Pratica di Shadowing: Business English conversation practice: at work (advanced level) - Impara a parlare inglese con i video
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In today's lesson, you're going to improve your English skills by listening to a conversation
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that takes place in a British office between a boss and his employee.
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Don't worry if you don't understand every single word
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and expression that's used because afterwards we're going to go through all the difficult vocabulary in detail.
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And then it'll be your turn to improve your speaking practice by taking part in that conversation.
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Hi, I'm Steve.
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Let's do this.
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I'd be obliged if that could all be on my desk before the close of play tomorrow.
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OK, bye.
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Hi.
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I need to bring you up to speed on the sales negotiation I've been working on.
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Joke my memory.
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Wasn't that supposed to be all signed off tomorrow?
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It was, but I'm afraid it's gone pear -shaped.
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I don't like the sound of that.
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Sit down, fill me in.
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Even though it was a tough nut to crack, everything was on track, And then out of the blue,
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I received an email saying that the other company was going with a different supplier.
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Let's cut to the chase.
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Did they shed any light on why?
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Not as such.
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But I think it's our projected delivery dates.
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They're uncompetitive.
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OK.
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First, touch base with Jafar in logistics.
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Tell him his top priority is to kick some arse and reduce our shipping times.
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I'll get straight on it.
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Then reach out to their purchasing manager and get me a sit down for this afternoon if possible.
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No problem.
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Finally, get your team together.
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I need a full briefing on this before lunchtime.
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We need to expedite this.
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I'll organise that straight away.
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I'm really sorry about this.
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I'm sure it wasn't your fault and as of yet we haven't lost the deal.
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So let's see if we can resolve it.
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Now let's go through some of those tricky words and phrases that you may not have heard before.
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First we heard the boss on his phone say, I'd be obliged if that could all be on my desk before the close of play tomorrow.
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The word obliged is a very formal way of saying you're grateful or thankful.
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It's not really used much outside of very formal situations.
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He also used the phrase before the close of play tomorrow.
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Before the close of play simply means before the business day ends and everyone goes home.
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Next, we heard the reason why the employee was there.
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I need to bring you up to speed on the sales negotiation I've been working on.
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To bring someone up to speed means to give them the latest details.
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The boss said, jog my memory, wasn't that supposed to be all signed off tomorrow?
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And here, he was simply asking the employee to remind him of something, to jog his memory.
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You can use this expression in both formal and casual conversations, like this.
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I went to watch a football match yesterday.
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Just jog my memory.
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Who was playing?
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It was Liverpool versus Manchester United.
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Next was a lovely expression.
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But I'm afraid it's gone pear -shaped.
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And to go pear -shaped means things haven't gone as you planned them to.
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In this case, the sales deal had gone pear -shaped.
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The boss then said, I don't like the sound of that.
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Sit down, fill me in.
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And this phrasal verb, to fill in, means to inform someone of something.
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The employee then filled in her boss.
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Even though it was a tough nut to crack, everything was on track.
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And then out of the blue, I received an email saying that the other company was going with a different supplier.
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A tough nut to crack is a person or a thing that's difficult to get a good result from.
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Learning English is a tough nut to crack.
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To be on track means everything's going as planned,
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it's running smoothly and out of the blue means to happen suddenly, without any warning.
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The boss wanted answers.
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Let's cut to the chase.
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Did they shed any light on why?
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To cut to the chase means only to discuss the really important things.
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Cut to the chase. Who won?
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Liverpool did.
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The employee answered.
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Not as such.
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I think it's our projected delivery dates they're uncompetitive.
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Not as such is another way of saying not exactly.
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Use it like this.
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Did Liverpool play well?
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Not as such, but we won in the end.
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Next came some strong words from the boss.
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First, touch base with Jafar in logistics, telling his top priority is to kick some arse and reduce our shipping times.
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To To kick some arse means to encourage someone very strongly to do something.
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In the USA, it would be to kick some ass.
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But we're learning British, so it's arse, not ass.
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Kick some arse.
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Next we heard, I'll get straight on it.
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To get straight on something means to deal with it right away with no delays.
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But the boss hadn't finished and said, reach out to their purchasing manager and get me a sit down for this afternoon if possible.
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To reach out means to contact someone, maybe by telephone, maybe by email, to reach out.
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And sit down, it means a meeting where all the people involved are actually present.
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We also heard, we need to expedite this.
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To expedite is a very formal way of saying to do something quickly, to expedite something.
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It's not really used outside of a business or very formal situation.
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Now for the most important part of this video.
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It's your chance to use all that new vocabulary and also boost your speaking skills as you take part in that conversation.
