Shadowing Practice: Business Partner B1. Unit 1. Video 1.1.1. - Learn English Speaking with Video
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The 21st century workplace is constantly changing.
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In many countries, the idea of a career for life is long gone.
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What employers want are skills that can be applied to a range of tasks and roles.
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As a result,
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they look for flexible people who can demonstrate transferable professional skills as well as personal qualities that will benefit the company.
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Here's an insider's guide to the skills and qualities
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that will get you hired and also help you survive in today's job market.
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A large part of the academic experience is based around individual performance.
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In business, however, things are quite different.
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You need to develop a range of transferable skills.
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And one thing that many recruiters put at the top of their list is the ability to work in teams.
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I would look at can this candidate fit into the team well?
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Do they work well with people?
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Are they passionate about the topic?
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Do they think outside of the box?
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Employers value team working skills very highly indeed.
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So if you're studying, it's really important that you try and get some experience.
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Now, obviously, an internship's an ideal way to do this, but you can also do it through part -time jobs, through vacation work, through voluntary work,
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or helping with societies and clubs while you're at university.
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Your experience at school is really, really important.
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So if you played in a team, guess what?
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You're a team player.
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You set goals you can achieve.
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21st -century careers involve a lot of movement, not just between jobs, but also between industries and countries.
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It's no good if your skill set locks you into one industry or even into one company.
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And this is where flexibility is important.
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Be prepared to develop attributes that are transferable across sectors so you can make the best moves for your career.
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I'm talking about things like critical thinking, which means analysing information very carefully,
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communication skills, problem solving, being able to influence people.
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Make sure you work on your communication skills in person, on paper, face to face, in small groups, in large groups.
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You'll need to do this wherever you work, whatever job it is, across all sectors.
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Communication skills are absolutely key.
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Employers are not just hiring a package of skills, they're hiring a person.
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And it's personal qualities that are of key importance.
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honesty, flexibility, enthusiasm, these things matter a lot. Be passionate.
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If you're really going to apply to a company that you're interested in, make sure your passion comes through,
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and be genuine and authentic about that passion.
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You're going to work hard, you're going to play hard, but you have to be passionate to be successful.
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It's their own determination that's going to get them a job, right?
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Employers, you know, are going to look at them, not necessarily for their skills that they may have, but for the passion that they may express.
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Convince them that you have integrity.
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You know, integrity is very important, obviously.
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And convince them that you have ability, that you will do everything you can to make that job work.
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If you are motivated and have a can -do attitude, you will get wherever you want.
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So to sum up our Insider's Guide, you need professional skills that can transfer from one job to another,
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especially the ability to be a good team player.
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Don't forget that employers look at the person behind the CV
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or resume to identify the personal qualities they value in the workplace.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación se basa en el vídeo “Business Partner B1. Unit 1. Video 1.1.1”. Las palabras que más se repiten: skill, employers, qualities, transferable, passionate. Este vídeo tiene 48 frases y 587 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:52. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 152 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. El 86 % 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 |
|---|---|---|
| skill sustantivo | /skɪl/ | destreza, habilidad |
| employer sustantivo | /ɪmˈplɔɪə/ | empleador, empleadora |
| passion sustantivo | /ˈpæʃən/ | pasión |
| hire verbo | /ˈhaɪɹ/ | contratar, emplear |
| passionate adjetivo | /ˈpæʃənɪt/ | apasionado |
| wherever | /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/ | dondequiera, donde sea |
| convince verbo | /kənˈvɪns/ | convencer, llevar al huerto |
| integrity sustantivo | /ɪnˈtɛɡɹəti/ | integridad |
| workplace sustantivo | /ˈwɝkˌpleɪs/ | lugar de trabajo, curro |
| flexibility sustantivo | /ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪti/ | flexibilidad |
| topic sustantivo | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | tema, tópico |
| necessarily adverbio | /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/ | necesariamente |
| carefully adverbio | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | cuidadosamente |
| package sustantivo | /ˈpæk.ɪd͡ʒ/ | paquete, kete |
| ideal adjetivo | /aɪˈdi(ə)l/ | ideal, idóneo |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| sum up verbo | sumar |
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
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| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | can be applied · is based |
| Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosa | people who can · thinking, which means |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicción | will benefit · will get · You'll need |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos días | is constantly changing · you're studying · I'm talking |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 11 contracciones y formas reducidas, como you're, don't, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “th”: authentic /ɔˈθɛn.tɪk/, enthusiasm /ɪnˈθuziæzəm/
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: passion /ˈpæʃən/, passionate /ˈpæʃənɪt/, vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, determination /dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: integrity /ɪnˈtɛɡɹəti/, flexibility /ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪti/, necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/, determination /dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən/, enthusiasm /ɪnˈθuziæzəm/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: wherever /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/, convince /kənˈvɪns/, solve /sɒlv/, vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, involve /ɪnˈvɑlv/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: resume /ˈɹɛz.ə.meɪ/, enthusiasm /ɪnˈθuziæzəm/
- /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: package /ˈpæk.ɪd͡ʒ/, genuine /ˈd͡ʒɛn.juˌɪn/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como skill, employer, passion.
¿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.