times, 5.30 a.m or 7 p.m.
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Wow, that early?
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But don't the snakes and lizards like the sun?
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Right.
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First, let me say it takes about an hour and a half, but you will have the opportunity to see other animals, like coyotes, quail, and roadrunners.
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You have to get here before the crowds arrive or after most of them leave.
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Well, that makes sense.
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Does it require a lot of walking?
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More like a lot of standing.
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But most of the time you will be at one or two locations.
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So we recommend bringing a tripod and zoom lens if you want to take pictures.
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Well, thank you very much.
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You've been extremely helpful and informative.
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You're welcome.
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Glad I could be of service.
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Goodbye.
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Goodbye.
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That is the end of Part 1.
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You now have one minute to check your answers to Part 1.
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Thank you.
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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 “Poppy Reserve: Đề thi thật (IELTS Listening Recent Actual Test) - Section 1”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: tour, reserve, answer, park, hour. This video has 93 sentences and 812 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:03. The speaker talks at a steady 115 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 86% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 20 of its 93 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 |
|---|---|---|
| poppy noun | /ˈpɑpi/ | Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially a common… |
| wildlife noun | /ˈwaɪldlaɪf/ | undomesticated animals, especially mammals, birds, and fish, which live in the wild. |
| bloom noun | /blum/ | A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud. |
| rattlesnake noun | /ˈɹæt.əlˌsneɪk/ | Any of various venomous American snakes, of genera Crotalus and Sistrurus, having a rattle at the end of its tail. |
| wildflower noun | A wild (uncultivated) flowering plant. | |
| booklet noun | /ˈbʊk.lət/ | A small or thin book. |
| volunteer noun | /ˌvɑlənˈtɪɹ/ | One who enters into, or offers themselves for, any service of their own free will, especially when done without pay. |
| goodbye | /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ | Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing. |
| blooming adjective | /ˈbluː.mɪŋ/ | Opening in blossoms; flowering. |
| coyote noun | /kəˈjoʊ.ti/ | Canis latrans, a species of canine native to North America. |
| nocturnal adjective | /nɑkˈtɝ.nəl/ | Of a person, creature, group, or species, primarily active during the night. |
| panoramic adjective | /ˌpænəˈɹæmɪk/ | Of or pertaining to a panorama; with a wide view. |
| roadrunner noun | /ˈɹoʊdˌɹʌnɚ/ | Either of two species of fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx of the cuckoo family native to North and Central America, the lesser roadrunner (Geococcyx… |
| specialize verb | /ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/ | To narrow in scope. |
| tripod noun | /ˈtɹaɪpɑd/ | A three-legged stand or mount. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| close up verb | /kləʊzˈʌp/ | To close (remove a gap) completely or fully. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I've never seen a red poppy here.
- Can I use my national park pass to enter the reserve?
- Can you tell me about it?
- Certainly, but can you excuse me just a sec?
- That's early for some people, I know.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | will be played · will be given · are already covered |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've never seen · You've been |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | tour, which is · those who just |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 9 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, don't, I'd. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: specialize /ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/, leisure /ˈlɛʒə(ɹ)/, admission /ədˈmɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: panoramic /ˌpænəˈɹæmɪk/, informative /ɪnˈfɔːmətɪv/
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 poppy, wildlife, bloom.
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.