Shadowing Practice: Budget Review: Where Can We Cut Costs? - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Thanks for making time, Graham.
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I'd like to go through the third quarter figures.
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Of course. I gather they're not brilliant.
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Not quite. Revenue is up, but so are our costs.
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In fact, our profit margin has dropped by four percent.
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That's worse than I'd anticipated.
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What's driving the increase?
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Mainly energy bills and overtime payments.
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The overtime was unavoidable, I'm afraid.
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We were short-staffed for most of the summer.
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I appreciate that, but it can't carry on.
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We've already overspent the annual budget.
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So where do you suggest we cut back?
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I've identified three areas worth looking at.
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Firstly, we could renegotiate with our main supplier.
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We've been with them for years without a review.
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Exactly. I reckon we could save around five percent.
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I'll set up a meeting with them next week.
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Secondly, the company cars are costing a fortune.
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Half of them are barely being used.
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That's true. We could switch to a shared pool.
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That alone would save thirty thousand pounds a year.
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And what's the third area?
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Travel. A lot of those trips could be video calls.
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The sales team won't be happy about that.
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Perhaps not, but we have to be realistic.
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Otherwise we'll be forced to freeze recruitment.
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I'd much rather avoid that if possible.
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What about investing in new equipment, though?
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The old machines are pushing up our energy costs.
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It's worth considering, provided it pays for itself.
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Could you put together a rough estimate?
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I'll have the numbers ready by the end of the month.
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Lovely. Then we can present everything to the board.
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Fingers crossed they'll see the bigger picture.
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I'm sure they will, if the figures add up.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Este vídeo tiene 36 frases y 280 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 2:01. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 139 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 84 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| overtime sustantivo | /ˈoʊ.vɚˌtaɪm/ | horas extras, tiempo de más |
| finger sustantivo | /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/ | dedo, alambres |
| invest verbo | /ɪnˈvɛst/ | invertir, insumir |
| fortune sustantivo | /ˈfɔːtjuːn/ | fortuna |
| estimate sustantivo | /ˈɛs.tɪ.mət/ | presupuesto, estimación |
| margin sustantivo | /ˈmɑɹ.d͡ʒɪn/ | margen |
| realistic adjetivo | /ˌɹɪəˈlɪs.tɪk/ | realista, realístico |
| freeze verbo | /ˈfɹiːz/ | helarse, congelarse |
| recruitment sustantivo | /rɪˈkruːt.mənt / | reclutamiento |
| secondly adverbio | /ˈsɛk.(ə)ndli/ | en segundo lugar |
| supplier sustantivo | /səˈplaɪə/ | proveedor, proveedora |
| reckon verbo | /ˈɹɛkən/ | censar |
| anticipate verbo | /ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/ | anticiparse |
| firstly adverbio | /ˈfɜɹstli/ | primeramente |
| renegotiate verbo | renegociar |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| add up verbo | adicionar |
| go through verbo | atravesar |
| put together verbo | construir, elaborar |
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | has dropped · I've identified · We've been |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | being used · be forced |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 15 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'd, I'll, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “th”: thirty /ˈθɝti/, gather /ˈɡæðɚ/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: anticipate /ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/, unavoidable /ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəbəl/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como overtime, finger, invest.
¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.