Shadowing Practice: Business Partner A1 3.1.1 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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68 משפטים
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1
Fee, Ellie and Catherine talk about their jobs.
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What's your name?
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My full name is Fatin Awada, but everyone calls me Fee. Where are you from?
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I'm from Morocco.
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What's your job?
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I'm a receptionist.
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Good afternoon, Gryffinstone, Moskrop & Co.
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Where do you work?
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I work at an accountancy agency. Where are you based?
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We are based in Holborn in London.
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When do you start work?
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I usually start work at 2.30.
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When do you finish work?
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I usually finish work at 5.30.
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What days do you work?
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I work Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
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Can you work flexible hours?
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I can work flexible hours.
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I sometimes start work at 9.30 and finish at 12.30.
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When can you take a break?
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I don't usually take a break because I only work for three hours.
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Can you speak any languages?
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I can speak English, French, Arabic and Spanish.
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I sometimes use French because we have French clients.
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When is your busy period?
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We're always busy in April and December.
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When can you go on holiday?
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I sometimes go on holiday in July, but I never go on holiday in December because we're very busy.
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What's your name?
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My name is Ellie Wilson. Where are you from?
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I'm from Torquay in Devon.
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What's your job?
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I'm an office assistant.
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Where do you work?
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I work at a television production company. Where are you based?
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I'm based in central London.
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What days do you work?
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I work five days a week, Monday to Friday.
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When do you usually start work?
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I usually start work at half past nine.
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When do you finish work?
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I usually finish work at half past five.
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Can you work flexible hours?
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I can't work flexible hours.
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I can't work flexible hours.
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I always start at half past nine.
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I can take a break when I want to, but I usually have lunch at one o'clock.
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I often have meetings in the morning.
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I always have meetings with my manager at twenty past ten on Mondays.
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Can you speak any languages?
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No, I can only speak English.
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When is your busy period?
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August is usually my busy period, so I can't go on holiday then.
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When can you go on holiday?
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I usually go on holiday in September and I have a weekend break in May.
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My name is Catherine Pratley and I'm a Student Services Assistant at the Event Academy.
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I'm British and I live near Lewis in the UK.
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I'm based in our head office in Lewis.
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We also have an office in London.
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I sometimes work in our London office.
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I work part-time from 9.30 till 2.30.
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When I work in London, I work from 9.30 till 5.30.
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I always work five days a week from Monday to Friday.
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I can work flexible hours and I can work from home if I want to.
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I can take a break whenever I want one for tea or coffee and I never have a lunch break.
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We always have a team meeting on Friday at 1.30.
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February, September and November are always busy, but summer is never busy.
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I have children at school, so we always go on holiday in August in the school holidays.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Business Partner A1 3.1.1”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: usually, holiday, busy, flexible, break. This video has 68 sentences and 530 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:07. The speaker talks slowly, about 104 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 25 of its 68 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| flexible adjective | /ˈflɛk.sɪ.bəl/ | Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking. |
| accountancy noun | /əˈkaʊnt.ən.si/ | The function of compiling and providing financial information primarily by reports referred to as financial statements, including bookkeeping, systems design… |
| receptionist noun | /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃə.nɪst/ | An employee (such as a secretary) who works in reception (receiving visitors and/or calls) for a person or business, especially an office. |
| holiday noun | /ˈhɑləˌdeɪ/ | A day on which a religious event or secular celebration is traditionally observed. |
| lunch noun | /lʌnt͡ʃ/ | A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day. |
| twenty noun | /ˈtwɛnti/ [-ɛɾ̃i] | The numbers twenty (20) to twenty-nine (29). |
| whenever | /wəˈnɛvɚ/ | At any time that. |
| client noun | /ˈklaɪ.ənt/ | A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services. |
| finish verb | /ˈfɪnɪʃ/ | To complete (something). |
| nine noun | /naɪn/ | The digit or figure 9. |
| till | /tɪl/ | Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time). |
| assistant noun | /əˈsɪstənt/ | A person who assists or helps someone else. |
| manager noun | /ˈmæn.ə.dʒəɹ/ | A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team. |
| weekend noun | /ˈwiˌkɛnd/ | The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries, Saturday and Sunday. |
| agency noun | /ˈeɪ.d͡ʒən.si/ | The capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- When do you start work?
- When do you finish work?
- What days do you work?
- Can you work flexible hours?
- When can you take a break?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 14 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, can't, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: receptionist /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃə.nɪst/, finish /ˈfɪnɪʃ/, television /ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən/
- Long words — get the stress right: accountancy /əˈkaʊnt.ən.si/, receptionist /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃə.nɪst/, twenty /ˈtwɛnti/ [-ɛɾ̃i], television /ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like flexible, accountancy, receptionist.
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