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Shadowing practice: IELTS Speaking Test- Perfect Band 9

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  1. Let's start off by talking about the mountains.0:00
  2. Do you like to go on holiday in the mountains?0:02
  3. Definitely.0:04
  4. It's one of my favorite things to do.0:05
  5. I actually love nature and the mountains specifically.0:07
  6. I always handpick locations which have mountains and a beautiful landscape, greenery.0:11
  7. And I love hiking as well.0:17
  8. So that's why.0:20
  9. Are there any hotels in the mountains in your country?0:21
  10. Yes, actually.0:24
  11. In Himachal, they have lodges.0:25
  12. They rent it out to people who are there on vacations.0:27
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  1. And it's the most beautiful experience because you get to actually see how people who are based there, how they0:31
  2. live and how they cook and how they clean.0:39
  3. And you get the whole experience of everything.0:41
  4. Now let's talk about trees.0:44
  5. Do you like trees?0:45
  6. Yeah, actually, I love trees.0:46
  7. I love spending time around trees.0:48
  8. When I look at a tree, I feel very alive because there is just so much history that goes with0:50
  9. it.0:57
  10. I mean, especially like you get oxygen.0:57
  11. So when you just sit there and meditate, it's like the best feeling in the world.1:01
  12. You feel very refreshed as well.1:04
  13. Are there many trees around your hometown?1:07
  14. There are, but not so much as of now because it's mostly city and buildings and shops.1:09
  15. But I would love for it to be.1:16
  16. What are the benefits of planting more trees?1:17
  17. There are only benefits of planting more tree.1:20
  18. I mean, it protects you from so many things and it's so much better for your health to have trees1:23
  19. around you.1:29
  20. Also, I think for plantation, even for food and stuff like to get fresh fruits and vegetables, you can always1:29
  21. have it available outside of your home if you just have like those planted trees around you.1:39
  22. Now let's talk about the weather.1:44
  23. What time of year did you enjoy the most when you were a child?1:46
  24. I would definitely say November, December.1:49
  25. So like towards the end of the year when winter arrives or even during September, October when it's rainy season,1:52
  26. I enjoy myself the most, I think, because I love when it's cold and chilly and you can just go2:00
  27. out for a walk or play outside with your friends.2:06
  28. I think that's when I enjoy it the most.2:09
  29. Has the weather changed much in recent years?2:10
  30. I would say drastically, yes.2:14
  31. It's gotten hotter and hotter and humid.2:16
  32. humid.2:19
  33. I think because of global warming, it's been really bad lately.2:20
  34. Would you say the weather in your hometown is suitable for working?2:23
  35. I mean, around December, yes.2:27
  36. But throughout the year, no, it's very, very hot.2:30
  37. Back in India, it's like, when you get out, it's a lot of humidity and you just don't feel your2:33
  38. best.2:40
  39. The TV documentary that I watched was a documentary on the artist Eminem.2:41
  40. He goes by the name marshall mathers and i remember i was very young when i watched it and the2:47
  41. reason i love it is because it's very inspiring because in the movie he shows all of his struggles and2:54
  42. the poverty that he went through when he was very unfortunate as a child and even when he was a3:01
  43. teenager and that goes to show how much determination he had towards his dreams and his his plans and goals3:07
  44. of the future that he knew that he was going to make it big in the music industry and now3:14
  45. he's known to be one of the biggest musical artists in the industry.3:19
  46. I learned inspiration from that movie.3:23
  47. I think it gives you a lot of motivation every time you watch it.3:25
  48. It goes to show that you know no matter what no matter where you come from no matter how small3:29
  49. your hometown was or how many obstacles you had in life but still you can make it big and it3:34
  50. also goes to show that you just have to be passionate about what it is that you want in your3:41
  51. life and through that you can achieve the greatest things and you can surpass even your highest levels of insecurities3:45
  52. and doubts that you have and the fears that you have and he's also like one of my favorite artists3:53
  53. so to see him go through that really inspires you and shows you that you can do it no matter3:59
  54. what it is that it's usually self -doubt which keeps you from chasing your dreams or from achieving your goals.4:06
  55. But in that movie, it's shown that you can really do whatever you want.4:13
  56. So we've been talking about a TV documentary that you watched, and we're going to continue to talk about TV4:17
  57. programs and TV advertising.4:22
  58. Do you think that there are too many game shows on TV nowadays?4:25
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  64. Thanks very much and let's get back to the video.4:55
  65. I don't think so, no.4:58
  66. I think there's enough for everyone.4:59
  67. So I think there is a lot of different genres that people can watch.5:02
  68. and game shows are mostly educational so I think that's also very necessary in today's generation and to remind everyone5:05
  69. to have fun and not take life so seriously is TV the main way people get news in your country5:15
  70. yes for sure I would agree I mean it's one of the most important outlets from where people can know5:22
  71. what's going on like the breaking news or what happened yesterday Now let's talk about TV advertising.5:31
  72. What kind of products are advertised most often on TV?5:38
  73. I would say mostly home products like cleaning products or soaps or maybe beauty products are mostly what's advertised or5:43
  74. also electronic appliances are very much advertised in my country.5:55
  75. Do you think that people pay attention to adverts on TV?6:01
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  83. Not as much as they used to, because back then it was a form of entertainment.6:51
  84. But now they just want to skip and reach the the show that they're watching.6:55
  85. It's not as much as it used to be.7:00
  86. I think people grew impatient now.7:02
  87. They're not as patient as they used to be because of the fast -paced life everyone's going through.7:04
  88. So they want everything quick.7:10
  89. How important are regulations on TV advertising?7:12
  90. I think they are very important and there should be regulations.7:16
  91. But at the same time, I think that it's not followed as much as it should be.7:20
  92. That's the end of the speaking test.7:26
  93. Well done.7:29
  94. Thank you.7:29

