Shadowing Practice: Job Interview English | Introduce Yourself (Shadowing Practice) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Welcome back to our English Shadowing Practice.
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Today we'll practice a very useful situation, how to introduce yourself in a job interview.
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Listen carefully, repeat after me, and try to speak with confidence.
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Let's begin.
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Step 1.
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First, just listen.
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Focus on the pronunciation and rhythm.
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Hello, thank you for taking the time to meet with me today.
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My name is Sophia Bruno, and I have about three years of experience in customer service.
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In my previous job, I helped customers solve problems and answered their questions.
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This experience helped me improve my communication skills.
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I also learned how to stay calm when situations became busy or stressful.
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One of my strengths is listening carefully and trying to understand what people need.
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I enjoy working with a team and supporting my co-workers when needed.
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Recently, I have been focusing on improving my professional skills and learning new things.
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I'm interested in this position because I believe it will help me grow in my career.
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I would be happy to bring my experience and positive attitude to your team.
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Step 2.
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Now repeat after me.
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I will read each sentence twice, so you can repeat it both times.
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Hello.
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Thank you for taking the time to meet with me today.
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Hello, thank you for taking the time to meet with me today.
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My name is Sophia Bruno, and I have about three years of experience in customer service.
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My name is Sophia Bruno, and I have about three years of experience in customer service.
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In my previous job, I helped customers solve problems and answered their questions.
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In my previous job, I helped customers solve problems and answered their questions.
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This experience helped me improve my communication skills.
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I also learned how to stay calm when situations became
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busy or stressful.
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One of my strengths is listening carefully and trying to understand what people need.
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One of my strengths is listening carefully, and trying to understand what people need.
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I enjoy working with a team and supporting my coworkers when needed.
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I enjoy working with a team and supporting my coworkers when needed.
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Recently I have been focusing on improving my professional skills and learning new things.
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I have been focusing on improving my professional skills and learning new things.
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I'm interested in this position because I believe it will help me grow in my career.
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I'm interested in this position because I believe it will help me grow in my career.
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I would be happy to bring my experience and positive attitude to your team.
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Step 3.
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Finally, listen again and try to speak along with the sentences.
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Hello.
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Thank you for taking the time to meet with me today.
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My name is Sophia Bruno, and I have about three years of experience in customer service.
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In my previous job, I helped customers solve problems and answered their questions.
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This experience helped me improve my communication skills.
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I also learned how to stay calm when situations became busy or stressful.
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One of my strengths is listening carefully and trying to understand what people need.
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I enjoy working with a team and supporting my co-workers when needed.
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Recently, I have been focusing on improving my professional skills and learning new things.
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I'm interested in this position because I believe it will help me grow in my career.
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I would be happy to bring my experience and positive attitude to your team.
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Great job practicing today.
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try listening again and repeat the sentences out loud.
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The more you practice, the more natural your English will become.
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See you in the next episode.

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “Job Interview English”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: experience, customer, skills, helped, carefully. Deze video bevat 56 zinnen en 599 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 7:05. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 85 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 86% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
skill zelfstandig naamwoord/skɪl/bekwaamheid, vaardigheid
carefully bijwoord/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/voorzichtig
solve werkwoord/sɒlv/oplossen
stressful bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈstɹɛsfəl/stressvol
worker zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈwɝ.kɚ/arbeider, arbeidster
introduce werkwoord/ˌɪntɹəˈdus/introduceren, voorstellen
rhythm zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɹɪð.əm/ritme
pronunciation zelfstandig naamwoord/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/uitspraak
customer zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkʌs.tə.mə/klant
repeat werkwoord/ɹɪˈpiːt/herhalen, wederhalen
communication zelfstandig naamwoord/kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/communicatie, verbinding
attitude zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈætɪˌtud/houding, attitude
sentence zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈsɛn.təns/veroordeling
calm bijvoeglijk naamwoord/kɑm/vredig, kalm
confidence zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkɑn.fɪ.dəns/zelfvertrouwen

Grammatica in deze video

De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:

StructuurIn de video
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — iets dat eerder begon en nog bezig ishave been focusing
Werkwoord + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — werkwoorden die door de -ing-vorm worden gevolgdenjoy working
Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspellingwe'll practice · will help · will read
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurtis listening

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 5 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, we'll. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, communication /kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, communication /kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: solve /sɒlv/, attitude /ˈætɪˌtud/, loud /ˈlaʊ̯d/

Zo oefen je met deze video

  1. Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
  2. Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
  3. Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als skill, carefully, solve.

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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