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Your words will appear on the screen as you need them.
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I'd be obliged if that could all be on my desk before the close of play tomorrow.
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Okay, bye.
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Joke my memory.
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Wasn't that supposed to be all signed off tomorrow?
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I don't like the sound of that.
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Sit down, fill me in.
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Let's cut to the chase.
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Did they shed any light on why?
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okay first touch base with Jafar in logistics tell him his top priority is to kick some arse
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and reduce our shipping times Then,
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reach out to their Purchasing Manager and get me a sit down for this afternoon if possible.
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Finally, get your team together.
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I need a full briefing on this before lunchtime.
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We need to expedite this.
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I'm sure it wasn't your fault, and as of yet, we haven't lost the deal.
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So let's see if we can resolve it.
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If you've already subscribed to this channel, you know that new videos come out every week and I love you.
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But if you haven't, just click on the bus, it's that easy to subscribe and that way you won't miss out
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and then click on this link for another great English language lesson.
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I'll see you next time.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questa lezione di conversazione si basa sul video “Business English conversation practice: at work”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: boss, sit, tomorrow, arse, kick. Questo video contiene 116 frasi e 1158 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 9:56. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 117 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Il 85% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
15 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| formal aggettivo | /ˈfɔɹməl/ | formale |
| chase verbo | /t͡ʃeɪs/ | inseguire, cacciare |
| crack sostantivo | /kɹæk/ | crepa, fessura |
| desk sostantivo | /dɛsk/ | scrivania |
| priority sostantivo | /pɹaɪˈɒɹɪti/ | priorità |
| logistics sostantivo | /ləˈd͡ʒɪstɪks/ | logistica |
| lesson sostantivo | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | lezione |
| skill sostantivo | /skɪl/ | abilità, capacità |
| phrase sostantivo | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | espressione, polirematica |
| resolve verbo | /ɹɪˈzɑlv/ | risolvere, accordarsi |
| subscribe verbo | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | abbonarsi |
| supplier sostantivo | /səˈplaɪə/ | fornitore, fornitrice |
| vocabulary sostantivo | /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ | vocabolario |
| negotiation sostantivo | /nɪˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ | negoziato, negoziazione |
| strongly avverbio | /ˈstɹɔŋli/ | fortemente, fermamente |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Significato |
|---|---|
| sit down verbo | sedersi, accomodarsi |
| sign off verbo | disconnettersi, autorizzare |
| go through verbo | attraversare |
| reach out verbo | protendersi |
| miss out verbo | perdere |
Frasi da ripetere
Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:
- Wasn't that supposed to be all signed off tomorrow?
- It was, but I'm afraid it's gone pear -shaped.
- I don't like the sound of that.
- Let's cut to the chase.
- I'll get straight on it.
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
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| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — un’azione iniziata prima e ancora in corso | I've been working |
| Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso | haven't lost · haven't gone · you've already subscribed |
| Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa | be obliged |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 39 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'm, don't, wasn't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “th”: thankful /ˈθæŋkfəl/, smoothly /ˈsmuːðli/
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: negotiation /nɪˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/, casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: priority /pɹaɪˈɒɹɪti/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, negotiation /nɪˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/
I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:
- Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: chase /t͡ʃeɪs/, crack /kɹæk/, desk /dɛsk/, logistics /ləˈd͡ʒɪstɪks/, phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/
- /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: crack /kɹæk/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, afterwards /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/, casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/, thankful /ˈθæŋkfəl/
Come esercitarsi con questo video
- Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
- Fai shadowing frase per frase a velocità normale, ripetendo ognuna finché il tuo ritmo coincide con quello di chi parla.
- Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come formal, chase, crack.
Cos'è la tecnica dello Shadowing?
Shadowing è una tecnica di apprendimento delle lingue supportata da studi scientifici, originariamente sviluppata per la formazione dei traduttori professionisti e resa popolare dal poliglotta Dr. Alexander Arguelles. Il metodo è semplice ma potente: ascolti un audio in inglese di madrelingua e lo ripeti immediatamente ad alta voce — come un'ombra che segue il parlante con un ritardo di solo 1–2 secondi. A differenza dell'ascolto passivo o degli esercizi di grammatica, lo shadowing costringe il tuo cervello e i muscoli della bocca a elaborare e riprodurre simultaneamente i modelli di discorso reale. La ricerca dimostra che migliora significativamente la precisione della pronuncia, l'intonazione, il ritmo, il discorso connesso, la comprensione dell'ascolto e la fluidità del parlato — rendendolo uno dei metodi più efficaci per la preparazione alla prova di speaking dell'IELTS e per la comunicazione reale in inglese.