쉐도잉 연습: Business English - Lesson 1 - Business English Course | Business English Conversation - 영상으로 영어 말하기 배우기

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You're listening to Business English Pod, the Business English Podcast for professionals on the move.
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In this Business English Pod episode, we'll be looking at ways to give and ask for opinions.
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We'll be looking both at more formal or careful language as well as at more informal or direct language.
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Giving and asking for opinions is a very important part of meetings and discussions of all types.
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First, let's listen to a more formal situation.
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We'll be listening to part of a meeting at Digisoft, a multinational software company.
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Sheila, a vice president, is talking to Walt, George, and Bruce, three software engineers, about the deadline for the new software release.
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Release here means launch, that is, bring the product onto the market.
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So, let's move on to the topic of release date.
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Gentlemen, when do you think we'll be able to launch this product?
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Walt?
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Well, I tend to feel that we should probably be able to start testing the product in April.
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That means that if all goes well, we can have a first release in May or June.
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I see.
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Thank you, Walt.
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What's your reaction to that, Bruce?
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May or June?
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Well, from my point of view, that sounds about right.
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Excuse me, may I come in here?
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I wonder if I could say something.
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Go ahead, George.
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What would you like to add?
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Well, it seems to me that May is much, much too early.
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Actually, we are still having some pretty major problems with bugs in the update engine, and I just don't see how we will be able to fix those bugs.
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Okay, now let's listen to George, Bruce, and Walt walk into the break room right after the meeting.
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Sheila, their boss, is not here.
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This is a more informal situation.
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Hey guys, did you see the Chelsea-Lewithful game last night?
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What did you think, Walt?
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Quite a game, huh?
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Chelsea looked pretty good.
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You always have to rub it in, don't you, Bruce?
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You know I'm a Liverpool fan.
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How about you, George?
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Actually, that was one of the greatest games I've ever seen.
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But the way you guys keep telling the boss we can finish the product by May, none of us are going to have time to watch any more football games.
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We're all going to be working overtime every night, burning the midnight oil.
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So now you've heard both formal and informal conversations.
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First, let's look at the formal conversation.
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How does Sheila ask for her employees' opinions?
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Sheila is in charge.
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She is the boss and the chairperson of the meeting.
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One way for her to ask for an employee's opinion is simply to say his name with a rising intonation or tone.
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Gentlemen, when do you think we will be able to launch this product?
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Sheila also uses some other ways to ask for her employees' opinions.
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All these ways are relatively formal.
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They signal that this is a formal meeting.
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She says, I see.
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Thank you, Walt.
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What's your reaction to that, Bruce? And?
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Go ahead, George.
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What would you like to add?
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Together with these speakers, try some other formal phrases for asking for an opinion.
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How do you feel about that, Cecilia?
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Could you please share your thoughts on that, Sam?
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What's your view on this, Richard?
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Tony, what's your feelings on this?
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Now, let's look at the language Walt, Bruce and George use to express their opinions in a formal situation.
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Walt says...
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Well, I tend to feel that we should be able to start testing the product in April.
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This language, I tend to feel that, shows a careful, formal tone.
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Walt uses this tone because he is talking to his boss, and perhaps because he's not sure whether or not the others will agree with him.
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Let's keep listening.
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I see.
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Thank you, Walt.
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What's your reaction to that, Bruce?
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May or June.
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Well, from my point of view, that sounds about right.
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Bruce, likewise, uses more formal, careful language.
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Well, from my point of view, this makes him sound more polite, since he's talking to his boss.
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In addition, it gives him time to think.
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Giving yourself time to think is another reason to use these phrases.
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How about George?
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How did he offer his opinion?
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Excuse me, may I come in here?
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I wonder if I could say something.
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Go ahead, George.
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What would you like to add?
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Well, it seems to me that may is much, much too early.
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Think about the ways that George uses to express his opinion.
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I wonder if I could say something and, well, it seems to me that these ways of expression are quite careful.
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George has a good reason to be careful, doesn't he?
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He disagrees with his colleagues.
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Now let's practice some further formal or careful phrases for expressing your opinion.
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I have the impression that he didn't really want to come.
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Don't you think that that's a little early?
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I tend to feel it's a bit too early to start.
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Next, let's turn to the more informal discussion between Walt, Bruce, and George.
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Remember, they're in the break room right after the meeting.
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Bruce asked George and Walt, Hey guys, did you see the Chelsea-Louisville game last night?
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What did you think, Walt?
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Quite a game, huh?
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Chelsea looked pretty good.
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This is an informal, relaxed discussion among colleagues.
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You can tell it's informal because Bruce uses the informal word, guys, to address George and Walt.
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Also, he says, what do you think?
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This is an informal way to ask for an opinion.
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Walt says, You always have to rub it in, don't you, Bruce?
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You know I'm a Liverpool fan.
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To rub something in is an idiom.
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It means to remind someone on purpose of something that is uncomfortable or painful.
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Here it's done as a joke.
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It sounds like Walt is a Liverpool fan and he's unhappy because Chelsea won the game.
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Let's keep listening.
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How about you George?
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Actually that was one of the greatest games I've ever seen.
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How about you is another direct way to ask for an opinion.
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Next, notice how George starts his sentence with actually.
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Actually is a direct or informal way to state an opinion.
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It shows us that George has something new or surprising to say.
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With George, practice more direct ways to state an opinion.
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The point is we're doing very well in this market.
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The way I see it, we're heading for trouble.
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Obviously, there's only one choice.
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Basically, I think we have two options.
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Finally, let's listen to the end of the dialogue again.
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How about you, George?
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Actually, that was one of the greatest games I've ever seen.
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But the way you guys keep telling the boss we can finish the product by May, none of us are going to have time to watch any more football games.
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George means that if Bruce and Walt keep telling the boss that they can meet the May deadline, everyone is going to have to work very hard.
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In fact, they're going to have to work so hard that they won't have any time to watch football games.

