シャドーイング練習: B1 English Listening Practice – Work and Career | EP12 #luyennghetienganh - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
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I'm sorry, I don't know what you're talking about.
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We've been watching you for a while, you know.
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We've got it all.
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Phone conversations, emails, bank statements, the lot.
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You're joking.
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You mean you're a cop?
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Mm -hmm.
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Got it in one, mate.
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And I hope you like prison food, because unless you start giving me some names, you'll be eating it for the next ten years.
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Thank you very much, Eva.
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That was very good.
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Thanks, Gabby.
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No problem.
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See you later.
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Now, Eva, I'd like to ask you a few questions.
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Sure, go ahead.
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Are you working at the moment?
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Not at the moment, no. Do you have any acting work in the next three months?
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Well, maybe.
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I've had some auditions for other TV programmes, but I'm still waiting to hear back from them.
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And what was your last acting job?
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I played a nurse in an episode of Ward 6 recently.
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You know, the TV hospital soap?
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I got hit by a car and ended up in the hospital I worked in.
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I died at the end, but it was quite a challenging role.
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OK, that sounds good.
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What other parts have you had recently?
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Before that, well, I was a school teacher in a film called Flowers in Winter.
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I had the lead role in that.
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It's coming out next month, I think.
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And where did you study acting?
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I trained at the London School of Drama for three years.
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Really?
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That's good.
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And the last question, are you available to start next week?
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Next week?
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Yes, I think so.
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OK, that's about all.
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Thanks for coming in.
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We've got your number, haven't we?
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Yes, it's on my CV.
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Or you can call my agent.
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Fine.
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We'll let you know by the end of the day.
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Have you got any questions?
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Yes, I've got a couple, actually.
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Who are the other actors in Undercover?
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So, how did it go?
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Oh, quite well, I think.
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I had to read from the script.
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Then Max, the producer, interviewed me.
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What did he ask you?
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First, he asked me if I was working at the moment.
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And how did you deal with that?
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Well, I couldn't tell him I was working part -time in a cafe, could I?
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So I said no. Then he wanted to know what my last acting job had been, so I told him about Ward 6.
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That's good.
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It shows you're a working actress.
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Well, some of the time, anyway.
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Very funny.
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He also asked if I had any acting work in the next three months.
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And what did you say?
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I told him about the other auditions and said I was very hopeful.
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That was the best thing to say, don't you think?
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Yes, probably.
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Oh, and he asked where I'd studied acting.
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Uh -huh.
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So I told him about the drama school, of course.
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Did he ask anything else?
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Er, let me think.
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Yes, he asked me what other parts I'd had recently.
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You told him about flowers in winter, I suppose? Of course.
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Then guess what?
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What?
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He wanted to know whether I was available to start next week.
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Next week?
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So you've got the part?
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Er, no, not exactly.
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He said he'd let me know by the end of the day.
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But I have a good feeling about this.
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I really do.
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Well, I really hope you get it.
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Will you still love me when you're famous?
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No, I'll go out with someone rich and good -looking for a change.
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Hi!
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Hello?
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Hello, is that Eva West?
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Yes, it is.
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This is Max Foster from On The Box.
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Oh, er, yes, hi.
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Good news.
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You've got the job.
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Really?
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Oh, that's wonderful.
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Thank you.
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No problem.
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Can you come to a meeting on Monday?
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Er, yes, of course.
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What time?
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Be at our offices at ten.
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The director and all the other actors will be here too.
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Yes, of course.
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Oh, and one more thing.
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Don't accept any more work.
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This will keep you busy for the next three months at least.
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No, of course not.
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Thanks again.
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Bye.
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Bye.
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Wow!
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I've got the job!
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Oh, congratulations.
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That's brilliant.
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Yes, I...
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I can't believe it!
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A TV series!
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And I'm the main character!
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So, what did he say?
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Oh, well, he asked me to come to a meeting on Monday.
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He wants me to meet the director and the other actors.
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That's great.
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Yes, he told me to be at their offices at ten.
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Excellent.
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Did he say anything else?
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Yes, he told me not to accept any more work.
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This is going to last three months at least.
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Fantastic!
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So, what's your character's name again?
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Cat.
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I don't know much about her yet, but it sounds like a really challenging part.
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Apparently she's an undercover cop...
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Good meal, Ruth?
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Yes, it was excellent, I thought.
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Another glass of wine?
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No, thanks.
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Just some more water, please. Do you want coffee?
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No, I'm fine, thanks.
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Could we have the check please Jack?
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Certainly ma 'am.
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Look, this is on me.
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But Graham, you bought dinner yesterday.
