Shadowing Practice: ADVANCED PRONUNCIATION - Day 5 - Meeting a New Co-worker - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hi, you must be David, the new guy in the creative team.
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I'm Sarah from marketing.
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Mind if I sit here?
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Oh, hey, Sarah.
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Yeah, that's me.
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Of course, sit down.
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I was actually hoping to meet more people from other departments.
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Great.
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So how's your first week going?
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I remember feeling completely lost when I started here six months ago.
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Honestly, it's been overwhelming, but exciting at the same time.
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Everyone seems really nice, and the office culture is way more relaxed than my last job.
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That's good to hear.
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Where were you working before this?
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I was at a small advertising agency downtown.
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The work was interesting, but it was super stressful.
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Long hours, demanding clients, you know how it is.
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Oh, I totally get that.
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I actually came from a similar situation.
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That's why I love it here.
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They really care about work -life balance.
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Yeah, I noticed that during the interview.
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Speaking of which, how did you end up in marketing?
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Did you always want to work in this field?
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Not really.
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I actually studied journalism in college.
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But after graduation, I couldn't find any good positions at newspapers or magazines.
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So I decided to try marketing.
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And it turns out I really enjoy it.
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That's interesting.
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I studied graphic design, so this creative team role feels like a natural fit.
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But I've always been curious about the marketing side of things.
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Well, our departments work together quite a bit, so you'll definitely get some exposure to what we do.
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Actually, we're starting a new campaign next month for a tech startup, and we'll need some creative support.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “ADVANCED PRONUNCIATION - Day 5 - Meeting a New Co-worker”. This video has 34 sentences and 272 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:53. The speaker talks at a steady 144 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
curious adjective/ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying.
exposure noun/ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/The condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected.
downtown noun/ˈdaʊ̯nˌtaʊ̯n/The main business part of a city or town, usually located at or near its center.
relax verb/ɹɪˈlæks/To make something loose.
graphic adjective/ˈɡɹæfɪk/Drawn, pictorial.
journalism noun/ˈd͡ʒɝnl̩ˌɪzəm/The aggregating, writing, editing, and presenting of news or news articles for widespread distribution, typically in electronic publications, broadcast news…
graduation noun/ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).
stressful adjective/ˈstɹɛsfəl/Irritating; causing stress.
startup noun/ˈstɑɹtˌʌp/The act or process of starting a process or machine.
excite verb/ɪkˈsaɪt/To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement.
overwhelm verb/ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlm/To engulf, surge over and submerge.
creative adjective/kɹiˈeɪtɪv/Tending to create things, or having the ability to create; often, excellently, in a novel fashion, or any or all of these.
tech noun/tɛk/Technology.
newspaper noun/ˈnjuːsˌpeɪpə/A publication, usually published daily or weekly, containing news and other articles. Traditionally a print publication typically printed on cheap, low-quality…
advertising noun/ˈædvɚˌtaɪzɪŋ/Communication whose purpose is to influence potential customers about products and services.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
sit down verbTo assume a sitting position from a standing position.
turn out verbTo end up; to result.
work together verbTo be coworkers with someone; to share a workspace with someone.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • Mind if I sit here?
  • So how's your first week going?
  • Where were you working before this?
  • That's why I love it here.
  • Did you always want to work in this field?

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as couldn't, I'm, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: exposure /ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/, graduation /ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/
  • Long words — get the stress right: graduation /ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/, advertising /ˈædvɚˌtaɪzɪŋ/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like curious, exposure, downtown.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →