Shadowing Practice: AmSpec Group - A year in recap (2025) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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2025, a year of remarkable growth, strategic expansion and deepening our commitment to a sustainable future.
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This is the AMSPEC Group Year in Review.
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Our global footprint grew stronger than ever.
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We brought the AMSPEC way to new shores, opening state-of-the-art laboratories and offices to serve our clients locally.
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From Australia to Brazil and from Greece to Argentina, we expanded our capabilities across continents.
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We opened new laboratories in Darwin, Australia, Ventspils, Latvia, Bahia Blanca, Argentina, Curitiba, Brazil, Featherstone, England,
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Athens, Greece, Port Klang, Malaysia, and Tampico, Mexico.
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We established new operations in Flushing, the Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Guyana,
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Lombasa, Kenya, Norway, Norway ensuring efficient on-the-ground support.
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And in key markets like the USA, Brazil, Mexico, UK, Sri Lanka,
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and Singapore, our existing laboratories gained crucial regulatory approvals and equipment upgrades,
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reinforcing trust in the critical energy and agri and food sector.
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We empowered this growth through powerful collaboration.
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We proudly welcomed A and B environmental services into the AMSPEC family,
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significantly expanding our environmental testing services across the United States.
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In addition, we started offering environmental services in the APAC region via our Singapore office.
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In May, we acquired CGN Certification, a recognized provider of sustainability and compliance certifications,
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which strengthened our commitment to providing world-class carbon verification and regulatory compliance services to industries worldwide.
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We expanded into Mozambique through the acquisition of Geochem Mozambique and TJ Calibration, two leading players in their respective sectors,
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bringing ISO 17025 accredited laboratories across Mozambique for the energy and chemical sectors.
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Strategic partnerships like our alliance with Perennial are revolutionizing soil carbon monitoring and supporting responsible land use.
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And by joining the Clean Fuels Alliance America, we committed to advancing the future of renewable energy.
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Behind every achievement is our greatest strength, our people.
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In 2025, our mission to ensure a responsible and sustainable planet reached further than ever.
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Through our new Business Assurance and Sustainability Business Vertical, we aim to improve the global measurement,
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monitoring, reporting and verification of sustainability claims.
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Our AMSPEC environmental team secured a major three-year contract with the Singapore National Water Agency agency.
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In our blogs we shared crucial insights on everything from EU deforestation regulation,
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EU-DR compliance, to greenhouse gas verification, helping clients navigate the path to sustainability.
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From expanding our horizons to launching new services,
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2025 has been a testament to AMSPEC's unwavering promise to provide independent,
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accurate, and trusted testing, inspection, and certification services.
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Thank you to our incredible team and trusted partners worldwide.
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Here's to building on this momentum in 2026.
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There is only one way, the AMSPEC way.

About This Lesson

You're practicing English with "AmSpec Group - A year in recap (2025)" using the Shadowing technique — a method originally developed for professional interpreter training.

Focus on sounding like the speaker — not just repeating words. With 15–30 minutes of daily practice, you'll build real-world speaking confidence.

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.