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Don't worry, it's on expenses.
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By the way, do waiters here always introduce themselves?
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Well, Cornell University did a study on tipping and found that restaurant staff got much bigger tips if they introduced themselves.
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Really?
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Here's your check ma 'am.
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I'll take it, thanks.
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Right, uh.. how much tip should I leave?
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Twenty percent is about right.
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Maybe more if they introduce themselves.
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Wow, it's half that in the UK.
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Half?
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No, fifteen percent would be the absolute minimum here.
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Uh, right.
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While we're on the subject, I was in the hotel bar last night, And the guy next to me ordered a drink, got two dollars change, which he left on the counter.
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Did he, um, did he just forget to pick it up?
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No. We tip bartenders here.
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A couple of dollars a drink, or if you pay at the end of the evening for everything, then 15 or 20 % of the total.
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Hmm.
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We British never tip bar stuff.
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Some people, you know, offer them a drink, but not money.
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Wow.
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That's really strange.
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You'd never do that here.
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Yeah, I know.
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Thank you very much, sir.
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Thanks.
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Uh, yeah, and tipping New York taxi drivers, there's another thing I'm never sure about.
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Uh, same rule as restaurants.
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15 to 20 percent.
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But they wouldn't...
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You'd never give less than a couple of dollars, even if it's for a short journey across town.
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Say it's a six dollar fare, you'd give them a ten dollar bill and say, give me back two dollars and we're good.
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Taxi drivers in London generally expect to get a tip too.
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So how much do you give?
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Oh, it varies.
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Some people just tell them to keep the change, others give ten percent.
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What about hotels in the UK?
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Do you tip the bellhops?
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We call them porters.
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Yes, if they carry your bags to your room, we usually give them, like, a pound or two. And here?
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Yeah, you tip the bellhop here, too.
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A dollar a bag and two dollars for every journey he makes to your room.
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And what if you want room service?
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Yes, we'd always give a tip for room service.
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A couple of dollars.
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We'd probably give them a couple of pounds or something.
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Yeah, knowing who and how much to tip is always a problem when you're in a different country.
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I remember when I was in Argentina last year...
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Hello Daisy, it's me.
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Hi, where are you?
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I'm still in Brighton.
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Rob's just left.
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He told me to say hello to you.
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Thanks.
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So, how did the meeting go?
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Very well, actually.
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First Rob asked me what I thought of his business plan.
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You thought it was good, didn't you?
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Yes, I was very impressed, actually.
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He told me that the plan had already been approved by the bank, the one he wants to borrow £25 ,000 from.
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Oh, right.
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And he said that he'd been talking to an interior designer, you know, to redo the inside of the shop.
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It's a restaurant at the moment.
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Yes, you told me.
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Also, he wanted to know if I'd help with the advertising, which, of course, I'd be happy to do.
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Right.
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So what do you think?
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Well, it looks an excellent investment.
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But of course I told him I couldn't say yes or no until I talked to you.
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Sounds like you want to go ahead with it.
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Well, to be honest, I think we'd be crazy not to.
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Oh, and I said I'd be talking to the bank on Tuesday.
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You know, about the loan.
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That shouldn't be a problem though, should it?
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No. I don't think so.
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I asked Rob when he needed a decision by, and he said by next weekend.
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Really? That soon?
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Yes.
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Apparently he's not the only person trying to buy the place.
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I asked him if he was talking to any other investors, and he said no. So it's up to us, really.
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Well, if you're sure, then let's just do it.
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It's only money after all.
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I don't think we'll regret it.
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I did make one condition, though.
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What was that?
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I told him that he had to name the coffee shop after you.
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Your email was a bit of a shock.
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Rob trying to sell the coffee shop to Café Pronto.
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I couldn't believe it.
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No, me neither.
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I bet you were furious.
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You could say that, yes.
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I've calmed down a bit now, though.
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So what do you think we should do?
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Well, let's look at the options.
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Option one.
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We go along with Rob's plan and sell the shop.
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We'd make some money, so it would have been worth it financially.
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25 ,000 profit in a year isn't bad, is it?
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No, not at all.
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It's just that, you know, I just don't want our coffee shop to become another branch of Café Pronto.
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They're all the same, aren't they?
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That's true.
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I'm not keen on the idea either.
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You're very fond of the place, aren't you? Of course.
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I know we don't go there very often, but think of all that work we did getting it ready.
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How could I forget it?
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All the cleaning and painting and stuff we did with Rob.
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I quite enjoyed that, actually.
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Yes, me too.
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So, what's option two?
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We, er, could just refuse to sell.
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Rob wouldn't be able to sell without our agreement.
