Shadowing Practice: UNIT 1 TRACK 4 5 BAND 4 5 IELTS - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Track 4, Unit 1, Speaking,
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Exercise 1 Can you tell me what you do, Hanan?
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Do you work or are you a student?
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Yes, I'm a student.
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I'm studying medicine because I want to be a doctor.
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At the moment, I'm studying English as well because I hope to do part of my degree course in Australia.
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And where do you come from?
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I come from Mutra in Oman.
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Can you describe Mutra a little bit for me?
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Yes.
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It's quite a large city by the sea and also near the mountains.
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It's very beautiful and very old.
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It's very hot in the summer, but the winter is usually very pleasant.
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Also, Mutra is an important port.
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Can you tell me what you do, Kwan?
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Do you work or are you a student?
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I'm a student.
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I'm studying economics at Cheonju University at the moment.
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And where do you come from, Kwan?
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I come from a small village near Cheonju in Korea.
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Can you describe your village to me?
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Well, it's in the mountains.
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The people work as farmers and they are very friendly.
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It's a good place to live, but not much happens there.
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Track 5, Unit 1, Speaking, Exercises 3 and 4
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What do you like about the area where you live?
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Oh, I really like the sea and the part of the city just by the sea,
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because it's very beautiful and there are always lots of people there.
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I live in the suburbs, but I enjoy going shopping in the city centre.
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There are plenty of good shops, and I like buying clothes.
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What things in Muttra do you not like?
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I'm not very keen on the hot weather, and the hot wind from the desert is something I don't like.
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How is the area changing?
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They're building more houses and roads.
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It's getting busier.
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What do you like about the area where you live, Kwan?
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I find walking in the mountains very enjoyable.
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And another good thing is the people, because they are very friendly and generous.
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I think people in my village are very happy and relaxed.
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What things in your village do you not like?
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Well, I live by a busy main road, and I find the traffic very unpleasant.
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I really dislike the noise of cars and lorries.
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How is the area changing?
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There's more traffic, so the village is becoming noisier.
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Also, young people are leaving the village, so it isn't so lively.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “UNIT 1 TRACK 4 5 BAND 4 5 IELTS”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: village, student, Kwan, Mutra, studying. This video has 45 sentences and 405 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:09. The speaker talks at a steady 129 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 14 of its 45 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
economics noun/ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪks/The study of resource and wealth allocation, consumption, and distribution, of capital and investment, and of management of the factors of production.
desert noun/ˈdɛz.ɚt/A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland.
relax verb/ɹɪˈlæks/To make something loose.
pleasant adjective/ˈplɛz.ənt/Giving pleasure; pleasing in manner.
generous adjective/ˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹəs/Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous.
farmer noun/ˈfɑɹ.mɚ/A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm.
keen adjective/kin/Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
cloth noun/klɒθ/A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes…
suburbs noun/ˈsʌbɝbz/The populated area surrounding a city.
enjoyable adjective/ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.ə.bl̩/Pleasant, capable of giving pleasure.
dislike verb/dɪsˈlaɪk/To have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards; not to like.
lively adjective/ˈlaɪv.li/Full of life; energetic, vivacious.
unpleasant adjective/ʌnˈplɛzn̩t/Not pleasant.
noisy adjective/ˈnɔɪzi/Making a noise, especially a loud unpleasant sound
lorry noun/ˈlɔɹi/A large and heavy motor vehicle designed to carry goods or soldiers; a truck

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • Do you work or are you a student?
  • Can you describe your village to me?
  • What do you like about the area where you live?
  • What things in your village do you not like?

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 9 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, isn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like economics, desert, relax.

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.

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