Shadowing Practice: Job Interviews: SPEAKING English: SHADOWING & Repeat After Me - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Shadowing practice.
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Now we're going to do a little bit of everything talking about job interviews, getting you ready for a job interview.
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Let's jump right into it.
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First impressions. are very important.
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You know that right?
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First impressions are very important.
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In fact, Many interviewers form an opinion about you within the first seven seconds of meeting you. That is awfully fast.
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In the first seven seconds, they already formed an opinion about you.
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Say that with me.
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Ready?
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Here we go.
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In fact, many interviewers form an opinion about you within the first seven seconds of meeting you.
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That's why your introduction is such an important and powerful part of the interview process.
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That's why your introduction is such an important and powerful part of the interview process.
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It's not just about saying your name or listing your work history and experience.
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It's not just about that.
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There's more to it.
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It's not just about saying your name or listing your work history and experience.
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Your introduction should make a real connection.
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demonstrate your competence.
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Self -belief, your self -belief.
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It needs to demonstrate your self -belief, your confidence.
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Your introduction should give the interviewer a clear reason to want to know more about you.
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You need to give the interviewer a clear reason to want to know more about you.
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You can think of your introduction as your chance.
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Your chance for what?
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or an opportunity.
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to show why you're a strong and suitable fit.
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for the role.
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Right from the beginning, right from the beginning, you can say, "I am the best choice.
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I am a strong and suitable fit." for the role and you establish that right from the beginning,
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right from the start of the interview.
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How do you do that?
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Here's a simple, Three -Step Formula.
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or method for a strong, winning introduction.
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Thank you. So 1.
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Start with a warm greeting and a note of gratitude.
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A note of gratitude, a little bit of gratitude, something simple.
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Always begin with a friendly message.
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but professional tone.
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Greet the interviewer and thank them for the chance or opportunity to be there.
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Greet the interviewer and thank them for the chance or opportunity to be there.
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This helps you start the conversation on a positive, respectful note.
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This helps you start the conversation on a positive, respectful note.
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Here's an example.
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We're going to say this a couple of times, okay?
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So we're going to shadow this portion quite a bit.
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Here we go.
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Good morning.
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Thank you for having me here today.
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I'm really looking forward to learning more about the role and how I can contribute to your team.
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Let's say that together.
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Here we go.
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Good morning.
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Thank you for having me here today.
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I'm really looking forward to learning more about the role and how I can contribute to your team.
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Try again.
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Good morning.
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Thank you for having me here today.
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I'm really looking forward to learning more about the role and how I can contribute to your team.
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Again, good morning.
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Thank you for having me here today.
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I'm really looking forward to learning more about the role and how I can contribute to your team.
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All right.
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Number two in our three steps.
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Share your name and professional background.
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This is where you introduce yourself and provide a brief overview of your career journey.
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or educational background.
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Keep it brief. but meaningful.
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highlight the most relevant information, and interesting parts.
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Here's an example from a recent graduate.
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Thank you.
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My name is Sarah Davis and I recently earned a degree in Business Administration.
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During my internships, I worked on projects that involved market research and data analysis,
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studying markets and examining data which helped me discover...
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and develop my passion for strategic planning and long -term business decision -making.
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All right, I'm going to go back.
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And we're going to do it again from here.
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Say it with me, ready?
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My name is Sarah Davis and I recently earned a degree in Business Administration.
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During my internships, I worked on projects that involved market research and data analysis,
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studying markets and examining data.
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which helped me discover and develop my passion for strategic planning and long -term business decision -making.