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But he said he'd shut down the coffee shop if we did that.
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Yes, but I don't think he will.
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He still needs the money, doesn't he?
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What else is he going to do?
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I don't know, but he did sound pretty fed up with working there.
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OK, so that's probably not a good idea.
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Well, there is another option.
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What's that?
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We could buy Rob's share of the coffee shop and take over the business.
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But who'll run the place while we're at work?
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We will.
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I could quit my job and you're.. well, you're always saying how much you hate working for that advertising agency.
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I don't hate it, exactly.
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Yes, you do.
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You're always going on about how bored you are there and how you can't wait to leave.
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Yeah, well, OK.
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But where will we get the money from?
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Well, we can, erm, sell the house and move to Brighton.
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It's probably worth twice what we paid for it anyway, and we'll easily be able to buy Rob's share of the business with a profit.
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And what if Rob doesn't agree?
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Oh, he will.
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He's only in it for the money now.
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You said so yourself.
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Well, it could work.
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Definitely.
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Well, I really do need a change, and, erm, the coffee shop is making money, as they say.
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You only live once.
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Absolutely.
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OK, let's do it.
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And who knows, maybe in a few years we'll be running our own chain of coffee shops.
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Yes, and then Daisies can start buying branches of Café Pronto.
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OK.
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How to be a good employee.
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I have told you some of the things which you must do.
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But why must you do these things?
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Sometimes people don't see the reason for some of the things.
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They say, oh no, it's just more rules, it's just the same as school.
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But there is a reason for each thing.
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Let's look at each thing and suggest a reason.
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Firstly, you must go to work every day because people rely on you.
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They need you to do your work so that they can do their work.
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A company needs reliable employees.
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My Our second point, that you must be punctual, is connected to this.
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You must be punctual because people expect to start at a certain time.
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If you are late, you waste their time.
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People get angry and sometimes the company loses money.
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Next, you must respect people.
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You must respect your manager and your colleagues because you must work together every day.
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It's very difficult to work with a person if he or she behaves badly or is rude to you.
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You must respect the customers.
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Why?
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Because in the end they pay your wages.
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Think about it.
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It is not the manager.
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It is not the company.
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It is the customers.
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They buy things from the company and the company uses the money to pay you.
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You must complete all the tasks your manager gives you.
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Why?
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because other people need the information and you must do all the tasks well
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because it is very bad if a customer is not satisfied with a product or service.
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A few final points.
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You must not use the company's phones and or the email to talk to your friends.
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This is a waste of time.
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It is also a waste of the company's money.
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You must keep your workspace tidy because untidiness is rude to the other people in your workplace.
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Also, perhaps colleagues need to use the same space.
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They need to find things.
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For the same reason, you must organise your work files sensibly.
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You might be ill one day, then a manager or colleague will have to find urgent papers in your work files.
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OK.
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Well, that's it.
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They were the last customers, so we're done for the evening.
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So, how did you find it?
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How did it go?
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I enjoyed it.
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Oh, good.
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Good.
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Oh, that's really nice, because I think it went really well overall, and you're very friendly and natural with the customers.
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Thank you.
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Well, there are just a few little things.
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Sure.
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I noticed that the food, the plates, sort of stayed on the table for a few minutes after the people were finished.
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But usually what we like to do is, once both people or everyone at the table has finished, can you just make sure you clear the plates as soon as possible?
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OK.
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OK.
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Yeah, this way they can have a bit of space
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and have some time to just chat a bit and if they want dessert and.. yeah.
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OK.
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I'll make sure I do it next time.
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No, it's not a big deal.
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Like I said, it was just a little thing.
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Oh, yeah.
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And just one more thing.
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Um, it'd be really good if you could just try to keep the water glasses filled.
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Just fill them if you notice that they're empty as you're walking around or when you're taking orders.
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Ah, okay.
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I thought if I do that probably I'll just interrupt them.
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Oh, good point, good point.
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No, it's fine if you can just very quietly go over and fill them.
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Oh, okay, I'll do that.
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Thank you very much for the advice.
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Um, how about tips?
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How did you do?
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Erm, I got about 35 pounds.
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35 pounds?
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That's pretty good.
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Actually, that's really good for your first night.
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Most people only make about 15 pounds.
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Really?
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Yeah, yeah.
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Like I said, I think you're a natural.
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And sometimes on your first night you make a bit less, but that's actually really good.
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But you work for it, don't you?
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Do you have any questions or anything you want to talk about?
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Not really.
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I enjoyed working here.
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Yeah.
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Like I said, you did really well.
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And it gets easier as you go on.
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The first night's always the most difficult one.
