Shadowing Practice: the office try not to laugh challenge | Comedy Bites - Learn English Speaking with Video
Les maken...
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Here's what's going to happen.
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I am going to have to fix you.
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Manage you to, on a more personal scale, a more micro form of management.
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Jim, what is that called?
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Micro -Jimin?
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Boom, yes.
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Now, Jim is going to be the client.
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Dwight, you're going to have to sell to him without being aggressive, hostile, or difficult.
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Let's go.
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All right, fine.
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Ring, ring.
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Hello?
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Hello, this is Dwight Schrute from the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.
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Wow, that's great, because I need paper.
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Excellent.
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Then you are in luck, because we are having a limited -time offer only on everything.
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Wow, this is my lucky day.
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Ask him his name.
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What is your name, sir?
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I am Bill Buttlicker.
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Really?
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That's your real name?
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How dare you?
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My family built this country, by the way.
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Be respectful, Dwight, please.
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Yes, Michael.
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Could you hold on one second?
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That's my other line.
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What?
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No, but I...
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Hello?
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No, I'm just on the phone this stupid salesman.
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He's so dumb.
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Probably just gonna keep him on the line forever and not buy anything.
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Okay, it's up to you to change his mind.
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Sorry, that was a family emergency.
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Oh no, what's wrong?
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You know what?
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That's private.
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Boundaries, Dwight, come on.
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I'm sorry, Mr. Buttlicker.
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As I was saying, we're having a limited...
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Son, you just have to speak up a little bit louder.
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I'm hard of hearing.
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He's hard if he's an old man.
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Okay, as I was saying, right now we're having...
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You gotta talk Okay, our prices have never been lower.
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Son, you have to talk louder.
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Never been lowered.
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Louder, son!
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Buttlicker!
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Our prices have never been lowered!
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Stop it! That is totally inappropriate.
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You'll never yell at the client.
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Now, you listen to me, sir.
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Here we go.
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The three words I would describe you as is aggressive, hostile, and definitely difficult.
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Give me the phone.
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I'm irate right now.
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Give me the phone.
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Please give me another chance.
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Give me the phone.
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Mr. Buttlicker, I have to put you on with my boss.
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Well, I should hope so.
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Who is this?
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Hello, this is Michael Scott, regional manager.
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Well, this is William M.
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Buttlicker.
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Hello, Mr. Buttlicker.
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How may we help you?
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Michael, I like the sound of your voice.
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You know what I'm gonna do?
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I'm gonna buy one million dollars worth of paper products today.
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See how it's done?
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Thank you very much, sir.
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I don't think you'll regret it.
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Do you know what I did?
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You are the master.
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There is one condition, Michael.
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Yes.
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You have to fire the salesman that treated me so terribly.
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Don't do it, Michael.
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It's a million dollar sale.
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It's Brittney, bitch. Did you forget something?
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What happened to you guys?
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Can't hit that.
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The gift basket.
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Give it back.
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What is this?
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It's real simple.
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If you don't appreciate what we do, then give us back our basket.
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Maybe you should leave.
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Yeah, maybe we should.
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Maybe we should leave.
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Come on, let's leave.
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But before we leave, my wet friend and I are going to wait for our cabs on your nice couch.
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Can you call us a cab, please?
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I'm going to...
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Oh, sorry.
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Look, my clothes are so wet.
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Wet.
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Nice leather.
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Oh, my shoes are so muddy.
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all right here you go take it back it's been opened yeah it was mine what's missing
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the turtles where are the turtles where are the turtles come
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on guys get out of here where are the turtles where
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are they well guess what i just drove my car into a lake you did what No, stop yelling at me!
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No, it's not yelling!
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There's no room here!
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Remain calm.
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I have trained for this.
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Okay.
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Exit the window!
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Here we go.
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Make a U -turn, if possible.
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Look out for Leighton!
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Michael!
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Are you okay?
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Swim for it!
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I got you!
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I got you!
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Get out of here.
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Get out of here.
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Michael!
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Michael!
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Let go of me!
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Let go of me!
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I got you!
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I got you!
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I got you!
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Come on!
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Come on!
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Come on!
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I drove my car into a lake.
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Oh, I get it.
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Everybody knows about the ultimatum.
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Yes, I told everyone.
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Hey, right back at you, bitch.
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We'll be right back.
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What's your daughter's name again?
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Peepi?
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Peepa.
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Peepa, how is she?
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Great.
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Great.
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Well, to be fair, Jim...
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James...
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Jimothy.
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To be fair, Jimothy, the.. that sounds weird.
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Are you okay with being called Jim?
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I am.
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The busiest beaver award goes to Phyllis Lappin!
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Yeah!
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Way to go, Phyllis.
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Nice work.
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Per usual.
