Shadowing Practice: تعلم اللغة الانجليزية من القصص مستوى B1-B2 | العمل عن بعد Remote work - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Remote work is a way of doing a job from home, or any location, outside a traditional office.
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Employees use the internet, computers,
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and digital communication tools to complete their tasks and stay connected with their teams.
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This work style has become much more common in recent years and has changed the way many people think about work.
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The world changed significantly after the COVID -19 pandemic.
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During that period, millions of companies moved their employees to remote work in order to continue operating safely.
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After the pandemic, some businesses returned to the office while many others adopted a hybrid system
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that combines working from home with working in the office.
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As a result, remote work has become a normal part of modern employment.
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Remote work offers several advantages.
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It provides greater flexibility in managing work schedules and helps employees save time and money by avoiding daily commuting.
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Many people also find that they are more productive in a play -at -home environment. In addition,
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remote work can improve work -life balance and give workers access to job opportunities in different cities or even different countries.
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However, remote work also has disadvantages.
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Some employees experience loneliness and isolation because they have less face -to -face interaction with colleagues.
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Others find it difficult to separate their professional and personal lives when both take place in the same location.
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Long virtual meetings can be tiring,
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and remote workers may sometimes feel that they have fewer opportunities for networking and career advancement compared to office -based employees.
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Supporters of remote work believe that it increases freedom, productivity, and employee satisfaction.
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On the other hand, critics argue that offices provide better collaboration, stronger teamwork, and clearer routines.
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Whether remote work is suitable depends on the individual and the profession.
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To succeed in a remote environment, workers need self -discipline, good time management
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and strong written communication skills looking ahead some large companies are asking employees to return to the office
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while others continue to operate remotely for many organizations the hybrid model may remain the most practical solution in the future
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Remote work is a way of doing a job from home or any location outside a traditional office.
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Remote work is a way of doing a job from home or any location outside a traditional office.
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Employees use the Internet, computers,
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and digital communication tools to complete their tasks and stay connected with their teams Employees use the Internet,
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computers, and digital communication tools to complete their tasks and stay connected with their teams
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This work style has become much more common in recent years and has changed the way many people think about work.
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This work style has become much more common in recent years and has changed the way many people think about work.
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The world changed significantly after the COVID -19 pandemic.
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The world changed significantly after the COVID -19 pandemic.
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During that period, millions of companies moved their employees to remote work, in order to continue operating safely.
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During that period, millions of companies moved their employees to remote work in order to continue operating safely.
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After the pandemic, some businesses returned to the office,
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while many others adopted a hybrid system that combines working from home with working in the office.
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After the pandemic, some businesses returned to the office,
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while many others adopted a hybrid system that combines working from home with working in the office.
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As a result, remote work has become a normal part of modern employment.
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Remote work offers several advantages.
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Remote work offers several advantages
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It provides greater flexibility in managing work schedules and helps employees save time and money by avoiding daily commuting
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It provides greater flexibility in managing work schedules and helps employees save time and money by avoiding daily commuting
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Many people also find that they are more productive in a play -at -home environment.
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Many people also find that they are more productive in a play -at -home environment.
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In addition, remote work can improve work -life balance and give workers access to job opportunities in different cities, or even different countries.
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In addition, remote work can improve work -life balance and give workers access to job opportunities in different cities,
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or even different countries.
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However, remote work also has disadvantages.
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However, remote work also has disadvantages.
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Some employees experience loneliness and isolation, because they have less face -to -face interaction with colleagues.
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Some employees experience loneliness and isolation because they have less face -to -face interaction with colleagues.
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Others find it difficult to separate their professional and personal lives when both take place in the same location.
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others find it difficult to separate their professional and personal lives when both take place in the same location
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long virtual meetings can be tiring and remote workers may sometimes feel
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that they have fewer opportunities for networking and career advancement compared to office -based employees Long virtual meetings can be tiring,
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and remote workers may sometimes feel that they have fewer opportunities for networking and career advancement compared to office -based employees.
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Supporters of remote work believe that it increases freedom, productivity, and employee satisfaction.
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Supporters of remote work believe that it increases freedom, productivity, and employee satisfaction.
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On the other hand, critics argue that offices provide better collaboration, stronger teamwork, and clearer routines.
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On the other hand, critics argue that offices provide better collaboration, stronger teamwork, and clearer routines.
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Whether remote work is suitable depends on the individual and the profession.
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Whether remote work is suitable depends on the individual and the profession.
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To succeed in a remote environment, workers need self -discipline, good time management, and strong written communication skills.
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To succeed in a remote environment, workers need self -discipline, good time management, and strong written communication skills.
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Looking ahead, some large companies are asking employees to return to the office, while others continue to operate remotely.
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Looking ahead, some large companies are asking employees to return to the office, while others continue to operate remotely.
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You
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for many organizations the hybrid model may remain the most practical solution in the future
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for many organizations the hybrid model may remain the most practical solution in the future remote work
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remote work Traditional office Employees
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Communication Complete tasks complete tasks
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stay connected common pandemic
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operate safely Operate safely.
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Adopted.
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Adopted.
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Hybrid system.
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Hybrid system.
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Employment.
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Employment.
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Advantages.
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Advantages.
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Flexibility, flexibility.
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Managing work schedules.
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Managing work schedules.
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Commuting, commuting.
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Productive, productive productive work -life balance work -life balance
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job opportunities job opportunities disadvantages disadvantages
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loneliness, loneliness, isolation, isolation, face -to -face interaction,
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face -to -face interaction, Colleagues Professional life
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Personal life Virtual meetings Networking Networking,
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career advancement, career advancement, supporters,
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supporters, productivity, productivity, employee satisfaction,
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employee satisfaction, critics, critics, collaboration,
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collaboration, teamwork, teamwork, suitable,
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suitable, Profession Self -discipline
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Time management Operate remotely Operate remotely
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Organizations Organizations Practical solution Practical solution
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Remote work is a way of doing a job from home or any location outside a traditional office.
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Employees use the internet, computers,
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and digital communication tools to complete their tasks and stay connected with their teams.
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This work style has become much more common in recent years and has changed the way many people think about work.
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The world changed significantly after the COVID -19 pandemic.
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During that period, millions of companies moved their employees to remote work in order to continue operating safely.
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After the pandemic, some businesses returned to the office,
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while many others adopted a hybrid system that combines working from home with working in the office.
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As a result, remote work has become a normal part of modern employment.
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Remote work offers several advantages.
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It provides greater flexibility in managing work schedules and helps employees save time
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and money by avoiding daily commuting many people also find
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that they are more productive in a play -at -home environment in addition remote work can improve work -life balance
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and give workers access to job opportunities in different cities
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or even different countries however remote work also has disadvantages some employees experience loneliness and isolation
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because they have less face -to -face interaction with colleagues others find it difficult to separate their professional
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and personal lives when both take place in the same location long virtual meetings can be tiring
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and remote workers may sometimes feel that they have fewer opportunities for networking
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and career advancement compared to office -based employees supporters of remote work believe
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that it increases freedom productivity and employee satisfaction on the other hand critics argue
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that offices provide better collaboration stronger teamwork
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and clearer routines whether remote work is suitable depends on the individual and the profession
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to succeed in a remote environment workers need self -discipline good time management
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and strong written communication skills looking ahead some large companies are asking employees to return to the office, while others continue to operate remotely.
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For many organizations, the hybrid model may remain the most practical solution in the future.
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Critics Profession
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Communication.
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Disadvantages.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 127 sentences and 1487 words to shadow. The speech runs for 18:23. The speaker talks slowly, about 81 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
remote adjective/ɹəˈməʊt̞/At a distance; disconnected.
worker noun/ˈwɝ.kɚ/One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor.
hybrid noun/ˈhaɪ.bɹɪd/Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.
productive adjective/pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/Capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile.
critic noun/ˈkɹɪt.ɪk/A person who appraises the works of others.
disadvantage noun/ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪd͡ʒ/A weakness or undesirable characteristic; con; drawback.
practical adjective/ˈpɹæk.tɪ.kəl/Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis.
suitable adjective[ˈsjuː.tə.bɫ̩]Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.
interaction noun/ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/The situation or occurrence in which two or more things act upon one another to produce an effect; the effect resulting from such a situation or occurrence.
collaboration noun/kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən/The act of collaborating.
safely adverb/ˈseɪfli/In a safe manner; without risk; using caution above all else.
adopt verb/əˈdɑpt/To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child.
satisfaction noun/sætɪsˈfækʃən/A fulfilment of a need or desire.
productivity noun/ˌpɹɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/The state of being productive, fertile, or efficient.
profession noun/pɹəˈfɛʃ.ən/A promise or vow made on entering a religious order.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
look ahead verbTo consider the future, to anticipate future events.

Pronunciation to watch

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: interaction /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/, collaboration /kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən/, satisfaction /sætɪsˈfækʃən/, profession /pɹəˈfɛʃ.ən/, isolation /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/
  • Long words — get the stress right: disadvantage /ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪd͡ʒ/, interaction /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/, collaboration /kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən/, satisfaction /sætɪsˈfækʃən/, productivity /ˌpɹɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/

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 remote, worker, hybrid.

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