Shadowing Practice: Odd job interviews. | 6 Minute English. - Learn English Speaking with Video
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This is 6 Minute English from bbclearningenglish.com Welcome to 6 Minute English with me, Rob.
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And me, Finn.
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Now, Finn, I'd like to start by asking you,
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how many job interviews have you had?
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Oh, that's difficult.
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Maybe ten interviews in my life.
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Ten.
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That's quite a few.
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And do you enjoy going to job interviews?
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Oh, I absolutely adore them.
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I thought so.
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I'm joking. Who does?
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Nobody does.
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Yeah, well for me, they are torture.
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I hate being grilled by a panel or group of people.
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I know I can do the job,
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but I hate having to convince them.
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Today we'll be discussing some odd job interviews and looking at some related vocabulary.
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So Finn, are you ready for your first interview question?
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Yes, Rob, I'm raring to go.
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Good to hear.
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Well, it's important to know what type of job you're being interviewed for.
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Some job titles are a bit exaggerated.
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So what type of job has been named a field nourishment consultant?
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Is it a a waitress, b a school dinner lady, or c a petrol station assistant?
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Oh, right.
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I think that is b a school dinner lady.
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Interesting choice.
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I'll let you know if you're wrong or right later on.
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OK, and if I get the job.
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Let's talk more about job interviews a traditional interview usually involves being asked a list of questions
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and sometimes you have to give a short presentation.
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Yes, questions like, why do you want this job?
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Or where do you see yourself in five years' time?
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Yeah, that's a tricky one to answer.
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But some interviewers, the people who ask the questions,
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go a bit further and ask the interviewees,
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the people being interviewed, to do some inappropriate things.
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You mean they're asked to do things that are not really relevant to the job.
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Such as Alan Bacon, a university graduate who last year was asked to do a dance as part of his interview.
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Yeah, well maybe the position or job was for a dancer or a children's entertainer?
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No, it was actually for a job as a sales assistant in an electronics shop.
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So, someone who works on the shop floor,
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giving advice to customers about what to buy.
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There's no dancing involved.
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OK, well let's hear from him now.
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What did he do at the interview to look positive and how did he really feel about doing a dance?
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We all wanted the job.
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Some of us are desperate,
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like myself, and the idea is just to keep smiling and go for it.
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On the surface I had to look positive.
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I was smiling, laughing along with it,
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but inside I felt degraded and humiliated especially.
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Oh, poor Alan.
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He felt degraded, so he lost respect from other people.
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And he felt humiliated, so he felt embarrassed and ashamed.
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So that's how he felt on the inside,
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but he wanted the job so he put on a brave face,
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a positive attitude and a smile on his face.
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He even laughed.
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And well, later on he did complain and he got an apology.
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But experts say there are now too many candidates chasing too few jobs,
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so companies are trying unorthodox,
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non-traditional ways of recruiting people to see who stands out.
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Yes, well in any job interview it's good to leave a lasting impression.
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That means to get noticed and make people remember you.
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I suppose doing a dance is a good way of breaking the ice and making people feel relaxed.
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But being asked to do something outside your comfort zone also seems a bit unfair to me.
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Yes, but I guess if you want that job, you'll do anything.
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Well, almost.
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I've heard about people who've had to sing at an interview and also role-playing,
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pretending to be someone else and acting out a situation.
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I find just being asked odd or random questions in an interview can make me feel uncomfortable.
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a US employment website carried out a survey about this and discovered some strange questions.
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Yes, they did, such as,
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how would you cure world hunger and if you were a computer programme,
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which one would you be?
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So here's one for you, Finn.
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If you were a word in the English language,
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which word would you be?
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Which word would you be?
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Oh come on, that's unfair.
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Just asking like that.
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That's outside my comfort zone, Rob.
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Indeed.
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I'm trying to break the ice here, Finn.
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Very good.
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Never mind, I'll give you the job anyway.
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Seriously, there's no perfect way to interview someone for a job.
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If you're having a job interview,
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my advice would be to keep calm,
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think before you speak and if you're asked to do something inappropriate,
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tell them how you feel about it.
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And if all else fails,
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you could use a bribe.
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What do you think?
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No?
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Not recommended.
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However, you can bribe me to get the answer to today's question.
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No, I don't think I need to.
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I think I've got the answer right.
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OK, let's find out.
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Earlier I asked you if you knew what a field nourishment consultant really is.
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I said be a school dinner lady.
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Yes, it could be a man as well.
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Is it right?
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It's something to do with food,
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but it's not school dinners.
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Oh no!
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It's actually a waitress. Or waiter.
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OK, very good.
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I wonder how we could describe our jobs.
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Maybe we could be educational dissemination executives?
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Oh yes, very grand.
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I like that, yes.
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We hope you've enjoyed today's 6 Minute English.
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Please join us again soon for another programme.
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Bye!
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “Odd job interviews”. Las palabras que más se repiten: interview, Finn, felt, English, dinner. Este vídeo tiene 119 frases y 948 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 6:04. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 156 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. El 83 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| degrade verbo | /dɪˈɡɹeɪd/ | degradar |
| humiliate verbo | /hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/ | humillar, papear |
| nourishment sustantivo | /ˈnɝɪʃmənt/ | pábulo |
| bribe sustantivo | /bɹaɪb/ | soborno, coima |
| waitress sustantivo | /ˈweɪ.tɹɪs/ | camarera, mesera |
| inappropriate adjetivo | /ˌɪnəˈpɹoʊpɹi.ət/ | inapropiado, improcedente |
| consultant sustantivo | /kənˈsʌl.tənt/ | consultor |
| unfair adjetivo | /ʌnˈfɛɚ/ | injusto, que no vale |
| dissemination sustantivo | /dɪˌsɛmɪˈneɪʃən/ | diseminación, difusión |
| entertainer sustantivo | /ˌɛntɚˈteɪnɚ/ | entretenedor |
| exaggerate verbo | /ɛɡˈzæd͡ʒ.ə.ɹeɪt/ | exagerar |
| interviewee sustantivo | /ˌɪn.tɚ.vjuːˈiː/ | entrevistado, entrevistada |
| unorthodox adjetivo | /ʌnˈɔɹθədɑks/ | heterodoxo |
| interviewer sustantivo | /ˈɪntɚvjuɚ/ | entrevistador, entrevistadora |
| waiter sustantivo | /ˈweɪ̯təː/ | camarero, garzón |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| carry out verbo | /ˈkæ.ɹi aʊt/ | llevar a cabo, llevar al cabo |
| find out verbo | averiguar, anoticiarse |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- Yes, questions like, why do you want this job?
- Which word would you be?
- Never mind, I'll give you the job anyway.
- What do you think?
- Maybe we could be educational dissemination executives?
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | being grilled · being interviewed · has been named |
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | has been named · I've heard · you've enjoyed |
| Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosa | people who ask · someone who works |
| Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -ing | hate having · keep smiling |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 18 contracciones y formas reducidas, como you're, I'm, I'll. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: nourishment /ˈnɝɪʃmənt/, dissemination /dɪˌsɛmɪˈneɪʃən/, ashamed /əˈʃeɪmd/, presentation /ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: humiliate /hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/, inappropriate /ˌɪnəˈpɹoʊpɹi.ət/, dissemination /dɪˌsɛmɪˈneɪʃən/, entertainer /ˌɛntɚˈteɪnɚ/, exaggerate /ɛɡˈzæd͡ʒ.ə.ɹeɪt/
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 degrade, humiliate, nourishment.
¿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.