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Welcome to a new episode of Beau's Slow English.

In today's episode, I would like to talk about what I did at work.

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during your journey.

Today is Monday and Mondays are usually difficult for most people.

Yesterday was Sunday and I don't spend a lot of time on my day off relaxing.

Or I should say, most people when they think of relaxing,

they think of maybe reading a book or sitting on the couch and watching TV.

But for me, it's my time to catch up on things that I did not get to do throughout the week.

Do you know the term catch up?

You can use catch up in several ways.

So you could say that you're catching up on some tasks,

which means you are completing tasks tasks or things that you were supposed to do that you did not get to do.

Another way to use the term "catch up" is

when you are meeting with friends that you have not seen in a while.

Those are really good idioms to know.

Last week, I worked Monday through Saturday.

On Sunday, which was yesterday, I did a lot of YouTube,

I worked out, and I worked on my online shop, which is on Etsy.

Recently, we have many products that we are selling.

We are selling mugs, which are cups for hot beverages.

Most of our products are pet products.

but they are custom or personalized.

Do you know what that means?

It means that a customer would send or submit a photo of their pet

and we would put that pet's photo on the mug along with the design

hours and hours every day, but more so on Sundays, which is both of our days off.

So today is Monday.

I was really tired last night,

so I thought that when I woke up today I would be even more tired,

but I don't know if it's the rain, it's raining a little bit today.

It is giving me a lot of energy.

And growing up in Baltimore, I experienced many rainy days.

And I am my happiest when it's raining.

It was a very busy day at work today.

This is what I do on a normal basis at work.

Bye.

open the office when i say i open the office it usually means

that you are getting the office ready it doesn't always mean

that you are physically opening the door it means that you will

come in it is ready for the day.

If you did not know I work at a skincare clinic.

We offer facials, lasers, and injections.

Throughout the day I speak to clients

and on the phone as well as in person about their skin goals and i will talk to them about

different types of treatments or services to help them to meet their goal and sometimes Did you miss me?

Oh my gosh.

Hi.

I think she's in a playful mood.

She missed me.

Sorry, I got distracted with my cute dog who is still trying to get my attention.

Did you notice?

She has a bandana on.

She's matching mom.

Sometimes I will talk to clients about their skincare routine or regimen.

Routine and regimen, I think are pretty similar words.

to take care of your skin, feel free to leave a comment

and ask me what questions you have about your skin or tell me what your skin goals are.

Everyone's skincare routine or regimen should have a cleanser and that should be done morning and night.

You should cleanse your face twice a day.

And then you should apply some kind of serum depending on your goals.

Serums are usually in a form of a liquid, or

something a little bit thicker than liquid and then you should do an eye cream if you would like to

de -puff your under eyes puffy under eyes can happen because of your natural body's water can help with that.

Excuse me.

My cat seems to be very curious about the smell of my jacket.

Maybe because he can smell the raindrops.

After eye cream, I recommend to apply a moisturizer,

But let's break down the word moisturizer.

If you are familiar with the word moisture or moist,

it's adding hydration so that your skin does not feel dry.

Fine lines is another word for small wrinkles.

And during the day on top of your moisturizer you should apply Sunscreen. Or...

You might hear some people say "sunblock" However, I usually only

use the word sunblock for when you are on the beach and you are specifically applying a cream

that is meant to block the sun which is a little bit different compared to sunscreen because the

Thank you.

He's on my lap.

This is his favorite place to be.

At nighttime, you should do the same exact routine,

except no sunscreen, because obviously you will not be in the sun.

You will be sleeping in the dark.

routine that I recommend for everyone.

Me Personally, I do cleanser,

about four to five different types of serums.

a cream, an eye cream, a sunscreen, and then of course my body cream.

And I do that again at night.

Other things that I do at work is I...

check in clients when they arrive.

Check in means that the client comes to the appointment

and I will go to the computer system and press a button or button that

says they have arrived, which then will notify or let my co -workers know that their client is here.

hear someone ask if they want still water.

Still water and flat water are the same thing.

Just so you know.

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Maybe it would be helpful if I said to you,

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how I normally ask a client if they would like something to drink so that you can hear it in normal speed.

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So I would say, would you like still or sparkling water?

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Would you like still or sparkling water?

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And then I will tell them that their room, their facial room, is ready.

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So then I would say, you can follow me this way.

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Your room is ready.

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You can follow me this way.

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Your room is ready.

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Then I would instruct for them to wear a robe and get under the bed.

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So I would say, "Go ahead and put on a robe and you can get under the bed."

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This probably sounds really fast, but this is what it sounds like when I talk to people.

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go ahead and put on a robe.

