Shadowing Practice: Tactics for Listening Third Edition Developing Unit 9 Jobs - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Listening one.
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One.
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So you're a teacher, is that right?
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Yep.
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Do you enjoy teaching?
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Yes, I do.
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The vacations are great.
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But I've got a really difficult class this year.
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I try everything, but they just don't want to learn anything.
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Maybe it's the way I teach.
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Two.
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So, how long have you been a flight attendant?
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For nearly ten years.
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Do you like flying?
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Actually, I do.
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I love it, and I meet lots of interesting passengers.
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The only thing I don't like is staying in hotels all the time.
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I miss home cooking.
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Three. So, you're an architect.
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That must be interesting.
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Yes, it is.
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Right now we're in the middle of a big project.
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We're designing a new hotel.
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Uh-huh.
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The only trouble is, the woman I work with and I have completely different ideas of what it should look like.
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Is that gonna be a problem?
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I hope not.
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You see, I'm her boss.
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Four.
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So, you work in an auto shop?
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That's right.
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Bob's Auto, on Ford Street.
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Do you know it?
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Yeah, I think so.
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Do you enjoy working on cars?
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Yeah, I really do.
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I love anything mechanical.
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The only trouble is the shop's about an hour from my house.
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An hour?
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So what do you do?
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Drive?
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Sometimes.
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Sometimes I take the bus.
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The commute's the worst part.
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But the money's good.
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It kind of makes up for it.
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Five.
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Where do you work, Rachel?
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In a bookstore.
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Oh, do you like it there?
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Yeah, it's interesting.
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Uh-huh.
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But the boss is a bit strange.
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Not at all friendly.
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And he's got a terrible temper.
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Oh.
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Six.
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So what do you do, Mike?
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I'm a hairdresser.
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Oh, what's it like?
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Well, I love my customers.
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Some of them are so friendly.
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But it's tiring work.
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I work long hours, and I'm on my feet all day.
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Yeah, that must be tiring.
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Listening to...
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One.
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So where do you work now, Megan?
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I'm working at a new cafe downtown.
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Hey, that's kind of interesting.
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Are you the manager or something?
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Oh, yeah, right.
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Actually, I do all the baking.
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Oh.
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How long have you been baking?
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Well, only for three weeks.
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But I'm learning real fast.
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Two.
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Where do you work, Tim?
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At a hotel.
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I'm with the Grand City Towers.
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Oh, yeah?
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Do you like it?
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It's pretty good.
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I get to meet some really interesting people.
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Oh.
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Are you the manager?
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Well, not yet.
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I'm still carrying bags but I'm sure I'll be manager before long three
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so you work for a TV producer that must be interesting work it's okay
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and what kind of work do you do well I'm on the road Oh yeah?
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A kind of personal assistant?
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Well, not quite.
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I drive her to work every day.
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Four.
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So you work in an office?
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That's right.
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How do you like it?
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Well, it's pretty boring.
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Oh yeah?
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What do you do there?
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Oh, I schedule appointments, answer the phone, that sort of thing.
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And it really doesn't pay much.
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So why do you stay there?
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I like my co-workers.
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Five. Where do you work?
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I work for an online newspaper.
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Really?
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Yeah, I write about sports.
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Have you read any of my stories?
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Maybe.
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Say, what's your name again?
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Ted Grant.
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The Ted Grant?
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Can I have your autograph?
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Six.
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Are you still working in a restaurant on the weekend?
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That's right.
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But I'm not working in the cash register anymore.
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Oh?
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Yeah.
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Now I'm working as a server.
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Lucky you.
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Listening to...
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One.
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So where do you work now, Megan?
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I'm working at a new cafe downtown.
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Hey, that's kind of interesting.
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Are you the manager or something?
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Oh, yeah, right.
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Actually, I do all the baking.
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Oh.
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How long have you been baking?
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Well, only for three weeks.
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But I'm learning real fast.
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Two.
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Where do you work, Tim?
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At a hotel.
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I'm with the Grand City Towers.
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Oh, yeah?
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Do you like it?
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It's pretty good.
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I get to meet some really interesting people.
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Oh.
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Are you the manager?
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Well, not yet.
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I'm still carrying bags, but I'm sure I'll be manager before long.
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Three.
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So, you work for a TV producer.
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That must be interesting work.
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It's okay.
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And what kind of work do you do?
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Well, I'm on the road a lot.
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Oh, yeah?
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A kind of personal assistant?
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Well, not quite.
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I drive her to work every day.
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Four So you work in an office?
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That's right How do you like it?
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Well, it's pretty boring Oh yeah?
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What do you do there?
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Oh, I schedule appointments, answer the phone, that sort of thing And it really doesn't pay much So why do you stay there?