이 영상을 통해 말하기 연습을 하는 이유는?

비즈니스 영어는 직장에서의 소통에 필수적입니다. 이 영상에서는 비즈니스 회의에서 의견을 주고받는 다양한 방법을 다룹니다. 공식적인 상황뿐만 아니라 비공식적인 대화도 포함되어 있어, 시청자는 두 가지 유형의 대화를 모두 익힐 수 있습니다. 회의에서 의견을 공유하거나 동료들과 캐주얼하게 대화할 때 이 자료를 활용하면 보다 효과적으로 의사소통할 수 있습니다.

영어 발음 교정과 더욱 자신감 있는 대화를 위해 영어를 shadow speak하는 것이 좋습니다. 이 과정을 통해 표현을 연습하고 발음을 개선해 보세요.

문맥 속 문법 및 표현

  • I tend to feel that... - 이는 자신의 의견을 조심스럽게 전달하는 방법입니다. 이 문장은 비즈니스 상황에서 매우 유용하게 사용될 수 있습니다.
  • From my point of view... - 의견을 제시할 때 상대방에게 존중을 표시하는 표현입니다.
  • I wonder if I could say something... - 자신의 의견을 첨언하고 싶을 때 사용할 수 있는 예의 바른 접근 방식입니다.
  • Well, it seems to me that... - 이는 의견에 대한 신중한 입장을 나타내는 표현으로, 대화를 부드럽게 이어가는 데 유용합니다.

이러한 표현들을 연습하면서 shadowspeaks 기법을 사용하여 흉내내기 연습을 하면 발음과 말하기 속도를 개선할 수 있습니다.

일반적인 발음 함정

비즈니스 영어에서 주의해야 할 단어와 어구가 있습니다. 예를 들어, launch라는 단어는 '론치'라고 발음되지만, 많은 사람들이 이를 잘못 발음할 수 있습니다. 또한 engine의 경우, '엔진'보다는 '엔진'으로 발음하는 것이 일반적입니다.

영상 속 캐릭터들의 대화를 분석하며 발음 연습을 할 수 있습니다. 비공식 대화에서는 guys와 같은 친근한 표현이 사용되므로, 일상적인 대화에서 이를 활용해 보세요. 유튜브 영어 공부에 이 영상을 활용하여 발음을 교정하고 다양한 상황에서의 언어 사용을 연습해 보세요.

쉐도잉이란? 영어 실력을 빠르게 키우는 과학적 방법

쉐도잉(Shadowing)은 원래 전문 통역사 훈련을 위해 개발된 언어 학습 기법으로, 다언어 학자인 Dr. Alexander Arguelles에 의해 대중화된 방법입니다. 핵심 원리는 간단하지만 매우 강력합니다: 원어민의 영어를 들으면서 1~2초의 짧은 지연으로 즉시 소리 내어 따라 말하는 것——마치 '그림자(shadow)'처럼 화자를 따라가는 것입니다. 문법 공부나 수동적인 청취와 달리, 쉐도잉은 뇌와 입 근육이 동시에 실시간으로 영어를 처리하고 재현하도록 훈련합니다. 연구에 따르면 이 방법은 발음 정확도, 억양, 리듬, 연음, 청취력, 말하기 유창성을 크게 향상시킵니다. IELTS 스피킹 준비와 자연스러운 영어 소통을 원하는 분들에게 특히 효과적입니다.