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So I said, go ahead and put on a robe and get into the bed.

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Get into the bed.

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Then I normally call clients who came in the day before to check on them,

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to ask how they were doing, if they received a strong treatment.

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When I say strong treatment,

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I mean a laser or injection like Botox or filler.

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It is my responsibility at work to make sure that the clients are

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taken care of which means that they are happy and they have everything that they need and they've

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asked all the questions they want to ask, but most importantly, it's all about their happiness.

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So throughout the day, I will call clients and check on them.

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I also will go over, which means

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cost of these treatments or quote them.

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Quote can be a physical noun,

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which is like a piece of paper that shows all the pricing, but

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Quoting can also be a verb or to quote is a verb

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which means that I am going over pricing or discuss pricing.

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Discussing pricing.

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I will also talk to clients about any complaints or concerns that they may have,

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and I will try to make it better.

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An advanced word, which means to make something better, is rectify.

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You rectify the situation.

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You make the situation better.

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So I will have to do that throughout the day.

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And sometimes the clients will, I don't want to say yell at me,

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but sometimes they get very impatient, sometimes a little bit mean and rude.

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where people pay a lot of money to look good and some people are never happy no matter what.

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But again, my job is to rectify the situation or make it better and I've been doing this for

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send some emails throughout the day and I will text clients throughout the day.

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If my boss or the owner is requiring some help, I will help wherever I need to.

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So I would love to know, what do you do at work.

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Give me three sentences of what you do at work.

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That way you can practice your writing skills as well as your spelling.

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I hope you learned some new verbs today, some new vocabulary.

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content where I am just speaking to the camera, I'm not moving around.

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Is this boring?

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Or are you okay with me not going outside and filming a different environment For me,

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as a language learner myself,

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I just need to hear how a native speaker speaks and I also would like to read the subtitles.

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Personally, I don't think it's necessary to always view a beautiful scenery.

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I just want the lesson.

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So let me know what you you are encouraged to learn on a daily basis.

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Please share this video.

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with your friends if they are also

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learning English and thank you for your support if you've watched all the way to the end.

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I will see you next time.

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Bye!

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 158 frases y 1638 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 19:19. El hablante habla despacio, unas 85 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. 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

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

Palabra	Pronunciación	Significado
sunscreen sustantivo		protector/bloqueador solar/antisolar
robe sustantivo	/ɹoʊb/	bata, hábito
moisturizer sustantivo		humidificador
regimen sustantivo	/ˈɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪ.mən/	régimen
skincare sustantivo	/ˈskɪn.kɛɹ/	skincare
verb sustantivo	/vɝb/	verbo
serum sustantivo	/ˈsɪɹəm/	suero
sunblock sustantivo		protector solar, bloqueador antisolar
sparkling adjetivo	/ˈspɑɹkl̩ɪŋ/	centelleante
injection sustantivo	/ɪnˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/	inyección
facial adjetivo	/ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/	facial, fisonómico
laser sustantivo	/ˈleɪzɚ/	láser
relax verbo	/ɹɪˈlæks/	relajar, aflojar
bandana sustantivo	/bænˈdæn.ə/	pañoleta, pañuelo
cleanse verbo	/klɛnz/	acendrar, cendrar

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

Palabra	Pronunciación	Significado
go ahead verbo	/ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/	venga, adelante
catch up verbo		enredar
break down verbo		descomponerse, averiarse
go over verbo		sentar, pasar
move around verbo		movilizarse
wake up verbo	/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/	despertarse, recordar

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

Do you know the term catch up?
Do you know what that means?
I think she's in a playful mood.
Would you like still or sparkling water?

Gramática en este vídeo

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

Estructura	En el vídeo
Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosa	Sunday, which was · shop, which is · mugs, which are
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora	have not seen · have arrived · you've watched
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace	should be done · is meant · are encouraged
Consejo con “should” should + verbo — decir qué es buena idea	should say · should have · should cleanse

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 10 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, doesn't, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: injection /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/, facial /ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/, hydration /haɪˈdɹeɪʃən/, impatient /ɪmˈpeɪʃənt/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/
Palabras largas — cuida el acento: personalize /ˈpɜː.sə.nə.laɪz/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, importantly /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: skincare /ˈskɪn.kɛɹ/, sparkling /ˈspɑɹkl̩ɪŋ/, spelling /ˈspɛl.ɪŋ/
/v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: verb /vɝb/, beverage /ˈbɛv(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, wherever /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/
/z/ — sonora, no /s/: laser /ˈleɪzɚ/, cleanse /klɛnz/, personalize /ˈpɜː.sə.nə.laɪz/, physically /ˈfɪz.ɪ.kli/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

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

¿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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