Shadowing Practice: Business Partner B2 Unit 1.1.1 - Learn English Speaking with Video
Les maken...
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Different businesses have different styles.
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We talk about the culture of a company,
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and this might mean its dress code or the way in which its staff communicate with their managers.
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Gravity Payments is a credit card processing company based in Seattle.
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It organizes the authorizations of fund transfers for credit card transactions.
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Its clients are retailers who accept card payments for purchases,
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and it aims to cut the cost of processing card payments.
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Gravity Payments, this is Corinne.
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Gravity Payments has grown quickly,
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from a small startup to a profitable mid-size operation.
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Company culture changed for the hundred employees of Gravity Payments when their boss,
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Dan Price, announced the company's minimum salary would go up to $70,000 a year.
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Effective immediately, we're going to put a scaled policy into place
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and we're going to have a minimum $70,000 pay rate for everyone that works here.
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And he cut his own salary from $1 million a year to $70,000.
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Curious if anyone has any questions.
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Let me see if I can find that for you.
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Corrine Ward in customer support used to have a long commute.
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Now she can afford to live close enough to walk to work.
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I'm able to afford, you know,
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the cost of living in Seattle, which is incredible.
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Gravity Payments, this is Alyssa.
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Alyssa O'Neill used to make $21,000 a year before coming to Gravity Payments.
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Now she makes almost $60,000 a year as a customer support representative.
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She's paid off her car loan,
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credit card debt, and moved into a better home.
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It's something I never could have imagined.
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Following the announcement, Dan Price was praised as America's best boss,
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and the company received a flood of job applications and new client inquiries.
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But there were negative effects as well.
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Gravity lost a few of its most senior staff.
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They felt their skills and experience were not recognized in the new more equal pay structure.
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Over time, however, Gravity reported a 75% increase in revenue and 67% increase in new clients.
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Harvard Business School researched the changes at Gravity Payments.
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Some of their success might be attributed to increased productivity on the part of the workers now who,
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you know, feel respected and understand that they're going to have a hard time finding another job that pays so well.
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But it also has generated a lot of publicity and that has been good in terms of pulling in business.
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Tom Osborne is a client of Gravity Payments.
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To me, if they're running their business in a way that their staff feel better about being part of the company,
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work harder with their customers,
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to me as a vendor, that's a good thing.
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And another good thing seems to be happening at Gravity's headquarters.
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The staff are up to something.
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We had tried to think of a way that we could thank Dan for what he's done for us.
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Customer support representative Alyssa O'Neill got the ball rolling.
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We have one more gift for you.
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All right.
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It's outside, though.
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Alyssa convinced the other employees to contribute hundreds of dollars each.
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They bought Dan a Tesla car worth $90,000.
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Are you kidding me?
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No. It happened.
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It was like it was meant to be.
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Oh my gosh!
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I'm really surprised by his reaction.
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Thank you.
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In the short term, Dan Price's strategy seems to have been a success,
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particularly in creating a new culture at Gravity Payments.
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And only time will tell if it's going to be a long-term success or whether other companies will take the same approach.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze video bevat 59 zinnen en 587 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 3:38. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 161 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. Slechts 81% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| salary zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsæləɹi/ | salaris, loon |
| curious bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/ | nieuwsgierig |
| worker zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈwɝ.kɚ/ | arbeider, arbeidster |
| skill zelfstandig naamwoord | /skɪl/ | bekwaamheid, vaardigheid |
| headquarters zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈhɛdˌk(w)ɔɹ.tɚz/ | hoofdkwartier |
| contribute werkwoord | /kənˈtɹɪb.jut/ | bijdragen |
| flood zelfstandig naamwoord | /flʌd/ | overstroming, vloed |
| announcement zelfstandig naamwoord | /əˈnaʊns.mənt/ | bekendmaking, aankondiging |
| praise werkwoord | /pɹeɪz/ | loven, prijzen |
| announce werkwoord | /əˈnaʊn(t)s/ | aankondigen, declareren |
| convince werkwoord | /kənˈvɪns/ | overtuigen |
| inquiry zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɪnˈkwaɪ(ə)ɹi/ | navraag |
| communicate werkwoord | /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ | meedelen, mededelen |
| productivity zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌpɹɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/ | vruchtbaar |
| profitable bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈpɹɑ.fɪ.tə.bl̩/ | winstgevend |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| pay off werkwoord | aflossen |
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| “Used to” used to + werkwoord — een vroegere gewoonte of toestand die niet meer klopt | used to have · used to make |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | was praised · were not recognized · might be attributed |
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | has grown · has generated |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 6 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, they're, we're. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: transaction /tɹænˈzækʃən/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, authorization /ˌɔːθəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: inquiry /ɪnˈkwaɪ(ə)ɹi/, communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, productivity /ˌpɹɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/, publicity /pʌbˈlɪsɪti/, authorization /ˌɔːθəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als salary, curious, worker.
Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?
Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.