Shadowing Practice: BR2e Int V1 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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I share an office with about 80 other people, my team shares a laptop,

if we want to take a laptop with us

when we're traveling we have one laptop to share between four of us

we share a printer we have one printer for 80 people i think

and we share a kitchen for making making coffee and using the microwave things like that

well we share tools which is a bit of a bugbear at times

because some people like to keep certain tools in good condition some people

if it's not your tool just sort of borrows get used

and forgotten about or left especially in their toolbox sometimes you get to find it

if you can't find it in yours you'll find

it in someone else's

I'm one of the ones who like to keep things where they should be every tool has a home

I mean my whole space is shared basically I have a a little, you know, area, desk area, but it's all open space.

I mean, even the chief marketing officer, even the chief marketing officer who, you know, runs the marketing department,

I run the corporate marketing piece of it.

He's, you know, runs the whole department.

He's literally right in the corner and open space.

And, you know, he hears all of his team and I'm a terrible cube mate because I have a loud voice.

So I'm constantly apologizing, but everybody knows everybody's business.

I'm not so sure that's such a good thing, but...

The advantages are that it's nice to be with people.

It's nice to be in a social environment

and to have people to speak to and to ask questions

and ask for help if you need it I think the disadvantage is that everybody has a different idea of comfort

I think everybody likes the temperature to be either hotter or colder than it is

some people like sunlight some people hate the sunlight

and close the curtains when the sun comes out some people like noise some people can't work

if there's any noise at all so i think

that makes working difficult sometimes in that environment cost advantages of cost

and space if every individuals have their own tools you'd have tools everywhere

but it's also respect as well if you can use one area of tools

and respect those and make sure they go back then everyone can get along.

So the advantages are that literally people do know what you're working on fairly quickly

and a lot of quick conversations can happen and decisions can be made because sort of everything's happening together.

There's also a lot of creativity

that comes out of it in terms of problem solving

or coming up with unique you know approaches to something

because people are hearing what's going on and they'll

and they also make connections for you

that maybe you you know haven't been able to make

because they're working on something else that has a thread to what it is

that you're doing but you're not aware of it

so that's the advantage i would say the disadvantage is

that it gets it can be extremely distracting i have to either come in early

or stay late to do sort of big strategic thinking in

terms of just having some quiet time to really think through you know putting together a deck

that's what we call that in America a PowerPoint deck

or a presentation or something like that you need a little bit of quiet time

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “BR2e Int V1 1”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: tool, share, marketing, advantage, space. This video has 48 sentences and 593 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:49. The speaker talks at a natural 155 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
laptop noun	/ˈlæp.tɑp/	A laptop computer.
deck noun	/ˈdɛk/	Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.
printer noun	/ˈpɹɪntɚ/	One who makes prints.
sunlight noun	/ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/	All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun; especially, that in the visible spectrum and that bathes the Earth.
disadvantage noun	/ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪd͡ʒ/	A weakness or undesirable characteristic; con; drawback.
thread noun	/ˈθɹɛd/	A cord formed by spinning or twisting together textile fibers or filaments into one or more continuous strands, typically used in needlework.
desk noun	/dɛsk/	A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a…
strategic adjective	/stɹəˈti.dʒɪk/	Of or pertaining to strategy.
solve verb	/sɒlv/	To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
comfort noun	/ˈkʌm.fət/	Contentment, ease.
presentation noun	/ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/	The act of presenting, or something presented.
apologize verb	/əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/	To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends
creativity noun	/kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/	The ability to use imagination to produce a novel idea or product.
borrow verb	/ˈbɑɹ.oʊ/	To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.
curtain noun	/ˈkɜɹt(ə)n/	A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
come out verb	/ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/	To be discovered; to be revealed.
come up with verb		To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it.
get along verb		To interact or coexist well, without argument or trouble.
go back verb		To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time.
put together verb		To assemble, construct, build, or formulate.
think through verb		To fully consider, so as to understand all the consequences of.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	is shared · can be made
Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing	tools which is · ones who like

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 15 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

Long words — get the stress right: disadvantage /ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪd͡ʒ/, apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/, creativity /kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like laptop, deck, printer.

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.

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