Shadowing Practice: [Audio] Basic IELTS Listening - 32 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Exercise 4.
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Interview about the earthquake Look at the pie charts and listen to the short interview about the earthquake.
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Write down the percentages you hear.
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Last May, 2001, an earthquake hit Nanaimo.
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We did some research on the local people about their feeling about earthquakes.
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We asked two questions.
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The first one was, do you feel that local schools are adequately prepared for an earthquake?
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28% said yes.
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32% of people said that they didn't know.
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40% said no. The second question was, do you have an earthquake emergency kit in your home?
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32% said yes.
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4% said that they were not sure.
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64% said no.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “[Audio] Basic IELTS Listening - 32”. This video has 13 sentences and 99 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:57. The speaker talks slowly, about 104 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 2 of its 13 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 8 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
earthquake noun/ˈɝθkweɪk/A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults.
percentage noun/pə(ɹ)ˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.
chart noun/t͡ʃɑɹt/A map illustrating the geography of a specific phenomenon.
adequately adverbIn an adequate manner.
exercise noun/ˈɛk.sə.saɪz/Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.
prepare verb/pɹɪˈpɛ(ə)ɹ/To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip; to forearm.
interview noun/ˈɪn.tə.vjuː/Any face-to-face meeting, especially of an official or adversarial nature.
emergency noun/ɪˈmɝ.d͡ʒən.si/A situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
write down verbTo produce or set (something) down in writing; to record something.

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 earthquake, percentage, chart.

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