Shadowing Practice: Chasing a Late Payment from a Client - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hello, Simon. Thanks for seeing me.
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Not at all, Hannah. Please, have a seat.
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I've come about an invoice from Bright Print.
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We sent it to you in March.
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Oh yes. Is there a problem with it?
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I'm afraid it hasn't been paid yet.
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It was due three weeks ago.
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Really? I'm so sorry about that.
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Could you give me the invoice number?
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Of course. It's two four seven one.
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Thank you. And how much was it for?
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One thousand two hundred pounds, including tax.
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Let me have a look on the system.
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Ah, I can see what's happened.
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It was sent to the wrong department.
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Oh dear. That explains the delay.
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When do you think you can pay it?
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We usually make payments on Fridays.
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So it should reach you by next Monday.
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I'd be grateful if it could be sooner.
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We're a small company, you see.
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Late payments make things quite difficult for us.
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I completely understand. Let me see what I can do.
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I'll ask my manager to approve it today.
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That would be a great help. Thank you.
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If she agrees, you'll have it by Wednesday.
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Could you send me an email to confirm?
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Certainly. I'll do that straight away.
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One more thing. Is our address correct on your system?
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Let me check. Is it still King Street?
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No, we moved to Mill Road in January.
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Ah. I'll update that right now.
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Again, I do apologise for the delay.
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That's all right. These things happen.
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It won't happen again, I promise.
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Thanks for sorting it out so quickly.

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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.

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