Shadowing Practice: Conference Call: Talking Through the Quarterly Figures - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Right, I think everyone's here. Oliver, can you hear us okay?
2
Loud and clear, Mark. Afternoon from a rather grey London!
3
Let's crack on, then. Priya, would you walk us through the headline numbers?
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Sure. Total revenue for the quarter came in at $4.82 million.
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That's up 12.5% on the same period last year!
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12.5? That's well ahead of what we'd forecast, isn't it?
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It is. We'd pencilled in something closer to 9%.
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Ha, let's not get too carried away just yet.
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Our operating margin was 18.3%.
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Sorry, did you say 13.8? That's a worrying dip.
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No, no — 18.3. One-eight, point three.
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Oh, thank goodness. You had me worried there for a second!
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To be fair, the line's been a bit patchy all morning.
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Well... that's still a 0.6 percentage point drop on last quarter.
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And do we know what's behind it?
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Mostly shipping costs. They've gone up by roughly a fifth.
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Ugh, shipping again. That's been eating into our margins all year!
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On a brighter note, the UK accounted for one-third of total sales!
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A third? Really? That's up from a quarter, isn't it?
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It is. We closed £2.4m in new contracts.
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Hang on, is that £2.4m or $2.4m?
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Pounds. Which, at today's rate, is rather more impressive.
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Oh! So that's closer to $3m, then?
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Give or take, yes. I'll send over the exact figure.
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Good. I'll need the full breakdown by 31 March.
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The 31st? That's a bit tight, with the audit and everything.
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Okay, let's say a draft by the 31st, and final figures the week after.
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That's much more doable. Thanks, Mark!
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Brilliant. Anything else before I head off for the evening?
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No, that's everything. Great work, both of you!
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Thanks, everyone. Enjoy your evening, Oliver!
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Will do. Try not to have too much fun with the spreadsheets!
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau C1 is gebaseerd op de video “Conference Call: Talking Through the Quarterly Figures”. Deze video bevat 32 zinnen en 295 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 2:20. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 127 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 84% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken. 13 van de 32 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 11 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| margin zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmɑɹ.d͡ʒɪn/ | kantlijn, marge |
| percentage zelfstandig naamwoord | /pə(ɹ)ˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/ | percentage |
| impressive bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/ | indrukwekkend, imposant |
| crack zelfstandig naamwoord | /kɹæk/ | barst, breuk |
| roughly bijwoord | /ˈɹʌf.li/ | grofweg |
| goodness zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɡʊdnəs/ | goedheid |
| breakdown zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈbɹeɪkˌdaʊn/ | defect, mankement |
| forecast zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfɔːkɑːst/ | voorspelling, schatting |
| headline zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈhɛd.laɪn/ | kop |
| pencil zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpɛnsəl/ | potlood, griffel |
| spreadsheet zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈspɹɛd.ʃit/ | spreadsheet, rekenblad |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- Right, I think everyone's here.
- Oliver, can you hear us okay?
- Priya, would you walk us through the headline numbers?
- That's well ahead of what we'd forecast, isn't it?
- Anything else before I head off for the evening?
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 7 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'll, isn't, we'd. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: percentage /pə(ɹ)ˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/, impressive /ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/, pound /ˈpaʊ̯nd/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: crack /kɹæk/, patchy /ˈpæt͡ʃi/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: grey /ɡɹeɪ/, goodness /ˈɡʊdnəs/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als margin, percentage, impressive.
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.