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Here's what's going to happen. I am going to have to fix you.
Esto es lo que va a pasar. Voy a tener que arreglarte.
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Manage you two, on a more personal scale. A more micro form of management. Jim, what is that called?
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"Micro-gement?" Boom. Yes.
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Now Jim is going to be the client.
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Dwight, you're going to have to sell to him without being aggressive, hostile or difficult. Let's go.
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All right fine.
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bbbrrring Hello.
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Hello, this is Dwight Schrute from the Dunder Mifflin paper company.
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Well that's great, because I need paper.
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Excellent, then you are in luck because we are having a limited time offer, only on EVERYTHING.
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Wow, this is my lucky day!
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Ask him his name.
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What is your name sir?
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I am Bill Buttlicker.
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Really, that's your real name?
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How dare you?
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My family built this country by the way, Be respectful Dwight, please.
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Yes, Michael.
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Could you hold on one second, it's my other line.
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What? No, but I...
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Hello? Yeah No, I'm just on the phone with this STUPID salesman. He's so dumb.
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Probably just gonna keep him on the line forever and not buy anything.
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Okay! It's up to you to change his mind.
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Sorry, that was a family emergency.
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Oh no, what's wrong?
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You know what? That's private.
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Boundaries, Dwight! C'mon!
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Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Buttlicker! As I was saying: we are having a limited- Sorry could you speak up a little bit louder?
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I'm hard of hearing.
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It's hard if he's an old man.
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Okay, as I was saying right now - You gotta talk louder.
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Okay. Our prices have never been lower - Son, you have to talk louder!
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... Never been lower!
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LOUDER, SON!
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BUTTLICKER! OUR PRICES HAVE NEVER BEEN LOWER!
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Stop it, stop it!
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That is totally inappropriate.
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You never yell at the client!
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Now you listen to me, sir.
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Here we go.
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The three words I would describe you as, is aggressive, hostile and definitely difficult!
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Please Mr Buttlicker.
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Am I right, right now?
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Give me the phone.
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Please give me another chance. Mr Buttlicker?
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Give me the phone.
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I have to put you on with my boss.
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Well I should hope so.
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Who is this?
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Hello. This is Michael Scott, regional manager.
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Well, this is William M. Buttlicker.
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Hello, Mr. Buttlicker. How may we help you?
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Michael, I like the sound of your voice. You know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna buy 1 million dollars worth of paper products today.
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See how it's done? Thank you very much, sir. I don't think you'll regret it. See what I did?
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You're the master.
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There is one condition Michael.
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Yes? You have to fire the salesman that treated me so terribly.
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Don't do, it Michael.
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It's a million dollar sale.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “'OUR PRICES HAVE NEVER BEEN LOWER!' - The Office US”. Las palabras que más se repiten: buttlicker, Michael, Dwight, louder, sir. Este vídeo tiene 60 frases y 452 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 2:45. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 164 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. 17 de sus 60 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| aggressive adjetivo | /əˈɡɹɛs.ɪv/ | agresivo |
| hostile adjetivo | /ˈhɑstəl/ | hostil |
| microwave sustantivo | /ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌweɪv/ | microonda |
| salesman sustantivo | vendedor | |
| regret verbo | /ɹɪˈɡɹɛt/ | lamentar, arrepentirse [de] |
| dare verbo | /dɛ(ə)ɹ/ | osar, atreverse |
| boundary sustantivo | /ˈbaʊndɹi/ | linde, lindero |
| inappropriate adjetivo | /ˌɪnəˈpɹoʊpɹi.ət/ | inapropiado, improcedente |
| terribly adverbio | /ˈtɛɹ.ɪ.bli/ | rematadamente |
| yell verbo | /jɛl/ | gritar, vociferar |
| respectful adjetivo | /ɹɪˈspɛkt.fl̩/ | respetuoso |
| loud adjetivo | /ˈlaʊ̯d/ | ruidoso, estrepitoso |
| dollar sustantivo | /ˈdɑ.lɚ/ | dólar |
| client sustantivo | /ˈklaɪ.ənt/ | cliente |
| describe verbo | /dɪˈskɹaɪb/ | describir |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| speak up verbo | /ˌspik ˈʌp/ | hablar más alto, hablar más fuerte |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- What is your name sir?
- Really, that's your real name?
- Am I right, right now?
- How may we help you?
- You know what I'm gonna do?
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 | have never been |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — una acción en curso en un momento del pasado | was saying |
| Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un plan o algo que se ve venir | what's going to happen · is going to be · you're going to have |
| Obligación: must / have to / need to decir que algo es necesario | have to fix · have to sell · have to talk |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 14 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, gonna, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: aggressive /əˈɡɹɛs.ɪv/, microwave /ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌweɪv/
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 aggressive, hostile, microwave.
¿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.