Shadowing Practice: Business Partner B1. Unit 1. Video 1.1.1. - Learn English Speaking with Video
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The 21st century workplace is constantly changing.
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In many countries, the idea of a career for life is long gone.
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What employers want are skills that can be applied to a range of tasks and roles.
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As a result,
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they look for flexible people who can demonstrate transferable professional skills as well as personal qualities that will benefit the company.
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Here's an insider's guide to the skills and qualities
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that will get you hired and also help you survive in today's job market.
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A large part of the academic experience is based around individual performance.
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In business, however, things are quite different.
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You need to develop a range of transferable skills.
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And one thing that many recruiters put at the top of their list is the ability to work in teams.
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I would look at can this candidate fit into the team well?
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Do they work well with people?
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Are they passionate about the topic?
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Do they think outside of the box?
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Employers value team working skills very highly indeed.
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So if you're studying, it's really important that you try and get some experience.
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Now, obviously, an internship's an ideal way to do this, but you can also do it through part -time jobs, through vacation work, through voluntary work,
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or helping with societies and clubs while you're at university.
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Your experience at school is really, really important.
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So if you played in a team, guess what?
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You're a team player.
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You set goals you can achieve.
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21st -century careers involve a lot of movement, not just between jobs, but also between industries and countries.
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It's no good if your skill set locks you into one industry or even into one company.
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And this is where flexibility is important.
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Be prepared to develop attributes that are transferable across sectors so you can make the best moves for your career.
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I'm talking about things like critical thinking, which means analysing information very carefully,
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communication skills, problem solving, being able to influence people.
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Make sure you work on your communication skills in person, on paper, face to face, in small groups, in large groups.
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You'll need to do this wherever you work, whatever job it is, across all sectors.
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Communication skills are absolutely key.
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Employers are not just hiring a package of skills, they're hiring a person.
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And it's personal qualities that are of key importance.
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honesty, flexibility, enthusiasm, these things matter a lot. Be passionate.
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If you're really going to apply to a company that you're interested in, make sure your passion comes through,
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and be genuine and authentic about that passion.
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You're going to work hard, you're going to play hard, but you have to be passionate to be successful.
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It's their own determination that's going to get them a job, right?
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Employers, you know, are going to look at them, not necessarily for their skills that they may have, but for the passion that they may express.
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Convince them that you have integrity.
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You know, integrity is very important, obviously.
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And convince them that you have ability, that you will do everything you can to make that job work.
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If you are motivated and have a can -do attitude, you will get wherever you want.
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So to sum up our Insider's Guide, you need professional skills that can transfer from one job to another,
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especially the ability to be a good team player.
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Don't forget that employers look at the person behind the CV
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or resume to identify the personal qualities they value in the workplace.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Business Partner B1. Unit 1. Video 1.1.1”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: skill, employers, qualities, transferable, passionate. This video has 48 sentences and 587 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:52. The speaker talks at a natural 152 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 86% 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:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| skill noun | /skɪl/ | A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate. |
| employer noun | /ɪmˈplɔɪə/ | A person, firm or other entity which pays for or hires the services of another person. |
| passion noun | /ˈpæʃən/ | A true desire sustained or prolonged. |
| hire verb | /ˈhaɪɹ/ | To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment. |
| passionate adjective | /ˈpæʃənɪt/ | Fired with intense feeling. |
| wherever | /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/ | Regardless of the place in, at or to which. |
| convince verb | /kənˈvɪns/ | To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence. |
| integrity noun | /ɪnˈtɛɡɹəti/ | Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code. |
| workplace noun | /ˈwɝkˌpleɪs/ | The place where someone works. |
| flexibility noun | /ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪti/ | The quality of being flexible, whether physically or metaphorically. |
| topic noun | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest. |
| necessarily adverb | /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/ | Inevitably; of necessity. |
| carefully adverb | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | With care; attentively, circumspectly. |
| package noun | /ˈpæk.ɪd͡ʒ/ | Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope. |
| ideal adjective | /aɪˈdi(ə)l/ | Pertaining to ideas, or to a given idea. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come through verb | To come into a room or other space through a door or passageway. |
| sum up verb | To produce a total by adding. |
| work through verb | To get past a difficult or stressful situation by thinking or talking about it. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | can be applied · is based |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | people who can · thinking, which means |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will benefit · will get · You'll need |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | is constantly changing · you're studying · I'm talking |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 11 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, don't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: authentic /ɔˈθɛn.tɪk/, enthusiasm /ɪnˈθuziæzəm/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: passion /ˈpæʃən/, passionate /ˈpæʃənɪt/, vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, determination /dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: integrity /ɪnˈtɛɡɹəti/, flexibility /ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪti/, necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/, determination /dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən/, enthusiasm /ɪnˈθuziæzəm/
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 skill, employer, passion.
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.