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That's a mouthful, lots of big words.
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Let's see if we can do it without messing up.
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Let's try again.
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Here we go.
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My name is Sarah Davis and I recently earned a degree in business administration.
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During my internships, I worked on projects that involved market research and data analysis,
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studying markets and examining data,
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which helped me discover and develop my passion for strategic planning and long -term business decision -making.
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Woo!
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All right.
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Third part: Connect your background to the role.
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So now we're going to link your past experience and skills to the specific job and company.
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This step demonstrates that you have researched the company.
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and understand what they are looking for.
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You have to come in and be prepared, right?
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You have to research the company.
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You need to know what are they looking for.
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Are they looking for someone like me?
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What can I tell them about me?
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It also helps the interviewer clearly see how your background matches or aligns with their needs.
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All right, here's our example.
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In my previous position, I developed a customer retention strategy, a plan to keep customers coming back.
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That improves satisfaction rates by 20%.
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I'm excited to bring these skills to your team
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and help you reach your goal of improving and enhancing your team the customer experience.
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Oh, so that she came prepared or he and they know that the company's goal is improving and enhancing the customer experience.
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And she said, I can do that.
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She said, or he, I don't know, it doesn't really say, huh?
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In my previous position, I developed a customer retention strategy, a plan to keep customers coming back.
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They improved satisfaction rates by 20%.
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I'm excited to bring these skills to your team and help you reach your goal of improving and enhancing the customer experience.
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All right, that's a mouthful.
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This is our last shadowing section, so let's see if we can master it.
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Let's go back and do it again.
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Ready?
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Take a breath.
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Here we go.
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In my previous position, I developed a customer retention strategy, a plan to keep customers coming back,
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that improved satisfaction rates by 20%.
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I'm excited to bring these skills to your team and help you reach your goal of improving and enhancing the customer experience. Did you get it?
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Let's say this last page one more time.
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Ready?
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Here we go.
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I'm excited to bring these skills to your team and help you reach your goal of improving and enhancing the customer experience.
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Got it?
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All right, good job.
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So let's review the simple three -step formula for a strong, winning introduction.
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Number one, greeting and gratitude.
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Number two, a clear background.
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Number three, connection to the role.
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By following these three steps, you create an introduction that feels natural,
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confident, and memorable for the interviewer.
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Got to impress that interviewer.
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Make it memorable.
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Make it feel natural, confident.
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Thank you.
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by following the three steps.
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All right, we did it.
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How was it?
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Boom, good workout.
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Keep moving forward, keep practicing, and I'll see you in the next step.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “Job Interviews: SPEAKING English: SHADOWING & Repeat After Me”. Las palabras que más se repiten: customer, interviewer, introduction, role, experience. Este vídeo tiene 144 frases y 1231 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 10:30. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 117 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 87 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es fácil de seguir.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
interviewer sustantivo/ˈɪntɚvjuɚ/entrevistador, entrevistadora
enhance verbo/ɪnˈhæns/embonar, jerarquizar
greet verbo/ɡɹiːt/saludar
gratitude sustantivo/ˈɡɹæ.tɪ.tud/gratitud, conoscencia
internship sustantivo/ˈɪntɜːnʃɪp/pasantía, práctica
retention sustantivo/ɹɪˈtɛnʃən/retención
satisfaction sustantivo/sætɪsˈfækʃən/satisfacción
examine verbo/ɪɡˈzæmɪn/examinar, analizar
demonstrate verbo/ˈdɛm.ənˌstɹeɪt/demostrar, demonstrar
mouthful sustantivo/ˈmaʊθfʊl/bocado
respectful adjetivo/ɹɪˈspɛkt.fl̩/respetuoso
memorable adjetivo/ˈmɛm.(ə)ɹə.bl̩/memorable, inolvidable
awfully adverbio/ˈɔ.f(ə.)li/asombroso
competence sustantivo/ˈkɑm.pə.təns/competenza
align verbo/əˈlaɪn/alinearse, alinear

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
look forward to verbono ver la hora de, quedar a la espera de
mess up verbodesbarajustar, desbarahustar
move forward verboir adelante, adelantar

Frases que vale la pena repetir

Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:

  • Let's jump right into it.
  • How do you do that?
  • Say it with me, ready?
  • Are they looking for someone like me?
  • What can I tell them about me?

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 18 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, we're, doesn't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: internship /ˈɪntɜːnʃɪp/, retention /ɹɪˈtɛnʃən/, satisfaction /sætɪsˈfækʃən/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: interviewer /ˈɪntɚvjuɚ/, overview /ˈoʊ.vɚˌvjuː/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

  1. Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
  2. Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
  3. Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como interviewer, enhance, greet.

¿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.

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