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This says bushiest beaver.
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What?
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I told them busiest idiots.
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It's fine.
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We'll fix it.
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We'll fix it up.
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You don't have to display that.
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You know what?
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Today is not a good day for a sales contest.
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We're not doing this today.
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That doesn't seem fair.
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You want to talk about fair?
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Does anyone need to smell my old carpet?
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You explain to me how that was fair, and I'll explain to you how this is fair.
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Plus, I just, I think that picking today was sort of taking advantage.
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But you're the one who picked today.
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I am a victim of a hate crime.
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Stanley knows what I'm talking about.
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That's not what a hate crime is.
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Well, I hated it a lot, okay?
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I manage my department, and I've been doing that for several years now.
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And, God, I've learned a lot of life lessons along the way.
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Your department's just you, right?
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Yes, Jim, but I am not easy to manage.
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You know, your partner's got a lot of attitude, but I like that.
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How long have you guys been dating?
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Jim couldn't land me in a thousand years.
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But you're saying there's a chance.
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Shut up.
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Seriously?
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You're gonna set me back?
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Uh, yeah.
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That's the safest part of a car.
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In the event of a crash, the driver always protects his side first.
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Yeah, that's no problem.
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Pam.
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Sure.
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Uh -huh.
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Pam, knock knock.
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I'm on the phone.
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I know you are.
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Knock knock.
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You can fax it over.
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Yeah, 570.
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555. 491.
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seven four five length zero one seven five thank you bye
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-bye it really makes us look unprofessional they would never know it was me doing it here we go knock knock
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who's there buddha buddha who buddha the spread for me won't
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great i i need something to wipe my head no there's there's butter that was melting It was a classic.
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I got a knock -knock joke.
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No. Oh, God.
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Michael, please, please, please.
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Please let me.
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All right.
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Knock -knock.
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Who's there?
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KGB.
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KGB.
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We were asked the questions.
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What the hell was that?
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What are you doing?
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What are you doing?
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Hey, hey, stop it.
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You like that?
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Hey, come on.
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What are you doing?
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Mine is part of a hilarious joke.
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Mine was retribution.
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What are you doing?
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No more knock -knock jokes.
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That's it.
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Ding dong.
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Who's there?
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KGB.
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Try to get the door.
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I'm not answering the door.
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Ding dong.
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No way, it's the KGB.
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Ding dong.
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I'm not answering that.
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Yes, you're going to.
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I'm not going to answer it.
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I'm not going to answer it.
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It's the KGB.
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The KGB will fit for no one.
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It's true.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “the office try not to laugh challenge”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: knock, Michael, Buttlicker, kgb, Jim. Deze video bevat 241 zinnen en 1231 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 8:02. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 153 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 84% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken. 43 van de 241 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| turtle zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈtɝtl̩/ | schildpad |
| yell werkwoord | /jɛl/ | schreeuwen |
| beaver zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈbivɚ/ | bever |
| salesman zelfstandig naamwoord | verkoper | |
| microwave zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌweɪv/ | microgolf |
| hostile bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈhɑstəl/ | vijandig |
| basket zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈbæskɪt/ | mand, korf |
| aggressive bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /əˈɡɹɛs.ɪv/ | agressief |
| retribution zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌɹɛt.ɹɪˈbju.ʃən/ | vergelding |
| ultimatum zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌʌl.tɪˈmeɪ.təm/ | ultimatum |
| respectful bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ɹɪˈspɛkt.fl̩/ | eerbiedig, respectvol |
| melt werkwoord | /mɛlt/ | smelten, laten smelten |
| inappropriate bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˌɪnəˈpɹoʊpɹi.ət/ | ongepast |
| wipe werkwoord | /waɪp/ | vegen, smeren |
| cloth zelfstandig naamwoord | /klɒθ/ | doek, kleed |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| shut up | /ʃʌt ʌp/ | hou je kop, kop dicht |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- What is your name, sir?
- That's your real name?
- You know what I'm gonna do?
- What's your daughter's name again?
- You're gonna set me back?
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | been lowered · been opened · being called |
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | have never been · have never been lowered · have trained |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — iets dat op een moment in het verleden bezig was | was saying · was melting |
| Advies met “should” should + werkwoord — zeggen wat een goed idee is | should hope · should leave |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 42 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, you're, don't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: retribution /ˌɹɛt.ɹɪˈbju.ʃən/, shoe /ˈʃu/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: retribution /ˌɹɛt.ɹɪˈbju.ʃən/, ultimatum /ˌʌl.tɪˈmeɪ.təm/, inappropriate /ˌɪnəˈpɹoʊpɹi.ət/, hilarious /hɪˈlɛə.ɹi.əs/
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 turtle, yell, beaver.
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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.