Shadowing Practice: Business Partner A1 8.4.1 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Rachel!
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Do you have a moment?
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Hi.
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Yes, I do.
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So, We're very happy with the project.
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Excellent job.
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Oh, that's great.
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Yes.
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Well done on negotiating the dates with the suppliers.
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and great work finding the new warehouses.
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Thank you.
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This means that we can reduce the lead time by two days.
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Wow, great news.
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Absolutely.
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Next time, Remember to ask for help if you need it.
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Sure and trying to communicate every day with the team.
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Yes. But well done.
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Andrea, I just want to say great work on Thursday.
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Oh, thanks, Yumika.
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It was a fantastic presentation.
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Great job selling the product to our clients.
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And good work answering all those questions.
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Thanks.
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The result is that the clients are now very interested.
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So in future, invite more people.
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Sure and remember to show the clients our customer reviews. Of course.
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Well done.
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- you
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Business Partner A1 8.4.1”. This video has 28 sentences and 148 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:34. The speaker talks slowly, about 94 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound.
Key vocabulary in this video
14 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| presentation noun | /ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/ | The act of presenting, or something presented. |
| invite verb | /ɪnˈvaɪt/ | To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something. |
| communicate verb | /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ | To impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone; to make known, to tell. |
| warehouse noun | /ˈwɛə(ɹ)haʊs/ | A facility for storing large amounts of merchandise or products. |
| negotiate verb | /nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/ | To confer with others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement. |
| supplier noun | /səˈplaɪə/ | One who supplies; a provider. |
| client noun | /ˈklaɪ.ənt/ | A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services. |
| customer noun | /ˈkʌs.tə.mə/ | A person or company who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant or intends to do so. |
| absolutely adverb | /ˌæb.səˈlut.li/ | In an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly. |
| sell verb | /sɛl/ | To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money. |
| product noun | /ˈpɹɑ.dəkt/ | Anything that is produced; a result. |
| excellent adjective | /ˈɛk.sə.lənt/ | Having excelled, having surpassed. |
| reduce verb | /ɹɪˈd͡ʒuːs/ | To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower. |
| fantastic adjective | /fænˈtæs.tɪk/ | Wonderful; marvelous; excellent; extraordinarily good or great (used especially as an intensifier). |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: presentation /ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/, negotiate /nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/
- Long words — get the stress right: communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, negotiate /nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/, absolutely /ˌæb.səˈlut.li/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like presentation, invite, communicate.
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.