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Thank you.
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OK, so we're looking at plans for the new cafe.
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First of all, we need to decide on the location then we'll look at what kind of food we are going to offer
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and possible names for the cafe yes
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that sounds good okay right let's focus on the ideas we
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had for the location we looked at some options last time
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but we need to make a decision I liked the one
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near the station it would be really busy during the week
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when everyone comes in for work but what does everyone else think hmm Yes, I think the station idea is good.
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I think we need to decide on the kind of atmosphere we're looking for.
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The location near the shopping centre would be a really nice place to visit at the weekend.
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I'm not sure that I agree, actually.
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The way I see things, we need to choose a location which will give us the most custom.
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And I think that will be the cafe near the station.
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And it's cheaper.
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That's a good point.
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I suppose so.
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So shall we say we look at the location near the station?
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Yeah.
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Good.
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So, moving on to the next point.
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What kind of food are we going to serve?
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What do you think?
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How about an Italian cafe?
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I'm not sure.
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We talked about Italian, but there are lots of other Italian cafes around.
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I really feel that it would be hard to make ours different.
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OK, good point.
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I think we should think about something different then.
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Any ideas?
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Well, I was thinking about a Portuguese cafe, you know, with delicious cakes and pastries.
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There are quite a lot of Portuguese people in this area and tourists too.
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I think that style of cafe would be really popular.
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Yeah, Portuguese cafe.
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I think that's a great idea.
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What do you think?
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Yeah, that's a nice idea.
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We could do Portuguese -style lunches too, for office workers.
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Yes, maybe.
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So, are we all agreed?
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A Portuguese cafe?
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Yes.
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Yeah, I think so.
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Sounds good.
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OK.
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OK, let's recap.
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A Portuguese cafe selling cakes and lunches located near the station, right?
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So, what would we call it?
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Cafe Express?
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I'm not sure about that.
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I think we need to come back to the type of café we're establishing.
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So, Café Portugal or something like that.
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Why don't we call it Café do Sol or Café Lisboa?
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Café, um, Café Fado.
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I like Café Lisboa.
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I think it sounds really good and Lisbon's a beautiful city.
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Café Lisboa.
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I like it.
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Yes, that sounds good.
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OK, we're running out of time.
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Let's sum up what we've decided.
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It's going to be a Portuguese café.
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We think the station location might be good.
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And we like the name Café Lisboa.
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Is that right?
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Yeah.
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Yeah, that's right.
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OK.
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So, we need to decide on the...
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Remote working on the rise.
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Working from home is no longer only for the self -employed.
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Based on the experience of recent years, companies have discovered that some employees are happier when working remotely.
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The employee works from home, a favourite cafe, wherever they want.
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But it's essential that they're connected all the time, in case a colleague wants to reach them.
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They take responsibility for keeping to a routine so that they meet their deadlines and don't fall behind schedule in their work.
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The company saves on the costs of renting office space and the employee saves the cost of commuting.
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There are downsides too, of course.
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Remote workers can feel isolated unless they have regular contact with someone.
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And they have to find ways to avoid distractions.
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A person who isn't independent might prefer working in an office.
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But if a person is flexible and willing to deal with the challenge of turning their home into their workplace, it's ideal.
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And now we've got careers expert Fergus McDougall to answer listeners' questions about the future for jobs in Scotland.
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Good morning.
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First, Kirsty from Aberdeen.
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Hello.
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I'm leaving school soon.
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I want to get a good job, but I really don't know what to study.
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Do you know where I could find information about university courses?
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I want to choose a good course to get a good job for the future?
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Well, you can find information on the university websites.
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It's good to look for a course that will help you get a job, but we can't predict exactly the jobs of the future.
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A lot of routine office or factory jobs will probably disappear,
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but there'll be new jobs related to information technology, biotechnology and green technology.
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What jobs?
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We don't know the exact jobs, because everything is changing so fast.
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But we know what skills you'll need.
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So could you advise me what to do?
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How to prepare for the future?
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First, you'll need the ability to learn.
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In the past, people stayed in one job all their lives.
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Now people have four or five different jobs.
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In the future, people will have four or five different careers.
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So Kirsty, you will have to be ready to change careers and learn something completely new.
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I see.
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But can you tell me where to get more specific advice?
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Get in touch with us and we'll try and help.
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We're at careers -scotland .org .uk Thanks very much, Mr MacDougall.
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Thank you, Kirsty.
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Now our next caller, Charlie from Edinburgh.
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I've got three teenage children.
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You mentioned learning skills.
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What other skills will my children need.
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What about the internet?
