शैडोइंग अभ्यास: Project Post-Mortem: What We'd Do Differently - वीडियो के साथ अंग्रेजी बोलना सीखें

पाठ बनाया जा रहा है...
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Right, thanks for coming in, Tom.
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This is a blame-free post-mortem, okay?
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Is it, though? It doesn't feel like it.
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I know. The relaunch was painful for everyone.
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We're here to find the root cause, not a culprit.
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So, let's start with the timeline.
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We went live three weeks late. Why?
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Well, the requirements kept changing, didn't they?
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Marketing added new pages two weeks before launch!
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That's fair. That's definitely one lesson learned.
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And then... the site crashed on day one.
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Yeah... I know. That one's partly on us.
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Honestly, we cut the testing phase to save time.
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So we didn't do any load testing at all?
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Um, no. We planned it, but it got squeezed.
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Okay. Thank you for being so honest.
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And, well... there's something else, actually.
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The handover from the old agency was a mess.
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We got almost no documentation from them!
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Really? Nobody told me that!
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I did mention it in a stand-up, but...
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But it never reached me. That's a communication breakdown.
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So, what would you do differently next time?
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First, freeze the requirements a month before launch.
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And never, ever skip load testing again.
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Ha, I'll hold you to that.
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Oh, and a proper handover checklist would help too!
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Great. Let's turn these into action points.
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Each one gets an owner and a deadline.
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I'm happy to write the handover checklist.
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Brilliant! And I'll talk to marketing about the freeze.
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You know, this was more useful than I expected.
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That's the whole idea. Nobody's in trouble here.
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Good. Then I'll bring the biscuits next time.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Project Post-Mortem: What We'd Do Differently”. This video has 34 sentences and 264 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:07. The speaker talks at a steady 124 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 7 of its 34 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
requirement noun/ɹɪˈkwaɪɹmənt/A necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory. Its adpositions are generally of in relation to who or what has given it, on in relation to whom…
freeze verb/ˈfɹiːz/Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
lesson noun/ˈlɛs.ən/A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
painful adjective/ˈpeɪn.fl̩/Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.
partly adverb/ˈpɑɹtli/In part, or to some degree, but not completely.
differently adverb/ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/In a different way.
skip verb/skɪp/To move by hopping on alternate feet.
timeline noun/ˈtaɪmˌlaɪn/A graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events (past or future).
deadline noun/ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/A time limit in the form of a date on or before which something must be completed.
breakdown noun/ˈbɹeɪkˌdaʊn/A failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature.
documentation noun/ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən/A documentary.
squeeze verb/skwiːz/To apply pressure (to something) from two or more sides at once.
handover noun/ˈhændˌoʊvɚ/The transference of authority, control, power or knowledge from one agency to another, or from one state to another.
checklist noun/ˈt͡ʃɛklɪst/A list of tasks to be completed, names to be consulted, conditions to be verified and similar.
biscuit noun/ˈbɪs.kɪt/A small, flat, baked good which is either hard and crisp or else soft but firm; a cookie.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
stand up verbTo rise from a lying or sitting position.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • That one's partly on us.
  • So we didn't do any load testing at all?
  • Ha, I'll hold you to that.
  • Let's turn these into action points.
  • I'm happy to write the handover checklist.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'll, didn't, doesn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • Long words — get the stress right: differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/, documentation /ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like requirement, freeze, lesson.

शैडोइंग तकनीक क्या है?

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