쉐도잉 연습: IELTS Actual listening Map title Home Improvement Store Plan - 영상으로 영어 말하기 배우기

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Question 2.
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You will hear the supervisor of a home improvement store giving a tour of the store to some new staff.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 11 to 15 on page 4.
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Now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 15.
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Welcome to today's staff orientation at the Home Improvement Store.
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My name is John.
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I look after new staff and I'll be with you here in the training room all morning.
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We are the biggest hardware store in the country and, as home improvement is now so popular,
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hundreds of customers visit our store each week to buy products to improve every part of their house, inside or out.
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First, let me introduce you to the most popular sections of our superstore.
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Can you all take a look at the store plan you have in front of you?
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We stock every kind of flooring, including carpets, wooden flooring and tiling.
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Our paint department is next to flooring, that's it in the bottom right hand corner of the map.
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We offer advice to customers on colour combinations for inside or outside before they purchase.
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We've become well known in the last few years for selling the latest kitchen designs for all budgets
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and we also stock quality appliances recommended by top chefs.
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These products can be found right in the middle of the store just next to electrical goods.
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You may not be aware that one reason we are such a popular store is our great cafe, which serves cheap, nutritious lunches.
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That's in the top right of your map.
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Staff should also make customers aware of the children's play area, which is between the cafe and flooring, so mum and dad can get something to eat or drink
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or even continue their shopping while the kids are safe with our trained childcare workers.
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Now, what else should I mention?
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Ah, yes, we recently moved our stock of showers
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and baths from the left side of the store to the area along the back wall next to the tool section.
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We offer practical advice to customers about their bathrooms before they buy, such as where to locate a new toilet or shower.
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I have left my favourite area till last, gardens.
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It's marked on the left side of the map, after the staff area and before the tool section.
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There you'll find our extensive range of plants, flowers and related products for inside or outside.
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If you get to work there, I'm sure you'll find it a very pleasant section to work in.
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Right, well, that's it for the store plan.
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Before you hear the rest of the talk, you have some time to look at questions 16 to 20 on page 5.
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Now listen and answer questions 16 to 20.
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Now, there is some other general information I need to give you before you start your specific training.
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The first thing staff need to know is what makes us different to our competitors.
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Our main advantage, due to our size, is that we can cut our costs and offer the best deals.
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Of course, we are proud of the great service we provide to our customers, especially through our help desk.
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We also have an excellent choice of goods, so that we can provide plenty of options to our customers, but of course that isn't unique to us.
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The Home Improvement Store has 60 stores nationwide and we promote our stores and products in a range of different ways.
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First there's our catalogue which lists all our items.
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It's been around for years but we still have a policy of staff use only.
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The most important marketing material and the one you want to ensure is given to every customer is our store magazine,
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showing the latest products, workshops and offers.
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The website is being redeveloped at the moment, so customers can't access it right now.
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The Home Improvement Store is a great place to work.
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Like most of the staff, I'm sure you'll appreciate the fact that you can choose your hours to fit your lifestyle, family or study.
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We hope you'll find that there's a nice atmosphere here.
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We are thinking of introducing a staff discount on our products, so that would be a real benefit to all staff.
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Every weekend, we offer workshops to help customers carry out their own home improvements.
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range from indoor painting to outdoor gardening and plant ideas.
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This coming weekend, there'll be one on mending a broken fence.
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Please remind customers of the workshops, especially if there is one related to your section.
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Finally, I wanted to let you know about a special deal for people renovating their kitchen.
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As you know, we sell all products and appliances connected to the kitchen, and we also have a delivery service.
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If customers buy one of our total kitchen designs, we will install it free of charge.
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So, let's take a short break and then we'll start...
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That is the end of Section 2.
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You now have half a minute to check your answers.
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Thank you.

이 수업에 대하여

이번 수업에서는 홈 인프루브먼트 스토어에 대한 직원 오리엔테이션을 듣고 실생활에서 사용할 수 있는 영어 표현과 어휘를 연습합니다. 특히, 상점의 구성과 인기 있는 제품들, 고객 서비스, 직원 혜택에 대한 내용이 포함되어 있어 실제 업무 상황에서의 영어 사용 능력을 향상시키는 데 많은 도움이 됩니다. 영어 쉐도잉 기술을 활용해 발음 및 억양을 교정해 보세요.

주요 어휘 및 구문

  • 홈 인프루브먼트 스토어 - Home Improvement Store
  • 직원 오리엔테이션 - staff orientation
  • 고객 서비스 - customer service
  • 제품 상담 - product advice
  • 직원 혜택 - staff benefits
  • 음식점 - cafe
  • 화장실 - toilet
  • 작업장 - workshop

연습 팁

이 비디오의 속도와 억양에 맞춰 영어 쉐도잉을 진행해 보세요. 시작할 때는 느리게 따라 읽으며, 중요한 구문이나 단어들에 집중하세요. shadow speak를 활용하여 특정 발음을 교정할 수 있으며, 자연스럽게 듣고 반복하는 연습을 통해 영어 발음 교정을 효과적으로 할 수 있습니다. 특히, 직원의 소개 및 상점 구성을 설명하는 부분은 업무 관련 언어를 연습하기 좋은 기회입니다. 처음에는 천천히 따라 하고, 나중에는 속도를 올려 자신감을 가지세요. 이를 통해 shadow speech 기술을 극대화하고, 실제 대화에서도 유용하게 활용할 수 있습니다. 매주 워크숍 내용을 들으며 다양한 작업 관련 표현도 익혀보세요.

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