IELTS Speaking Practice From a Real Band 9 Interview

This clip is an IELTS speaking interview: an examiner asks about mountains, trees and weather, and the candidate answers at length, the way part two and part three of the real test actually run. It is good material for english speaking practice because you are not shadowing a script, you are shadowing someone thinking on the spot and building an answer sentence by sentence.

The accent is British and the pace is measured at 184 words per minute, faster than 48 percent of the catalogue, so it moves at a real conversational clip rather than a slowed down teaching voice. The transcript sits at B1, which means the vocabulary itself is not the obstacle, the challenge is keeping up with someone who answers fluently and does not pause for you.

The Language in This IELTS Speaking Topics Sample

A few lines are worth slowing down for before you try to speak them.

  • "I always handpick locations which have mountains and a beautiful landscape, greenery." The list trails off onto a single noun instead of closing the sentence properly, which is exactly how people build answers under time pressure. Practising it helps you speak english fluently in the same unplanned, additive way.
  • "There are only benefits of planting more tree." The singular "tree" where a fluent writer would put "trees" is a small slip that Whisper caught faithfully. Say it as spoken, it is a useful reminder that even a band 9 answer is not grammatically perfect in real time.
  • "I would say drastically, yes." Notice the adverb placed before the confirmation instead of after it. Copying the rise and fall on "drastically" is a quick way to work on how to pronounce english words with the right stress rather than flattening every syllable equally.

How to Work Through This B1 Interview Clip

Go line by line rather than trying to take the whole answer in one pass.

  • Start at line 6, "I always handpick locations which have mountains and a beautiful landscape, greenery." Play it once, then shadow this line three times before moving on.
  • Move to line 11, "In Himachal, they have lodges." It is short, so use it to lock the rhythm of the British vowels before the sentences get longer.
  • Move to line 14, "live and how they cook and how they clean.", and repeat the three verb list until the beats land evenly, not rushed at the end.
  • Return to line 29, "There are only benefits of planting more tree," and say it exactly as transcribed, not corrected, so your ear gets used to real unscripted speech.
  • Finish on line 42, "I would say drastically, yes," aiming to match the stress on "drastically" rather than the words alone.
  • Once those five lines feel natural, play the section straight through and shadow the whole passage without stopping, which is closer to daily english conversation practice than any single quoted line.
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