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Yes, in the future a lot of us won't be going to offices.
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We'll be working from home.
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We'll be using the internet to work with virtual teams of people from all over the world.
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We'll need to get on with people from different backgrounds and to understand their cultures.
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What about computer skills?
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Well ICT skills will be more important than ever and And other communication skills will be important,
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presenting ideas and using multimedia, for example. And languages?
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Can you recommend which foreign languages to learn?
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A second language will be important.
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More people will speak Chinese, Spanish and Arabic, for example.
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What about dealing with information?
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My kids have problems with that.
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Critical thinking will be important.
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That is, the ability to analyse and evaluate information, not just to remember it.
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I see.
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One final thing is creativity.
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A lot of routine jobs will go, but we'll need people who can come up with new ideas, people who can do things differently, and not just for arty jobs like design.
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Thanks very much, Mr MacDougall.
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Thank you, Charlie.
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Now our next caller, Janet, from Londoners on the Line.
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Hello, Alison.
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Thanks for coming to see me before you go.
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How have you enjoyed working here this summer?
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It's been great.
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I've enjoyed the fact that we do different things each day, not just the same job all the time.
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Even though I don't like doing everything, it's good that we can sometimes choose to do what we really enjoy.
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Do you think you will want to work here again next year?
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I'm sure I will.
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Good.
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Now, I asked everyone last week to think about ways to make the centre even better.
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Have you had time to think of anything?
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Yes, I've come up with one or two ideas.
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First of all, I really think we need a kids' club.
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We have lots of activities for children here, but the parents need to be with them all the time.
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I think if we have people to take care of the children while the parents do something else, it would make us much more attractive for families.
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Parents need a rest sometimes.
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Is that something you'd like to help with?
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Yes.
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I've done some babysitting and I like children.
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I wouldn't feel ready now though, because I think I'd need to know more about first aid.
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Maybe you should organise a course during the week before we start work, so that we know exactly what to do if there is an emergency.
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I think we could do that, yes.
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Excellent.
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Anything else?
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Yes.
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I think you need to do more to bring the part -time workers and full -time workers together.
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What do you mean?
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Well, there are about 20 of us who work part -time in the summer.
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We all get on well with each other and help each other out.
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We are a team, but...
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Yes?
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Well, I think some of the full -time workers think we're not as good as them.
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Well, it's difficult.
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They all know each other.
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I don't know what we could do.
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Well, at school, when there's a new student, one other student has to look after them for one week.
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They show them round and introduce them to other students.
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It works really well.
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Maybe here one full -time worker could look after one part
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-time worker for a week Then we'd all get to know each other and not be in two different groups I see,
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that could work I'll think about it You'll make an excellent manager one day You are very good at communicating ideas,
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thank you Please get in touch with me in May next
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year about working here again in the summer Maybe next year you'll be able to work the whole two months
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That would be great I'll think about it.
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Thank you for everything.
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Goodbye.
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Goodbye.
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I look forward to seeing you again.
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Hi Sharon.
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How did it go?
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Did you get the job?
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I did.
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I thought it would be harder, but the manager was really nice.
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She asked if I had been waiting long and if I would like a cup of tea.
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Then she showed me the restaurant and asked me if I liked it Oh, that's nice Did she ask you any other questions?
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Quite a few She asked me what languages I was learning at the college
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and what grades I had She wanted to know what I
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would do after college I wasn't sure what she wanted to hear I said I was planning to study psychology Well, psychology is quite far from waitressing
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But she seemed happy She asked me whether I could work late and then said I could start next week Congratulations!
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Do they need any more stuff?
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「B1 English Listening Practice – Work and Career | EP12 #luyennghetienganh」を使って、シャドーイングで英語を練習しましょう。
毎日15〜30分の練習で、IELTSスピーキングへの自信と実践的な英会話力が身につきます。
シャドーイングとは？英語上達に効果的な理由
シャドーイング（Shadowing）は、もともとプロの通訳者養成プログラムで開発された言語学習法で、多言語習得者として知られるDr. Alexander Arguelles によって広く普及されました。方法はシンプルですが非常に効果的：ネイティブスピーカーの英語を聞きながら、1〜2秒の遅延で声に出してすぐに繰り返す——まるで「影（shadow）」のように話者を追いかけます。文法ドリルや受動的なリスニングと異なり、シャドーイングは脳と口の筋肉が同時にリアルタイムで英語を処理・再現することを強制します。研究により、発音精度、抑揚、リズム、連音、リスニング力、そして会話の流暢さが大幅に向上することが確認されています。IELTSスピーキング対策や自然な英語コミュニケーションを目指す方に特におすすめです。