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I like my co-workers Five Where do you work?
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I work for an online newspaper.
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Really?
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Yeah, I write about sports.
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Have you read any of my stories?
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Maybe.
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Say, what's your name again?
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Ted Grant.
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The Ted Grant?
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Can I have your autograph?
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Six.
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Are you still working in a restaurant on the weekend?
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That's right, but I'm not working in the cash register anymore.
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Oh?
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Yeah.
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Now I'm working as a server.
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lucky you listening 3
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1 I work for a market research company we do research for companies
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that are planning to develop new products I call people and ask them questions about products they are using now.
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Sometimes I invite people to come to meetings.
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We discuss plans for new products with them.
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It's pretty interesting work.
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I've been doing it for nearly 15 years now and I've got no plans to change jobs.
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The thing I really like about my job is
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that each month I'm working on something completely different so it never gets boring.
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2. I have my own design company.
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It's very small, just me and two assistants.
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I design brochures, advertisements for magazines, menus and things like that.
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It's a very creative job.
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I started the company just two years ago, just after I graduated from design school.
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Things have gone pretty well for me.
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I have two big clients and most of my work is for them.
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Sometimes I have to work very late at night if I have a big job to finish quickly.
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I always have plenty of work to do and I am always busy.
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Three.
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I've had my own restaurant for 10 years.
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When I first bought this place, I thought it would be easy to run, but it's very hard work.
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I work long hours.
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Sometimes we're very busy and sometimes we're very slow.
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We usually have a lot of customers on the weekends.
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During the week, it's sometimes quiet.
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I never have a day off because there are always so many things to do.
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I don't do any of the cooking myself.
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I have three very good chefs to do that.
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Owning a restaurant is a tough job, but I love it.
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I don't want to do anything else.
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I'm a flight attendant.
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Many people think it's a boring job, but I love it.
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I get to travel all over the world, and I meet lots of interesting people.
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I like that.
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The job is pretty easy, really.
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We don't work nonstop for the whole flight.
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We have plenty of time to sit down and take a break.
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On long flights, we can even take a nap.
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Also, the money is very good because all our expenses are paid when we're working.
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Listening 3 1 I work for a market research company.
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We do research for companies that are planning to develop new products.
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I call people and ask them questions about products they are using now.
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Sometimes, I invite people to come to meetings.
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We discuss plans for new products with them.
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It's pretty interesting work.
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I've been doing it for nearly 15 years now, and I've got no plans to change jobs.
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The thing I really like about my job is that each month I'm working on something completely different, so it never gets boring.
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2. I have my own design company.
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It's very small, just me and two assistants.
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I design brochures, advertisements for magazines, menus and things like that.
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It's a very creative job.
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I started the company just two years ago, just after I graduated from design school.
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Things have gone pretty well for me.
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I have two big clients and most of my work is for them.
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Sometimes I have to work very late at night if I have a big job to finish quickly.
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I always have plenty of work to do and I am always busy.
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Three.
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I've had my own restaurant for 10 years.
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When I first bought this place, I thought it would be easy to run, but it's very hard work.
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I work long hours.
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Sometimes we're very busy and sometimes we're very slow.
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We usually have a lot of customers on the weekends.
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During the week, it's sometimes quiet.
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I never have a day off because there are always so many things to do.
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I don't do any of the cooking myself.
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I have three very good chefs to do that.
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Owning a restaurant is a tough job, but I love it.
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I don't want to do anything else.
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Four.
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I'm a flight attendant.
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Many people think it's a boring job, but I love it.
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I get to travel all over the world, and I meet lots of interesting people.
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I like that.
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The job is pretty easy, really.
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We don't work nonstop for the whole flight.
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We have plenty of time to sit down and take a break.
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On long flights, we can even take a nap.
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Also, the money is very good because all our expenses are paid when we're working.
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Pronunciation 1.
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Do you like it there?
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Is it fun?
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2. Do you enjoy teaching?
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Is it interesting?
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3. Do you work in an office?
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Is it a full-time job?
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Dictation So, what do you do?
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I'm a flight attendant.
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That sounds interesting.
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Do you fly overseas a lot?
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Yes, I've been to over 30 countries.
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How about you?
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What do you do?
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I am a manager in a restaurant.
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Do you work on the weekends?
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No, I travel on weekends.
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It's a great job.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 276 frases y 1716 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 13:00. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 132 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:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
bore verbo/boɹ/aburrir
bake verbo/beɪk/hornear, enhornar
attendant sustantivo/əˈtɛndənt/guarda, atendiente
server sustantivo/ˈsɝvɚ/servidor
producer sustantivo/pɹəˈdjuːsə/productor, productora
worker sustantivo/ˈwɝ.kɚ/trabajador, obrero
downtown sustantivo/ˈdaʊ̯nˌtaʊ̯n/centro, centro/núcleo urbano/ciudadano/citadino
invite verbo/ɪnˈvaɪt/invitar, convidar
menu sustantivo/ˈmɛn.juː/menú, carta
chef sustantivo/ʃɛf/chef
expense sustantivo/ɪkˈspɛns/gasto, dispendio
tire verbo/ˈtaɪ̯ɚ/cansar, cansarse
automobile sustantivo/ˈɔː.tə.məˌbil/automóvil, carro
advertisement sustantivo/ˈædvɚˌtaɪzmənt/anuncio, publicidad
vacation sustantivo/veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/vacaciones, vacación

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
sit down verbosentarse

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 55 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, don't, I've. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: chef /ʃɛf/, vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, brochure /bɹoʊˈʃʊɚ/, dictation /dɪkˈteɪʃən/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: automobile /ˈɔː.tə.məˌbil/, advertisement /ˈædvɚˌtaɪzmənt/, mechanical /məˈkænəkəl/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

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 bore, bake, attendant.

Gramática en este vídeo

Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — una acción que empezó antes y continúaI've been doing
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahorahave gone · I've been
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo haceare paid
Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -ingenjoy teaching · enjoy working · love anything

¿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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