Shadowing Practice: 同事總是把我的名字念錯，我一直不好意思糾正，直到整個辦公室都跟著叫錯｜Real Life Office English - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Thanks everyone, and Emily Chan will take it from here.
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I looked up from my laptop.
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There it was again.
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Chan?
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My last name is Chan, not Chan.
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I had already heard it from Ben. From Rachel.
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From people I had never even met.
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Somehow, one small pronunciation mistake had spread through the office, and the worst part was, I knew exactly how it started.
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I had never corrected anyone.
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When I first joined the company, one of my co-workers mispronounced my last name during a meeting.
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Welcome, Emily Chan, I noticed immediately.
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But there were 15 people on the call.
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Everyone was looking at me, and I had been at the company for exactly three days.
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So instead of saying, actually, it's pronounced Chen, I smiled and said, thank you.
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Happy to be here.
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I told myself it was fine.
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It was close enough.
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Surely, someone else would say it correctly later.
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No one did.
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A few days later, Ben stopped by my desk.
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Hey, Emily Chan, how's the new job treating you?
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I almost corrected him.
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I really did.
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I opened my mouth.
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Then Ben handed me a coffee.
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This is for you.
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I accidentally ordered two.
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I looked at the coffee.
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Then I looked at Ben.
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And somehow, correcting my name suddenly felt ungrateful.
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So I just said thanks.
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A week later, Rachel introduced me to someone from another team.
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This is Emily Chan.
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She just joined our group.
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I almost corrected her too.
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But now another thought stopped me.
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Maybe it was too late.
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If I corrected them now, would they wonder why I had waited two weeks?
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So I decided I would wait for a better moment.
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That moment never came.
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What came instead was a company meeting.
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About 40 people were on the call.
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Sarah was introducing the people working on a new project.
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She said, Ben will handle the client side, Rachel will coordinate with operations, and Emily Chan will take care of the reporting.
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There it was again.
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Except this time, forty people heard it.
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A few minutes later, someone I had never met sent me a message.
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Hi, Emily Chan, nice to meet you.
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I stared at the screen.
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My name was now spreading.
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This was no longer one pronunciation mistake.
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It was becoming company knowledge.
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At lunch, I finally told Ben.
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Can I ask you something slightly awkward?
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Ben looked worried.
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That sentence has never led to anything good.
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I laughed.
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It's nothing serious.
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Okay, I took a breath.
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My last name is actually pronounced Chen.
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Ben stopped chewing.
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What?
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Chen?
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He stared at me for about two seconds.
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Then he slowly put down his sandwich.
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Have I been calling you Chan this entire time?
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Kind of.
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Kind of.
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Yes.
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Emily.
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Yes.
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Why did you not tell me?
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I laughed.
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I don't know.
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It felt awkward.
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Ben looked genuinely horrified.
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I have introduced you to people.
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I know.
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I said it in front of Sarah.
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I know.
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I think I said it to a client.
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I stopped smiling.
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You did, Ben thought for a second.
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Actually, no, that might have been Rachel.
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That is somehow worse.
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Ben covered his face with one hand.
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This is terrible.
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It's really not, it is for me.
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Then he looked at me.
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Okay, teach me.
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I said my last name again, Chen.
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He repeated it carefully.
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Chen, yes, Chen, Chen, yes.
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Okay, Chen.
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Yes.
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Okay.
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Got it.
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Then he pointed at me.
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You have to correct people.
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I know.
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No, seriously, please correct us.
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I will.
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You promise?
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I promise.
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Five minutes later, Rachel walked over.
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Hey, Emily, Sarah's looking for you.
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Ben immediately said, before you go, we need to talk about Emily's name.
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I nearly dropped my fork.
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Ben, what?
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I said I would correct people.
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I did not say you should hold a press conference.
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Rachel looked confused.
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What happened?
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I smiled awkwardly.
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My last name is actually pronounced Chen.
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Rachel blinked.
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Then her eyes got very wide.
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Oh no. That was not the reaction I was hoping for.
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She said, I've been saying, Chen.
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I know.
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For weeks, I know.
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Why didn't you tell me Ben pointed at her?
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Exactly, I said.
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I just didn't want to make it awkward.
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Rachel laughed.
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Emily, this is way more awkward.
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She was right.
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Then she smiled.
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Okay, Chen.
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Yes, Chen.
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Perfect.
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Thank you for telling me.
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That surprised me.
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Thank you for telling me.
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She was not offended.
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She was embarrassed for maybe five seconds.
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Then she moved on.
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She just wanted to say mine incorrectly.
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Later that afternoon, Sarah sent me a message.
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Do you have a minute?
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I went to her office.
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She smiled.
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Ben told me I've been pronouncing your last name wrong.
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Of course he did.
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I said, yeah, it's Chen.
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Sarah repeated it, Chen.
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Exactly.
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Then she said, I'm sorry, I wish you had corrected me earlier.
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I didn't want to interrupt you.
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Sarah looked surprised.
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You can always correct me on your name.
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I nodded.
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I know that now.
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She smiled.
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Names matter.
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Then she added, and for the record, if I ever pronounce someone's name wrong, I'd much rather they tell me.
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That stayed with me, Because I had spent weeks imagining the correction would create some huge, uncomfortable moment.
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But the actual correction took about three seconds.
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The awkward part had been everything I did to avoid it.
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The next morning, I joined another meeting.
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There were about 20 people on the call.
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Marcus was presenting.
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Halfway through, he said.
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I'm going to hand this over to Emily Chan.
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My heart dropped.
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Not again.
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For one second, I almost let it go.
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Then I remembered my promise to Ben.
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I unmuted.
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Thanks, Marcus and just a quick correction, my last name is pronounced Chen.
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There was a tiny pause, Marcus said, Chen.
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Got it, sorry about that, I smiled.
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No worries, it happens all the time.
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And that was it, no disaster, no long awkward silence.
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We simply continued with the meeting afterward marcus sent me a
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message thanks for correcting me i want to make sure i get people's names right
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that was when i realized something i had been treating correction like criticism
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but it wasn't i was simply giving someone the information they needed and usually one sentence is enough Actually, it's pronounced Chen.
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Or in a meeting, just a quick correction.
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It's pronounced Chen.
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If you waited longer than you meant to, you can say, I should have mentioned this earlier, but it's pronounced Chen.
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And if the other person feels embarrassed, no worries.
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It happens all the time.
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That's really all you need.
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A few days later, a new employee joined our team.
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Her name was Marisol.
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Before the meeting, Ben looked at her name on the screen.
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Then he looked at me.
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Then he looked back at the screen.
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I knew exactly what he was thinking.
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When Marisol joined the call, Ben said, Hi, welcome.
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And before I say your name wrong for three weeks, could you tell me how you pronounce it?
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Marisol laughed.
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She said her name.
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Ben repeated it carefully.
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She smiled.
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Perfect.
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Ben looked at me.
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I'm learning.
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I smiled.
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Slowly.
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I used to think correcting someone would make things awkward.
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Now I think the opposite is true.
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Most people do not want to keep saying your name wrong, they just do not know they are doing it.
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So if someone mispronounces your name, you do not need to wait three weeks.
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You definitely do not need to wait until half the office learns the wrong version.
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You can simply smile and say, actually it's pronounced, then say your name.
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And if you are the person who is not sure, you can ask, could you tell me how you pronounce your name?
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Or I want to make sure I'm saying your name correctly.
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A few seconds of awkwardness can save weeks of awkwardness later.
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Trust me, I have experience.
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A lot of experience.
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If you enjoy learning real workplace English through situations that actually happen, subscribe to Fluentrail English.
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And if I ever pronounce your name wrong, please correct me.
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I'll see you in the next episode.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “同事總是把我的名字念錯，我一直不好意思糾正，直到整個辦公室都跟著叫錯｜Real Life Office English”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: Ben, Chen, looked, Chan, Emily. Deze video bevat 215 zinnen en 1371 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 8:05. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 170 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. Slechts 79% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| pronounce werkwoord | /pɹəˈnaʊns/ | uitspreken, verklaren |
| awkward bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈɔk.wɚd/ | onhandig |
| correction zelfstandig naamwoord | /kəˈɹɛkʃən/ | verbetering, correctie |
| awkwardness zelfstandig naamwoord | onbeholpenheid, onhandigheid | |
| pronunciation zelfstandig naamwoord | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | uitspraak |
| stare werkwoord | /stɛɚ/ | staren |
| embarrassed bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/ | in verlegenheid gebracht |
| correctly bijwoord | /kəˈɹɛk(t).li/ | correct, juist |
| ungrateful bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ʌnˈɡɹeɪtfəl/ | ondankbaar |
| offend werkwoord | /əˈfɛnd/ | kwetsen, beledigen |
| interrupt werkwoord | /ˌɪntəˈɹʌpt/ | afbreken, onderbreken |
| chew werkwoord | /tʃuː/ | kauwen |
| blink werkwoord | /ˈblɪŋk/ | knipperen |
| nod werkwoord | /nɑd/ | knikken |
| coordinate werkwoord | /koʊˈɔɹ.dəˌneɪt/ | coördineren |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- Can I ask you something slightly awkward?
- Why did you not tell me?
- It's really not, it is for me.
- I just didn't want to make it awkward.
- Do you have a minute?
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — iets dat eerder begon en nog bezig is | Have I been calling · I've been saying · I've been pronouncing |
| Voorwaardelijke zinnen if + zin, will/would + werkwoord — een voorwaarde en het gevolg | If I corrected them now, would they |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | is actually pronounced · was not offended · is pronounced |
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | has never led · have introduced |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 13 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, didn't, I've. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: correction /kəˈɹɛkʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, incorrectly /ˌɪnkəˈɹɛk(t).li/, coordinate /koʊˈɔɹ.dəˌneɪt/, genuinely /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: awkward /ˈɔk.wɚd/, offend /əˈfɛnd/, nod /nɑd/, pause /pɔːz/, subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: embarrassed /ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/, halfway /ˌhæfˈweɪ/, sandwich /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/, accidentally /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/, laptop /ˈlæp.tɑp/
- /w/ — met ronde lippen: awkward /ˈɔk.wɚd/, workplace /ˈwɝkˌpleɪs/, halfway /ˌhæfˈweɪ/, sandwich /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/
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 pronounce, awkward, correction.
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.